S.H. Figuarts Anime Ultraseven suit

The Ultraseven suit has been released, and I'm happy to report it's a big improvement over the Ultraman. It sports better articulation and no parts that pop off easily.

Ultraseven comes with 4 pairs of hands (closed fists, open, sword holding and grasping). He also comes with a sword, sword holder, attachment to place the sword holder on his waist, a loose eye slugger, and a burning effect shot with a small stand.

The sword holder is the only thing that's a letdown. One end clips into a hole on his waist, but the other end, that's supposed to peg into a small hole in the holder, is pretty much useless. It barely fits and doesn't stay in at all, rendering it useless. I've attempted different angles to get it to fit and nothing sticks. Fortunately, that's the only thing about this figure that sucks. Everything else is really nice.

The articulation is great. While the head cannot look up, like the Ultraman, it can turn completely around 90 degrees. The shoulders sport good butterfly joints for a lot of range, and the upper torso and waist have a lot of range as well. It moves much more than the Ultraman. The thighs can drop down and move very far forward and backward. The ankles can be pulled down a bit to move forward quite far. You can get Ultraseven into some very wild poses.

I like that the eye slugger on his head is not removable. The original Ultraseven has a removable one that can pop off easily when grabbing / moving the head, so it's nice to not have the same issue here. This anime Ultraseven is also quite tall, bigger than standard Figuarts Ultras, and even taller than anime Ultraman.

The sword fits very snug in both holding hands, and the effect part is quite nice, painted a yellowish / orange translucent shade. His eye slit is also translucent. The rest of his body is the usual red and silver, though the knee pads and shin guards are a slightly darker red.

Anime Ultraseven suit is a solid 9 out of 10, and that's only due to the useless sword holder. Everything else is so nice that it more than makes up for that.

Figuarts will be releasing Bemular next year (which I've already pre-ordered). I'm looking forward to the 2nd season, as I really enjoyed the 1st. I like these updated variations of classic Ultras and kaiju. If future releases from this line are as good as Ultraseven, then this line will be great.

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