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I haven't posted in this thread yet which strikes me as a grievous oversight from my part considering that figuarts are the main reason I've gotten back into Kamen Rider, hardcore. I already had eight Dragon Knight figmas, which I got last year because I love Ryuki (well, kind of. in reality, i got spear's figma because it looked awesome, got interested in ryuki, watched ryuki, loved ryuki, bought a bunch others afterwards) but had steered clear of figuarts on account of how they were a lot more expensive.

...but then a friend of mine got me Abyss for my birthday in June and I was just blown away by the utter perfection that he is. With Abyss showing me how completely amazing the Ryuki figuarts could be there was no way I wasn't going to get hooked. So I got super hooked.

Sooo basically not even two months later and I have like...most of the Ryuki figuarts? At this point I'm only missing Knight, Odin, Tiger, Alternative, and the Survives. (and Blank Ryuki and the Ride Shooter, which I'm not planning on getting). I've probably spent way more than I should (and certainly far more than I did on the figmas...) but I can't say I regret any of it. They're all just so great.

I managed to get a Gai pretty cheap off mandarake (57ish bucks?), opened and used. I was a bit worried about that at first, but it seems my concerns were misplaced. He's actually in a better condition than some new figuarts I've gotten, and all around a fantastic looking figure. I've never been the biggest fan of his design (colors are too drab) and the Thrust figma didn't do much to change that, but this figuarts just makes it look great. He poses great, he looks great. He's just great. And he looks awesome paired up with Metalgelas (who is itself one of my favorite figures). I never gave them much thought before, but the rhino team may just be the strongest one as far as the figures are concerned. But then the Ryuki line in general is just generally pretty perfect.

Uh, anyway. I mainly focus on Ryuki, but I have some figuarts from other series. A few Doubles and Crystal Skull (who are alright), Meteor (who I found underwhelming), Gaim Orange Arms (unfortunately mine is a bit of a lemon, but despite his various qc issues he's still one of the most visually appealing figures i own) and Drive and Mach. (drive is ok, mach is awesome).

I also have the four riders from Blade, and I love them probably as much as I do the Ryuki figures. Amazing detail for some really amazing designs. Chalice is my favorite Rider design overall, and the figuarts is truly a thing of beauty. I just wish Leangle's eyes were the right color. That one thing is kind of hampering my ability to appreciate them as a set. Seems like a really important detail for Bandai to mess up, honestly.

Anyway uh, went into rambly blocks of text mode there it seems. I can get carried away singing praise for cool toys, is the thing. Sorry. Anyway...yeah I like figuarts.