Kotobukiya's Marvel Bishoujo Black Cat

It's been awhile since I last posted an entry here and almost totally forgotten about it. I then uploaded a picture in our local forum and was asked by a colleague when I would update this blog (thank you for reminding me).

Congratulations to Jon for scoring another great piece from Kotobukiya. You need a bigger office for your toys buddy! =D

Anyways, like all of their Bishoujo figures, it has the trademark design by Shunya Yamashita and features sexy versions of our beloved heroines and villainess. For those who don’t know, Black Cat (aka Felicia Hardy) is a cross between a heroine and villainess. She is also one of the most beautiful characters in the Marvel universe in my opinion.

Koto’s press release (from their website) indicates a retail price of $59.99.

PhoTOYgrapher’s Perspective:

Since this is a borrowed toy I could only do so much without accidentally scratching or doing something that would let me buy Jon a new one.

My personal opinion is that her face looks too cartoonish as compared to the other Bishoujo figures. I like how she was posed and the Spiderman base is a PERFECT addition in my book. Once you look at the picture you are immediately drawn to the red base then back up to the figure.

I basically used Rim lighting here (as I do in a lot my toy shoots) and added 2 mirrors to give some reflection to the figure. A single 400 watts light with an octagonal softbox was placed behind the figure. A piece of black and gray background was placed on top of the softbox hence the gradual effect.