Kissaki
Esc Toys 2009
"She uses her weapon as her art
and your body is her canvas."
The
word Kissaki is Japanese and translates to "point of the blade." Kissaki
measures at over 10” in height. Designed by Erick Scarecrow Kissaki is an
enigmatic creation. On the surface she is an innocent even cute Anime like
figure, but beneath the carefully crafted robes she is an assassin.
Kissaki
is a mixture of traditional Asian style and more modern elements. She is
wearing a robe with extra long sleeves as is common in both Anime and Manga,
the various folds in the robe are very nicely presented. She wears Samurai
sandals and has two swords. At first sight the ends of the swords look like
hands and you think they are her arms, but actually her arms are in her sleeves
and the hands on the swords are stylized elements. Her feet are large which
creates a sturdy base for the figure.
Her
face is reddish-range with a calm complexion; her hair is “active” and gives
Kissaki a very lifelike look. The figure has one point of articulation in the
neck.
It
is presented in a nice window box with a full size image of Kissaki on the
back, it has solid supports for sending in the post.
Esc
has also released a range of diverse variations on the figure in limited
numbers including a Wicked and Sandstorm edition.
This review will appear in Volume 2 No.3
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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