Oshi no Ko not only has an intriguing story that has kept many fans on the edge of their seats, it is also full of beautiful waifus that have made many fans of this franchise fall in love. One of them is Kana Arima who we have seen become a very important character in the plot and one of the things that have characterized her is precisely her beauty. However, a new figure of this character, instead of highlighting these features, was in charge of transforming them into something out of a horror movie; at least that is what the fans think.
New Kana figure from Oshi no Ko causes controversy among fans for its terrifying look
The company Bandai Spirits, recently announced the launch of a figure of this beautiful waifu from Oshi no Ko, in its Ichiban Kuji line, which consists of winning merchandise through a prize drawing system that is very popular in Japan. It is very common for this system to be used to promote anime, manga and video game brands, and the way it works is that customers buy a ticket at a certain price that normally ranges from 3.18 dollars to 6.37 dollars and in exchange they receive one of the prizes drawn.
The Oshi no Ko waifu figure in question is scheduled to be released in October 2024, this is how Ichiban Kuji made it known, through its Twitter/X account. This article will have an approximate size of 17.5 cm and in order to participate for a copy, tickets will be available in stores such as Lawson, bookstores, some game centers, Ichiban Kuji official store, Ichiban Kuji ONLINE, among others. The price of the ticket for this particular drawing will be $5.03 dollars.
Although Kana is a popular character in Oshi no Ko, upon seeing the design of this figure, fans were very surprised by her appearance, as they thought that instead of looking cute as we remember her from the anime, she was really scary. Some users on this social network, made comments such as “No, it’s scary. To be honest, I might not want to see this in the middle of the night, considering the quality” “As a fan of Kana-chan I’m happy… but this figure is scary” “I’m a fan of Kana, but this figure is so scary that I don’t like it”.
Although the appearance of the figure is very similar to that of Kana in Oshi no Ko, her expression is quite serious and does not emanate the feeling of tenderness that many of the anime figures usually have. That is why many followers of the Oshi no Ko community consider that she looks like a character that comes from a horror movie, instead of a tender waifu that many people have fallen in love with. Something that some fans emphasized was that the most frightening part of the figure was the eyes, as they looked a bit strange.
People who remarked on this point, said that the eyes seemed to have been edited with “purikura”, these famous snapshots in Japan, which are known to be edited too much, making the eyes bigger in an attempt to give a “Kawaii” look. There was someone who, although a big fan of Kana Arima, lamented the design, because although he really wanted to buy it, he didn’t like the look of it at all and was thinking of giving it away or exchanging it if he won it in the raffle. What do you think of this figure? Do you also think it looks creepy or do you think the Japanese are exaggerating?
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