Unboxing the “Witch Firefighter”
This time I’m looking at Novel Star’s original character “Witch Firefighter” (character design by N9+), realized as a 1/6 scale pre-painted complete figure. It came in two versions — a “Standard Color Ver.” painted by boilbanana, and a monochrome-toned “Special Color Ver.” finished in-house by Novel Star — each limited to 50 units, 100 in total. Orders opened on November 9, 2025, and shipping began from June 30, 2026. The one on my desk is the Standard Color Ver.
One thing worth mentioning up front: the outer box is very large. At roughly 350 mm tall, with a broadly curling hat brim and long hair sweeping outward on top of that, a big box is only to be expected — but if you plan to keep it, think about where it will live before you open anything. Inside, the figure is held securely in foam, as most statues of this size are.
Product Specifications
| Product Name | Witch Firefighter (Standard Color Ver.) |
| Character Design | N9+ |
| Manufacturer | Novel Star |
| Release Date | Jun 30, 2026 (JST) |
| Scale | 1/6 |
| Size | Approx. 350 mm tall (including base) |
| Box Size | W410 mm × D210 mm × H450 mm |
| Price | 53,000 yen (packaging, fees, and shipping included) |
| Material | PU, pre-painted complete figure |
| Prototype | Novel Star |
| Paintwork | boilbanana |
| Accessories | Dedicated base (fire extinguisher, pedestal, fire axe) |
| Production | Limited to 50 units |
Review
The first thing you notice lifting it out of the box is the weight. Cast in PU, it has a density that mass-produced PVC simply doesn’t approach; pick it up together with the base and the mass sits squarely in your arms. That weight is repaid, once the figure is set down, as complete stability. The presence it has on a shelf — closer to an ornament than a toy — comes from the size and the mass together.
The paintwork is just as considered. The hat sinks from vermilion at the crown into deep red toward the brim; the coat sets a vivid orange lining against muted khaki outside; the trousers carry faint airbrushed shading that shifts with the angle of the light. There is barely a surface anywhere that hasn’t been worked. Set it next to the official painted sample, though, and small differences do show up.
The accessories and base got the same attention. Every small pictogram on the fire extinguisher labels is painted in, with a pale dusting over the bodies as though the agent had just been discharged. The bricks of the base are shaded one by one, with a wet-looking gloss left in places, so the aftermath of a fire just put out is built into the ground she stands on. The axe head isn’t a flat red either, but a worn surface with scuffs and chips.
There’s real freedom in how you assemble it, too. The hat and the gas mask can both be worn or left off; take the hat away and the sculpting of that sweeping hair steps straight to the front. The hands are magnetic — bring one close and it clicks into place, and it comes off again without dragging across paint. With no peg to force into a socket, most of the hesitation about swapping parts disappears. A small thing, but a genuinely thoughtful one.
The flame flickering at the tip of the hat is a translucent part. Light carries from the orange at its base up into the pale yellow at the tip, giving a sense of actual burning that an opaque part could never manage however it was painted. And sitting at the very top of a 350 mm figure, it also finishes off the silhouette when you look at it head-on.
The fire axe has a metal rod set into the end of the handle, which slots into a hole in the base to hold it. Supporting something this long and heavy on a resin peg alone wouldn’t be realistic, so taking the load in metal is the sensible call. The figure itself is anchored to the base by a metal rod of its own, so the two are supported independently rather than leaning on each other.
Verdict
The weight and density that only PU gives, paintwork built on gradients throughout, accessories and a base worked down to the weathering — as a finished piece, it’s genuinely satisfying. The optional hat and gas mask, the magnetic hands, and an axe whose weight is carried in metal also leave you something to play with long after it’s on display. Sculpt, paint and engineering all hold up on their own terms, and the result is a very well-realized piece.
