A Cold Blooded Assassin

So what if there's a lot of Kakashi figure? Well actually, I am one of those who were asking why MegaHouse seems to be giving a lot of love to Kakashi fans. I am a fan myself of Kakashi, but I'm also waiting for some other Naruto characters to be produced. This G.E.M. Series - Hatake Kakashi (ANBU Ver.) is the third of MegaHouse's G.E.M. Kakashi so I asked "why another one?" But then I asked again "Why not?"

There is a reason why there isn't any shortage of a Kakashi figure, that's because there are a lot of Kakashi fans out there. And one of the reason for loving this character is because of his shinobi fighting abilities. MegaHouse released two G.E.M. Kakashi figures but non of those two showed a battle ready pose. So isn't it uncool not to have a kick-ass Kakashi on our display shelves?

This third G.E.M. Kakashi not only give us that shinobi agile look, but it also symbolizes a significant part of Kakashi's past - being a ANBU. In this new figure, Kakashi is on his 20's, and sporting a standard ANBU uniform complete with the mask. Though we're not sure if the mask is wearable, I think it's nice that it's included. You will also notice the lack of the Konoha forehead protector, but with a visible ANBU tatoo on his left shoulder instead.

There seems to be two set of head option. One with the ANBU mask and fully revealed Sharingan left eye, and another without the mask and closed left eye. I'm not quite sure if you can have the mask along with the one with closed left eye. Both face are without any expression. That's perfectly fine for an ANBU since they're supposed to be cold blooded assassins. The headsculpt and painting details really looks nice by the way.

The pose is what really makes this unique to the previously released G.E.M. Kakashi. He may not be in an actual attacking pose, but he's somewhat in mid-air (though stepping on a tree) while reaching out the sword that is strapped on his back. A pose truly fitting for a shinobi. And to support that pose, they included an interesting diorama style base. I'm glad that they included a tree branch instead of a common base. It made up the overall look of the figure.

G.E.M. Series - Hatake Kakashi is set to be released on mid-September of 2014 for 9,250 yen (tax included). Preorders are now available at Hobby Search, Amiami and Figmation. Even if you own the first two G.E.M. Kakashi, I don't think you should miss this as well. It's totally different being an ANBU Kakashi figure to display on your shelves. There's a  lot of good reason to own this one, and as a fan, I will.

Below are the official promo photos (by Megahobby Station)