Photoshoots > Kare Kano

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 003 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Ah, springtime! Quite fitting for another sunny light-hearted photoshoot! This time, from another top-favorite romantic-comedy series, and one of the most-beloved love stories in anime history, Kare Kano (or His & Her Circumstances; here's my review), we introduce the unforgettable boy-and-girl 1/8-scale "Arima & Yukino" (in resin), released by the now-defunct Tsukuda Hobby back in the late '90s.

In January 2007, by sheer luck in the Amazon Marketplace, I stumbled upon this rare figure! After several months of waiting for the right time, I finally used three Amazon gift certificates to reduce the price enough to get it! Clearly, the rarest piece of my collection!

Also, we welcome back, from Fate Stay Night and Fate Hollow Ataraxia, the blonde-haired 1/8-scale "Saber in Brown Dress" (in PVC), released by Alter. She's the first-ever figure to arrive at my doorstep last year in May 2006! In fact, after checking all of my favorite figure sites plus eBay, she's pretty rare herself, LOL!

For this Canon photoshoot, I saved 50 shots, then narrowed it down to 47 shots, 4 of which I used Photoshop to increase the lighting by 10 and contrast by 10. I tried to create some interaction between the blonde Saber and the black-haired Arima, along the lines of a random attraction. Did it work? Hehehe :)

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Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 001 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 002 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 003 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 004 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 005 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 006 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 007 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 008 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 009 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 030 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 031 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 032 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 033 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 034 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

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Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 030 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 031 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 032 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 033 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 034 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 035 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 036 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 037 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

Arima and Yukino from Kare Kano Photo 038 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge

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xJAYMANx grew up with a predilection for science, mathematics, drawing, and those ubiquitous LEGO blocks, building anything from racing cars to Star Wars fighters and transports. Beginning his college career in Architecture and Psychology, he somehow ended up with a degree in Civil Engineering. Bouncing around from his home state of New York to Cleveland, Ohio, xJAYMANx inevitably married and settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998 (and amicably divorced in 2006). Tinkering with web design, enduring some data entry and suffering brief but necessary stints as a mortgage agent and licensed Realtor, xJAYMANx currently and thankfully works as a technical writer/editor for TRIRIGA (a leading Software-500 company), and unabashedly plays as a newfound otaku/collector of anime series, soundtracks, and figures.

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