Rozen Maiden’s Kanaria to Finally Receive Figure from Flare

Much like the original manga and its multiple anime adaptations, the story behind figure adaptations of characters from PEACH-PIT’s Rozen Maiden franchise was not straightforward. With clear intentions to release figures for each of the main six (possibly seven) Rozen Maiden dolls, the releases initially fell to Griffon Enterprises, a big player in the industry at the time who released those for Shinku and Hinaichigo in 2014, followed by the twins Suiseiseki and Souseiseki later that year – with re-releases even up to many years later.

Unfortunately, the company has since shut down, leaving planned figures for Suigintou, Kanaria and possibly Kirakishou in the lurch. Then came along Flare, announcing plans for future figures around the series, their focus being Suigintou – understandable given the character’s popularity within, and to some extent, outside the Rozen Maiden fanbase. In October 2022, she was released – a couple of years shy of her peers.

Kanaria happens to be my favourite character in the franchise, even if she was underappreciated in pretty much every format. So expecting to hear news of her figure shortly after Suigintou was announced or at least shortly after releasing – I was losing all hope of seeing this figure released at all once we entered 2023. But as you can tell from the title of this post, Flare has finally moved forward with its manufacturing – with plans for a release in November 2023.


Sneak Peek at Flare’s Kanaria Figure

©PEACH-PIT・集英社/ローゼンメイデン製作委員会 | Image Source: Flare


The good news – she is finally getting released and is easily (in my opinion) the cutest looking of all pre-painted Rozen Maiden figures released to date. Plus, coming in at 235mm in height (inclusive of the parasol and the base), she is approximately the size of the other standing Rozen Maiden character figures.

Bad news… and it is a pretty big one… the price. The price is fairly prohibitive at 29,480円 inclusive of tax. While the attention to detail on the character and base looks incredible, it is a 5,500 yen price jump from their Suigintou figure which was also sophisticatedly detailed. Not enough to stop me from splurging just this once, but it is understandable if some fans prefer to pass on it – perhaps waiting for a price drop down the line. Orders are now being taken through a range of online stores, including but by no means limited to, the likes of Hobbylink JapanAmiami, and Hobby Search.

Expect a review when this figure is finally released.

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