The winner of the Best Figures Awards of the year 2011 goes to Momohime by Alter!!!! Second place goes to the Black Rock Shooter Animation Ver. by Good Smile Company and the third place goes to the Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~ by Good Smile Company.
- Best Figures Awards 2011 1st Round
- Best Figures Awards 2011 2nd Round: The final
- The Winner of Best Figures Awards 2011 <-You’re HERE
Finally the BeFA 2011 is over and I can finally say something freely. I know I might be kicked out of the BeFA nomination committee next year if BeFA see this, but I really have it let it out.
I’m really happy to see Momohime took the first place. Like some people said in the 2nd Round, BRS made it into the final was because of the BRS hyper, not because of the quality of the figure itself. I would be so pissed if BRS won, LOL.
With the first 3 places, Momohime, BRS, and Saber, it makes me think that this Best “Figures” Awards is actually just another “My Favorite Character Awards” or “The Best Pose Awards”. It’s not the problem about the host since they really don’t have control over it. I actually kind of disappointed by the “majority”. =(
- Winner: Momohime by Alter
- Second Place: Black Rock Shooter Animation Version by Good Smile Company
- Third Place: Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~ by Good Smile Company
- Official BeFA 2011 homepage
http://www.befa-awards.com/
she really deserved it 😉
I understand your opinion about the whole Award, there were a lot of oher very nice fgures which didn’t even made it into the selection 🙁
Actually i didn’t like most of nominated figures, it’s best figure = overall, BRS is good some small mistakes doesn’t matter (how you explain that BRS Dead Master didn’t advance to the finals because her quaily is great etc). I own her however i’m fed up with the BRS boom. I really think that they are only 2 good BRS figures out there moreover they all tend to look almost the same, but who cares Miku is also very popular, people llike what they like. Voted for Momohime because i think she is the Best among all nominated figures, however the best figures weren’t even nominated! Saber also just a character … However pose, sculp etc is good among firts places, however the quality of many nominated figures was crappy, a lot were also cheap PVC model with mediocre quality. BTW many figures were with dumb smiling faces, while many people don;t like it, so we see that most people prefer serious faces.
Seriously if we are talking booms, then why there were only several figures from odin sphere ?
Seriously if we are talking about quality what Yamato figures are doing here ? There quality sux. Velvet sux.
Momohime, BRS, Dead Master, Sanada Yukimura (which is great i wonder why she didn’t advance to 2-nd or 3-rd place maybe because she is exclusive) are worthy nominees but what most of other figures are doing there ? (Actually i don’t like anyone from those whats left … Seriosly why weren’t nominated Kasugano Sora (MegaHouse), Souryuu Asuka Langley (Alter), Buddy (Alter), Reina (Daiki Kougyou), Feena Fam Earthlight (Kotobukiya), Dizzy (Kotobukiya), Ogata Rina (GSC), Ryomou Shimei (Alter), Annelotte (MegaHouse), Canaan (GSC) or even Kakouen Myousai (Alter), Konpaku Youmu (Griffon Ent.), Izayoi Sakuya (Kotobukiya), Saionji Sekai (Kotobukiya), Omamori Himari (Chara-Ani) because even they are better of the most figures here and i din’t mention K-on figures which also are good, but with K-on boom … BTW i understand why Hayakawa Yuzuko got here and she deserves it however i don’t like her. Sora and Asuka SHOULD BE in BEFA anyway …
“Seriously if we are talking about quality what Yamato figures are doing here ? There quality sux. Velvet sux.”
Sir, You just lost any creditibility now…
Even I, as a someone who owns the BRS, dont believe BRS should win, or get 2nd place at all since Saber Triumphant looks loads better.
And like you said, its turning into a fun fair of favourite characters. Few realize or vote it for the art/design behind the sculptures.
Prefer if the committee just got together and decided it among themselves with fair judging based on the “quality”, rather than ask the rest of the world based on “quantity”.
I won’t be like the guy above me so
tl:dr gratz Momohime ^^
you cant do a best figures awards 2011 when the year arint over yet?. only last year
yeah that was quite irritating
Momohime is popular? I had no idea who Momohime was (and I still don’t), but I bought her anyways… kinda shows why she won the award.
I don’t watch the anime, read the manga, or play video games. My limited knowledge on the characters is obtained primarily from this site. If I like how a figure looks and it appears from the photos that it was well made, I pre-order it. After reading about the release of this figure from this site, I placed my order immediately after it was listed for sale. Based on the images, the figure was a must have and when it arrived I was extremely impressed with the detail and overall quality. The comments about popularity may be true for some figures but this one earned its nomination. I still don’t know who Momohime is and I don’t care. This figure is one of the best I have ever seen (cold cast included).
I got over the BRS craze when they announced the BGS figures *shrug* It’s just a fad. I’m actually quite sick of it now…
I’m happy Momohime won though I agree, yeah it’s turned into a ‘Favourite Character’ poll hasn’t it :/
Vocaloid is a fad. Vocaloid is just a marketing ploy by Yamaha to get moe fest loving otaku’s money.
BRS is also a fad, but at least it tries to make a story (although the story sucks from what I saw in the OVA). Who knows, maybe the game will do it justice?
Lol, a fad? It’s getting bigger all the time. Vocaloid has spawned a incredible community of artists and performers. I think Vocaloid and Miku will be around a long time.
I think Momohime is an awesome figure and can’t think of another figure I like better but would love to hear ideas since many people seem to question some of the other nominees.
I ended up having to decide between this and the reprint of Jyubei. Went for Jyubei. Do want this too.
It’s a great figure.
Blackrock shooter is a bit too flat for me. She almost seems 2D. Not talking just about her chest, but she just feels flat, and thus falls flat. The anime version is much better. So good to see that one up there.
So, where’s the Saber Lily Distant Avalon? 😛
I got the Momohime one as i like this game so much and it really is a very nice figure too.
Momohime is a piece that can be displayed from any angle. Colors and pose is excellent.
Saber sculpt is great, facial expression is good. She needs to be tilted cos her side view is the prettiest.
BRS animation has a wide dyanmic pose that is cool on the promo shots. The real figure looks a bit lack lustre though. should be the paintwork.
I own all three. Though, the most eye catching standing among them is actually Yagyu Jubei Alter
Momohime is a piece that can be displayed from any angle. Colors and pose is excellent.
Saber sculpt is great, facial expression is good. She needs to be tilted cos her side view is the prettiest.
BRS animation has a wide dyanmic pose that is cool on the promo shots. The real figure looks a bit lack lustre though. should be the paintwork.
I own all three. Though, the most eye catching standing among them is actually Yagyu Jubei Alter
In terms of complexity and difficulty of molding and materials both Saber and the BRS figure are on quite a different level from Momohime. That said, the execution on Momohime is impeccable – it is a relatively simple figure, but every single point is done perfectly. The BRS Animation version was a very ambitious figure, but there are quite a few areas where it could be improved or refined.
Leaving all issues of the character aside and looking at the figures as only figures, the BRS figure is a much more ambitious figure and projects like that will help the industry move further in the direction of making more complex, more dynamic figures using multiple types of materials and innovative assembly/jointing processes. Momohime, on the other hand, is a masterwork of using the processes and design skills that have already been refined to their utmost – she is basically the pinnacle of current-gen figure design and production.
In the end I voted for Momohime – she is, to be honest, the better, more well-crafted figure start to finish in my opinion. I also love the color palette they used with her – the muted pink, purple and aqua pastels look amazing. But the BRS also deserves credit. Its a more experimental figure and there will be problems and issues because of that, but it is also helping to expand the boundaries of what is possible with a PVC figure.
There’s no reason not to continue our cooperation next year, you have the right to have your opinion and we respect that a lot.
You should know that Figure Maniax team wrote an article that said almost the same thing (http://www.maniaxfactory.com/2011/03/retour-sur-les-befa-2011-best-figures-awards/).
Anyway, they are thousands of fans over the world who have voted for this figures, and it’s so!
We are happy to have you back among the BeFA Committee in the next edition!
Guillaume, BeFA Committee president
(Sorry for my very bad english)
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Injustice!!!!! BRS animation version and Saber Triumphant Excalibur are much better than this figure.
The right figure won. Lol, comments are funri.
I agree with you. This contest was about the selection of the most popular figurine. A figure like Black Rock Shooter anime ver., with all the quality problems on her release, doesn’t deserve second place if we are talking about the best figures. Where are Mercedes, Velvet, Saber Alter and other stunning figures?
I think I would have gone into rage mode if BRS had won, too.
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lol Nice pic!
BTW me to XP
Don’t fret my fellow figure aficionados, soon will rise a fair figure-awards website 🙂