Here's the real scoop on recast.
If you are not one of the lucky few who can afford to attend Wonderfest in Tokyo and get one of those "one-day-Wonderfest-only" special figures , you are out of luck. Good luck finding one on any of the auction sites, you may occassionally find one from a vendor who may have acquired it from an estate, etc. The originals from Wonderfest and other fancons are very limited.
There are numerous female figures sold from reputable companies around the world in thier original packaging, but there are VERY few of them that are anywhere near anime style. Most are more "European flavored".
One source for what seems to be original licensed figures is found here
http://www.miniature-park.com
As in all things, the way to obtain anime girl figuresis to visit the Wonderfest show in Japan, find a US outlet like when Hobbylink Japan recently visited Anahiem at the Nationals, order direct from the manufacturer in Japan IF they have someone in the US to import it and/orare willing to ship outside of Japan, create the master pattern yourself and cast and mold it up (making sure it does not infringe on any previously created character or copyright) or do what most mortals do and go recast.
David
Build to please yourself, and don't worry about what others think!
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