Last week, anime figure maker F:Nex began taking pre-orders for its life-size statue of Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami, priced at 1,815,000 yen (US$17,540).
What sets this Rei apart is that she’s posable, since Paper Moon R doesn’t just make fixed-position figures, but dolls too.
That appears to be the belief of Nagoya-based Paper Moon R, which is offering a life-sized Rei figure of its own that’s even more expensive, but has a very special feature to justify that premium.
It’s not the first full-scale figure of the Eva pilot, but it’s the first one you can pose.