To celebrate the holidays, I finally opened my Yoko Littner & Boota figure from SEGA to share my review with you. And here are my thoughts...
SEGA manufactures prize figures or figures that are typically given away as a prize in arcades in Japan. Since prize figures are typically given away, these statues are significantly cheaper compared to the statues from top of the line makers like Good Smile Company. And as you will discover in my detail shots, the lower price does sacrifice quality extensively. But you get what you pay for right? Let's start off with some 360 photos around the product.
And some photos from a high angle.
I like the angled pose with the leg lick...it really gives is it a sense of movement which is probably why it looks nice from different angles. And the little touch that makes the statue a little more endearing is the presence of Boota that's tugging Yoko top.
Setting up the statue comes in 3 easy steps. First, the base. The tilt of the statue is established at the base...the hand of the mecha Lagann has a long peg that goes deep into Yoko's boot to secure the statue.
On the base we also have the Gurren Lagann 5th anniversary decal.
Second and third, Yoko's accessories: a pistol and a riffle. The pistol was easy to put into Yoko hand, while the riffle was more challenging. The challenge came from her huge hair that was in the way as I was trying to fit the riffle correctly.
Her hair is large by character design and it's detailed quite nicely. You will also see here how the riffle fits through the hair of Yoko.
After setting it up, I started to look closer to see the details. What immediately caught my attention was how shiny the skin parts were. Evidence can be seen in almost all my photos, and the shine is more apparent in larger skin exposed sections like the torso. Other owners got lucky and said that their copy does not exhibit the "oily skin" look.
Next, you will also see that there is a thin seam running down the side of Yoko's torso. And you can also see how the knot isn't painted perfectly. Maybe the paint didn't adhere to the excess glue or something.
Another issue I had with my copy of Yoko is that the paint of her clothes had a rough patch as you can see in the left photo below. Then more rough seams can be found in her pistol hand. The seams in the wrist are particularly horrible.
Poor little Boota was not spared from seams that run across Boota's little body. And again, I notice paint issues at the point where Boota bites Yoko's top.
Here's a couple of shots that focus on the lower section of the statue. Yoko's legs are shiny like the rest of the statue, but I like how the stocking look. Particularly how the legs were sculpted to make it look like the stocking are a little tight at the thighs. And part of the character's design are the boots with large zippers.
We also have Yoko's scarf and it looks like a separate piece that was put in place...instead of being part of the statue's mold. As you can see, there a gap between her neck and scarf that seems to support the idea.
The last nice little detail that I'll be sharing is the teeth detail that I found toward the end of my photo shoot. There's actually a lip on Yoko's mouth and there's a faux line of teeth in her mouth. This is nicer than simply having a painted mouth.
Overall, I really like this figure despite it's many flaws because it's inexpensive and has a nice design. And, I won't be looking at the statue up close anyway so the flaws will be hard to notice. This is a non-scale statue and it stands a little over 10 inches high, which only means that you're getting a lot in terms of raw material for a very reasonable price.
To be honest, this is not the Yoko statue that I wanted...because I really want the real image version. But seeing that there is no news of a re-release, I snagged this statue instead and I was not disappointed. With that, I end my review and I hope you enjoyed the statue as much as I did through the photos. Happy holidays!
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