And we’re back, this short break from posting being productively used to accomplish things (which is to say, I had a lot of business to get done in a couple of video games that I play; both of them have received or will soon receive expansions which modify gameplay and remove content and I had to complete some things before they became impossible to achieve). We’ll resume figure reviewing with this character, named Yume Kondo, an original character from Native’s Creators Collection line. Even though companies like Alphamax and Dragon Toy have made some very nice ero figures, it’s always a treat to look at a Native product, and Yume is no exception.
Yume is an original character designed by CUTEG, an artist who, oddly enough, lists her residence as Iceland on her Pixiv profile. That’s rather difficult to believe, but what is true is that she’s not Japanese; she’s Korean, which is also a little odd, given the often turbulent relations between the peoples of those countries. However, like a few of her compatriots, she’s found success in the mainstream Japanese anime industry, having illustrated the light novel Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! (we looked at Konoe Tsuruma, one of the main characters from that series, a while back).
And now her work has been adapted into this figure. Like most of Native’s stuff, this figure is 1/7 scale, but she’s still rather small, measuring only about 13.5 centimeters in height. Also, like most of Native’s products, she comes with a ton of accessories, which we’ll talk about in a bit.
As expected from Native and Max Factory, her sculpt is really well done and there isn’t much to quibble about regarding the technical aspects of her design. She does have some interesting stylistic aspects, though, that some people might not care for. For one, her head is really, really large relative to her body. Aside from imparting an incongruous look to her body, it also makes her look rather younger, which some people might be uncomfortable with (though then, there’s a helluva lot of things that are commonplace in even mainstream anime that might make people uncomfortable).
Her bust size certainly isn’t that of a little girl’s, however. Now that I think about it, I don’t recall ever hearing too many people express a liking for characters with loli bodies but large breasts; usually a preference for a flat chest goes with this sort of thing. Nonetheless Yume is quite racked. Her big breasts are perhaps a bit discordant with the rest of her body but nonetheless they look nice, although her right tit is squished upwards in sort of a curious manner.
We’ll just get this part of the discussion out of the way now; she does indeed have detailed genitalia. Unfortunately she doesn’t have a realistically-sculpted anus. The positioning of her hands and shirt make it difficult to actually ever see this part in practice but for those who are concerned about this thing, rest assured that it’s there.
Yume offers a number of display options. Her glasses are removable; indeed, they’re sort of a pain to get them on her face. Without them, she seems to look a little older, though maybe that’s just my impression.
The wrapped condom slots into her mouth via a little tab; it’s also not particularly steady so I threw both of them back in the box.
However, she seems to have quite a different look without the glasses or condom; it’s easier to see her doe-eyed expression, which shows off a bit of embarrassment, perhaps tinged with anticipation. She’s quite cute, though the adult accoutrements that accompany her transform that cuteness into something a great deal more lewd.
Her accessories include a large vibrator dildo, a smaller egg vibrator, more condoms (Yume apparently came prepared for a party), a handbag, and a skirt – not really a separate garment, it’s just a U-shaped thing that goes over her leg. The sex toys will definitely come in handy for future photo reviews of other figures. In lieu of the typical plastic base she has a soft cushion and a couple of pillows; the cushion is quite spongy, though, and sometimes she doesn’t stay quite upright on it.
She also has a couple of extra clothing options; she can be displayed with a sweater tied around her waist and with her panties lowered to her knees. An instruction sheet is provided to show how to remove both; she separates at the midsection and her plastic panties are elastic enough that you can slide them up and off. Her sweater fits tightly and I was concerned that there might be some paint scraping on her skin, but fortunately I didn’t notice any transfer. I’m not displaying her with sweater, though, just in case.
Her white shirt doesn’t come off and nothing is provided for covering up her exposed breast. I would imagine anyone interested in Native figures has already made a determination whether this is something he or she is comfortable displaying, anyway.
As expected, Yume Kondo is a lovely figure, as almost all Native figures are. She embodies an attractive mix of gentle innocence and, well, wanton sexuality. She also has a cute, though a bit eclectic, body type that moves away from expected design conventions. And her facial expression is adorable, with her big, expressive eyes exuding appeal. The only thing I would like to have been done differently would be for Yume to be a little larger, but that’s a comparatively minor thing; she still looks great.
