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The paint on the front of Pochaco's garterbelt is not *quite as* sloppy, but it's still pretty messy... Naitou-kun is the mascot character for Nitro+CHiRAL and its The CHiRAL NIGHT concerts, appearing on posters displayed in the modelling agency Sonico works for. Pochaco with a very tanned Super Sonico. Wing's Sonico ITEM #117170 is 1/6 scale, and Sonico is established to be a little taller than Pochaco, so once again you can see that Pochaco is slightly larger than her listed 1/6 scale. Slice of Life: The anime emphasises Sonico's day-by-day interactions with the people around her, and the fanservice elements only appear whenever Sonico is doing her modelling shoots. Ouka is from Nitroplus Wars and shows up in episode three. She plays a larger role from episode six onwards.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: In episode three, Kitamura "saves" Sonico from a squid monster instead of letting the heroes of the show do it. Nitroplus Blasterz Heroines Infinite Duel (2015) - Sonico is both a playable character and an assist character. Iyashikei: While the series itself won't satisfy the definition, episode seven marks change in pace, being relaxing and slow-paced, with Sonico just wandering around the countryside. Blank White Eyes: Such a reaction ensues when Sonico is asked to wear some questionable swimwear in the first episode, and once again, when she first sees the zombies. Here is Pochaco with (at least in my opinion) the best Pochaco figure currently available, Vertex's "Condensed Milk Photo Shoot" figure of the character ITEM #235623 . That figure is also listed as being 1/6 scale, but it too is probably more like 1/5.5 and you can see that Beer Girl Pochaco is similar in scale.Kinomoto is a journalist who was sent to interview Sonico by her editor in episode five. Despite being against the idea, the editor decides to do it anyway. She later calls up Sonico's agency, thinking they'd reject the idea, only to have Kitamura and Sonico agree to it. Breakout Character: In 2006, Tsuji Santa provided an illustration for a poster depicting a pink-haired girl wearing headphones and sporting a guitar, to promote the Nitro Plus Music Festival. Reception to this poster was overwhelmingly positive, and so, Super Sonico was born. Realising Super Sonico's marketability, Nitro Plus invested in the character to create figures, posters, music, manga, video games and anime were made. In time, Sonico has become the official mascot for their music festivals, and Tsuji Santa became more renowned as an artist, going on to create more characters similar to Super Sonico.
Have you ever run across a figure of one of your favorite characters but you hold off on buying it because you're not too familiar with the manufacturer? Well, today we'll be reviewing such a figure, A-Plus' take on the one and only Super Pochaco. Pochaco has some cast-off features, so many of the shots below are probably NSFW. The NSFW-est shots are behind spoiler tags, so careful with those... SoniPro -Super Sonico in Production- (2014) - an Idol Simulation game, developed by Imageepoch, released for the Nintendo 3DS.Break the Cutie: Happens to Ayaka, the little girl in episode eleven. She at first is told by another kid that Santa doesn't exist despite her father telling her he does exist. Later she tells Sonico that her dad promised to be home for Christmas but won't be due to work. So she feels everything he tells her was a lie. Fortunately for her, both of her father's statements come true, and she sees both her father, who was also playing Santa. As you saw a minute ago, two large pegs attach Pochaco to the base. I was a little concerned about the stability of the figure, given the one-legged pose and her large size, but Pochaco seems quite stable once she's attached to the base. Pochaco doesn't require a whole lot in the way of set up. Basically, attach her to the base and she's good to go.
One small complaint is that her breasts look a little bit awkward when she's viewed from straight ahead. Green-Eyed Monster: Kinomoto is the journalist who does a behind the scenes interview of Sonico in episode five. As she was a failed novelist, she grows a little bitter at how good and easy going Sonico seems to have it as the interview progresses. However, she gets some inspiration from the latter's notebook and Sonico says she would continue playing music even if everyone thought it was awful because that's what she loves doing. This gives her an epiphany, and she decides to pursue novel writing again, along with giving Sonico a good review. We will see that there is no shortage of little issues with this figure, but fortunately the pose is not one of them. Pochaco is clearly in waitress mode, and her pose gives off the sort of chipper and perky vibe that I tend to associate with the character. Evolving Credits: The ending credits are unique for each episode and often have something to do with what took place during that episode. Characterization Marches On: There's a fair few subtle but distinct differences between Sonico's characterisation in SoniComi and the later SoniAni. In the former, for example, Sonico views gravure modelling as her main career goal, while in the latter, her heart is more in music.
Super Pochaco: Swimsuit Ver. Figure
It's a shame because "cute busty barmaid serving up fresh cold beers!!!!1" is an A+ (HAW HAW) concept. Also, I'd still rank this Pochaco as one of my favs on the market, even if I don't want to own it. Lol. If A+ ever re-released this (dream on) I'd appreciate if they upped the quality control as well as perhaps revisiting the sculpt just a tiiiinnyyyyy bit. To meet MY very specific request. Pls and thx. Chop chop A+ !!!!! : What the Hell, Hero?: This occurs in a comedic manner during episode eleven, where Suzu tells Fuuri, Ouka, and Sonico to wear some skimpy Santa outfits at the shopping district outside in December. She later sees the three of them huddled by a heater in the evening the next day, complete with draining health bars, and tells them they're not devoted enough if they're complaining about the cold. She gets called out on it, since she isn't wearing the same kind of outfit and working out in the cold like they are.
Unfortunately, I will not be displaying Pochaco without the skirt, and the reason is evident below. Her garterbelt is supposed to made from a lacy material, but as you can see it is just a painting disaster! Those big craters in her flesh don't help the matter, either :(... One interesting accessory that comes with the figure is a cloth apron. The parts of the apron that go around Pochaco's arms are fairly stretchy, so it's easy to get her dressed in the apron if you want to go that route. Pochaco's top lifts her breasts up towards her body, and so as a result, when she's cast off, it looks like her breasts are sort of defying gravity. IMO, it's not a big deal, as the only alternative would have been to require a different chest piece to be swapped in, which sort of defeats the point of her easy castoffability. Sonico winds up taking on more than she can handle during the cultural festival in episode nine; Sonico isn't one to turn down requests for assistance, though, rather than being forced to help others.Triple Shifter: Sonico is a college student, band member, part-time model, part-time waitress and takes care of at least five cats. Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Sonico's headphones and how Kitamura's hanya mask are never seen as unusual by other characters in the series. In episode six, Sonico and her friends were planning to go to the beach the day after trying out their swimsuits, rainy weather precludes this from happening. Awesome by Analysis: Subverted initially with Ena in episode eight. She is seen observing what happened at the restaurant early on, but makes a lot of baseless accusations and seems to be totally clueless on being a what it takes to be a detective. After the credits roll however, she reveals to Miina that the latter spilled water on the speaker, damaging it. Then before she could get it stealthily repaired, she was told Sonico and her friends were going to use the stage for practice, hence her surprise at seeing Sonico at the beginning. Thanks to a bunch of mishaps, including moving Sonico's guitar out of the room she collapsed in, Ena deliberately delayed the investigation and acted dumb so that Miina could save face and her job by not having the girls practice and find out about the defective speaker, which would have ruined their session anyway.
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