This has been on Kotaku, so people either a) already know or b) don't want to hear about it. Plus there is no way I can sustain this posting rate.
BUT: NEW PERSONA 3 FIGURE
AND IT IS BY ALTER
Background: This is Elizabeth, Igor's assistant in the awesome Persona 3 - and Alter make sweet, sweet vinyl figures. A good example is their Revy (Black Lagoon):
For Persona 3 fans, they also did the definitive Aegis:
And their version 4 KOS-MOS is equally amazing!
Those are a few of the Alters I have. I would purchase more, except for the issues of food and rent.
Also: new Oneechanbara VorteX figure, also by Alter! There have been two already that I know of, so this is slightly less exciting, but still awesome.
For reference, here is the other one I have. Notice that Alter's Aya has gone up a cup size.
(At some point I will photograph my collection and bore people with it)
The Oneechanbara VorteX game is great and I totally recommend it! No worries if you do not know Japanese; really it is just a fun hack and slash. Think a much more awesome Samurai Warriors style game, except with bikinis and cowboy hats. There is a sequel for Wii which I would absolutely love to play, but no Japanese system :-(
Oh yeah ... now I remember ... I'M A GUY !!!
@SilverDragon1979: Dang, I don't know what my excuse is then. Aya is hot though <3
I do have that KOS-MOS. It was pricy, but so worth it. She looks just as good in the picture!
As for Elizabeth, I'm not too sure. I need to play through FES since I think she gets a bit more fleshed out.
I plan to get the cast of P3...when I get that high income.
enjoy
@ChocoboKnight - it kills me that the Akihiko and Minato figures are not at the same scale! Two midget boys with a bunch of Amazonesque girls. I have multiple KOS-MOSes (KOS-MOSii?) but Alter v4 is the best :)
@spitfire - they got there first :) I love that site though.
@Shin Oni - if you can get in on the preorders for these things, it usually works out cheaper than buying after release! (eBay devils hike up the prices). Try NCSX or Hobbylink Japan.