Figure-rise Bust Love Live! Sunshine!! Chika Takami

Release 2017.2

Price ¥1,800

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Face section layered injection runners.

Eye section layered injection runners.

Three system injection runners.

Parts made with slide molds.

Stickers

Parts diagram

Figure-rise Bust Chika Takami - Manual (1/4)

Figure-rise Bust Chika Takami - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Face close-up

Love Live exclusive stand.

The two fixing pins needed for group display can be stored in the bottom of the stand.

Clear plate parts and stickers are included for group display.

Figure-rise Bust Chika Takami - Looking at the manual, it guides you to use the fixing pins, background plates, and stickers

Looking at the manual, it guides you to use the fixing pins, background plates, and stickers together to set up a group shot of all 9 Love Live members. ^^;

Figure-rise Bust Chika Takami - Together with the previous release, Lacus Clyne. Overall, the Love Live kits are slightly on

Together with the previous release, Lacus Clyne. Overall, the Love Live kits are slightly on the smaller side in terms of volume.

Together with the Petit'gguy Chika Takami.

Following the Petit'gguy release, the Love Live Sunshine characters have now made their way to the Figure-rise Bust lineup. Chika Takami was chosen as the first of the nine main characters from the series, and she's come out looking clean and well put-together while staying true to the concept of the line.

The face and eye sections are cleanly done with layered injection, same as before — but the stand system is completely different from other Figure-rise Bust kits. Each character has their own unique background plate that can be attached to the back of the stand, and you can also connect multiple stands together using auxiliary pin parts and supports.

Also, perhaps because this is the first kit in the Love Live series, extra auxiliary plates and stickers for group shots are included. They're parts you won't need right away with just this kit, but the manual guides you to use them when you eventually collect and display all nine characters together.

One difference from previous releases is that neck rotation has been left out, which means this kit has no articulation at all and can only be displayed in a single fixed pose. Even so, it comes out looking colorful and cute, so it's still plenty fun as a girlpla figure kit in its own right.

Anyway, it does come out looking quite cute, but being a character merchandise item, it's really best seen as something for Love Live fans. Once you start collecting, you'll probably feel compelled to get all nine characters, which can be a bit of a commitment — but either way, it does seem like a concept that's a perfect fit for the Figure-rise Bust format. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.