Saint Seiya Myth Cloth - Goddess Athena

In order to save Athena from certain death in the hands of the Lord of Hell himself, Seiya and his friends were tasked to deliver Athena's divine Cloth to her in Elysium. After fighting countless specters and gods, Seiya and his friends finally confronted Hades with a dying Athena in front of them. Before the final showdown between Athena and Hades, she donned the legendary Athena God Cloth.

The Athena God cloth depicts the Goddess Athena herself equipped with her full gear.

About 40-50 percent of the figure was made using metal.

Different angle of the Athena God Cloth. This was one of the best looking God Cloth to date.

Putting the cloth on Athena was actually quite straightforward.

Some parts from the dress/frill were excluded.

I like Athena better without the helmet.

This figure came with a close-eyes face. I cannot recall when she actually did that in the anime.

It also came with a open-mouth face.

This figure was what a lot of people considered as the last release for the Saint Myth Cloth series. The design and crafting of the cloth was as close as you can get to the anime adaptation. The face sculpts were perfect and the same goes to the hair sculpt. The only issue I have with this figure was the articulation. Even though the improved body was able to give the figure a lot of freedom, all of those articulation were restricted once the cloth was put onto the body.

Despite the issue, this was a great figure and it looks great among my Saint Seiya collection. I guess this will be the last I will ever see from the Saint Seiya Myth Cloth series. Pick one up if you are a fan of the series before the price goes off the roof.

Fewture Ex Gokin Getter 2

Getter 2 was piloted by Hayato Jin with the assistance of Benki Kurama and Ryoma Nagare in the original Getter Robo anime/manga.

Getter 2 was the most petite among the 3 Getter Robo configuration.

Close up on Getter 2. It has a good amount of diecast metal on it.

Getter 2 came with the Getter 2 machine.

Getter 2 with the Getter Reactor inserted into the chest compartment.

The lower chest armor used to conceal and protect the reactor.

The shin can be lowered to review the Getter energy tube.

Close up on the face.

Tilt the the head up and the skeletal feature such as the grinning skull can be seen.

Both arms were equipped with a pair of gigantic claw.

Either one of the arm can be removed and reattached with the iconic Getter Drill.

The drill was a huge chunk of resin/plastic so it was difficult to have the joint hold it in place.

Getter Drill!!!

If you were not satisfied with the thin drill bit, it can be replaced with this gigantic cone bit.

Drill on mecha was made popular by Getter 2 way before Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann was around.

Since I was a late to the Fewture Ex Gokin series, I have problem trying to hunt this old release down with the limited budget which I have with me. This figure suffers a lot in terms of balancing and articulation. The slim design with a high center of balance makes it a challenge to keep this figure up right. The weak joints on the legs does not help either. The arms suffer a similar issue especially when either of the drill was attached to the arm. Despite the issue, this version of Getter 2 is still a masterpiece and is really something to behold.

Figma #SP-046 Guts Berserker Armour Version

The duel with Grunbeld proved too much for the battle-exhausted Guts until he was equipped with the Berserker armour.

Out-of-box content.

Front view of the figure.

Guts in Berserker mode.

The helmet resembled the hell hound which was the negative aspect of Guts.

A comparison between 2 version of the Dragonslayer. The one on the left belongs to the Black Swordsman while the one on the right belongs to the Berserker. They were similar in form but different in finishing.

It never ends well when Guts go berserk. At least for his enemies that is.

The Berserker will attack with reckless abandon.

In this form, Guts movement was similar to those of a beast.

Schierke was included with this figure in her spiritual form. She was one of a few characters which can help Guts regain his senses.

Watch out Guts! Something is coming!

What in the world...

This figure was a limited edition product which came with a volume of the Berserk manga. As I have expected nothing less from Figma, the articulation was pretty good. All the joints on the figure can be moved to a wide range of angle enabling all sorts of pose for the figure. The finishing and sculpt were great too. The armour and facial expression for both Guts and Schierke was very close to the source material. The only issue I have with this figure was the price tag. I was a late comer to the Berserk series so by the time I was looking for this figure, the price have inflated for quite a bit in the secondary market. That aside, I think that this figure was a good buy and worth every penny i spent on it. Go grab one if you were a fan of the series before the secondary market droves the price tag even higher.

Figma #187 Guts Band of the Hawk Version

Guts was the captain of the raiding party for the mercenary group known as the Band of the Hawk which was lead by Griffith, their charismatic leader.

Out-of-box content.

Front view of the figure.

Close up on the figure.

Rear view of the figure.

Close up rear view.

Rear view with the great sword attached.

Guts with his battle gear.

Guts with his traveling cloak.

Guts with his full battle gear.

Time to swing this baby around! Guts can hold this figure without much problem.

The cloak restrict movement so I have to remove it.

The regular head was swapped out with this yelling head.

The broad side of the great sword can be used for blocking.

Guts and Griffith.

Two sides of a coin.

A not-so-accurate depiction of their first duel.

The articulation and paint application on this figure was on par with the best figure Figma have ever produced. The face sculpt and design of the figure was very accurate to the original source. This version of Guts was considered as the latest in the Figma line and it depicted Guts in the Golden Age of the series. It was not as dark or gloomy compare to the Black Swordsman version which shows a battle-hardened Guts. This figure compliment the Griffith figure which was released earlier. Berserk was a long running manga and it have quite a number of fans due to it's intense plot and complex characters. This figure was obviously targeted to a niche market and die-hard fans of the series will surely get their hands on one of this.