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S.H. Figuarts Super Buu


I realized that I had this figure for several months and never reviewed it, so here it is. Super Buu is from the DragonBall series. 




S.H. Figuarts did a really good job with this figure. It has great detail, paint and really good articulation. This figure is also tall, more so than average Figuarts. 


Super Buu comes with 4 heads (smile, frowning, open mouth scream and an alternate head with effect part for the Majin Buu figure), 4 pairs of hands (open, relaxed, fists and two separate pointing ones). Even though the alternate head is for Majin Buu, it fits Super Buu's body.


The articulation points are the head, neck, shoulders, upper arm cut, elbows, wrists, upper torso and waist, thighs, upper leg cut, knees, slight pivot at the ankle and toe hinge. The shoulders sport butterfly joints that have a great range, can move out forward quite far, though they do leave gaps when pushed all the way forward.





The figure is really nice, definitely one of Figuarts' best. You can get him in a lot of fun poses, and the extra faces and hands make him quite expressive. Despite the baggy pants, the articulation and joints work quite well on his legs. From his pink skin color, red & black eyes to his muscular body, he's very cool.






Since this figure is so tall, he towers over Marvel Legends figures. He's more in scale with NECA figures. The character was big, so Tamashii scaled him accurately.  He will stand out on your shelf.



Whether you're a DragonBall fan or just enjoy really good articulated characters, Super Buu is a great figure to own. It's another fantastic release from Tamashii Nations. 




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