Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is an exceptional exception of me watching mecha. I never like the big bots rushing around and demolishing the city in every step and blow they take. Nevertheless I’ve seen Evangelion… I think Lagann is much better 
. So, the figures.
I got the figures from Abunai 2009 ‘Once more with feeling’ in the Netherlands of a little store in the corner of the dealer room. I don’t even remember the shop’s name :/. At any case I was looking for a different Nia-figure, but Nia and Yoko were almost waving to me. I mean, I can’t just purchase a Nia without a Yoko right, she would be alone. For those we doesn’t know Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (shame on you), a little introduction to the figures.
For those who are not familiar to Yoko and Nia, a small introduction
Yoko is a excellent rifle/sharpshooter. An earthquake had pushed her borrowed up village to the surface of the earth. Being on the surface of the world of Gurren Lagann is being exposed to the beastman who seems to inherit earth.
Nia is a beautiful naive princess from the earth surface who never met other humans. When her own father abandoned her, she meets Simon and is astonishment not to be the only human! Together she finds an hidden world of war, rage, pain and love . Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann had suprised me with a deeper plot than I could imagine.
Related Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (AniDB, AnimeNFO)
Length: 180 mm
Manufacturer: Sega
Produced: Zenko
Scale: 1/6
Price: €25 (each), $37
Store: 1999
Quality
Overall I could say I’m not a fan of the shiny cheap plastic. The glancing plastic is kinda dull and does not feel skin like. Yoko’s pair of tights are almost wrapped inside her leg. Well, about Yoko, definetely not the best or even recommended. But still, the pose is kinda okay. Nia needed a familiar face right 
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Spealing about Nia, I do like the clothes, face and especially the hair. Nia’s face is wonderful and the pose is very Nia like. Good job on the Nia, though still not amused of the shiny poor plastic.
This review covers both Nia and Yoko figures of Zenko. Let’s start with the princess, the naive and graceful Nia. Her pose is kinda, talk to kids, but I kinda like it. Somehow I see Nia as a little girl, exploring the world. It’s only naturally as she was locked up years inside a “golden cage” (the palace).
As I said I don’t like the plastic and the shiny legs and arms. The paintjob is far from flawless, but… Nia’s cloudy hair and face looks great. Though i had hoped her jewels would be from another material (not plastic) they still look good, but somehow less shiny than her body. The colors are wel picked and do honor the anime quite well.
Obviously you don’t look to the ass of a princess, but as figure shooting we always shoot a nice panty shot, right? Though, this figure does not have a nice panty. Just a slubby pinky dress or whatever it goes for. They definitely didn’t want you to look there.
I hope you like the last picture of Nia, I think most of Laggan’s clan would see Nia in this perspective. Small, innocent and just cute all over the places.
I’m not really a Yoko fan, but I thought Nia wanted to have someone familiar to her. She would be a bit lonely up in my room, all on her own… So Yoko came …
Well, what can I say. Again the face and hair is the best part of the figure. The twisting body looks fine too, but the butt and legs are really defying the eye. The but is kinda small while her legs is kinda huge. It may also be the fact her tights is sucked inside her legs.
Still if I put Nia and Yoka aside each other, they look a good set. Just don’t place them on the front row and they are a fine set of figures. If Zenko would have put more effort in the paint job, the choice and varieties of materials the figures would be much better. I can’t recommend these figures unless you are a Laggan’s collector :/
