S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider W (Cyclone Joker) Review

 

CYCLONE, JOKER!

 

 Saa, omae no tsumi o kazoero!

 

 

Memory break! JOKER, MAXIMUM DRIVE!

 

JOKER EXTREME!

 

This clinches it!

Avatar The Last Airbender: Legend Of Korra, Panel News

The Last Airbender Legend Of Korra just had its panel. Here is the information we got from the panel:
The day before the panel this poster was given out to attendees

And the shows name was revealed along with the Title Logo

Here's the preview trailer...

 

We will see a flashback to 5 young Korra in the first episode, with Cora Baker doing the voice.

 

• Mako is older he is the brooding one (not as much as Zuko), Bolin is the goofy one, Naive. With Bolin they got to incorporate some of the original male Toph’s character
• Korra’s Polar Bear Dog is name Naga

 

• Bolin’s animal is named Paloo, He is a Red Panda Black Footed Ferret known as a Fire Ferret in the show
• There are new species of Flying Lemurs, Ring Tailed Wing Lemur, they come more into play in season 2
• Aang finds a heard of Sky Bison after the war, Slightly different design

 

• Aang and Katara have 3 kids, Tenzin is the youngest and the only Airbender
• They live on an island of the coast of republic City, Air Temple Island (I think)
• He himself has 3 kids of his own, Ikki, Jinora and Meelo. His Wife is Pema  (Non bender)who is pregnant. All 3 kids are Airbenders.
• Tenzin has a beard and is serious and is good with the kids.
• Jinora is a bookworm and the eldest
• Ikki is fun and crazy and a fast talker
• Meelo is the youngest

 

The revolution group is called The Equalists, lead by the masked man in the poster above named Avon/Amon(it was hard to hear)

 

His henchmen are Chi Blockers, all masked

 

• There are Metalbender Cops who were trained by Toph (who travels around teaching elite Earthbenders the ability, a Metalbender Swat team), they have spools on their backs that have metal chains in them, so they can Zip around teh city
• Toph has a daughter who is Chief of Police

• There is Professional Bending fights between Teams of 3 benders (one of each bending discipline, I presume Airbenders are not yet high in numbers) in arenas, Epic fights
• Josh Middleton who drew the poster of Korra on Naga has come on board for the second season of Korra, as is Lauren Montgomery
• First Season is 12 episodes, Second is 14 episodes,
• For these Pro bending fights they have brought in new martial arts (Mixed Martial Arts), they brought in to help with MMA Mac Danzig and Jeremy Umphries  along with the returning Sifu Kisu. And there is a parkour/freerunning aspect in the fights to with Jake Huang and Steve Terada helping out there.
• On the music side of things, The style they are going for is if China invented Jazz in the 20′s, also Western and Ethical music
• The panelists urged fans to contact Nickelodeon about the need for an ATLA soundtrack and mentioned multiple times how dedicated Avatar fans are.
• No Premiere Date yet

S.H.Figuarts Garo Review

Yeah, I know it has been a while since the last review. But fret not, from next week onwards, things should be back to normal. In the mean time, enjoy this review of a Figuart-ised Golden Knight, GARO.

 

really dig this box design. The silver “GARO” wordings are reflective, and there’s a nice gloss black to the box. The visage of GARO at the side of the box is really nicely done, and blends in perfectly with the gloss black in my opinion. This box is actually rather large. It’s twice the size of a regular Figuarts box. For Kamen Rider collectors out there, it’s about the same size as one of the “Kamen Rider W Sets”.

 

 

The sculpt on this figure is amazing. Everything, from the details on the face, the fierce look of the face, to the sole of the feet, the metal studs all over the body, the very detailed carvings that’s very show accurate. Heck, they even sculpted GARO’s trusty ring, Zaruba on the left fist and left hand options!

 

GARO comes with a good number of accessories. Besides the figure, you get the cape, the sword and its sheath, a pair of holding things hands, a pair of open hands, and a left hand option for holding the sheath. I’m wondering why there’s no right hand option for holding the sheath. Though I don’t remember many scenes where GARO holds it with the right hand.

 

 

If memory serves me well, GARO came in as one of the top three in some voting contest held during one of the Tamashii Nations Festival thingy. GARO was number three, I think, in the “S.H. Figuarts Origins” section. After almost a whole year, we finally get the figure in real life.