It’s a big month for figure releases but I’m still waiting for my Hobby Search box to arrive, so today we’ll look at an older figure: SkyTube’s Ai Saeki. This figure came out in Feburary of this year and it is, oddly enough, the third figure of Ai Saeki that Alphamax has produced; meanwhile, it appears that the twintailed tsundere Mio Sugiyama and the petite teacher Rika Hayama will get no love from figure makers. Indeed, Alphamax has a second version of this figure in the works, where Ai is wearing a black veil and underwear. I imagine this figure and the upcoming version will otherwise be the same.
This figure is manufactured by Alphamax via their SkyTube imprint in 1/6 scale. It measures about 12 centimeters in height with a base width of around 24 centimeters. A large variety of optional parts is included: a swappable left arm, a different face, a veil, an extra set of hips, and a second pair of panties. This offers a variety of display options but I’m mostly interested in the most pornographic mode, and that’s mainly what we’ll be focusing on here.
Perhaps two things are most eye-catching at first glance. The first is her outfit, which comprises a wedding dress hiked up in the lewdest manner possible. Bridal outfits have been a popular thing in figures as of late, but rarely do they look as sexy as Ai does here.
The other thing is her pose, where Ai is leaning back with her legs spread wide. This isn’t an uncommon pose for figures, but again, rarely do they look as erotic as this.
Particularly since Ai is depicted as pleasuring herself here with two fingers. It’s a very nice touch that elevates the sexiness of this figure. It can be a little tricky to get her fingers properly positioned inside her vagina; one has to put a bit of pressure on her arm to get her hand placed correctly. Indeed, that’s a thematic problem with this figure; the various swappable parts don’t fit quite as well as one might hope. At least with my figure, there are some noticeable gaps under her breasts where her torso detaches and around her thighs, where her legs can be removed.
Maybe the most annoying example of this issue concerns her garters; each garter strap slots into a hole in her upper thigh but they do not stay in place all that well. I’m not sure why they chose to design her garters this way; they don’t even seem to connect to her stockings, which just looks bizarre.
You get two different faces, one with the typical wide-eyed Tony Taka look and the other depicting Ai as being in the throes of orgasm. Both faces look pretty nice; I’m not sure which I like better but I think I’m going to use the standard face, just because I like the juxtaposition of her wearing such an innocent expression while masturbating. Incidentally, the ragged, chopped-off bangs remind me a bit of Nadeko Sengoku from the Bakemonogatari series and I think one could be forgiven for wondering if this is her all grown-up.
You also get two different sets of panties, one that fits close to her skin and one with a little more room in front; the first is meant to have her hand in front, covering her crotch, and the second is meant to have her hand thrust into her underwear. I did not take any photographs of the second set.
She also comes with this veil, which is topped with a crown made of little butterflies. It’s pretty cute but again, it doesn’t fit all that well on her head.
I think that this is a pretty good figure with a few annoying issues regarding fit. Ai looks very sexy, and there aren’t a ton of figures that depict sexual penetration, so that’s a plus in this figure’s favor. Perhaps one downside, aside from the gaps between parts, is that the pose really only works with one viewing angle, which I think makes this figure a little less interesting – though then again, it’s a figure of a girl pleasuring herself, and that’s interesting in and of itself. Overall, it’s a very nice hentai-themed figure, just as one would expect from SkyTube.
