Handpicked

Maomao comes in countless versions, and yet there is always another reason to add one more to the collection. This prize figure from Banpresto shows her out and about in a casual moment, just as she is known from The Apothecary Diaries: watchful, a little particular, always keeping an eye on her surroundings.

At roughly 23 cm tall and with a matching base, the statue settles unobtrusively onto any shelf, whether it is the first Maomao in the collection or the tenth.

The Wonder Statue Work of Art: Eternal Sailor Moon by Bandai Spirits is not only on view online. At Animagic, the polyresin statue will be on display at the Figuya booth, where the base, paintwork and proportions can be examined up close before deciding on this Sailor Moon piece.

Anyone who has had their eye on Bunny Tsukino in this version for a while will get the chance on site to compare its size and level of detail directly against their own collection.

A crossover nobody expected and yet one that makes immediate sense: Junji Ito and Sanrio meet, and this illustration becomes a figure with a double bottom. Tomie's charm stays intact, but beneath the cute gyaru look, exactly the eerie aura Ito fans know shimmers through.

The detail lies in the contrast: the halftone-pattern skirt, the embroidered patches, the ornate phone, all meticulously worked out, as if seeing Hello Kitty through Tomie's eyes. G.S. Collection shows here just how far two entirely different worlds can stretch without either one being diluted.