S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial

S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial was a figure I wasn't initially planning to get when it was first announced. In the initial photos I saw, his legs appeared short and stubby. Plus, I already own the Ultra Act version. Once it was released and I saw better pics and video reviews my mind was changed and I got him.

This guy is really nice. Fantastic paint and sculpt, really nice articulation and a decent price make him worth it. And he's in scale with the rest of my Figuarts' as well.

As for movement, he's articulated at the head, neck, mouth can open and close a bit, shoulders, elbows, torso & waist, thighs, knees, ankles and toes. The neck and head can't move too far to the sides, so that is limited. The shoulders sport butterfly joints, which give him a wide range when posing the arms. The thighs can kick out far to the side.

The accessories included are open hands, relaxed hands and fists with holes in them to fit his weapon. There's both a long stem and short stem, and the ends of his weapon can peg into the stem. Tamashii Nations covered all the bases with this release. They could've included a blast or light effect to go with his weapon, however, since I own the Ultra Act, the light and blast accessories that came with that one can fit on this one, so if you own that older release, you're in luck!

One thing to note is that the end of his claws are VERY sharp, as is the end of his head, so be careful, especially when switching out the hands.

There's not much else I can think of to say about Belial except what I already stated, that he's a great release! This is one of their best figures, and I'm sure it'll make my year end top ten.

I'm definitely glad I picked this guy up, especially from a site where the price was still in the preorder range, and he was in stock. Once these figures get to Ebay or Amazon, the price will start to shoot up. S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial is a great addition to my Ultraman collection.

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