Flower Style - Ariel (ver. B) — Banpresto figure

About this Disney figure

Flower Style - Ariel (ver. B) belongs to the Disney side of the floor, released under the Q Posket line. It stands about 5.5 in. It is a display piece rather than a toy — the pose is the product, and there is nothing to articulate or swap afterwards.

What the listing specifies

Taken from the product listing, trimmed of the sales language:

• Disney Characters Q Posket flower style Ariel (ver. B)!
• Standing approximately 5.5" tall, this statue is expertly crafted and meticulously sculpted to look like flower style Ariel and is seen in her popular pose
• She is expertly crafted, meticulously sculpted, and features big, expressive doll-like eyes that bring out her charm

Looking after it

Keep it out of direct sun. Prize-figure paint is thin by design and the warm tones go first; a shelf across the room from a window will outlast one on the sill by years. Dust with a soft brush rather than a cloth — woven fabric catches on sculpted hair tips and snaps them.

Where this Banpresto figure sits in the hall

On the Disney shelf this is the 5th dearest of 22 Banpresto figures, and the shelf as a whole runs $11 to $41. For scale, the deepest shelf in the hall is Dragon Ball with 115 collectable figures on it; a Dragon Ball piece from the same line as this one is built to the same height and finish, which is the quickest way to judge a Banpresto format before committing to it.