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S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Leo


 My next November preorder is none other than 1975’s Ultraman Leo. He comes from Nebula L77, in the Leo Constellation. He came to Earth in pursuit of Alien Magma, who had destroyed his planet. Leo aided Ultraseven, who was losing his battle with Magma and his 2 kaiju, Black Giras and Red Giras. Leo eventually took the human form of Gen Ootori and joined MAC (Monster Attack Crew), with Ultraseven’s host, Dan Moroboshi, acting as their captain. Leo is the next Ultra release from the Showa era, after they gave us Ace last year. S. H. Figuarts did a fine job with Leo, loading him with lots of accessories.









He comes with 6 pairs of hands (fists, holding, 2 karate chop and 2 grappling), alternate color timer, an interchangeable left arm piece that has his golden arm band (where he stores his Ultra mantle), a flame effect piece to reproduce his Leo kick, Leo Nunchaku weapon (a pair of nunchucks) and his energy Light Ball attack. Tamashii Nations went all out with giving Leo a wide variety of extras. It’s nice that they tend to give their Showa Ultras a good amount of accessories, giving them the respect they deserve. 





Ultraman Leo’s sculpt and paint are the usual high standard that most of their Figuarts line gets. He’s molded in mostly red, with his silver chest armor, torso symbol, and crest shaped head. The bracelets on his wrists are molded into the sculpt and are highly detailed, despite their small size. One thing that you can always rely on with Tamashii Nations is that they’ll always give you accurate sculpts in their Ultraman line from Figuarts.








Leo’s articulation is the usual we get from the Ultraman line, including double jointed elbows and knees, swivel elbows, and slight butterfly joints with ball point hinges on the shoulders. This allows him to be highly poseable, making it easy to duplicate all of his signature stances, as well as a variety of sitting, standing, fighting and running poses. The improvements with arm joints they’ve given us over the last few years make a big difference.










With all his accessories, you’ll have a variety of options in which to display him. The nunchucks fit snuggly into his holding hands, and his energy light ball is supported by a stand that pegs into a small hole underneath the mold. You can pose it without the stand, but it is heavy, so it’s probably best to utilize the stand so as to not to put pressure on the arm and loosen it. For his arm band, you simply pop off the arm at the shoulder, pull out the forearm and pop it back into the arm band segment, then pop it back into his shoulder. It’s fairly easy to do.







Ultraman Leo was given the deluxe treatment by S. H. Figuarts. He sports nice articulation and lots of extras to make him a worthy purchase. If you’re a fan of this Ultra warrior, you won’t be disappointed with this release. The series is currently streaming on Tubi, so check it out if you’ve never seen it. 






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