Evolution Toy HAF Spectreman

Today I received Evolution Toy HAF Spectreman figure. Spectreman hails from the 1971 Japanese series about a cyborg that defends the planet against mutated monsters created by the evil space ape Dr. Gori to destroy humanity and claim the Earth for himself.

Spectreman is one of my favorite tokusatsu series. I vividly remember watching it on TV as a kid. Of course I watched the dubbed version produced by Mel Welles, with that oh so groovy Spectreman theme song.

Even though the show appeared cheaply produced (more so than the Ultra series), I still love it and the characters. Dr. Gori was a great, memorable villain, always reciting his speeches in an over-the-top fashion (in the English dub anyway). And the kaiju were all really weird, ranging from a giant cockroach, to a mole monster with a fish head on its ass, to a giant walking brain and a thing with big bug eyes that had a drill on one elbow and a blade on the other.

Evolution Toy did a great job with Spectreman! I am really pleased with it. After getting their Jumborg 9 figure, which had very wonky, loose upper waist joint, I’m pleased to see that Spectreman is much improved, as good as their Fireman figure which I also own and love.

The photo above shows all the points of articulation. The head can look all the way up to simulate flying poses. The shoulders move around nicely, and the waist can crunch but is nowhere near as flabby as Jumborg 9’s. On the legs, I noticed that the right was a bit tighter than the left, but no very loose joints, which is a plus.

For accessories, he comes with an extra belt which, like Jumborg 9, seems a bit unnecessary. He also comes with closed fists, open/grabbing hands, flat hands and one extra hand that you can hold his shiruken star, which is called the Nebula slice. He also comes with extra wrist parts, which contain blades (called Spectre-blades) that you can easily swap for the other ones. That, along with the shiruken star, are nice accessories. The blades on his wrist part are quite sharp, so be careful.

He scales the same as their other figures, taller than S.H. Figuarts, about the same height as older Ultra Act figures. The paint details and sculpt are very nice, accurately capturing his slightly goofy face.

Evolution Toy are definitely improving their figures. This one, as well as Fireman, are very nice. I really like how Spectreman came out, and considering it’s one of my favorite tokusatsu characters, this one scores very high with me. He’s a clear 9 out of 10! I’m happy to finally have a good, articulated Spectreman!

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