S.H. Figuarts Alien Mefilas

I finally got my hands on an S.H. Figuarts Alien Mefilas. He's a few years old and I'd been wanting one for a while. I now own every villain they released from the original Ultraman show (well, minus the 3 figure Alien Baltan shadow clone set, but I own the regular Baltan release and that one is just fine).

For accessories, Mefilas comes with a pair of fists, a pair and curved hands and one open gripping hand. Not sure why they only released the one open hand instead of a pair. There's also a pair of fists attached to a blast effect, a stand for it, and an extra Ultraman hand with a shredding halo weapon (aka the Ultra Slash).

I'm pleased that it fits my Ultraman type A, I wasn't sure if it would as I think it was initially meant for the type C or 50th box set releases. So now my Ultraman type A has another weapon.

Now the one thing I will note is that getting the hands with the effect part into the pegs on the arms is kind of a pain. I had seen other reviews where people complained about this so it wasn't a complete surprise.

The articulation is just ok. The arms and elbows have the most range, though still limited. The legs can move out a lot, but the knees are limited. You can get him in a sitting pose, but it takes some balancing to keep him from falling over. The waist can move side to side and crunch forward and backward. The head can only move forward just a little and barely side to side.

Despite that, I still really like it. As far as sculpt, they accurately captured the suit with all the details. The face is really striking and stands out from his primarily black body.

I like that one pair of his hands are molded so that it makes it easy for him to hold things. It makes for fun photos with props and accessories.

So despite the limits to the articulation and somewhat tedious effect part, this is a figure that I do enjoy a lot. I look forward to featuring him in future photos, as well as putting him in a future stop motion. I'm happy to finally own him.

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