Himura Kenshin Gashapon

After a range of mecha/robot reviews, lets head back to the figures for some fresh faces~
Introducing Himura Kenshin from the series Rurouni Kenshin or better known to many of us as Samurai X. Rurouni Kenshin is a manga (which eventually went into anime) is story about the title character, Himura Kenshin who was an assassin by the name of "Hitokiri Battosai" but after the end of the "Bakamatsu War", he decided to atone for his sins by helping people in need. With the help of his friends Kaoru, Sanosuke and Yahiko, they brought down assassins and evil politicians alike.

Moving on to the figure, this gashapon stands just around 3cm tall and cost 200yen . It's more to a handphone strap than an actual gashapon, as you can see the dangling piece on his head. In this line of Rurouni Kenshin gashapons, there are two types of Kenshin which is dressed either in his traditional red/maroon and blue, of which i got the latter.

"Made in China! (well of course...) ^^

Details:

A little smudge but for a gashapon, its really fine

His Hakama (pants) is pretty well detailed

Overall, the paintjob is decent for a gashapon an its details are quite good for a 200yen line of gashapons. It can't be displayed standing on its own though because of the dangling line but with a help of a little blue tag, it can be displayed just fine. A worthwhile collection for fans of the series out there. A respectable 7.5/10.

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Till then folks!! ^^

RGM-89S Stark Jegan Gashapon Review

The lean green machine in discussion in this post is the RGM-89S Stark Jegan which first appeared in the Char's Counterattack MSV and it is now well known as the grunt unit for the Earth Federation in the first episode of the Gundam Unicorn OAVs. I bought this dude when i had a "I need to buy something!" kinda moment when i was in a shopping mall. And with luck on my side, the gashapon machine have only 1 "egg" left which is the Stark Jegan... Well, who could resist that?! ^^

Tony Stark Jegan is a formidable mobile suit that have lots of equipment and firepower, much more than the GMs of old, and with better agility. In the first battle scene from Gundam Unicorn episode 1, the Jegans bravely fought the Kshtriya from the Neo Zeon and although they lost, it showed that grunt units are not to be messed with. Its armaments include a 60mm vulcan, beam sabers, grenade launcher, missile pods, beam rifle and a hyper bazooka.

Overall, the details on this figure is very impressive due its size and i can say all the colour is near perfect except for some small components. Playability is.. gashapon standard, however it looks cool on display and with a 300yen price tag, i would say that its a bargain.

SD Gundam Next Vol.2 Gashapon Teaser

A teaser of SD Gundam Next Vol.2 which unveiled the first character who will feature, non other than Gundam 00 Qan(T). Vol. 1 of the series consist of Kshatriya, Gundam Unicorn (Destroy Mode), Gundam Ex-S, Char's Zaku II and RX-78-2.

Release: April 2011, 200yen each (Tax Included)
Source: Cybergundam

Kotobukiya Toaru Majutsu no Index Misaka Mori Gashapon Set Sample Review

Here's a sample review of Kotobukiya's Misaka Mori Gashapon Set from the anime/manga series "Toaru Majutsu no Index" from Kotobukiyaf Blog 
The size of the figure is just around 2x3x5 cm per Misaka, so don't expect it be the like the size of a nendoroid petite. XD

Release: Dec 2010, 4800yen per set (Tax Excluded)

SD Gundam NEXT Gashapon New Image

SD Gundam NEXT will comprise of:
1. Gundam Unicorn (Destroy Mode)
2. RX-78-2
3. Kshatriya
4. EX-S Gundam
5. Char's Zaku II

Release: Dec 2010, 200yen each
Source: Muso Photo Album

Kabaya Transformer Gum Box Figures

More images on the Kabaya Transformer Gum Box Figures straight built without their stickers on and also view on the runners. Featuring Ultra Magnus, Prowl and Skyfire. More like a build-able gashapon to me. ^^

Release: Nov 2010, 2520yen per set of 3
Source: Seibertron.com