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The best Persona character is now colored (Character Figurine)
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The first third is about not using your power to take advantage of those you have power over.
This too. Persona has had fanservice since number 3. I mean the girl characters swimsuits were free the first week Dancing all Night came out.
I will say the pose is definitely out of character though which probably makes this instance stick out worse.
Persona has always been a problematic fave (tm).
Persona isn't good for being right, it's good for talking about things that most games don't. The bad shit like this is worth putting up with, but less and less with each installment.
I'm not calling for any kind of censorship here, but that quote is precisely the point. For people to simply acknowledge this as an issue and treat is as such, is progress.
Besides the pose, that's how she is in the game. Yet, oddly enough, I think barely anyone brought it up when P5 was released. So is it the figure or the game that's the problem? What age does this not become problematic? 18?
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If you played P4, you see that Atlus took a big step to the right direction with P5.
It's not perfect but miles better what P4 has done in that regard.
It is why I am legitimately asking the question. Would be nice to get a mod to make a statement on it. I dont think it will be missed if imagery of sensualized stuff is avoided, I would just like to prevent seeing a constant backlash so the discussions about gaming can continue. Im sure theres plenty of other places to share this kind of stuff for the people that cant move on from it.
I'm far from being the target audience for sexy anime figures but watching people get so deeply butthurt over existence of something this inane almost makes me want to start defending them.
I don't even see a cameltoe let alone a vagina, you need to calm down for a minute.
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I fail to see how discussion on how over the top a figure is stymies discussions about gaming
Also it's hilarious that in order to not compromise their ass out pose they had to stick transparent plastic on the feet because they wouldn't reach the ground
What's actually hilarious is people who aren't used to JP-figures, picking out all these little things and pretending they know any better.
Almost all figures have some connection to their display base, metal pegs, plastic, intentionally flattened surfaces... It's simple physics really. Certain poses require an anchor point else they would topple.
I own the motorcycle figure above from Fate/Zero. There are metal pegs in the tires and the foot opposite the viewer. It is possible the Makoto figure will come with a display base which also disguises the support pegs.
Edit: In the second picture even, you can see another P5 figure in the BG with a similar lump of plastic which conforms to the heel. Likely a metal rod is hidden.
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My lack of knowledge about Japanese figures has been exposed for mocking a pose where the figure is being suspended in air by their elbow. I am embarrassed
The pose doesn't suit the character, and the proportions are off. It's a shame, because they seem to have spent quite a bit of time with modelling the bike.
If you can find a picture of that arsene (?) figure (I couldnt) I'd e happy to compare and contrast why that one is probably less ridiculous than this one.
Really nice fig but I can only assume it would cost ¥40,000. Tell me about that Takemi in the background though....
Plez, its obvs
- Kawakami
- Takemi
- Ohya
..i dont care for highschool women
Yea, but like... no one forcing you to put Ohya there. :3
Hey now! I like her, her alcoholism resenates with me.
#DontWaifuBash #StahpTheWaifuWars
I don't think a safe space for misogynistic art is conducive to inclusive forum discussion or societal change, tbh.
What exactly is misogynistic here, the pose in the statue? I dont consider this to be misogynistic considering the character it's based off of, if that's what you're referring to.
And that's not what they're asking for. You're really throwing out such a broadly reductive statement like that?
Figure is perhaps sexist, but misogynistic...that's a stretch unless there's some interview I missed with the artist.
Am I the only one who wants to see the front of the motorcycle?
That motorcycle persona is awesome.
That motorcycle persona is awesome.
You seem awfully defensive about something you claim not to care about. At no point did I insult you or anyone else who has figurines like these.
Yeah, would be great to see how Johanna's face turned out.
If it turned out like Makoto's face, you ain't missing much.
But a closed discussion where you (for example) don't want to hear the voices of others, many of them women, is silencing. Silencing women is misogynistic.
I mean it could be said such a disregard for objectification and sexualisation of women shows a misogynistic lack of respect, but I'm just explaining my reasoning for using that word, not trying to fan any flames.
I mean have you seen other Amakuni figures? This is kind of them on a leash it seems. They've released some stuff that would get this thread closed retroactively lol
What are your thoughts on the many western figures of superheroes? They both show off men and women's figure in exquisite detail. The difference is with Japanese is that the girls are often young compared to Western made figures.
I'm guessing your main point is the pose itself and not the character design?
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