I usually at least want the main character if I'm getting a supporting character, it just feels off to me to do otherwise. Unless I really, really love a supporting character. I can fudge it more for comics since so many characters have had their own series, but not so much for anime. I don't like the cheeks on the hard parts at all. Just put it on the legs themselves! The people desperate for cheek probably don't mind either, since it looks less weird when the character bends over.
Pretty much all of their figures in recent years do just look a bit unfinished/rushed. Which I'm sure they are with how rapid fire they've been releasing things, while also increasing the quantity of new figures. It's frustrating because it seems like they've been improving on pretty much everything else, but the finishes have suffered as a result
I’m on the fence about Renji. I think he looks better than Ichigo and also pretty much looks like his design from the OG run which I’m nostalgic for, but I’m not a big enough fan of him to want him on his own. Probably will end up getting him and Ichigo out of nostalgia.
6/10 on accessories. There should've been an extended sword as well. That's the LEAST they could've done to make it passable. This is a pretty low effort release. Would've been a 10 with . . . - better pants - better articulation - three swords (regular, release, extended) He looks great, just doesn't really have anything worth posing on a shelf.
I don't like soft goods but the way buzzmod did the Kenshin pants looks way better than whatever is going on here. I ordered renji but not ichigo. I don't really like ichigos design and the figure is subpar so I'm just gonna wait for his other designs to come out hopefully.
Disagree tbh. The combination of soft goods for the bottom and hard, sculpted plastic for the top irks me far more than this engineering does. Soft goods can work, but you would need to make the entire outfit soft goods.
@@Zakjuh I think soft goods look goofy all the time the stitching, thread scale, how it folds/ sits on the figures all looks bad and its limits articulation most times. I usually agree with the soft goods x plastic looking weird too but on the kenshin buzzmod figure it blends really well and looks way better than the figuarts bleach pants.
@@royal5922 Weird.. did we look at the same Kenshin buzzMOD figure? It looks really, really awkward to me. Doesn't help that the articulation on the sculpted top part is really cut up as well. Hmh.. I will agree that soft goods don't typically work on 1/12 figures at all, though. I really only tend to want it for capes.
I'll get this renji, hope they make his bankai version the new one but I won't get Ichigo. I'll wait for his new dual sword form. Hope they make the older versions with soft goods.
Just to answer some questions: 1. Renji isn't from the current arc, he shows up as early as episode 15 (he's not insanely important though) 2. You don't really need him and ichigo together, he's just a popular character 3. His sword is like a whip (referring to when you said it transforms) I hope any of this could be helpful 🙇♂️
This Renji is actually a little bit more expensive than Ichigo, but somehow doesn't look that much better than Ichigo 😅. Though, it's still looks better than the promo images and like you said, overall better than Ichigo.
I'm not a big fan of Bleach and Renji is not one of my favorite characters, but out of the Bleach figures released, I'd get Renji. He looks the coolest. Ichigo's design looks dumb.
The thigh cuts for me just look bad. Call it a personal preference, but for a design like this, I would have preferred to just not have them and instead utilize whatever swivel you can get at the thigh joint. I would be willing to sacrifice posability for aesthetic in this case
Thanks Anthony, i always trust your judgement when im trying to buy a figure that’s not convincing, i hesitated because of the ichigo figure not being good, but after seeing this, ill go ahead and buy renji 👍🏼
You say it's unlikely, but I did it. I have Renji without having Ichigo. I'm gonna hold out for an Ichigo that has a hollow mask (they're bound to do one sooner or later) and this is kind of a weird take probably, but I actually prefer this look for Renji over his classic look. BTW it is the same sword, the bigger one is the shikai form and it's meant to extend out like a segmented whip (I get that the figure could not do this for budget reasons :) ) instead of a swoosh, I'd have preferred this figure came with a powered down version of the sword, which just looks like a regular katana.
I was planning to make a video complaining about the butt cheeks on the bandai figures because i despise them lol It just frustrates me because i still feel the 2.0 lower body is much better and doesn't have the weird gapping in between the legs and diaper pieces. They just needed to work improving the side to side splits in my opinion
Looks like the ones with regular Shinigami uniforms look a lot better than Ichigo's specific Bankai outfit. So I hope we get a Royal Guard Ichigo as well, who would be using the same basis.
Thanks for your efforts on this video Anthony. Although I do not collect this line, it does look impressive in standard poses. Here's hoping the basement is progressing. From what I know about these things, working on such endeavors helps clear the head of cheerleading and other unwanted noises. The answer for this question can wait until step 885 however, have you thought about acoustic sound absorption in your recording studio section of the room? Something like acoustic tiles?
@@AnthonysCustoms I did a converted bedroom into a recording room for my son. Used ATS Soundproof tiles which come in a variety of décor other than the dimpled foam types. Found some on Amazon even. Just sayin'
In a past life I'd probably have blindly collected all this line. Too bad I don't think Bleach is popular enough to see some long term iteration on the line. The packaging and legs strike me as something from 10 years ago. But I honestly don't know how else they could do it. Big billowy clothing doesn't lend itself to joints. I almost wish Buzzmod would make some and do full cloth. A swoosh or extended sword accessory would have been nice too.
@@AnthonysCustoms Then again, you did give Zoro.. a 6/10, I think? And I think that while you can argue that Ichigo's worse aesthetically, I suppose he at least functions as a figure, without too much explodey parts. :p Luckily, my Ichigo hasn't had the falling face problem too much, but I'd still rather have a different version of him.
You gave renji an 8 but beast a 7, who is an overall better figure with better articulation, more animation accuracy, better shading, not having garbage looking knee joints and less accesories and has about the same price point as beast 🤣🤣🤣. Goes to show me that you hold bias in your videos and dont do research in your figures and rate them based on merit and overall preformance as a figure, you just give random numbers for stuff you like and stuff you dont. L
My man Anthony bringing consumers the rarest product of all… sincerity
Facts 👏👏👍
The hair hinge is really quite clever. I like that attention to detail a lot.
Vasto Lorde Ichigo, Grimmjow, and Kenpachi are the only ones I want.
I usually at least want the main character if I'm getting a supporting character, it just feels off to me to do otherwise. Unless I really, really love a supporting character. I can fudge it more for comics since so many characters have had their own series, but not so much for anime.
I don't like the cheeks on the hard parts at all. Just put it on the legs themselves! The people desperate for cheek probably don't mind either, since it looks less weird when the character bends over.
Agreed
Pretty much all of their figures in recent years do just look a bit unfinished/rushed. Which I'm sure they are with how rapid fire they've been releasing things, while also increasing the quantity of new figures.
It's frustrating because it seems like they've been improving on pretty much everything else, but the finishes have suffered as a result
I hope they redo the ichigo figure at some time in the future. With that being said I can't wait for your byakuya review.
I'm hoping they make a figure of his current look after the Royal Palace.
@@Zakjuh true
Yes and with more protruding chin and jaw. His current face plates are too near the throat.
Yeeesss I said the same thing I'm like why did they give him a double chin. Needs to be more pronounced @@hiddeneaf404
I’m on the fence about Renji. I think he looks better than Ichigo and also pretty much looks like his design from the OG run which I’m nostalgic for, but I’m not a big enough fan of him to want him on his own. Probably will end up getting him and Ichigo out of nostalgia.
6/10 on accessories. There should've been an extended sword as well. That's the LEAST they could've done to make it passable. This is a pretty low effort release.
Would've been a 10 with . . .
- better pants
- better articulation
- three swords (regular, release, extended)
He looks great, just doesn't really have anything worth posing on a shelf.
I don't like soft goods but the way buzzmod did the Kenshin pants looks way better than whatever is going on here. I ordered renji but not ichigo. I don't really like ichigos design and the figure is subpar so I'm just gonna wait for his other designs to come out hopefully.
Disagree tbh. The combination of soft goods for the bottom and hard, sculpted plastic for the top irks me far more than this engineering does.
Soft goods can work, but you would need to make the entire outfit soft goods.
@@Zakjuh I think soft goods look goofy all the time the stitching, thread scale, how it folds/ sits on the figures all looks bad and its limits articulation most times. I usually agree with the soft goods x plastic looking weird too but on the kenshin buzzmod figure it blends really well and looks way better than the figuarts bleach pants.
@@royal5922 Weird.. did we look at the same Kenshin buzzMOD figure? It looks really, really awkward to me. Doesn't help that the articulation on the sculpted top part is really cut up as well. Hmh..
I will agree that soft goods don't typically work on 1/12 figures at all, though. I really only tend to want it for capes.
@@BryanDough211This didn't age well
I'll get this renji, hope they make his bankai version the new one but I won't get Ichigo. I'll wait for his new dual sword form.
Hope they make the older versions with soft goods.
Getting Renji aswell. He doesn't hit the same as Ichigo but yea imma just get them all most likely.
Gotta have the entire cast!
Just to answer some questions:
1. Renji isn't from the current arc, he shows up as early as episode 15 (he's not insanely important though)
2. You don't really need him and ichigo together, he's just a popular character
3. His sword is like a whip (referring to when you said it transforms)
I hope any of this could be helpful 🙇♂️
he meant that design for renji
and yeah, that one is from later: it's his fullbringer arc/post-fullbringer design
This Renji is actually a little bit more expensive than Ichigo, but somehow doesn't look that much better than Ichigo 😅. Though, it's still looks better than the promo images and like you said, overall better than Ichigo.
Bandai give the main character in a line an "entry level" price which is cheaper, usually the cheapest in the line, to lower the barrier to entry.
We don't get an unreleased sword? That's really lazy/cheap of Bandai to not include that
Man, I hope you're going to review the new Berserk Guts from Figuarts... if I didn't know where it came from, I'd have thought it was a knock-off 😂
I plan to
@@AnthonysCustoms legend. Can't wait.
Can’t wait for sanji
I'm not a big fan of Bleach and Renji is not one of my favorite characters, but out of the Bleach figures released, I'd get Renji. He looks the coolest. Ichigo's design looks dumb.
The thigh cuts for me just look bad. Call it a personal preference, but for a design like this, I would have preferred to just not have them and instead utilize whatever swivel you can get at the thigh joint. I would be willing to sacrifice posability for aesthetic in this case
does he stand well?
Not a fan of those legs they honestly look like kids pyjamas lol
Thanks Anthony, i always trust your judgement when im trying to buy a figure that’s not convincing, i hesitated because of the ichigo figure not being good, but after seeing this, ill go ahead and buy renji 👍🏼
Hey Anthony, are you gonna do any reviews for the SHF chainsaw man figures?
No plan to buy them so only if someone sends it to me
You say it's unlikely, but I did it. I have Renji without having Ichigo. I'm gonna hold out for an Ichigo that has a hollow mask (they're bound to do one sooner or later) and this is kind of a weird take probably, but I actually prefer this look for Renji over his classic look. BTW it is the same sword, the bigger one is the shikai form and it's meant to extend out like a segmented whip (I get that the figure could not do this for budget reasons :) ) instead of a swoosh, I'd have preferred this figure came with a powered down version of the sword, which just looks like a regular katana.
Personally, I would only consider getting renji if I got ichigo, but that ichigo is to blegh.
I bought only Ichigo to complete the big three, but I'll get kenpachi tho
I was planning to make a video complaining about the butt cheeks on the bandai figures because i despise them lol
It just frustrates me because i still feel the 2.0 lower body is much better and doesn't have the weird gapping in between the legs and diaper pieces. They just needed to work improving the side to side splits in my opinion
I'm not a fan of the ichigo one, but the renji and byakuya they're releasing looks way too good to say not too. (especially byakuya)
Looks like the ones with regular Shinigami uniforms look a lot better than Ichigo's specific Bankai outfit.
So I hope we get a Royal Guard Ichigo as well, who would be using the same basis.
Thanks for your efforts on this video Anthony. Although I do not collect this line, it does look impressive in standard poses. Here's hoping the basement is progressing. From what I know about these things, working on such endeavors helps clear the head of cheerleading and other unwanted noises.
The answer for this question can wait until step 885 however, have you thought about acoustic sound absorption in your recording studio section of the room? Something like acoustic tiles?
Yeah. Not sure what I'm going to do yet
@@AnthonysCustoms I did a converted bedroom into a recording room for my son. Used ATS Soundproof tiles which come in a variety of décor other than the dimpled foam types. Found some on Amazon even. Just sayin'
I hope that you will review the new sh figuarts guts figures
i will. i ordered them. idk from where or why i dont have any yet... but i know i ordered so i dont want to order another
@@AnthonysCustomsoh thanks man I waiting for sh figuarts guts beast of darkness version
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I love how he is just an honest reviewer
I wish SHF would make Kenshin figures.
Well would you look at that
are you going to review guts?
Yes
I just want Aizen
In a past life I'd probably have blindly collected all this line. Too bad I don't think Bleach is popular enough to see some long term iteration on the line. The packaging and legs strike me as something from 10 years ago. But I honestly don't know how else they could do it. Big billowy clothing doesn't lend itself to joints. I almost wish Buzzmod would make some and do full cloth.
A swoosh or extended sword accessory would have been nice too.
No cheeks on the hard part.
You gave Ichigo a 5/10 if I recall.
could be. his face fell off a lot
@@AnthonysCustoms Then again, you did give Zoro.. a 6/10, I think? And I think that while you can argue that Ichigo's worse aesthetically, I suppose he at least functions as a figure, without too much explodey parts. :p
Luckily, my Ichigo hasn't had the falling face problem too much, but I'd still rather have a different version of him.
How could they let bleach down so much. Sh figuarts have done this franchise dirty. They basically look shit !?
It looks like I glued charcoal together!!!
No cheeks fr
Review the Shf Chainsaw man
You gave renji an 8 but beast a 7, who is an overall better figure with better articulation, more animation accuracy, better shading, not having garbage looking knee joints and less accesories and has about the same price point as beast 🤣🤣🤣. Goes to show me that you hold bias in your videos and dont do research in your figures and rate them based on merit and overall preformance as a figure, you just give random numbers for stuff you like and stuff you dont. L
Beast? The Marvel Legends figure?
100th
No chicks simple as.
I'm not familiar enough with the show to get that reference
@@AnthonysCustoms By chicks I meant buttcheeks (because chicks and cheeks sound the similar).