VIDEO REVIEW: Three Tides Tattoo × Secret Base's "OIWA OIWA (Prototype ver.)!"

With the newest installment in the U.S. Ring film franchise — Rings (formerly Ring 3D) — coming out just in time for Halloween this year, it seems apt talk about the most famous Japanese ghost of all time, Oiwa, as she was an inspiration behind the original Ring novels and films. Oiwa is interpreted as a vinyl figure by Mitomo Horihiro of Three Tides Tattoo in partnership with Secret Base, giving the finished piece the title "Oiwa Oiwa," creating an echoing and haunting rendition of the name. I was lucky enough to grab myself one of these "Prototype vers." unpainted releases, which I share some detailed thoughts on in my most recent video review: