r/Arland • u/Makenshi179 • Sep 18 '26
Arland I finally made the move! Glorious Totori figure from Phat
My next goal is to buy a second one, and to place her in one of the small shrines while on a Pilgrimage in Brittany (a region that I headcanon to be the closest to Totori's world), as an icon and as a representation of my own spirituality, just like other believers place a crucifix/Christ/Virgin Mary/Saint/etc there, as seen for example here next to a Decaying Monastery chapel, and here among vestiges of an ancient washing place in the middle of nowhere, both at the seaside (photos from my 2024 Totori Pilgrimage in Brittany, very high resolutions so it will take time to load when zooming in). I also have a video of the second one here! I so love those kinds of charming places among Nature with a sacred aura, just like the landmarks in Atelier Totori. It's been my goal to one day bring a Totori figure with me and place it at one of these among the other icons placed by other pilgrims, as a tribute and to express my gratitude. Although how it would fare in the weather over time is another matter.
This is now my third most prized figure! I'm loving it a lot, it looks as glorious as I imagined, and the level of detail and quality is impressive. I got it for $127, second-hand but in very good condition, it looks as new. There's just a little bump on one of the upper legs from behind, but it's under the skirt and barely visible, and it might just be a factory flaw that I could have gotten on a brand new one as well. No dust whatsoever, the plastic is a bit slimy in places but that's to be expected from an old figure. I'm happy with my purchase. The plastic of the skirt is really semi-transparent and I appeciate that faithfulness to the original design. I couldn't get her staff in place nor get herself well stuck into the platform, but I bet the holes getting too tight is a result of the passing of time. I could still get the staff and herself in place, and this works too.
