Update: December 27, 2006
«©NCSX» Go to Google. Type in "gunbuster bome" and check out all of the stores that cribbed (read: plagiarized) NCS' write-up for this product from our preorder listing. Even well known shops had to resort to cribbing. So Lam3. Mech handlers in big-robot-animation-series' generally fit into 2 basic molds. The first mold is that of an ace pilot with innate skills who takes to maneuvering a robot like a duck takes to water. The second mold follows a more humble path where the hero has potential but must work hard to get to the lofty levels of the aforementioned prodigies. In the Gun Buster animation, Noriko Takaya fits squarely in the second mold. Unsure of herself at the outset of the animation, Noriko eventually grits her teeth, finds her impressive abilities within and pushes them forward to help the cause by piloting the RX-7 Machine Weapon. To celebrate all that is Noriko Takaya, Kaiyodo has earmarked the eighteenth Monsieur Bome for the Gun Buster pilot. The figure measures 23cm or 9.05" tall and Takaya seemingly thrusts her dukes up as if ready to engage in fisticuffs. She wears the regulation issue Gunbuster uniform with the recognizable design on top and the stretchy red fabric which grips her posterior in a vice-like grip. A circular stand is included in the blister pack which features "Gunbuster" in English and "Top wo Nerae" in katakana on the base. View larger photos for this item on the main NCSX website. From the back of the box
Interview with Bome: It was over 10 years ago that I made the original model for the character Noriko Takaya. Back then OVAs (Original video animations) were bigger business than they are now, and among them, "GUNBUSTER" stood as a monumental work. Its SF world intensified as the story progressed. It overflowed with a pervasive "essence" of the otaku culture. More than anything, I think that the giant robot that the main character Noriko Takaya operates ("Gunbuster") single-handedly brought back the "super robot" in a climate where realistic robot portrayals had become fashionable. Now, as I hold the PVC figure sample in my hand, I realize that it was that special nature of the show that drove me to work with such personal motivation to make Noriko Takaya. Product Specs
Original sculpture by BOME
Based on original character by Mikimoto Haruhiko
Produced and Manufactured by Kaiyodo This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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