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Saturday, February 25, 2017

S.H. Figuarts Shinken Blue & Shinken Green (2011)



I have no idea why, but they went absolutely apeshit with hands for all of the exclusive Shinkengers. I’m not even going to attempt to tell you what they’re all for. All I know is that, just like the regular releases, they have everything necessary to hold the stuff they come with. As for the rest...Ryuunosuke is apparently the posing-est motherfucker on the planet. But, hey, that doesn’t really qualify as a complaint. If you can afford these, and you want them, the rank-and-file boys are great. Let’s see, we’ve got:
  • Shinkenmarus
  • Shodophones in Brush mode
  • Their Origami in Emblem and Live modes
  • Their signature weapons:
    • Water Arrow
    • Wood Spear
I wish there had been a way to work the spear into the tray. Actually, it’s an exclusive; why couldn’t they give it its own tray like Takeru’s Rekka Daizantou? I was always leery about it, but it never warped, so it was ultimately fine.

A lot of people hate the shoulders, and while they are weird to work with, and can create gaps if you aren’t conscientious about the near-floating cover pieces, I was never overly annoyed by them. 
Given the overall quality of the figures, they’re FINE.

4½ Awkwardly Sticky Situations out of 5

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