Musings of an Inkd Geek

From an ebay seller in China, I received the Dasin One Punch Man Saitama. I had seen several reviews of this on YouTube and I liked the look of it better than the Figma figure, so I picked it up. It’s a really nice figure with surprisingly decent articulation. I’d never heard of Dasin before, but if this is an example of the figures they put out, I definitely recommend them.     Saitama is from the Japanese webcomic and anime One Punch Man. I started watching the anime on Netflix some time ago and I really liked it, found it to be very funny and weird. He’s basically a super strong hero who can defeat opponents with one punch, and he grows bored because of it, wanting to find a worthy opponent. The anime is filled with lots of humor, offbeat characters and monsters, and a good amount of violence and bloodshed.   The articulation on this figure reminds me of S.H. Figuarts in many ways, especially the head, torso and legs. The points of movement are at...

Today’s box day brought the burrowing ant lion/beetle kaiju Antlar. He first appeared in episode 7 of the Ultraman series. I remember as a kid he was always one of my favorites, back then I always liked the bird/insect/crustacean kaiju most. He returned later for Ultraman Max, and has appeared regularly in Ultra series since then.   S.H. Figuarts did a great job with Antlar. They captured his look accurately, as well as the smaller details such as 2 pairs of antenna and his small beak-like mouth. The paint job is great as well, from the silver highlights of his giant mandibles, to the bluish spots on his back.   The articulation is just ok. Due to the body design, it’s limited and you won’t be able to get him into detailed, expressive poses like the more humanoid characters.   The head can move up and down a little, but turn around and side to side quite well. Also, the giant mandibles can open and close a fair amount, as well as adjust up and d...