Musings of an Inkd Geek

One of my most anticipated figures of this year finally dropped: S.H. Figuarts Birdon, the goofy fire breathing chicken that first appeared in the Ultraman Taro series, where the flying kaiju easily dispatched both Taro and Zoffy over the course of three episodes. After its debut, Birdon wouldn't be seen until years later, in 2006's Ultraman Mebius, and would continue to make sporadic appearances in various other Ultra shows. This is one of the kaiju that I hoped Bandai would eventually release in their Figuarts line, and I'm happy to see my wish came to fruition. As previously stated, Birdon resembles an oversized chicken, or more accurately, a rooster, with its bright colors and row of feather-like spikes on its head and running down his back. He also has two sacks on each side of his face that resemble a rooster's wattles. Bandai did a fantastic job of accurately sculping and painting the figure to look exactly like his screen counterpart. His multi-colored body incl...