Name of Series:

Lorelei Figure Collection

 Manufacturer:

7-11 Exclusive, Figurines Produced by Kaiyodo

 Date of release (estimated):

February 2005

Price (singly in ¥):

Unknown

Sculptor:

Enoki Tomohide

No. of Pieces in the series:

10 (I only both the 2 fully colored character figures)

Secret (SP)/Chase:

None

Variants:

None 

Size:

4-6 cm

Availability (in Singapore):

La Tendo

Other Remarks:

An epic theatric feature from Japan by the producer of the "Neo Genesis Evangelion" anime series, Higuchi Shinji and based on the novel by Fukui Harutoshi. Lorelei is about the adventure a World War II Frigate of the Royal Japanese army and the mystery surrounding the enigmatic operator of Lorelei, Paula Ebner. In 2005, Kaiyodo produced a series of "Lorelei" associated figurines such as book exclusives, bath-soap ship collections from Takara as well as this 7-11 exclusive set of figurines. I only wanted the 2 fully-colored character figurines of Paula and was pretty glad to get them loosely at La Tendo.

The Girl of the Dry Suit

Nice vignette of Paula sitting on her operating helm , in her cool black dry suit with pipes connecting to the helm and hands controlling the ship with her hands. Reminds me of Bulma from DBZ Imagination Part 1 but of course Enoki sensei delivers a stunningly intricate and firm piece as compared to the Bandai one.

The Portrait of the Witch

Normally not into bust figures but I love the way Enoki sensei did a bust of Paula Edner using the wires connected on the rear of her dry suit to propel her forward. The face exudes oriental feminism; the details and paintjob of the dry suit is very nice and has that rustic feel. I also love the way the wires joined Paula to the base (which is part of her helm as well); creative yet very stable.