Figma Black Rock Shooter



This is the review of Figma Black Rock Shooter from the OVA of Black Rock Shooter.

This time around we purposely bought 2 units coz we want to display 1 with the 2 lovely cannons and the other 1 with 2 swords...






The box....




Comes with a very nice freebies - 1 unit of the original Black Rock Shooter OVA DVD... All Region, Japanese Audio, 7 subtitles translation selections (English, Chinese and few other European major languages)





Out of the box....




The just wrapped the DVD inside this "envelope-like" paper.... I think it's quite nice though... using paper reduce the weight of the whole package a little bit....




The DVD....




Very nice.... there is Max Factory logo here and there..... awesome.... after Bandai, Max Factory is the other toy company that Shewsbury Land love the most....




As for the OVA.... when I watched it I kind of guessing the story line to be this and that.... and after I read from Wikipedia, it confirmed my guess earlier.... I don't blame it if some people can't understand the story as they use the Quentin Tarantino style (nonlinear storylines )...

Below is the plot explanation from Wikipedia;

Black Rock Shooter begins at the start of the school year in April. On her first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi (黒衣 マト, Kuroi Mato, Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa) makes friends with a girl named Yomi Takanashi (小鳥遊 ヨミ, Takanashi Yomi?, Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro) who recently moved to the town. Mato quickly joins the basketball club, which incites Yomi to join the volleyball club since both clubs practice at the same time in the gymnasium. The two spend much time together over the following year, and during one outing Mato gives Yomi the same cellphone charm she has. In their second year of junior high, they end up in different classes, reducing the amount of time they can spend together. Furthermore, Yomi starts to become jealous of Mato hanging around her basketball club manager and classmate Yuu (ユウ, Voiced by: Kana Asumi).

When Yomi seemingly disappears, Mato becomes concerned when she does not show up at school the next day or respond to her text messages. Mato becomes further depressed when she receives word that Yomi has been reported missing and is asked about her whereabouts by two detectives. One day, Mato receives a blank text message from Yomi and goes to her favorite spot in town where she finds the phone charm she gave her. The charm starts to glow and transports her to a strange world where she meets a mysterious girl named Black Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター, Burakku Rokku Shūtā?), who has a blazing blue left eye and a rock cannon which can fire 20 shots per second.[1] Mato merges with Black Rock Shooter in order to save Yomi who was possessed by an evil being called Dead Master (デッドマスター, Deddo Masutā?), who wields a large scythe. The events of their lengthy battle are dispersed throughout the animation. In the end, Mato manages to destroy the evil possessing Yomi by embracing her with a hug. The two return to their normal lives, but Yuu begins to act strangely.



As for the Figma, you will get all these stuff...




The figure....





The lovely beam Rock Cannon - we got 2 units....




Those chains seen in the fighting scene from the OVA and the Black Blade Sword.




The extra hands....




2 extra face expression and 1 extra front hair part with blue flame effect....




As usual let's have a look at the figure first....











Articulation for a Figma class is extremely excellent.... this kneeling pose is never a problem...




The jacket have some articulation (just like those found on Figma Saber) - they use Figma joints on this part.... very nice...






And what it seems to be a new and welcome improvement is that Max Factory decided to use the Figma joints on the hair's twin tails and this provide great articulation and more importantly durability..... well done Max Factory, you deserved a lot of praise on this one....





Well.... action pose time....







We will start with the Black Blade Sword.... made in Saitama steel factory.... hehehehehe....








Oh yeah... we have 2 units.... so let's do some "nito-ryu"







Playing around with the chains....








And finally now.... the Rock Cannon.... we got 2 of them..... looks more cool this way....




Interestingly, in the OVA, that cannon is just as long as her legs.... just till her waist part in fact... it is not really as gigantic as we've seen in the Figma and PVC counterparts - but then, the bigger it is, the cooler it looks.... who care right? we just love it this way....










Shoot the pimp.....






In the OVA, the cannon acts like a gatling machine gun... I mean, it can shoot rapidly easily....





This is what we hope to see... both of them side by side with 2 different set of weapons....





Overall, for the first time ever we want to say this Figma is the best we ever got from Max Factory. At 2,667 yen (about SGD 43.00) before adding what ever shipment charges, this Figma offer great value for money and certainly worth every single dollar you spent on it.... no regret, you should grab 2 units instead of 1.

I personally feel that in terms of figure design, accessories and sales package, this is so far is The Best Figma of 2010 and I can understand why it is so popular amongst the Figma and PVC figure collectors....


You can get this item from your local retailers or from HLJ (while stock last), see the link below;

http://www.hlj.com/product/MAX06130




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Comments

  1. Omg you got 2?!? Gahh I can't wait for mine to arrive. Wonder when CH will bring it in ._." it looks superr awesome!

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  2. Faddy, don't worry, yours from CH will come soon - my guess it will be on his next shipment coming from Japan....

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  3. Joel, thanks and welcome to Shewsbury Land....

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  4. The detailing is not bad... Although Kamen Rider figurines may be the only figurines I will get... (Or will I?)

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  5. lol you dig the cannon and u bought 2 for it!! LOL

    BRS very nice~ XD

    dunno when to buy it.. too many things to buy this year.. and moar poisons next ORZ

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  6. figma brs can bend both their legs 180 degrees hahaha

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  7. @Marzz how about figma ryuuki ??

    Nice David :)

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  8. haha luckily not into figmas but I did preorder their nendo counterparts already hehe :P

    But those chains are nice...I am sure you can come up with something ecchi with them like bon....

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  9. Finally. A better joint for the twin-tails.
    Is it me, or her jacket looks like its from glossy PVC material?

    Want to get her (big guns and swords) but... I'll pass (not a DFC fan XD).

    @chubby: I see what you've typed there... >D

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  10. Marzz, most important is you buy and enjoy what you like the most... don't worry so much about the rest....

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  11. Tsukinari.... don't worry, you will get it someday, just save some money in your piggy bank, dedication will bring good result....good luck!

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  12. Vicky my loyal retainers.... indeed you know a lot more about Figma... thanks to your great info and intelligence, I ordered this Figma last time... hehehehe... never regret it...

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  13. Chubby... you tried to say "bondage" hahahaha... you certainly one of the best perverts I've ever known apart from Katoki hahahahaha....

    Well, when I watch Japanese AV, I don't mind to watch those "light" bondage - but the "hardcore" is kind of disturbing and scary.... didn't like them....

    As for those chains... I will try to think of something in my next digirama.... hehehehehe...

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  14. BD77 - yes those jacket is kind of glossy or something metallic.... really shiny....

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  15. Dual Rock Cannon! That's some overkill going on there! XD I find holding and posing one Rock Cannon is hard enough, 2 must be crazy! It may even put 00 Gundam's GN Sword II rapid firing mode to shame ^^;

    It has been some time since I saw figma with pretty high quality finish, and one that I really like too. Really worth getting for sure~

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  16. Q - Yeah, totally agree with you, the end result of Figma BRS is one of the best, high quality finish and brilliant colors.... awesome, totally awesome... which is why we awarded her as The Best Figma of 2010 (at least for now)....

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