So a week or so before my camera died, I'd actually been finding a few things from various classified ads. One of them was this, Figma 130: Carnival Phantasm - Phantasmoon.
Besides the low price, the other thing that caught my attention was the fact that this had the Type-Moon decal on it. Type Moon, these days, is pretty much synonymous with the Fate series, but I was aware that there was more to the brand besides Fate.
I just had never seen THIS before.
Turns out that the series itself, Carnival Phantasm, is an anime based on a Type Moon parody series known as True Moon. Story lines revolve around the meeting of characters from the Fate and Tsukihime universes, with a splash of original creations thrown in to mesh the two. Phantasmoon, from what I can tell, is one of these creations.
Released in 2012 for 3,048 Yen, I'd say this was pretty much typical in terms of MSRP.. The quantity of the contents is pretty standard as well:
- 1 X Main Figure
- 3 X Face Plates (Neutral, Angry, Winking)
- 11 X Posing/Gripping Hands
- 1 X Magic Wand
- 1 X Rice Plate w/Hand
- 1 X Wand Effect
- 2 X Purple Bat cutouts
- 2 X Bat Stands
- 1 x Figma Stand
The figure itself is built using the Figma 1.0 body, which generally features different body proportions compared to the later body. Having said that, to me the overall appearance of the character is generally in line with the reference art I was able to reference, with the exception of her torso being too long and as usual, not busty enough.
Without a doubt, my favourite part of any Figma release is the face plates, and this one doesn't disappoint. All three faces are quite expressive and there's not mistaking one for the other. By far, my favourite would be the angry face, which can be paired with the various posing hands to achieve some amusing results.
From an articulation perspective, you've got your standard set of Figma 1.0 joints (ankles, single jointed knees, hips, standard shoulder, single jointed elbows, wrist, and head) but in terms of range of motion, I could help but notice that Phantasmoon was quite the contortionist, at least when it came to her hips and waist area.
Part of the solution is the super flexible skirt, which of course allows the legs to actually swing more. Another feature, however, is the fact that she actually has a floating waist piece like those on most Figuarts releases, which can shift out of the way and allow for even more bending at the waist. This floating waist piece also allows for waist swivel, whish isn't exactly common on female Figmas.
Paint wise, it's pretty basic. It's mainly the gold accents on the main body, the silver moons on her stockings, and the accent colours on the accessories. Applications are nice and sharp, with no overspray conditions observed. It may be simple, but that's all was called for and things worked out nicely.
Finally, Build Quality. Pretty typical Figma stuff, meaning all holds together well, parts are finished well and no tolerance issues. This is generally one area that when it comes to these figures, you can pretty much rest assured things will be fine.
A solid Figma that has all the hallmark qualities of their releases, but as with many figures, forgotten over time due to irrelevance of its source material. It's unfortunate, but it does make buying random figures like this much easier.
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