Several months ago I purchased this off eBay. Since it was a pre-order that was released in April, it just came last week. I really love the robot Sevenger from the Ultraman Z series, and this was announced months before the S.H. Figuarts, so I took a chance on it.
The big gimmick with this figure is that it can be powered with a battery placed in the back and play various pieces of music from the show, as well as recorded voices from the characters Haruki and Yoko (the 2 pilots). The eyes also light up and there’s a button on the right wrist that fires it when pressed down. Besides those features, this figure doesn’t have much else going for it.
The details of the sculpt are really nice. He comes with 2 interchangeable hands (fists and open palms), 2 different battery packs (blue charged and red low battery), and 4 sets of eyes (regular, mean, crossed and closed). The articulation is where this figure disappoints. The head can turn all the way around. The arms, elbows, thighs and knees have very limited range. The waist barely turns left and right. Compared to the Minipla model kit, this figure is quite stiff. You cannot get him to sit, kneel, or any expressive poses that the model kit has. His body also gets weighed down by his boosters on his back, so you have to position his feet just right to keep him from falling backwards. The most he can do is a simple one-legged pose.
This figure is best to sit on your shelf and use the light and sound features. Posing him for photographs is ok as long as you don't plan to put him in fun positions. The upcoming S.H. Figuarts version looks to be much better articulated. Otherwise, he’s just a stiff statue that looks and sounds cool, but doesn’t do much. I prefer my much more fun Minipla model kit.
Here’s a video sample of the sound and light features.
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