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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Goseiger Gashapon Headder Series 1:
Visored Phoenix Headder (2010)


It can be seen attached to the Gosei Mic here.

It’s something that’s not focused upon often, but the Goseiger’s main Headders undergo a change when they’re summoned specifically to be attached to their Gosei Blasters or Microphones. The most consistent transformation entails the Headders’ visors sliding down over their eyes. Gosei Dragon’s mouth opens to a noticeable degree, but Phoenix is physically altered the most. Spiked protrusions raise up and the semi-circular design cues on the sides become more angular. 



The front of this gashapon release lacks black paint, but the same is true for the regular DX version, on Gosei Great. The side detailing is absent, as well, and no stickers are provided. However, it does have that purple sheen I adore~ There are wheels on the bottom and if you turn them (they don't catch well on surfaces), they make the mouth open and close. The Visored Headders are more things that are absolutely not necessary, but it should be pretty clear at this point that I simply cannot say no to Goseiger.

Availability is discussed below the cut.

2 Plex/Bandai/Toei Executives With Bigger Boners For Eri Than Even I out of 5

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Go-Busters Gashapon Series 1: Yellow Buster (2012)


On a technical level, this particular vending machine rendition of Yoko is lacking. Part of my disappointment was admittedly the result of the ambient heat it was exposed to on its journey to the NegLiner. It was very gummy when I first laid hands upon it. It feels much more solid, now, but it's still a mite soft for my tastes. Positioning the supporting block by twisting her foot is of utmost importance, as if it's not at exactly the right angle, this will topple over readily, even if you set it down carefully. Her head is strangely on a swivel and comes apart in halves, even though it arrives already attached. It's entirely unnecessary, to be frank. I'd love to wax philosophical about this, as Brother Roberts of Bardic Broadcasts does with his statues, but I've done that enough. Plus, this isn't a pose that evokes her emotional and narrative significance.

It's really just kinda sexy, innit?


Sometimes That IS Enough Reason 2 Buy Something out of 5

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Power Rangers Action Card Game Series #1-4 (2013)


Given that toku fans in the West don't have access to Dice-O machines, it was a serious boon (for those of us who like cards) that BoA saw fit to release the four waves of the Power Rangers Action Card Game. These not only reproduced some Dice-O cards, but also provided many Western exclusives! Best of all, some of them are straight up Gosei Cards!!! I'll list some notables below the cut, by wave, but I'll gladly mention the highlights for a Goseiger (and Shinkenger and Go-Onger) fan like myself:
  • I like the female molds, but the male Ultra Megaforce molds are a bit too bulky, for me.
  • Outside of sofubis and cell phone straps, Super female Shinkengers are hard to come by. I'm not sure a Super Kaoru exists, at all.
  • The above may be the ONLY physical piece of Hyper Go-On Red merchandise.
Basically, for forms that are hard or impossible to get physical representation of otherwise—or for ones that exist unsatisfactorily to one's personal tastes—these series are great. Also, if you're in the market for the most central Gosei Cards. There is a place online selling a lot of these cards individually, if you look hard enough. Otherwise, I imagine you can think of something~

These cards will not fit in the Tensouder.
Gosei Cards do fit in the US version, however, for delightfully random effects.

4 Locked Doors Blissfully Dissolved Out of Existence out of 5

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Gosei Microphone (2010) YES!

Phoenix Headder not included.

You can accept that this isn’t technically a role-play toy (it’s a toy instrument and voice modulator), or you can consider me a hypocrite. Either way is cool with me 😁 I’ve always not-particularly-secretly wanted this dumb thing, even if I’ve said things to the contrary to convince myself otherwise. There’s a mystique to it, as it only appears in the show’s ED. I have no idea why these are going for utterly insane prices, if they’re boxed. I paid a pittance for this one.

This is going to run excessively long as I’ve never come across an English review of it, outside of CS Toys' demo (Mr. S <3). I’ll see you downstairs, if you’re morbidly curious, but the short of it is simply that if Goseiger makes you feel ridiculously happy when you think about it, calms you, and gives you euphoric, transcendent feelings, then sure, you could grab one from Mandarake and be satisfied. Otherwise, no, of course not. Avoid it like the plague as most of the world already does.

3 Entirely Logical Alternate Pose-Orders out of 5

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The Shinkenger / Power Rangers Samurai
Role-Play Collection


The Shinkengers' individual weapons don't combine in any traditional sense, but their powers are unified and fired via the Oozutsu Mode of Takeru's Rekka Daizantou, in the form of their Origami Hiden discs. While I don't personally feel that these discs are representative enough to justify purchasing the items with which they're packaged, some of those toys are worthy in their own right. Their changers are cell phones, but are creative efforts, and their mascot character functions not only as a DX robo, but also as a role-play lantern and jitte. The year-end super weapon does sport a combination and I think Bandai of America did it better. Outside of the changers and omissions, BoA did a commendable job. Still, this is another line that I feel necessitates the skills of knowing when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em, when to walk away, and when to run.

Changers:

01. Henshin Keitai Shodophone // Samuraizer Morpher
02. Henshin Keitai Sushi Changer // Samurai Morpher
03. Hiden Kaisekiki Inroumaru // Black Box Morpher

Gimmicks:

01. Hiden Discs (DX, Gashapon and Candy Toy)
02. Origami (Shinken-Oh comprises a complete set of Emblem Modes)

Side-Arms:

01. Hiden Saiseito Shinkenmaru // Spin Sword
02. Samurai Megablade (American Exclusive Cockpit Weapon)

Individual Weapons:

01. Two Mode Henkei Rekka Daizantou // Fire Smasher (BoA didn't make one.)
02. Water Arrow // Hydro Bow (discussed in the Water Arrow nut)
03. Heaven Fan // Sky Fan (Neither BoJ nor BoA made one.)
04. Wood Spear // Forest Spear (BoA didn't make one.)
05. Land Slicer // Earth Slicer (Neither BoJ nor BoA made one.)
06. Zangeki Kanjoto Sakanamaru // Barracuda Blade
07. Hiden Chochin DaiGoyou // LightZord

Super Weapon:

01. Hiden Sotenju Mougyuu Bazooka // Bullzooka

Saturday, July 2, 2016

S.H. Figuarts Usada Lettuce (2013)


I did not reinforce Bandai for making incomplete teams. I purchased this after Sentai Figuarts were dead in the water, on SEVERE clearance. The only person who benefited from this purchase was me.

If your head is stuck, simply apply consistent, gentle pressure until it begins to move. It didn't seem to be an issue of being paint-stuck on mine, so I won't go into repair shenanigans and the like. The voice clips and the fact that the SSBL scales with Sentai Hero vinyls (which comprise my Go-Busters display) make it the winner in my book. This one is predictably packaged with Yoko.

UPDATE: If you're willing to base your scale on this stage show, the SSBL does kinda work with the Figuarts Yoko.

3 Not-So-Secretly Jealous Smart-Asses out of 5