I havent regretted a figure purchase before until the postman dropped off the box that contained Choun Shiryu.As soon as the first reviews of her popped up around the net everybody ran to their retailer and canceled their Preorders.Just one unlucky dude missed those pictures and discovered them after he was charged for the figure: ME
Check out the abominable figure after the Jump!
Back when the prototype of this figure was revealed pretty much everybody was astonished by the fact that this is a tasteful Ikki Tousen Figure and how good she looked for a figure from a third rate manufacturer.She didnt really look like the illustration by Yuji Shiozaki shes based on but she was darn beautiful.Her Kimono and the floral patterns on it looked breathtaking and I couldnt really resist and preordered her besides her steep price of 14490Yen.
The fact that the sculptor Eiji Nakayama also did GSC`s 1/5 Iroha and the 100€ pricetag were a guarantee for me that Beat will deliver good quality besides their reputation.Sadly I was as wrong as I could be and got a figure thats so bad that I seriously considered re-boxing her after I unboxed her
The Original Illustration
I actually dont know where to start since there are so many bad things about her so lets start about the few good things I can say about her.Choun has a nice size of about 29cm and is made of nice heavy PVC thats supported by two metal rods in her legs.This is sadly ALL that speaks for this figure which is a real shame.If i had to compare the quality of this figure with something id say that the craftmanship is compareable to that of a Gashapon.A big 100 € Gashapon >.<
Probably the worst part of her is her hair wich looks absolutely horrible and looks like they just threw strands of hair onto her head.A well composed hairdo shouldnt be composed out of various strands that dont add up as a whole and stick out like a sore thumb.After closer inspection of the hair I even noticed that some parts of the it werent properly painted / the paint rubbed of and showcased white parts inside that silver mess thats supposed to be her hair.I actually highly doubt that they put any effort into her hair at all.This is also reflected in the fact that they didnt properly glue the hair & head together and that theres a gap right behind her right ear.From the back of her head to the front and the very next disaster that is her face.It does look kind of alright when looked from the right angle but as soon as the viewing angle shifts a bit her face looks really distorted.Most figures have a a chocolate side from which they look the best but atleast they dont look fugly when the angle changes a bit….
Her Kimono is supposed to be the highlight of this figure but the figure cant deliver here either.Beat did a very poor job with applying the decals to the kimono and theyre very obvious from miles away.The Kimono is made out of a few plastic pieces and they tried to hide the seamlines in the various folds of the kimono.While this works most of the time there are some spots where its dead obvious.Throw some flaws like dents and paint blotches in the mix and you have her Kimono.
Choun is a traditional girl and goes of course nopan under her kimono like any good japanese girl.While I endorse the fact that shes a proper Yamato Nadeshiko ,I cant endorse the fact that her crotch is the usual barbie genitalia deal and thrown at your face when your looking at her sideways.I would have prefered an option where you dont have to directly look at her non-existent genitalia.
I think you already noticed but I absolutely hate how this figure turned out and its really hard to stomach that Ive spent a 100€ on her plus 19% customs.I dont even take the shiping into account since that would make the little Blowfish cry.
I seriously have no Idea what I am supposed with this figure since I dont really feel like showcasing her and she makes a rather unhandy paperweight.Theres the Option to sell her to somebody else and Ive looked around European Shops and they sell her for around 150-170€.This means that I could theoretically sell her cheaper than that and still get the money spent on her back.But lets be honest who would want to buy her after seeing these pictures?
I didnt feel like going all out with my pictures this time and they are therefore rather crappy.The figure simply demotivated me that much 
God how i hate her hair
Did they even try?
As a matter of fact Beat announced 2 Variations of this figure for later release.One is a Colour Variation and the other is the colour variation with closed eyes and a different front hair piece.I highly doubt that these will be of better quality than this though.
I havent seen any Reviews of her in the blogosphere yet and it seems im the only unlucky dude that didnt manage to cancel her.If you have a review and feel like sharing your pain comment and ill add ya 
So whats the lesson learned? Never every trust third rate manufacturers and their protos
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