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TokyoTreat Classic Review August 2018

August 2018’s box has a Fruity Ninjas theme, meaning all of the items should contain fruit or be fruit flavored. Surprisingly enough, several of them aren’t, unless you count chocolate, mint, cheese, or corn fruit. Nevertheless, this is still a fun box!

Fruit Granola Black Thunder

This came in the condition you’d expect, considering that it’s still quite hot outside.

It doesn’t look appealing at all. Thankfully, it tastes fine! The chocolate coating counters the tangy fruit well, much like having chocolate covered raisins. I enjoyed that the texture wasn’t too hard, either.

It just looks so rough after a long journey.

Rating: 5/5

Cinnamon Apple Pie Umaibo

This is an Umaibo flavored like a cinnamon apple pie. The Umaibo actually arrived intact, without any breakage.

The flavor is mainly apple, with a slight hint of cinnamon. I think the Umaibo itself is apple flavored and the light coating is cinnamon, but I’m not too sure.

Either way, it’s very pleasant.

Rating: 5/5

Chocolate Mint Caramel Corn

This isn’t fruit!

That isn’t really a problem, or anything, but it doesn’t fit the theme of the box.

The snack itself is a corn puff flavored like mint chocolate chip ice cream. It’s very interesting, since it does taste as it should, but the flavor lingers for longer than I’d personally like.

The bag is a very decent size, but I’m not sure I’m going to eat a lot of them. Perhaps I’d rather have something more dessert-like if I want mint chocolate chip?

Rating: 3/5

Cheese Rice Puffs

This isn’t fruit, either.

This is a corn puff, somewhat shaped like a Frito, that tastes like cheese.

The texture is not what I expected upon first glance. It’s more like that of Puff Corn, which is a popcorn snack without kernels. Puff Corn and this snack both suffer from having a texture similar to that of something kind of stale.

The cheese flavor wasn’t really anything special here, unfortunately, so they do nothing for me.

Rating: 1/5

Honey Apple Hard Candy

This is a very basic hard candy flavored like apples and honey.

It’s very nice! The apple flavor is strong, but pleasant.

Supposedly it can help with sore throats, too.

Rating: 5/5

Fruit Donut Gummy

Unfortunately, I have no images here, as the gummy was completely melted and stuck to its package from the heat.

From what I could taste, it’s more sour than expected, so it’s not my favorite item. That being said, I feel like I can’t rate it properly since the melting made everything blend together.

Rating: Can’t rate, came melted.

Chip Star Lemon Chips

These are potato chips that look like Pringles, but are coated lightly with a lemon powder.

They’re actually really, really nice! The lemon is not too strong, and the chip itself is tasty, like an original Pringle.

I like these a lot.

Rating: 5/5

Melon Jelly Drink DIY

This is a melon jelly drink, like I have tried before. The pack comes with a cup, a cute mini straw, melon gelatin powder, and you just need to add water and mix!

Unfortunately, I may have added too much water because the melon flavor was weak and unsatisfying. I don’t want to really rate it poorly, because I may have messed up, but I feel like even if I used less water it wouldn’t have been that strong.

I don’t know.

Rating: 3/5

Shimi Corn Share Pack

This is not fruit, but it’s a tasty corn puff coated in chocolate.

They survived the heat well, and they taste just like chocolate cereal. My only complaint is that they aren’t related to fruit at all!

Rating: 5/5

VERDICT: This box was a little weaker than the previous, mainly due to some of the items not fitting the theme. That being said, it was still a fun experience!

Interested in trying TokyoTreat out for yourself? A classic box, like what I have reviewed here, is available for $25 on TokyoTreat’s page. A premium option is also available for a little more.

TokyoTreat Classic Review August 2018 was originally published on That Writing Thing!

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TokyoTreat Classic Review July 2018

This month’s box is all about summer camping snacks and flavors that remind you of such. The snacks inside all are part of the theme, and should make you think about the fun days and nights of summer!

Chocolate Mint Twigs

It’s chocolate in the summer again! I was really worried about these chocolate twigs melting, but they seemed to be okay when I opened them up.

These are flavored like mint chocolate chip ice cream. They do taste pretty close to that, with the mint flavor not too strong. The texture is softer than I would have guessed, but that’s not a bad thing. These are nice for a small, quick chocolate fix.

Rating: 5/5

Okara Cheesecake Cookies

These are very soft biscuit cookies that are flavored like cheesecake, made with okara fiber. Okara is soy pulp, according to a quick Google search.

They do taste like cheesecake, but they’re not very sweet. This isn’t bad, but not exactly what I expected. I would eat them again if given them, but I’m not too sure I’d buy them! (I do like how soft they are, though.)

Rating: 4/5

Rich BBQ Potato Sticks

These are thin potato sticks flavored with BBQ powder, in a convenient one hand bag. The whole gimmick of the bag works okay for a bit, but when you eat enough of them, the remaining sticks become a little stubborn about leaving the small hole. I ended up just opening the bag like normal then.

The taste is fine, pretty sweet like a lot of BBQ sauces. I liked them! They’re just simple and there isn’t a whole lot to say. 🙂

Rating: 5/5

Poteko Potato Rings Share Pack

I feel like I’ve gotten these before in a past box, but I don’t recall when!

These are very, very simple little potato rings. They’re lightly salted, and so it’s very easy to eat one bag in a sitting.

Luckily, four bags were in the box, so eating one quickly isn’t too bad, haha.

I really enjoy how lightly salted these are.

Rating: 4/5

Pretty Cure Chocolate Wafer

This is a chocolate wafer cookie with Precure characters on the package and a small nail decor page inside.

The wafer is basic; in fact, I’m sure I’ve had the same thing in a different package before. It’s not bad at all, though, and it survived the summer heat to get to me!

Rating: 5/5

Cheese Umaibo

Cheese Umaibo is the best Umaibo. It’s sweet and cheesy, and not too greasy or ambitious.

This one came broken, but it was still tasty. I’d love to have it again!

Rating: 5/5

Grape Soda Gummy

This is a gummy flavored like grape soda, covered in sugar powder.

As you can see, it did not survive the summer heat.

The grape flavor was still there, but the gummy was stuck in the package and hard to eat. The sugar powder all shifted to the bottom, too.

I feel like I can’t give this a fair rating due to the situation it arrived in.

Rating: Arrived melted, can’t rate.

Konpeito Candy

This is a very well known candy shaped like stars (or flowers, kinda). The candy has various light flavors, but mainly tastes like sugar.

Luna loved them in the Sailor Moon S movie!

Wishing upon these won’t let you meet Sailor Moon, but they’re tasty!

Rating: 5/5

Water Candy DIY

This DIY kit lets you choose between ramune, strawberry, or lemon liquid candy, or a mix of them all that makes a grape flavor.

I admit, I forgot to try the individual flavors! I did try the grape, though, and it was impressive! I kind of can’t believe how the original three flavors made grape so well.

That being said, this was REALLY sweet, too sweet for me to finish.

Rating: 4/5

VERDICT: This was another excellent box with no ‘duds’. The melted gummy was a little disappointing, but it was so small that it didn’t matter at the end of the day. Looking forward to the next one!

Interested in trying TokyoTreat out for yourself? A classic box, like what I have reviewed here, is available for $25 on TokyoTreat’s page. A premium option is also available for a little more.

TokyoTreat Classic Review July 2018 was originally published on That Writing Thing!

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Figure Review: Kazuma Kuwabara ARTFX J

I was actually introduced to Yu Yu Hakusho a few years ago, unaware of the series’ initial run on Toonami back in the 2000s. After watching about 1/3 of the series, I realized I was pretty hooked and by the time the series was over, I searched online for merchandise featuring the main cast. As it was 2015/2016 at the time, I was both interested and disappointed to discover that Kotobukiya had released scale figures of the four main characters and Youko Kurama in 2012. The interest was due to how nice they looked, but the disappointment was due to how rare they’d become.

My boyfriend surprised me with Kurama for Valentine’s day, and I knew then that I really wanted all of them.

Yusuke was still available, for about $10-20 more than the original price. Considering the time frame between original release and my interest in the figures, that was a great deal!

Hiei proved a bit more difficult to find, but eventually someone on MyFigureCollection sold one to me for around $80. Still not bad, since he retailed for about $50 originally.

Youko Kurama, however, was very pricey. Sellers were charging anywhere from $150-250+ for him, and I couldn’t justify that. When I was sure I’d never find a decently priced one, though, one on eBay popped up for $50. I didn’t know for sure if it was legitimate or a bootleg, but I really wanted him, so I took the gamble. (I’d advise never doing this unless you REALLY want a figure, and even then be prepared for disappointment.)

Surprisingly enough, he was a genuine Kotobukiya figure!

I was super, super happy to find him for a price even better than retail, but I knew the last of the group, Kuwabara, wouldn’t happen. Why?

He was selling for $350+ at the time, and that’s even on the low end.

Auctions on eBay were rare, and when they occurred, they ended at a similar price to the low end. He definitely, definitely was not worth that to me, so I passed, thinking it would never happen.

About two years ago I messaged Kotobukiya’s page and asked if they had any plans of a reprint for the line since the series was about to hit its 25th anniversary. Unfortunately, I was told no.

But then….

A surprise announcement was made! All five figures were getting a reprint, and for their original prices! Unbelievable! Kuwabara was preordered instantly, and he arrived yesterday.

(Please note that the images look much better if you click on them!)

Kuwabara ARTFX J

The box looks just like the original print’s, and matches the other four figures in the group. The sides have Kuwabara in the anime style and in the figure’s style, with a bright, fiery background.

The picture above is what you get in the box, minus his sword. (I forgot to include it there, whoops!)

The stand is a yellow-orange hue, depicting the Spirit Sword. Each of the figure’s bases depicts a power or a symbol significant to the character.

Unfortunately, Kotobukiya kept the exact same stand design as the first run, meaning there’s only one peg. Kuwabara only has one foot with a hole in it, to go around the peg. The reason why I find this unfortunate is that the figure is kind of heavy and can easily fall off of the stand and break the peg into the foot.

The exact same thing happened to me with Youko Kurama, who is also heavy.

This is the side of the box showing off the figure. The colors all look vibrant and eye catching.

The back of the box shows more sides of the figure and some text, presumably to sell you on buying him.

Out of the box, Kuwabara can immediately go on his stand. He’s pretty wobbly on it, which I was afraid of, but he looks good otherwise.

Nothing about his sculpt seems off or lazy — even the folds and wrinkles on his clothing look as they should! I found that pretty impressive.

The kanji on his back are painted well, no smudges or errors I could see around them.

The figure looks great in all kinds of lighting!

His sword, which you can clearly see in the second image above, is impressively detailed and translucent enough to let light through, highlighting the ‘effect’.

The only downside of the sword is that it kind of likes to fall out of his hand. I’ve had him on display for a week now, though, and it hasn’t moved, so it only tends to fall out if you’re handling him.

Also, the sword is sharp to the touch.

Here are some more images highlighting the entire figure.

Finally, a front shot. This is a very nice figure for the price and captures the spirit of the character well! I would recommend him to anyone who enjoys the series.

OVERALL SCORE: 9/10 – I love this figure! The sculpt is excellent, the paint is perfect. The only reason he is not a 10 is due to the one peg in the stand, as it’s too delicate to be reliable.

Kuwabara ARTFX J is available on Amazon! If you purchase him through this link I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!

At the time of this writing, he does not have a bootleg available. He is the only one of the line not to receive one, but this may change at any moment. Always make sure a Studio Pierrot or Funimation sticker is present on the box!

Figure Review: Kazuma Kuwabara ARTFX J was originally published on That Writing Thing!

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TokyoTreat Classic Review June 2018

TokyoTreat actually arrived about ten days earlier than usual this month, which was a pleasant surprise.

This month’s box is all about carnival snacks or snacks that make you think of summertime. It’s definitely hot enough outside where I am to enjoy some summertime treats!

Before I start, I should tell you that I did continue my subscription, so I will be reviewing more boxes to come.

Ikinari Dango Kit Kat

I know, I know, chocolate in the summertime. Unfortunately, these did melt, as expected, so they don’t look very appealing. They were supposed to look more like a small Kit Kat bar.

That being said, these are flavored like mochi with red bean and sweet potato paste. The outer chocolate coating tastes more like sweeter white chocolate to me, which isn’t a complaint.

The filling really gives off of more of a sweet potato flavor than red bean, which is fine, but the sweet potato does tend to linger in the mouth a bit longer than I feel is necessary.

Still a nice treat!

Rating: 4/5

Takenoko No Sato – Cookies and Cream

The booklet says that you may receive a honey butter or a cookies and cream variety of these little bamboo shoot (takenoko) shaped cookies. I received the cookies and cream one.

The frosting tastes a lot like a Hershey’s cookies and cream candy bar, but nicer quality. The chocolate cookie underneath is a standard chocolate flavor, but somewhat softer than you might expect.

The picture isn’t really showing the cookies justice since they melted into each other.

These were very delicious!

Rating: 5/5

Yogurt Flavored Ginza Rusk

Rusk, as I’ve reviewed in the past, is a crunchy biscuity snack shaped like a cube. This variety is white chocolate yogurt, and they taste mainly of white chocolate and butter to me. This isn’t a problem, as they’re still very delicious.

The booklet says that the lactic acid in the yogurt is to help digestion, though these snacks probably don’t contain a ton of that.

I enjoyed these quite a bit.

Rating: 5/5

Umaibo Tonkatsu

I think I’ve said this in the past, but I’ve never had tonkatsu proper. I can’t judge if this umaibo is true to the flavor, but I can say that it’s very strong in taste. I found it pretty sour, honestly, and somewhat hard to finish.

That being said, if this is what tonkatsu tastes like, this umaibo is labeled correctly!

I didn’t think it was awful, just too strong for my tastes. Perhaps it would be different for others!

I will say that I liked how it wasn’t nearly as greasy as last month’s, though.

Rating: 3/5

Melon Cream Soda Chips

These are potato chips coated in a melon soda flavored powder.

Yes, you read that right.

They smell a lot like candy, and taste similar to what you’d expect them to taste like — a melon soda.

The combination of melon soda and potato isn’t nearly as odd as it sounds, and it works pretty well here. I think it helps that the chips are not salted.

I liked these, but I probably wouldn’t buy them on their own.

Rating: 4.5/5

Koikeya Scone Rich Corn Flavor

I assumed that by reading the name, these would be scones, or something close to them. However, they’re more like Cheetos in shape and texture, and they’re flavored like buttered corn.

Japan apparently loves buttered corn flavored snacks, because I have seen them a lot. I do too, though, so they’re always welcome in a subscription box. 🙂

These snacks are sweeter than some buttered corn snacks but they’re very pleasant and somewhat addicting.

Rating: 5/5

Salty Seaweed Stick Potato Snack

These look a lot like Potato Sticks, but they’re covered in a salty seaweed powder.

Honestly, they taste mainly like salted potato to me, but that’s just fine.

Eating one of the mini bags in one sitting is easier than it should be, since they’re very nice to snack on.

I liked these a lot even if the flavor of seaweed wasn’t really there.

Rating: 5/5

Cheesnack

The booklet called this snack Cheesnack, but the wrapper says Chee-ZACK. Is the cat named Zack? Is he Chester Cheetah’s cousin? Who knows.

I do know that this is a cheese cracker sandwich with a sweeter filling than most, and I did enjoy it, but I think I prefer salty cheese flavor over sweet at the end of the day.

The sandwich is also pretty crumbly and somewhat messy to eat.

Rating: 4/5

Popsicle DIY Kit

This is a cute little DIY kit where you put together a soft candy, powder, and syrupy liquid to make ‘popsicles’.

The picture of the finished product isn’t the prettiest since the candy did melt some, but it tastes nice! Blue is ramune flavor, and pink is strawberry.

I think the syrup is somewhat minty since the popsicle is kind of cooling to taste, which is neat.

The only complaint I have is how messy this can be if you aren’t careful. It’s a minor complaint though.

Rating: 4.5/5

VERDICT: This was a fun box with all around great snacks and treats, themed after summer snacks! The Cheeto-like Scone snack was my favorite, for sure.

Interested in trying TokyoTreat out for yourself? A classic box, like what I have reviewed here, is available for $25 on TokyoTreat’s page. A premium option is also available for a little more.

TokyoTreat Classic Review June 2018 was originally published on That Writing Thing!

#candy #japan #japanese snacks #snacks #subscription box #tokyotreat

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TokyoTreat Classic Review May 2018

I’m back with another TokyoTreat review! May’s theme is anime, as a play on the somewhat recent Ani-May trend a lot of websites and stores like to participate in.

Since I’m a fan of a decent amount of anime series, I was very excited to try this box out!

TokyoTreat Classic Review May 2018

Boruto Pineapple Jellies

First up is an individually wrapped pineapple flavored jelly snack featuring characters from Boruto on the lids.

I have to disclose that I’ve had a very similar snack before in a Skoshbox and I really disliked it. The texture was really … wet and slimy.

Unfortunately, these are exactly the same as the ones I had before. Wet, slimy, and personally unpleasant. The taste is fine, a pineapple candy flavor, but the texture is just so off-putting to me that I could only have the one I opened and the one my boyfriend couldn’t even finish.

No offense if you like these, but I never seem to. It’s disappointing since they’re popular in Japan.

Rating: 1/5

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Splatoon Gummies

Technically, Splatoon isn’t an anime, but it’s a video game series from Japan so it still works for this box’s theme.

This snack is a gummy candy shaped like squids and octopuses (up until this very moment I thought the plural of octopus was octopi, seriously. Google proved me wrong!).

While this is miles more pleasant than the Boruto jellies, this treat is just a bit too difficult for me to chew. Thing is, I do have jaw problems, so it’s kind of unfair of me to judge them that way. They taste fine, though I really can’t identify the flavor. The mold for the gummies is well detailed, as well, which is nice.

TokyoTreat Classic Review May 2018

I’m giving them a 5/5 since I could probably chew them with more ease if I didn’t suffer from jaw problems.

Rating: 5/5

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Sriracha Rice Chips

I’m not a big fan of spice. I’ve tried Sriracha once, because I really wanted to know what the hype was about, but it ended up being a bit too spicy for me. The taste was fine, though, so I wish I could have handled it better.

That being said, these are Sriracha and sesame rice chips, and while they can pick up spice after eating a few, they’re not too bad. They have a very pleasant taste, and the sesame works well with the Sriracha. The texture is somewhat light and forgiving, encouraging you to eat more than you probably should in one go.

I still just can’t do Sriracha on its own.

Rating: 5/5

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Umaibo Mentaiko

This is a creamy salted pollock roe flavored Umaibo. I really feel like I’ve had this Umaibo before, but maybe it was a similar variety. Either way, it isn’t unpleasant at all.

The snack itself is greasy, both in appearance and feel, but the taste isn’t really the same. It’s sweet, and gives off a slight seafood flavor that I probably wouldn’t have picked up on if the booklet didn’t tell me what it was supposed to taste like. It isn’t bad, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to purchase it later.

Rating: 4/5

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Don Taro Udon Snack

These are small dried noodles flavored like udon broth that you snack on out of the bag.

They actually really taste as they should, and their texture is crunchy, like a dried noodle. The only complaint I have about them is that they get very salty very quickly, so I wouldn’t advise eating the whole bag in one go.

They do taste nice, though!

Rating: 4.5/5

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Thomas the Tank Engine Chewy Candy

Thomas the Tank Engine isn’t an anime! That was seriously what I thought when I saw this in the box. (I admit, I Googled to see if there was an anime based on this, but there isn’t.)

That being said, this is a pleasant taffy-like grape chewy candy wrapped like gum, featuring Thomas and friends on the wrapper.

There isn’t much to say about it — the flavor is the same artificial grape flavor I’ve tasted in quite a few Japanese candies, but I find it enjoyable.

Rating: 5/5

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Edamame Snack Share Pack

The booklet said these were reminiscent of Senzu Beans from Dragonball. I suppose they could be, so they fit in the box.

These are a snack I’ve had before, but I like them a lot. They’re like crackers, but they taste like edamame with some savory seasoning on them. The fiery icon on the bag doesn’t mean they’re spicy, because they’re not at all.

Trust me, I am sensitive to spice, so I would know, haha.

Rating: 5/5

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Shin-Chan Chocobi Almond Tofu Corn Puff

Shin-Chan is a very popular series in Japan. I’ve never seen it, but I’ve heard of it.

This is a simple corn puff snack flavored like sweet almond. The pack comes with a sticker, too.

The snack itself is really tasty. Sweet, light, and crispy. I liked these a lot!

Oh, and FYI — eat ALL of these in one sitting or make sure you put them in a Ziploc bag! They get stale very fast, as I found out. 🙁

Rating: 5/5

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One Piece Bubbly Jelly DIY

This is the treat I was most excited for in this box. I love One Piece, and this is a melon flavored sweet snack featuring One Piece characters on the plastic cup.

The treat requires some preparation before you can enjoy it, but the instructions are simple. Adding water with the first powder, having it sit in the fridge, and mixing the second powder is about all it takes.

The taste is pretty much what you’d expect from a sweet melon snack. It’s very strong, but not unpleasant, and the addition of the second powder allows for the top to be light and foamy, almost reminiscent of a root beer float.

I was lucky enough to get the cup I wanted, as well! It makes a great bathroom cup since it’s made of a pretty sturdy plastic.

Rating: 5/5

VERDICT: This box was very nice, even if I personally disliked the jellies. I know others would love them, and there were a lot in the bag, so I feel like the value was there. Everything else was great, and the One Piece treat was fun to make.

Interested in trying TokyoTreat out for yourself? A classic box, like what I have reviewed here, is available for $25 on TokyoTreat’s page. A premium option is also available for a little more.

TokyoTreat Classic Review May 2018 was originally published on That Writing Thing!

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Figure Review: Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO - Hiken

Figure Review: Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

I know, another Sabo figure review. I wasn’t originally intending on even getting this figure, but I was surprised with it as a very early birthday present so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to write about it. 🙂

This figure is from the Figuarts ZERO Extra Battle line. The Extra Battle line is as it sounds, a series of One Piece characters performing flashy battle moves. Technically, the line is called Chou Gekisen -Extra Battle-,’ but I’m calling it Extra Battle for simplicity’s sake.

The latest entry in the line (as of this writing) is Sabo using his Hiken, or Fire Fist, powers.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Let’s start with the box. The box is flashy and reminiscent of a comic book style. Other figures in this line have a similar aesthetic, including the character’s name in messy paintbrush strokes.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

The side shows the figure, nothing too special since you’ll be seeing the real thing soon enough.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

The back shows other angles of the figure and some flavor text to help encourage you to purchase it.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Sabo himself stands about 6″ tall, with the flame above about 7.5″. As you can probably see in this image, my copy has a small black paint spot on his knee. This is unfortunate, but somewhat par for the course with these figures sometimes. I don’t think it detracts from the piece, but it does mean that others may have worse ‘defects’.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Turning him a bit, you can see how dynamic the pose is. Even with the small ‘defect’ on his leg, I’m very impressed with the overall sculpt.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

The flames coming out of his pipe are particularly stunning. I appreciate that they’re somewhat translucent — I always feel like solid flames on figures don’t have as much of a visual impact on the viewer, since light can’t go through them at all.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

There are even some small flames on the ends of his jacket!

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

With a macro lens and the light shining through, the flames look even nicer.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Different angles of the figure continue to show how dynamic the pose is.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Smaller details like his hat and cravat are sculpted well — I don’t really have any complaints about them.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

His face looks fine. The expression fits the sculpt, so I don’t have anything to really say about it. His eyes look simply painted on, with no depth, but that’s kind of how the character’s eyes are canonically so it fits here.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

His scar is about the same, it’s just there.

Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken

Finally, the base. This is one of my favorite parts of this figure, simply due to how loud it is. I think the other bases in this line look about the same, and I really like how it reaffirms just how much this line is all about action. Nothing here is static or flat, aside from the painting on the face, and at the end of the day that isn’t a complaint, it’s an expectation for the character.

MyFigureCollection entry for Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken.

I had fun with my macro lens for my phone’s camera. You can purchase it here if you’re interested — it was very cheap and comes with several other lenses and a pouch.

OVERALL SCORE: 9/10 – I really like this figure! I like how loud and action packed it is, all the way down to the base. I don’t like the paint ‘defect’ on his leg, but it’s pretty minor. The scale/size is nice, and worth the price point of ~$50.

The Sabo -Extra Battle- Figuarts ZERO – Hiken version figure is not available to preorder on Amazon.

You can purchase him through eBay with this link, but be aware that this figure DOES have bootlegs produced so purchase him from a reputable seller, such as one from Japan or a US seller with clear pictures of the box. If you see no sticker, do not buy! Also note that if the price is too good to be true (well under $50) chances are you’ll be purchasing a fake!

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