[Tokumonkey]

Todoroki and Poppy arrived today.

Todoroki: I never noticed, in the various advertising, that he comes with a version of his henshin device in its extended, strings-exposed mode. It's a super-cool inclusion; did the device ever get used in Todoroki's Rider form? I noticed they varied the colors on the disk animals; I assume they're the same molds, but tempted to double-check when I get home. Predictably, this is an excellent release.

Poppy: Oh, dear. This... is not among the better Ex-Aid figures due to some strange design decisions. Although the left and right parts of the skirt can move up and down, they have no front-back movement whatsoever, so poses featuring the legs moving forward or back look very silly. I can't believe they didn't have the foresight to put these on ball joints. Also, while I appreciate that the Tokimeki Crisis gashat is removable from the driver, I'm baffled as to why it can't be slotted into the Buggle Driver Zwei's weapon form. There are lots of little shortcuts: she re-uses the splayed hands from previous Ex-Aid releases, so they're subtly a little larger than they should be. There's some paint slop I wouldn't normally associate with Figuarts. It's frustrating when you know a figure could've easily been better.

Todoroki is worth the purchase. Poppy only if you're super-into both the character and Ex-Aid.