In addition to the Jaegers, Tamashii Nations is also releasing Kaiju figures under their Sofvi Spirits branch.
(Sofvi = Soft Vinyl)
As of this review, only one Kaiju figure has been released, with 2 more on the way later in the year.
Today we are looking at the figure based on the Kaiju known as Raijin. Raijin himself is a great looking Kaiju.
His head has this fierce, venus flytrap looking outer mouth with rows of teeth and multiple eyes on each side. And it's inner face also has multiple eyes and teeth. But if you'll notice, the teeth on the lower jaw are individually sculpted, while the ones on the upper jaw are sculpted into the gums and painted individually, a practice that isn't exactly foreign to Bandai vinyl figures.
But while the lower teeth are painted on the outside, the inside remains the same color as the face. The same face color applies to the gums and the tongue.
And looking down the throat, you can see some blue paint to indicate the luminous inners of the Kaiju.
The body is mostly painted dark brown with some lighter brown air brushing on body and the limbs. The back of the head and tail however, are simply just brown.
The claws and nails are painted a dark brown color which looks great, on the front side anyway. The back of them remains unpainted and retains the same brown color of the body. The claw on the back of the foot (I think it's called a Dewclaw?) is also unpainted.
You know how most of the Kaiju have the luminescent lines all over thier bodies? Raijin...sort of does. They're there and are noticeable, I just feel there should have been more. Look at Raijin's belly and you'll see 2 of the lines are unevenly painted. Were there supposed to be more on the body?
Being a vinyl figure, there isn't much to Raijin in terms of articulation. The arms rotate and the legs move forward and backward, with full rotation hindered by the arms.
The wrists also appear to be twistable, but I would not recommend doing this. It can loosen it up and a piece of the arm blocks it's movement and trying to force movement could pop it off.
Raijin fits nicely in scale with the Robot Spirits Jaeger figures. He stands at 8.25 inches tall and 11.75 inches from head to tail, keep that in mind when trying to clear shelf space.
Aside from the mixed paint work, Raijin still looks pretty good and the sculpt and detail more than make up for that.
If your looking for a cool Kaiju figure to have on your shelf to go with other Kaiju or Jaeger figures, Raijin is a good choice to go with.
I will say though that $40 might be a bit too much for this figure, if you can find it at a better deal, then do go for it.
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