She is the one called Bootleg Moon

The internet is full of bootleg products out there that are sold for super cheap. Cheap products are a double edged sword; on one hand, they won’t break the bank. On the other hand, your mileage may vary when it comes to the quality of the product.

I got a sitting Sailor Venus figure and an Eternal Sailor Moon. I am 100% aware that I got what I paid for. I paid $20 in total for both of them, so I don’t feel like got ripped off. Now if I paid over $20 on each of them, I’d be mildly infuriated.

Wobbly staff aside, I can’t get over the weird yellow tinge on the wings. This could just be due to the less than stellar quality of the wings.

The photo doesn’t show it all that well, but Minako’s hair has this light peachy-orange tinge to it. Once again, I chalk it up to lower quality materials being used. To be honest, I don’t mind her being a strawberry blonde. It kind of fits her overall design.

Anyways, here’s my favorite figure set, which isn’t a bootleg but I wanted to show off anyway:

I’m not the biggest fan of Chibiusa, but I always liked Helios so I had to get it. I bought it ten years ago, and it has some mild chipping from its age. I remember how hyped I was over this figure, going as far as preordering it.

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