Folks who missed out on the previous BRS editions can pre-order the Anime Version:



http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10118416

Personally, I'm not sure how I feel about the Anime Edition (partially because I haven't seen the anime where this is supposed to come from) comparative to the original, "Gothic" BRS.

The upward glance would make this one so much easier to display on a desk. The first BRS's gaze looked slightly downwards, so displaying it at anything but eye-level loses the "moment" feel.

By that, I mean one experiences the figure as a "statue" objectively, rather than seeing it as a physical capturing of a moment or snapshot. The latter is something that I feel contributes significantly to a figure's charm and overall entertainment value.

It's what makes dusting figures fun, as you look at the figures from various angles (like when you first unpacked it), reviving it from its "static" position on your display shelf.