Yui Ichigo -10- - Art Edition -cpd-005- -

This piece is clearly aimed at a specific collector: the one who appreciates process over product. It doesn't celebrate the final, polished version of Yui Ichigo; it celebrates the blueprint , the initial spark, the raw artist's hand before commercialization smooths it out.

Released under the enigmatic CPD series (widely believed by collectors to stand for "Concept Project Design" or "Creative Print Division"), this piece takes a familiar subject—the fan-favorite original character Yui Ichigo in her "-10-" iteration—and transforms it into a meta-commentary on the nature of figure collecting itself. For the uninitiated, Yui Ichigo (a name blending the Japanese words for "only one" and "strawberry") is a muse character popular in indie art and garage kit circuits. The "-10-" suffix refers to a specific age-up design: a more mature, slightly world-weary depiction of the character, often associated with limited-run resin kits celebrating a decade of the artist's work. Yui Ichigo -10- - ART Edition -CPD-005-

But as with many avant-garde collectibles, perception shifted. Once in-hand photos surfaced—showing how the monochrome palette plays with dramatic lighting, or how the "sketch lines" disappear and reappear depending on the viewing angle—demand spiked. This piece is clearly aimed at a specific

Owning the feels less like owning a statue of a character and more like owning a signed production cel from an anime that was never made. It is a deconstructionist’s trophy. Rarity and Market Reception Released in extremely limited quantities (reports suggest fewer than 150 units globally), the ART Edition was initially met with confusion. Pre-orders for the standard CPD-005 sold out in hours. The ART Edition lingered. For the uninitiated, Yui Ichigo (a name blending

It reminds us that sometimes, to truly see a character, you have to strip away the color and look at the lines underneath.

In the sprawling ecosystem of character collectibles, standard releases and "special editions" often blur together. True distinction is rare. However, every so often, a piece emerges that forces collectors to pause and re-evaluate what a "variant" can be. The Yui Ichigo -10- - ART Edition -CPD-005- is precisely that anomaly.