Idolmaster fans lament annoying detail on beautiful Sakuragi Mano figurine
Figure producer Reverse Studio revealed shots of the prototype of the official figurine of Sakuragi Mano from The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors on their official Twitter account on June 15. Fans were in awe with the level of detail and beauty of the figurine, but individuals more knowledgeable in the field of music couldn’t help but notice a certain peeving detail.
Sakuragi Mano is one of the idols available in The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors and one of the protagonists of the title adored by many. The new Sakuragi Mano figurine by Reverse Studio is a 1/7 scale depiction of the Hanakaze Smiley version of the character. She is depicted sitting down and playing her flute, wearing a fairy-like dress.
In the Twitter thread by Reverse Studio, numerous close-up shots of the figurine are shown to demonstrate the various skillful details, gathering positive reactions from fans.
However, fans well-informed in music, more specifically the flute, started noticing and pointing out one awkward detail – Mano’s flute fingering. One tweet pointing out the inaccurate fingering of the flute gained over 16 thousand likes, surpassing the original post by far. The tweet contains an image that explains where each finger really should be.
Many related to the frustration of the poster and agreed about the awkwardness of the detail, with some reminiscing about past incidents of botched flute and violin postures. Those unfamiliar with musical instruments contributed with other examples of strange item-wielding, such as this notorious sniper scene from the shōjo manga Haou Airen.
On the other hand, many users deemed the criticism of the figurine unfair, pointing out that the flute and fingers are already modelled more accurately than what is averagely seen, and that further accuracy is hard to accomplish in mass production. Another often cited point of argument was what having an expert supervise the production would raise the price of the product and is not realistic.
Some even took the opportunity to poke fun at the stereotype of idols lip-syncing and pretending to play instruments, calling this figurine an even more accurate representation in this sense.
