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S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Fuma


To complete the Ultraman Taiga trio, Tamashii Nations released Ultraman Fuma. He’s the blue version of the 3 that the human host of the show could conjure using the Taiga Spark. Fuma is from planet O-50, where Orb, Rosso and Blu acquired their power.







Fuma is blue with shades of lighter blue, silver and black throughout his body, which stands out among the sea of red Ultras. He comes with 5 pairs of hands (fists, karate chop, open, relaxed and pointing), an extra hand with his Light Wave Shiruken weapon, and a red color timer. Like the other two, his Taiga spark is removable and attaches to pegs on the top of his right hands. His Shiruken is a translucent yellow with a swirling design around a circular center. It looks good for what it is; an additional shooting Shiruken would’ve been a nice addition, considering this was a web exclusive.







Fuma’s articulation includes head and neck on a ball joint, hinged ball jointed shoulders and thighs, ball jointed upper torso and waist, double jointed elbows & knees with extra elbow swivel, wrists on a peg, upper thigh swivel, and classic ankle rockers that have enough range to get his legs in some stretching poses that offer good foot support. There are slight butterfly joints in the shoulders, but his chest armor design can impede them from moving his arms forward too much, and the shoulder pads can impede his arms from lifting up to 90 degrees. Fuma is still quite poseable; with some creativity and imagination, you can articulate him fairly well.







Fuma will most likely be the final release from the Taiga series as we’ve already gotten Tregear. Though we may get another form of Taiga such as Photon-Earth. With Tamashii, you never know. Look at how many variants we’ve gotten of Zero and Orb. I’m still waiting for Rosso & Blu’s sister Grigio, which was teased some time ago with several others that have yet to drop. 






S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Fuma is worth getting if you like the character or you’re a completist. Otherwise, you can skip him as, despite being nice, he doesn’t come with anything really unique or essential. 






Comments

  1. Barbecue17March 24, 2021 at 7:13 AM

    That is a nice looking trio of figures! My only familiarity with Ultraman was from the old Bandai toyline. I ended up buying a bunch of stuff on clearance at KB Toys back in the early-mid 1990s including Ultraman, a jet of some sort, and the city playset with the buildings you could knock down. These obviously look like far better quality products than what I had back in the day!

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    1. Ink'd Kaiju DudeMarch 25, 2021 at 2:45 AM

      I remember the city playset with knock down buildings. The Bandai toyline is still going to this day.

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