Figuarts ZERO - Boa Hancock (Battle ver.) has been officially released last Saturday, 27th of April 2013. And here we have some early photos of the figure to review courtesy of ワンピース POP 予約＆新作速報 of blog.livedoor.jp.
I can't say I'm very pleased by this retail release. It looks close to the promo images but I don't find it very appealing. It's just ok with me. There is a noticeable huge seam on the right shoulder, but since the right arm is replaceable with an alternate arm, it's not just wasn't attached properly enough to close the gap. A small dust-like black thingy appeared between the nose and lips that is quite annoying, but it's not something that cannot be fixed.
There is also a huge seam between the two halves of the hair which is very visible on side-views. Again, since the face is interchangeable by removing the front part of the hair, it is possible that is isn't attached properly as well. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first Figuarts ZERO that has an interchangeable face. Most Figuarts ZEROs that was released before which come with an alternate facial expression has an interchangeable head instead of just the face. This is the same technique that is being used by Megahouse on their POPs.
The shiny red paint on the dress though unrealistic, gives an nice shiny finish which makes the figure looks attractive. But being a part of the Battle ver. series, the best feature of this figure are the effect parts which makes it different from the rest of the Boa Hancock figures.
In general, this release is quite fine but passable for those who are not really into Figuarts ZERO. But if you are a Figuarts ZERO collector and/or a huge Boa Hancock fan, this one should have a place on your display shelf.
She retails 3,990 yen and still available on most hobby shops. So if you're planning to get her, act now or you might regret it later.
I think Sadie Chan and Hannyabal is the first Figuarts ZERO that use interchangeable face.
ReplyDeleteYup! You're correct, I just forgot. So this isn't the first one then. But it's still interesting to see that they are doing the same technique of the 1/8th scaled figures which is rare on these Figuarts ZEROs.
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