S.H. Figuarts Naruto and Figuarts Mini Haruki

My latest deliveries last week were Haruki the human host of Ultraman Z, and Naruto, the manga Ninja. Let’s check them out.

The Haruki figure is about 3” tall, with a large head on a small body. He’s dressed in his STORAGE jumpsuit and black boots, with the blue box on his belt that carries his Ultra Medals. His only accessories are a right arm that’s flexing in a fist, and a left arm holding the Z Riser, that he uses to transform into Ultraman Zett, and a stand that pegs into his back. His articulation includes his arms that are on pegs and can turn fully around and out a bit, his legs that kick up and out, and his head rest on a ball joint. You can swap out the arms easily.

Since his head is so large, the included stand helps to keep him from falling over, though he can stand well on his own if both his feet are flat. As far as sitting, he has to be against something or he’ll fall back. Despite this, I think the figure is cute and a welcome addition to my collection of Ultraman Z merchandise.

As for the Naruto figure, he sports really great articulation and a good amount of accessories. He’s dressed in his orange and black zippered outfit, with belt, pouch and headband. He comes with 5 different face plates (neutral, smiling, open mouth shouting, teeth gritting and white eyed yelling), 4 pairs of hands (fists, open palm, pointing, grasping), an extra hand to hold his blue energy effect, a weapon (Kunai), and a pair of folded arms. Those folded arms are easy to swap out by simply popping off the arms at the joint and replacing them. The peg is long enough that it goes and stays in snuggly. Figuarts Sailor Uranus had folded arms, too, but hers are a bit more tedious to swap out.

Naruto’s articulation includes head and neck on ball joints, ball jointed shoulders, upper arm and thigh cut,  double jointed elbows and knees with swivel, ball jointed upper torso and waist, ball jointed thighs, hinged ankle rockers and toe bend. The back of his bandana is also on a joint and can tilt up and down, as is the pouch on the back of his belt. The lower part of his jacket is a loose piece that helps to conceal any gaps in the waist. He can achieve many expressive action poses.

With all his extra portraits, hands, great sculpt and engineering, Naruto is one of Tamashii Nations more fun releases, giving you a variety of posing options. Since Figuarts have recently given attention to the Naruto line, you have the option of purchasing more characters from the series. If you don’t own any, this figure is a good place to start.