The recently announced unofficial erotic figure of Power definitely drew attention to this market. Many claim that "making these types of figures is illegal", but that is not entirely true. Although anime companies have copyrights on the characters in their works, the application of this law is practically null, under certain conditions.
In general, most large production companies don't mind if you produce unofficial figures for a personal project. Copyright laws vary from place to place, but if you make a limited number of figures and sell them, nothing will happen to you (which is why independent groups release these products on a "limited basis"). Now if you start making hundreds or thousands and sell them using the character's name, then it becomes an illegal activity and you will surely get a “Cease and Desist” notification.
So in general, a few figures that you print and sell that are your own design (i.e. not benefiting from someone's free STL file) is perfectly fine . Publishing the STL files is a bit shady (usually people make them for free and label them "fan art"), and if you try to mass produce them then you're in trouble.
Well, now let's move on to those who bring us together today, as it turns out that the independent group MR JX DREAMX STUDIO announced the launch of an unofficial 1/7 scale figure based on Asuka Langley from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise , for the third quarter of this year, depending on the distributor.
The figure shows Asuka Langley taking off the franchise's signature plug-suit. In fact, being faithful to the original story, she is completely naked, and the user can see her naked torso in full detail. It's a simple but quite effective design, since it doesn't even show genitalia but maintains a certain level of sensuality that fans definitely appreciate.
The figure stands approximately 240mm tall and will retail for as low as US$102 , depending on the retailer the product is purchased from and excluding shipping costs. It's definitely a good design and the price is extremely accessible for an unofficial Neon Genesis Evangelion product .
Source: Mirai Collectibles
