Dasin One Punch Man Saitama

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 the head, neck, torso, shoulders, elbows, wrists, thighs, knees, ankles and toes. The cape is also articulated, and though it’s a plastic cape, I actually found it better than the one Tamashii Nations did for their Geed Royal Megamaster. It’s in 2 pieces, and all 3 pieces can move out and to the sides. The shoulder pad can be removed as well, to make the cape go up higher. It seems more solid and stays on securely, no pieces easily popping out. He’s also better able to stand by himself, without the cape weighing him down.

Size-wise, he’s about just slightly taller as standard Figuarts. He’ll fit in nicely with other action figures. For accessories, he comes with a good amount. 4 different faces, 3 pairs of hands (fist, relaxed, grabbing), and small bag of groceries with what looks like bok choy sticking out of it, and a nice stand with a yellow base. Each face is different enough to make him quite expressive, so you can have fun displaying him in different poses and situations.

I’m pretty happy with it, and it’s pretty affordable, too. I’ve also seen that Genos (his cyborg disciple) is also available from Dasin, so I will definitely get him, as well. If you’re a fan of Saitama, I do recommend the Dasin figure.

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