Showing posts with label Naruto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naruto. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Review: [MegaHouse] G.E.M. Series Hatake Kakashi


Figure Information
Manufacturer: MegaHouse
Origin Series: Naruto
Scale: 1/8
Height: Approximately 24cm tall
Original Price: 7,140Yen

Figure Box:

Kakashi's box comes in a slim space saver type design to be at a scenario of what it seems to be night time though frankly speaking I do not know how it relates to Kakashi but then again it blends quite well with how his official product shot was shaded in light blue which does give a really good overall theme for a ninja as how we know of them instead of just sticking to Naruto ninjas. And yeah, the box design actually works for me though it's pretty simple in a way, it still is a very nice presentation.



Figure Details:

I definitely appreciate that MegaHouse actually went for Kakashi first from all the possible characters in Naruto since well, he's one of the few reasons why I actually liked the anime/manga in the first place but since he's not my first G.E.M. figure and most obviously, not my first MegaHouse figure, I feel that his details are quite inferior compared to other MegaHouse figures that I own. One main reason is that at first glance, his details really really look rough for some reason especially the hair; additionally, the hair is entirely off since it's in the shade of blue instead of how it's supposed to be freaking white or silver-ish if you want to put it that way XD But despite the rough details and miscolored hair, I do love the choice of colors on his overall paint finish, it's definitely eyepleasing and the add of facial textures on his mask also brings out quite a well received detail for me and for that, kudos to MegaHouse!



As you can see above his base is a dull black circle... which is, again, disappointing since if you'd zoom that in, there's actually the Mangekyou Sharingan eye detail there; had it been at least colored then the base would've been excellent even if it's plain round.

Additionally, Kakashi has an Icha icha book with him along with an arm that's meant to hold it, though the cover is nicely done, the inside pages that's open are completely blank, any additional detail in those would've made it better since a blank book is... well... a blank book. Oh and this arm's hand actually shows you Kakashi's fabulously polished nails! (LAWL!)



Lastly is a head with a Mangekyou Sharingan activated, though this is the default head from the packaged item, I feel this is really to be one of the bonuses XD Well, I have mixed opinions on this head actually, the right looks weird if you view it from his right and it really feels like the eye kind of degraded from the closed Sharingan head; BUT the Mangekyo eye is just excellent, I always loved how MegaHouse manages to pull off such intricate eye details in a clean finish but as minor nitpick, his scar is actually misaligned, so, boohoo so much for a perfectly done left half XD



Appeal:

I'd actually prefer to just display the closed Sharingan head since it's really really much better by a long shot than the opened one for me, and it's really more appealing as the Kakashi we know though I must admit that he's really cool when he opens his Sharingan (at least in the anime) but the figure doesn't quite capture that spot on.



Having a removable book, which does kind of give another "arm" it actually turns the option of 2 right arms into 3, and with 2 heads and 2 left arms, it does give you a total of 12 ways to display Kakashi and his overall photogenic-ness is pretty satisfying for me in many many ways. Depending on the combination of arms, his strong angles actually vary; the arm connectors are also smooth round pegs which gives a minor swiveling motion, thus, allowing little arm adjustments which does add quite a decent amount of added appeal for me. Though by default, it's safe to say that the book and fabulously bent left arm are to go with the closed Sharingan head while the kunai and fist arms go with the Mangekyou by default





Final Thoughts:

So in the end, was Kakashi worth it? Well, I guess, it's a yes but still, it doesn't cancel out the fact that the figure itself has its own obvious flaws. It's certainly a decent representation of the character but I won't be recommending him unless you really want Kakashi since personally, I think the Toynami limited Raikiri statue is better but that one's fragile though XD



Rating (Out of 10)
Figure Details 8
Appeal10
Price 9
Overall:9

Sunday, January 9, 2011

January Hauls: New Year's First Week


First Week's "I am broke" hauls :))

So yeah, got the first pic earlier this week and the 2nd pic, yesterday.

So, even though there's a number of them, it doesn't necessarily mean that I paid for all of them this week, 3 out of 5 of those hauls have been paid already since last month, I just needed to pick them up once they arrived, and so, I did. Those 3 items are AxO Eas, MegaHouse Kakashi and Banpresto Ichibankuji Yuki and Ryoko. So, for starters, I'm already thinking of whether I should sell Eas or not, she's pretty and a really great figure and all but my resolve to streamline is a getting a little on me XD Kakashi is a sure keep and of course, Ryoko, but I dunno if I should sell Yuki as well since I don't usually sell those who are packed in boxes.

Now going to the first impulse buys, one would be figma Reimu, well, I've always wanted Reimu even from before, sooo, when I saw a chance and the price was really good too even though it was opened already, I didn't hesitate to get it since the price was half the prices of figma Reimu nowadays, and I even said she would be my last impulse buy until I take care of my debts but nah, later on yesterday, I got so tempted at TF United Cybertronian Soundwave, so after, hanging around GT a bit at GH, I decided to get him and decided to sell my Hasbro one but luckily, as I woke up today, someone's already interested in getting him :D

So... that's it, these two are the last hauls of the month, unless a miracle happens and I get money to pay for my already arrived pre-orders.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Fail Toy... NOT!

Ok, sooo, no initial pics this time. Another one of those quick random reads from me XD This time, it's about a certain Happy Meal toy...

It's non other than the "world" famous Uchiha Sasuke Mc Donald's happy meal toy. If you've been visiting sites like 4chan, Figure/GK, or even in some sites where people makes figure reviews like hacchaka's. You get to see this supposedly for the lulz toy. Why is that? Well, aside from being posed like a person who is pooping, this Sasuke also has a really REALLY fugly face.

So what's up with the blog post and post title? Well, last week luckily, my sis was able to snag 3 of this toy from a certain Mc Donald's branch near my workplace. So, just how is this not a fail toy? Aside from using it for gags from time to time, I recently discovered from Daybreak's Bell that this toy has such sweet and really amazing, not to mention awesome, balance. Apparently, it can hold up a number of things in its head or foot depending on his orientation and the object won't fall. At first, I really wondered if those pics were real soooo, I tried for myself, and amazingly, it's all true. Below are a few samples XD


A bottle full of decoration stones


My PSP


A CD case with around 1/4 full


My revoltech He Tie Shou

So, with that, such a cheapass looking toy is worth getting to try out for fun and whatnot; he even got into the news for his amazing balancing powers. Sasuke was originally available to Japan and Taiwan McDonald's but eventually it found it's way to Hong Kong (we saw it there when we were at HK) and here in the Philippines. His promo period here is long over though, we just got lucky that the Mc Donald's branch I mentioned above had a 3 for 100 Toy Bazaar, so, we got 3 Sasukes for 100 pesos XD

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Sexy Bitch

Yes you are...


So Murakami Night made another figure announcement, this time of Hatake Kakashi. I was looking at it for some time, mentally scrutinizing its pose and whatnot, when suddenly it hit me. And whatever hit me at that time resulted into this.

Sexy bitch, hehehe... Murakami Night would never look at that figure the same way again...

MegaHouse's Upcoming G.E.M. Series Hatake Kakashi


F Yeah! Kakashi FTW!

Apparently, I got lazy to blog about other companies last WF and he was one of the exhibits from MegaHouse that time.

Well, for a die hard Kakashi fan, this is a must get (and I am one of those) Lol, really funny that even though the title's NARUTO, Kakashi got the scaled treatment from MegaHouse first. During WF, he was only shown reading icha icha and nothing major but just yesterday, his orders opened and boom, SURPRISE! He has an extra pair of arms, similar to Lelouch's release, and AND an extra head where, of course, his Sharingan is active. BUT WAIT! It's not just his normal sharingan, it's his Mangekyo Sharingan to be exact awesome detail and will be sure to pre-order one.

He slated for a November release and priced at 6800yen, how nice is that? :D