After Nearly Three Years, ACG ART’s Tifa Is Finally Here — Was She Worth the Wait?

After nearly three years of waiting, Miki takes a close look at the ACG ART ACG002 Tifa Lockhart Tears Edition, its two exceptional head sculpts, silicone body, accessories, flaws, and current value.

I have been waiting for this Tifa for so long that the original anticipation almost feels like it belonged to a different era of collecting.

From memory, it has been close to three years since I first started following the project. During that time, new Tifa figures were announced, prototypes appeared and disappeared from collector discussions, and the 1/6-scale market continued to move forward. Yet the ACG ART version remained one of those releases I kept checking on.

More than a year ago, ACG ART released a very small early batch—around 200 Tifa head sculpts, as I remember it—to ease the frustration of the earliest buyers. Those heads quickly became difficult to find. Some owners resold them for as much as $180 each, which is an extraordinary price for a single third-party 1/6 head sculpt.

Now the wait is finally over. The complete figure has recently been released, and in this article I am taking a closer look at the version I unboxed: the ACG ART My Dreaming Girl ACG002 A-Tears Edition, Deluxe 2 Head Edition.

Watch My ACG ART Tifa Unboxing

This article focuses on my personal impressions after handling the figure. If you want to see the packaging, accessories, head sculpts and body as they appeared straight out of the box, you can watch my full unboxing below.

Which Version Did I Buy?

ACG ART released several configurations of this figure, and the naming can be unnecessarily confusing depending on the retailer.

The set shown in my video is:

ACG ART My Dreaming Girl 1/6 Scale  Figure ACG002 A-Tears Edition (Deluxe 2 Head Edition)

It includes one seamless silicone body and two Tifa head sculpts:

• A Tifa head sculpt with a soft, subtle smile
• A more emotional Tifa head sculpt with a tear running beneath one eye

Both heads have movable eyes. The set also includes the purple evening dress, multiple interchangeable hands and feet, high heels and straps, jewelry, a display base, an accessory stand, a bar stool and additional bracelets associated with the Deluxe release.

There is also the ACG003 Deluxe version, whose second expression does not have the painted tear. At the time of writing, both two-head Deluxe editions can generally be found for around $350, although the exact price depends on the retailer and shipping destination.

That price surprised me. Considering the earlier resale value of the separate head sculpt, I expected the finished set to become much more expensive after release. Instead, supply appears healthy and the price has not risen dramatically. For collectors who missed the preorder, this is currently a very easy figure to buy without paying an absurd late tax.

I have also seen rarer configurations with two bodies. If my memory is correct, those were connected to the earlier release arrangements. Retailers have used terms such as Deluxe and Luxury inconsistently, so I would check the exact box contents rather than trust the edition name alone. I cannot say with confidence how widely the two-body sets are still available.

Still, I do not consider the second body essential. Female 1/6 bodies are not difficult to buy separately, and many collectors already have a preferred body for custom projects. The important question is whether another body can match the head sculpt’s skin tone, neck fit and narrow-shouldered proportions.

The Two Tifa Head Sculpts Are the Main Event

I have collected and handled many 1/6 female figures over the years, so I try not to call every attractive new sculpt a “masterpiece.” Prototype photos can be flattering, production paint can change, and excitement often makes collectors overlook problems during the first few weeks after release.

With that said, these two ACG ART Tifa heads are exceptional.

For me, they are the best Tifa Lockhart head sculpts produced in the 1/6 figure world so far.

The likeness is not simply a generic beautiful woman with Tifa’s hairstyle. The facial structure, eyes and overall expression genuinely evoke the modern character design seen in the recent Final Fantasy VII Remake series. From the right angle, it feels less like a loose interpretation and more like Tifa has stepped out of the game and into a 1/6 display.

The deep wine-red eyes are especially effective. Because the eyeballs are movable, a small change in gaze can completely alter the mood of the portrait. The smiling head can look gentle, confident or slightly playful. The tear-stained head is quieter and more vulnerable, but it does not become overly theatrical.

The tear itself could easily have looked like a gimmick. Here, it gives the second head a genuinely different purpose. This is not just the same sculpt with a random paint effect added. It creates another emotional reading of the character and makes the two-head format feel worthwhile.

And yes, my first reaction was much less analytical: my God, she is beautiful.

That does not mean the heads are perfect in every practical sense. The long hair is sculpted in plastic, so it naturally limits the range of the neck and interferes with some poses. Turning or tilting the head too far can make the hair press against the shoulders and dress, while more dynamic upper-body poses may cause the hair to sit unnaturally.

Rooted hair would have offered more freedom, but it would also introduce its own problems: inconsistent styling, excessive volume, flyaway strands and the risk of losing the precise silhouette seen in the game. ACG ART chose appearance over maximum articulation. For a Tifa displayed in an elegant, restrained pose, I think that trade-off is understandable. For collectors who want deep action poses, it is a real limitation.

The Silicone Body: Solid, but Not the Reason to Buy the Set

The included body is good. It feels stable, the internal joints are firm, and the narrow shoulders work well with the scale and proportions of the head sculpt. On my sample, I did not see the distracting blue or greenish lines that can sometimes become visible beneath the skin of seamless bodies.

The body has been described in collector listings as using medical-grade platinum silicone, while ACG ART’s product specifications more generally call it a liquid-silicone body with a steel skeleton. Whatever label is used, the outer skin on my sample feels high quality, and the skeleton underneath holds a pose securely. It is the kind of body that gives a good first impression when handled: no obvious looseness, no weak stance and no immediate feeling that it needs to be replaced.

However, I cannot pretend that the body left a lasting impression on me.

There are now so many seamless female bodies on the 1/6 market—TBLeague, Jiaou Doll, Verycool, WorldBox and many smaller studio-developed options—that a competent body is no longer unusual by itself. The ACG ART body does its job, and its narrow shoulders are particularly suitable for these heads, but I would not buy the entire set for the body alone.

The biggest visual weakness is the color of the plastic hands and feet. They are noticeably darker than the silicone skin, and the difference is not subtle under neutral lighting. Skin-tone matching has always been difficult when a figure combines silicone limbs with hard-plastic extremities, but at this price and after such a long development period, I expected a closer match.

This is especially frustrating because the hands and feet themselves are excellent.

The set provides four pairs of hands and two pairs of feet, with attractive sculpting and enough variety to create elegant, relaxed or more expressive poses. The shapes look refined rather than chunky, and the different options add real value. If their color matched the silicone body properly, I would have very little to criticize here.

The Purple Dress and Accessories

This release presents Tifa in her purple evening-dress look rather than her familiar combat outfit. The design naturally encourages a more composed display style, which also helps hide some of the limitations created by the long sculpted hair.

The Deluxe set is generous without becoming a box full of meaningless filler. Alongside the dress, it includes the bow tie, earrings, beaded belt, connecting bracelets, high heels and their separate straps, a floor-style display base, an accessory storage pedestal, a bar stool and two additional bracelet designs.

The small accessories give collectors room to adjust the presentation, but I still see them as support for the portraits. The two head sculpts are what define this release. Remove those, and the rest of the set is a competent purple-dress figure with a good silicone body. Add those heads back, and it becomes one of the most convincing 1/6 interpretations of Tifa currently available.

Collectors should take the usual precautions with a seamless body. Avoid leaving elbows, knees or the waist in an extreme bend for long periods. Be careful when fitting tight straps or hard accessories against the silicone, and keep the figure away from heat and direct sunlight. The joints may be strong, but the outer skin still needs more care than a conventional jointed body.

Is the Deluxe A-Tears Edition Worth Buying?

At around $350, I think the ACG002 Deluxe set currently offers strong value—but for a very specific reason.

You are getting two high-level movable-eye portraits, a complete seamless body, a full fabric outfit, several display accessories and a generous selection of hands and feet. A single early Tifa head reportedly reached about $180 on the resale market, so the current price of the complete set feels far more reasonable than I expected after years of waiting.

This is not a flawless release. The plastic hands and feet do not match the silicone body closely enough. The long solid hair restricts head movement. The body is reliable but not revolutionary. Collectors who want Tifa in her classic combat outfit will also need to build or buy a separate custom setup.

But none of those issues changes the strongest part of the figure: ACG ART got Tifa’s face right.

That is much harder than it sounds. The 1/6 market has given us many Tifa-inspired heads that are beautiful in isolation but miss her identity once placed beside an image from the game. These portraits preserve her softness without making her look generic, and they capture enough of the FFVII Remake design to remain recognizable from multiple angles.

Final Thoughts

The ACG ART ACG002 A-Tears Edition arrived with production head sculpts that live up to the reason I followed the project in the first place. The body is solid, the accessories are useful, and the current market price remains approachable for a premium third-party 1/6 release with two portraits.

My verdict is simple: buy this set for the heads, appreciate the body for what it does well, and accept that the color mismatch

For me, the smiling portrait and the tear-stained portrait are currently the most beautiful 1/6 Tifa head sculpts available. After such a long wait, that is enough to make the release feel worthwhile.

— Miki

This is an independent collector review. ACG ART is a third-party manufacturer, and all character names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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