S.H. Figuarts Sailor Uranus Animation Color Edition

I have several pre-orders that have already arrived (or will arrive within the next several days). Miss Sailor Uranus is the first of the May batch.

She comes with 5 face plates (open mouth, neutral, half smile, sideways smirk and an extra heart eyed one for Sailor Moon), her sword, a stand with her name on it, an extra pair of folded arms, and quite a lot of hands (various fists, open, relaxed and holding). The folded arms feature is pretty nice. You simply remove her arms from the peg in the shoulder, place the end of the folded arms onto the peg, and click them together at the middle. When removing her arms, be careful of her short sleeves, as they are a loose piece that simply goes over the ball joint and can easily fall off. That's the only potential issue in an otherwise solid release.

Her articulation is the same as the other Sailor Scouts. Ball jointed head, shoulders, thighs, single jointed elbows and knees that go in further than 90 degrees, ball jointed upper torso and waist pivot, hinged ankles that tilt. The faces are swappable by removing the front piece of hair and pulling out the face plate. Due to her thin heels, getting her to stand is a challenge (thus the included stand), but it can be done. You'll still be able to put her in fun poses (thought mostly with said stand).

The paint apps are all clean and the sculpt is simple but nice. She basically has a blue collar and skirt like Moon and Mercury, though hers are much darker. Her sword has a silver blade with golden handle, with blue, gold and red gems embedded in the middle. Like the rest of the animation color editions, her paint is mostly matte, whereas the regular releases had a more glossy coat. I really like the expressions on her different faces, and the extra Sailor Moon face is also unique.

S.H. Figuarts Animation Color Edition Sailor Uranus is another fun release from their Sailor Moon line. She has enough accessories and different expressions to make her worth it, and like the rest of the scouts, she's also quite cheap for an import. They are all still readily available through various vendors at pre-order prices, so take advantage and get her and/or others if you please.

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