{"id":319,"date":"2007-08-05T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2007-08-05T19:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/08\/05\/blog-102-black-angel-of-death\/"},"modified":"2007-08-05T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2007-08-05T19:20:32","slug":"blog-102-black-angel-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/08\/05\/blog-102-black-angel-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 102 &gt; Black Angel of Death!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toyslogic.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;products_id=718\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 id=\"image239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop\/xjaymanx_morte_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Morte the Death Bringer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Morte as 1\/6 PVC | Original Image from ToysLogic<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Whew, a frackin&#8217; made it! Back in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/01\/04\/blog-030-half-naked-death-can-be-so-expensive\/\">Blog 030 > Half-Naked Death<\/a> (January 2007), I remember seeing &#8220;Morte&#8221; when she was a 1\/7-scale &#8220;Morte the Death Bringer&#8221; resin figure (HobbyFan.com; purple image below). Yeah, she was definitely a Gothic Lolita with a cute-yet-corrupt edge of Sex and Death! And still is! So while I procrastinated past both the pre-order and order periods for the larger-but-cheaper <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.toyslogic.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;products_id=718\"><strong>1\/6-scale &#8220;Morte&#8221; PVC figure<\/strong><\/a> (ToysLogic.com; red image above), I finally found <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animecornerstore.com\/noetblmobans.html\">her<\/a> at AnimeCornerStore.com, smashed away the financial guilt, and snatched her before I could lose her again, forever! Whew!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:location.href='http:\/\/www.dannychoo.com\/v4\/addlink.php?language=eng&#038;method=marklet&#038;url='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&#038;title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)\" title=\"Otakurl it!\" >Otakurl it! >><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/anime\/anime-figure-list\/\">My Anime Figure List >><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=center><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hobbyfan.com\/product_info.php?products_id=4793\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 id=\"image239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/xjaymanx_morte_death_bringer_01sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Morte the Death Bringer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Morte as 1\/7 Resin | Image from Hobby Fan<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morte as 1\/6 PVC | Original Image from ToysLogic Whew, a frackin&#8217; made it! Back in my Blog 030 > Half-Naked Death (January 2007), I remember seeing &#8220;Morte&#8221; when she was a 1\/7-scale &#8220;Morte the Death Bringer&#8221; resin figure (HobbyFan.com; purple image below). Yeah, she was definitely a Gothic Lolita with a cute-yet-corrupt edge of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/08\/05\/blog-102-black-angel-of-death\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[33,47,37],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-59","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":220,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/01\/04\/blog-030-half-naked-death-can-be-so-expensive\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":0},"title":"Blog 030 > Half-Naked Death Can Be So Expensive!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"January 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Morte the Death Bringer | Image from Hobby Fan Hmmm, there's a \"Wish List\", then there's an \"Impossible Wish List\"... Coming in late January 2007, between $100 and $150 USD (not including shipping) on two different figure sites -- HobbyFan.com and E2046.com -- this tauntingly demonic girl, half-dressed in feather\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Gothic Lolita&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Gothic Lolita","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/otaku-news\/gothic-lolita\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":282,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/05\/31\/blog-072-gothloli-melancholy\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":1},"title":"Blog 072 &gt; Gothloli Melancholy!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"May 31, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Gothloli Haruhi | Image from E2046.com Yup! It was bound to happen! A \"Gothic Lolita\" version of Haruhi from the wildly popular anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. At $130.00 USD, this pre-painted 1\/7-scale resin figure features Haruhi in a gothic black-and-white dress, adorned with red roses and red shoes,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Figure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Figure","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-figure\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":240,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/02\/25\/blog-042-evangelion-lolitas\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":2},"title":"Blog 042 > Evangelion Lolitas!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"February 25, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 022 by xJAYMANx | Click for all 50 Ah, finally, an Evangelion gothic-lolita figure photoshoot! Here, we welcome 1\/6-scale \"Gothloli Rei\" and 1\/7-scale \"Gothloli Asuka\" from the psychological post-apocalyptic classic Neon Genesis Evangelion. While the blue-haired Rei Ayanami was sculpted by Suzu (Atomic-bom) and manufactured by Amie-Grand with a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Figure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Figure","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-figure\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":294,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/06\/19\/blog-084-shana-himekuri-girl-finally\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":3},"title":"Blog 084 &gt; Shana &#038; Himekuri Girl, Finally!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"June 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 051 by xJAYMANx | Click for all 60 A-ha! Finally! Sorry about the last two teasers, but no more! After more than a month since my last photoshoot, here's the full photoshoot of my 1\/8-scale \"Gothloli Shana\" and 1\/7-scale \"Himekuri Girl\" figures! Manufactured by Toys Works, this flaming-haired blazing-eyed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Figure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Figure","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-figure\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":325,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/09\/16\/blog-108-figures-of-air-snow-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":4},"title":"Blog 108 &gt; Figures of Air, Snow &#038; Death","author":"xjaymanx","date":"September 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 2292 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Can't wait for her photoshoot, lol. Wow, more than two months since my last collection update! Unfortunately, my 17 boxed figures have grown to 23. Argh, too busy for photoshoots! Nevertheless, here are my latest 7 of those 23 still-boxed figures, including\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Air&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Air","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-titles\/air\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":275,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/05\/15\/blog-066-ikki-lolitas\/","url_meta":{"origin":319,"position":5},"title":"Blog 066 > Ikki Lolitas!","author":"xjaymanx","date":"May 15, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 027 by xJAYMANx | Click for all 35 Finally, a new figure photoshoot! Nearly a month since my last photoshoot! This time, I'm presenting my 1\/7-scale gothic-lolita \"Ryomou\" (standing) delivered back on January 1st, 2007, and my 1\/7-scale gothic-lolita \u201cKanu\u201d (kneeling) delivered back on December 5th, 2006. 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