Direct from the headquarters of the Yamato Toy Company in Akihabara, the otaku capital of the world, comes the third entry in Yamato's Creator's Labo series, Haibane Renmei: Rakka #1 PVC Statue (MSRP $47.99).  Available in time for the holidays, this 5.5-inch figure comes packed in a window box along with a decorative base.  Sculpted by Makoto Kobayashi this delicate figure captures all the subtlety of Yoshitoshi Abe's superb character design for the Haibane Renmei anime.

Rakka is the newest of the angel-like Haibane, awakening from a strange dream to an even stranger life -- and this sculpture captures the quiet contemplative side of the character perfectly.