Lisbeth statue unboxing

As I have said before on this blog I am a big fan of Sword Art Online. Yes it has its flaws but I still don’t think it deserves a lot of the hate thrown its way. Anyway, one criticism I do agree with is the way that secondary characters are largely neglected and it is one of these which I have always wished got more screen/page time. For me the character of Lisbeth is an interesting one; crafting is a key part of RPG games so her introduction made sense but she was largely dropped after that. She did get a few nice scenes, especially the speech, in Alicization but that was about it. I always felt her introduction episode ‘Warmth of the Heart’ was one of the first arc’s best as there was a lot of scope for stories around a crafter. Maybe one day that will happen but so far Unital Ring is not looking promising in that regard.

So when I came across a figure of her a while ago I was keen on it. Sadly though life has always gotten in the way and when one has become available it has either been too expensive or when I had the funds none were available. Typical. Eventually though one popped on my Amazon list and whilst it was a little higher than I would have preferred I took the plunge.

The box was smaller than I expected but had the usual collection of stuff on it that means nothing to me (sorry, not my language).

I tend not to keep the boxes as am not that kind of collector but I do want to use the side panel as reference for sketching. The inside was the usual collection of plastic but this is the first of these where I have not had to do some assembly; it is all one piece.

First impressions are good. It feels a solid figure and it is a refreshing change not to have to try and get the bits to marry together! Out of the plastic this is definitely a better looking piece than the box art suggested; the face on the box did not look quite right but in the ‘flesh’ things were fine. The pose is a bit odd and the absence of a weapon or crafting tool does seem a bit odd but I guess that was what the designers wanted.

Certainly pleased with this one and it feels a better replication than the Asuna one I opened up recently. My only real complaint is that this certainly seems a smaller scale than the new figures (Sinon and Asuna figures below for comparison)

but all in all I am extremely pleased with this one. Certainly well worth the wait and the money but if anyone is aware of other Lisbeth figures out there then drop a comment below.