When Shiranui Mai was announced to be in Queen’s Gate, it was obvious that she was in there as part of a sales strategy. However her illustrations were very well done for her character book, and in the 2P costume version, she was wearing a blue outfit instead of red. When Volks announced that they would release this limited 2P costume version of her Queen’s Gate character, I decided to go out on a limb, and got myself one.

Thanks to Nihonju, I managed to procure her for a handsome sum, and of course, these pictures were taken quite a while ago. Thanks to Hitoribocchi and Blurmage for their photographs yet again, and any fault in the pictures for this review is entirely that of my Photoshop skills…or lack thereof.

There are not as many pictures as I would have liked to be able to use, so I have to make do with the ones I have. Now then, on to the review of Queen’s Gate’s Shiranui Mai, 2P Costume Version, by Volks.
 

General Information

Name: 不知火 舞 (Shiranui Mai)
Series: Queen’s Gate
Version: 2P Costume Limited
Manufacturer: Volks
Scale: 1/6
Category: Mild Ecchi
Release Date: Volks Hobby Round (May 23rd 2009)
Approximate Height: 22 cm / 8.66″ (without base)
Overall Personal Rating (10): 8
Estimated Cost: 150-170 USD
Availability: Very rare (difficult to estimate, but likely)
 

Description

The sixth female in my 2D harem, Shiranui Mai has been one of the most prominent figures throughout gaming history, and in this particular rendition, she stands no less superb among the best. Volks has done a good job pairing her up with the kimono (if that is what it is, sure looks like it) though I am pretty sure the character books does not have this particular illustration off which the figure is based. The character book came with this figure, so I know. Here are some profile shots.
 

There is no shot of her from her right, but not that it matters. Mai’s “front” is rather subjective for this figure – the second of the three pictures above would serve better as a “frontal” shot, in fact. One of the more decisive factors for owning this particular version of Mai would be her kimono, which she chooses, in this particular pose, to only wear from the waist down, covering her chest area with her crossed arms, while holding onto her fan. Here are some looks at her kimono.
 

The flowery patterns on her kimono are pretty well done, and though I know Volks to be rather shabby in the PVC area, they have, as a whole, done decently well for this figure, even considering for the fact that it is a limited figure. There was one manufacturing error, a thin black stain that looks like a scratch, at her neck area, but that is basically not visible from far anyway and anyone who looks close is bound to be staring elsewhere…like at the place shown on the next page.

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