Read or Die TV
Review date: 5/29/2005

Released: 2005

Very good sculpts of our heroines. I really like the poses since they reflect each of the characters' personalities very well. Maggie's pose should be very recognizable to fans and Anita has a cute playful sitting pose. There are a lot of nice details. For example, Yomiko's glasses actually has lens! I don't see that often with gashapons so that was surprising. I do have to say that I'm not sure why Nenene's glasses were excluded though. The outfits are also great. They didn't make the characters wear anything odd. They're wearing their normal everyday outfits (except for Michelle). The tiny creases on their skirts adds to the realism of the sculpts. Overall, the figures look fairly accurate to their sources.

And speaking of skirts, I have to mention that all the characters (except Maggie) can be displayed with their panties on. You can actually take off their skirts and they wouldn't look unassembled. I think the designer wanted us to be able to to do that. One hilarious thing is that Michelle is wearing a thong! LOL. Nice details *cough* And for all the pervs out there, Anita's skirt can also be removed. >< This is a feature I'm sure certain collectors will enjoy.

The paint is okay. There were a couple of minor parts on Maggie that were poorly applied but there's nothing overly wrong with them. The colors match their sources very well. I also have to mention that Michelle's dress actually has this weird glossy/glitter look which was a nice touch. The overall paint job is of average quality for gashapons with minor slop here and there.

Overall: A-
Great gashapons for this series. Fans of Read or Die will love them. I'm glad that all the major female characters are represented here. They're a much better representation of the characters than many of the PVC figures that were released a few years ago. I'm hoping to see the next series in which our heroines are in their battle uniforms. ^^

Related Links
Yomiko's Library - a great Read or Die fansite with plenty of information on the series.
   
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