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Tamashii Combo time! Pic spam ahead.



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I picked this up from Mandarake at the same time as Baron Lemon Energy & the Magma Effect; all were listed as "sealed" but those other two came with mailer boxes while Tamashii did not. I don't know if just wasn't included or it didn't actually come with one, but I wish it did because the box feels a little flimsy.




As for the figure himself, as you can guess, shoulder/arm posability is much more limited due to the shoulders. I do wish they'd tried a hinge joint for the "logo" shoulder pieces, to try and free up some more posability, but I can't complain too much.

I didn't notice this too much in Shishioh's pics, but his neck is LONG. I don't know how well it shows in the pics, but it's a giraffe neck. You can move the head forward and have it look down so it covers up a bit of the neck and looks more normal, but it's still longer than I expected and looks weird out of the box.

(One side of the box looks double-taped and there are some smudges & paint miscues here & there, so I wonder if this is one someone opened & resealed. Nothing annoying that would make me consider repurchasing it, just little things here and there. The most notable issues are a gray smudge on the right logo shoulder and the first coin in his belt has some gold overspray.)




His only weapon is the sword; sometimes I think they might make the weapons in die-cast to observe the whole "chogokin" part of the line, but it's plastic still (the only die-cast, as far as I can tell, is in the kneecaps).



Maybe it's because I don't have Hulk-sized hands, but due to the outsized shoulders, it felt awkward trying to find the right grip on the body to plug the legs in. They're the same legs as Tajadol's, so no mold changes (I still wish there was a second toe joint at their base, to allow for the foot to lie flat on the ground, but oh well). The feathers at the base of the leg, and each clawed toe, are clear plastic.




Another really nice OOO release, though you might find it a little lacking compared to figures like Tajadol/Putotyra/Shauta/Sagozo, which are jam-packed with stuff. That, combined with this being an event exclusive and its corresponding price, may not make it worth picking up for some and I understand that. I don't know if I'd call it a "must-have" (Baron Lemon & the Magma effect fall closer to that category for me), but it's still pretty damn cool and I'm pleased with my purchase.

Next up, Burakawani in a couple weeks!