The World is Hers

To be honest, I didn't know who Miku Hatsune was until the market started getting flooded with all these merchandise of her. What amazes me is that she didn't start out from any manga, anime series, or video games - the usual channels that companies usually base their merchandise on. No, Miku comes from a software (some sites, like Wikipedia, don't classify it as a game) called Vocaloid that people can use to synthesize singing by typing in the lyrics.

Up to now, I haven't seen Miku in said mediums, except video games (which I've never played before), but here I am with one of her figures from Good Smile Company. And I guess you can say that this is one of the Miku figures that doesn't actually look at all like the Miku that we're used to seeing. It's based on the artwork for Supercell's single called "The World is Mine", which uses Miku's voice for the vocals.

I first saw this rendition of Miku at AFA10. As with most of my PVC figures, I was blown away by how it looked and pretty much told myself that if they sold this at less than S$150, I'd get her. But the 1st batch of stocks sold out pretty quickly and shops soon sold her for at least S$170 (I even saw a shop sell her for more than S$200). It wasn't until the Toy Carnival last weekend that I got her for a (relatively) modest S$140.

Box pics! This happens rarely, but I was able to get a pic of the box before I opened it up ^^
The box is huge and gives you an idea of how large the figure and the frame is. The sides show the same pics, while the top has the name of the figure and the bottom has the usual scribblings. The back just has the floral pattern and nothing much.

The box is made of thick and sturdy cardboard, but it's quite easy to open. Just cut the tape at the bottom, flip it up and voila! You can get the plastic that encases the stuff inside out. The figure only comes with a frame and nothing else.

The frame comes in 2 colors: light or dark brown. I chose the dark brown frame because it contrasts nicely with how fair-skinned Miku is.
The area where you put Miku on looks like a bed with checkered black and red design.
On the upper right are her headphones for when she wants to sleep while listening to her music.
The lower left has the inscription of the name of her song and Supercell.
The lower right has flower petals. I don't know why, but I guess it's part of the cover art.
At the back of the frame is a kickstand, for when you want to prop it up on top of a table, and a hole so that you can hang it on a wall.

But wait! Won't Miku fall off, especially since there doesn't seem to be any pegs that you can connect her to?
Nope, she attaches to the frame via magnets! This way, she's clean and doesn't have any holes at the back, which I wish more manufacturers would do.
Also, the way the figure is made and designed (with her just lying down) makes her less prone to the leaning-PVC-syndrome. So you can be pretty sure she'll keep her pose for as long as she lives :)

Miku on her bed. No wonder my friend keeps calling her "One-Night-Stand Miku". She's not wearing her usual silver-green-black costume here. Instead, it's like she took off her jacket, put on a nightie, and is just lazing around before (or after) her next concert.

As with most stuff by GSC, the details on the figure are amazing. She has green nail polish and a red leaf attached to the right side of her hair ribbons.
Her hands look like she's tying (or untying) the ribbons on her top. Although it reminds me of Mio's moe-moe kyun action in K-On!

Glossy stockings for Miku.

Above are some pics of the frame lying flat with the kickstand folded.

More full-body shots of Miku. I really love how her hair flows around her.

Spot the difference ^^
I'm using the first pic as my wallpaper.
Another thing that strikes me with this figure is how mature Miku looks as compared to other renditions of her.

And some portrait shots.
I obviously had fun shooting pics of this figure ^^

Thanks for looking!