[REVIEW] K/DA Ahri 1/7 Scale by APEX MyFigureCollection.net
This will be an image-heavy review!
✪ What is K/DA? ✪
If you haven't heard of K/DA before, they are a virtual k-pop group created by Riot Games for the game League of Legends. I've been a big fan of them since they first "debuted" in 2018. You can find their debut single below - if you're a fan of k-pop, I highly recommend giving them a listen!
Ahri is one of the members of the group and a playable character in the game. In the K/DA music, her singing voice is provided by Miyeon from the girl group (G)I-dle. The outfit for this figure is from the K/DA debut single, although I also hope they make another with her outfit from their second MV MORE!
✪ BOX ✪
Ahri's box is very large for a 1/7 scale, and it's mostly due to the size of her base and tails. The box is pretty simple with shiny accents that match the K/DA color scheme. On one side and the back are pictures of the figure, while the last remaining side has her K/DA member logo. On the inside of the box is a cute signature by Ahri (which I forgot to take a picture of lol).
Here she is inside the blister! The figure comes in 4 parts - Ahri's body, her charm heart, her tail, and the base.
✪ THE TAIL ✪
I had to dedicate an entire section to this tail! In the music video, Ahri's nine tails are made of a beautiful, shiny crystal material. APEX has done a great job bringing that to life here! The tail comes as a separate piece and is several pounds - very heavy! However, I like that it feels very sturdy and solid. I don't need to worry about breaking it!
APEX has captured the crystalline structure of her tails very well here, and the tips are slightly translucent. I noticed that her tails in the promotional pictures are a bit more translucent and "crystal-like" than in mine, but I think that can be chalked up to lighting and some editing. I'm very happy with how they look!
✪ THE FIGURE ✪
Let's put her together, shall we? The instructions say to put the tail on the base first, then put Ahri on, but I had some trouble getting the peg from the tail into her butt while also getting her feet onto the pegs. I found it a lot easier to attach the tail to the body first, then carefully attach everything to the base at once. Her heart charm fits into a small hole in her hands - and we're done!
I think she looks amazing and very true to the original illustration! Let's take a look at some closeups of her face and outfit.
Overall, I'm happy with APEX's work here! There are a few small imperfections in the paint job, and several areas where the sculpt is a bit too chunky for my liking - but I think APEX did a fantastic job with her face and bringing the illustration to life. I would have liked to see a tiny bit more detail in some of her accessories and outfit, however the original outfit is fairly simple to begin with, so it's not really an issue.
Like her tails, her heart is made of a slightly translucent material. I would have personally preferred more of a gradient of transparency down through the tail to make it seem less like she's holding a balloon and more like she's using magic to create the heart and charm you, but still a rather small nitpick.
Finally, she came with a small acrylic stand with her in-game illustration. It looks quite nice displayed with her!
The shape of her base is a bit strange. I wonder if APEX will be making the figures of the rest of the characters so that they can fit together? :) Personally, I'd love to see them make Akali next!
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League of Legends has had very... mediocre figures up until quite recently, in my opinion. It was pretty baffling for such a popular and profitable company to drop the ball on their merch game! However, Riot Games has been doing a lot of collaborations with figure manufacturers, such as Good Smile, APEX, and Myethos! I'm really looking forward to seeing what new figures they'll end up announcing - I especially hope they'll make more K/DA figures!
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