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Ninninger DX Lion Ha Oh Gallery
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09-04-2015, 11:31 AM
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Den-O
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Lion Henge!
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger's
curious collection of DX toys continues with the addition of another
Otomonin
and the largest mecha in the series, the
DX Lion Ha Oh!
This behemoth toy won't be the last in the line as we still have the upcoming
DX Gekiatsu Dai
Oh, but Lion Ha Oh certainly fits the bill of the big Q3/Q4 release.
**
I've done my best to photograph this beast properly but it's sheer height and length in any of it's forms makes this ridiculously difficult. I hope that these photos at least help communicate the basic information any potential buyer would need to decide whether or not to purchase this figure.
Packaging
DX Lion Ha OH
comes in a frankly
gigantic
box. Seriously, the size of the toy is immense and that's furthered by the size of the box. It's no wonder that from most online retailers, shipping costs more than the actual figure. Within Lion Ha Oh is packed in a huge cardboard clamshell with the individual parts all bagged.
Accessories
It's hard to classify accessories with something like this as it's harder to distinguish between those items which are included for use with the figure optionally, or those things that are integral to it's basic structure.
Nin Shuriken Base & Disc-
This electronic item is what forms the head and face of
Lion Ha Oh
or alternatively becomes the main competent in
Ha Oh Shurikenjin's
head. It's normally stored on the underside of the Lion Ha Ojo vehicle mode. A pair of triggers on this piece detect when it's combined to form either of it's 2 main combinations and plays out the appropriate phrase & music when done. When not connected pressing the physical button on top will cycle through three sound bytes "HaOhger" "Lion Ha Ojo" & "Otomonin Shuriken".
2 - Giant Shurikens.
Literally this is what these things are called. That's the actual official name for them. Normally weapons when separated, becomes the tail of the Lion mode later.
1 - Chouzetsu Akaninger
mini-figure. This fun little figure is the piece that completes any combination Lion Ha Oh can assume, whether perched on top of the
Lion Ha Ojo
mode, in the mouth of
Lion Ha Oh,
or standing on top of the Shuriken for
Ha Oh Shurikenjin.
It's about the size, oddly enough, of a Bandai of America Ranger Key and quite a bit smaller than a traditional Bandai of Japan Ranger Key. Which is the closest thing you can compare it to, other thean the very similar
DX Buddyroid Nick Cheeda
that came with the
DX Go-Buster Ace
some years back. That toy is definitely where Akaninger gets it's inspiration from.
Main Figure
Rather similarly to the other DX Otomonin,
Lion Ha Oh
of course has an animal/vehicle hybrid mode and a unique robot mode. To create either you need to do some assembly out of the box.
Lion Ha Ojo Mode
The central torso comes packed with the open midsection rotated around for one of the large combined modes with Shurikenjin. So rotate the waist entirely around to begin. Then you need to attached the 2 legs/arms, just plug them in. Take the 2
Giant Shurikens,
and plug them together. This becomes a tail for the Lion mode which plugs into a small opening near the top back of the figure. A small golden tower piece is also included that needs to be plugged in just ahead of the tail parts. This will become the pedestal upon which
Chouzetsu Akaninger
stands. Now flip up the two golden blasters located on either side of the open back cavity. Then simply take the Lion Nin Shuriken base and disc and combine them, then plug this onto the underside of Lion Ha Ojo's chest. This creates the behemoth Lion form of the figure. It's huge, it's long, but much like the last 2 years' Q3/4 big mechas, it's wide open on it's backside. Though thankfully it's much better than Bragigas or Hyper Ressha Tei Oh were by far. It's a beast of a toy in this form that's very imposing and a fun shelf topper.
Lion Ha Oh Mode
Of the 3 formations this figure can assume, the most notable is the actual
Lion Ha Oh
robot mode. Much like the Ha Ojo, Ha Oh is a brick. There's just no getting around it. But it at least looks quite good while being one. Basically all you need to do transformation wise with this guy is stand him up on end, with his underbelly (now chest) facing out. Remove the Shuriken attached there, rotate the Lion head down on it's hinge and plug it in, then open the mouth. Then simply rotate the arms down until the fist point forward and plug the Shuriken on to form this massive beast. The
Giant Shurikens
that made up the Ojo modes' tail are now to be used as handheld weapons. The final touch is bending your
Chouzetsu Akaninger
figure at the knees to allow him to sit in the now open lion mouth.
This form is big, imposing, has a lot of nice detail, and is frankly pretty hefty. While last years Hyper Ressha Tei Oh left a lot to be desired because of it's hollowness in all it's forms, the hollowed out back on Lion Ha Oh isn't really noticeable here. You get a really great forward perspective on this guy. Like the Ojo mode this is a good looking shelf topper, but ultimately it's still a very expensive brick that isn't very complex.
Ha Oh Shurikenjin
Perhaps the make or break mode of this toy is the final
Ha Oh Shurikenjin
form. To create this monstrosity you'll need to rotate the entire torso around so the open portion faces forward, remove the shuriken on top and fold up the faceplate then plug it back on facing out like the open chest cavity. Remove Akaninger and peg him on top of the Shuriken itself. Everything else is left exactly as you had it for Ha Oh mode. Now you need to take
DX Shurikenjin
and use those fantastic knee joints that we speculated months ago would be used for something just like this. Bend the figures legs up so it's in a sitting position, rotate the arms up and straight out, then plug him into the throne! His hands will then fit over the golden cannons as new handlebars for this form.
The second part of this equation requires you to disassemble your
DX Bison King
and rather sadly turn him into a large back pack for this combination. The entire upper body of the figure is plugged onto the lower back of Ha Oh Shurikenjin, while the legs become a pair of massive "hand held" cannons (they simply clip onto the fists rather than being held). And there you have it. The giant beast you see before you is now complete and quite a weird sight. There are lots of parts jutting out all over the place, very bulky & thick, it's a polarizing design. It's fun in that it's bulky and incorporates all the main Otomonin, something sorely lacking from the last few years of big combined final forms. But it's also kind of gigantic mess. I tried to photograph it as best as I can, but it's pretty huge so it may not come across quite right.
Final Thoughts
In the end
DX Lion Ha Oh
is what it is. It's the giant brick of a figure that normally would round out a sentai line. In this case we still have the 6-piece Gekiatsu Dai Oh coming up, but this figure fills the role of end of series toy well. In that it's big, largely hollow but somehow heavy, and isn't worth it's full price. I picked mine up from a seller who sold it out of regret. I got mine with free shipping for less than the original retail price. Which is rare but is exactly what I was comfortable paying. But I have to say that this figure, despite it's merits, leaves me utterly finished with the Ninninger toyline. With each new release I've grown just a bit more frustrated and disappointed as well. And this toy solidifies my problems with this line and it's gimmicks. So this is my farewell to do doing DX Ninninger reviews, it was fun but ultimately this line never really hit it's stride and was instead composed of a number of wacky one-off oddballs that just don't fit together.
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