Figma 313 Dark Magician Girl Review! Dark Burning Attack!

Slow post schedule is slow. Here's a review of the Dark Magician Girl figure released about a month ago from Max Factory.

Let's get started.

Back of the Box

Fresh from the box

Included are:

DMG Figma

Magical Spellbook + Stand for it

Wand

2 Optional Faces

Knees

(Bonus Dark Burning Attack Effect)

Faces:

She has a standard smiling face

Second, she has a more confident looking smile

And lastly she has a winking face

Her faces are fairly boring. Then again I can't really remember Dark Magician being unhappy so I guess it fits. Her faces look nice, but still I prefer multiple emotions with my figures.

Faces: 7 of 10

Accessories:

Here's DMG with her wand

Here is her with Spellbook

It was a mistake to put on both of her knees at once. It was really hard and she did not sit well...

When used right it's a really nice piece though :)

Here's her GSC bonus piece. In all honestly I don't think this is a necessary piece. It looks nice, but by no means should you pay extra to get it. 

Her accessories are very on point. She looks great with all of them.

Accessories: 9 of 10

Playability:

For the sake of looking at DMG's playability let's see her interaction with Homura Akemi.

DMG is slightly less articulated, which makes her harder to pose, but she still interacts decently with other figures.

Here's a quick height perspective picture

Playability: 8 of 10

Staying Power:

I'm a diehard Ygo fan so I'm certain that I'll love this figure for as long as I can have it. She's a perfect mix of cute and somewhat badass.

Staying Power: 7 of 10

Collection Utility:

DMG looks great with a lot of other figures. I recommend her as a nice addition to any collection!

Collection Utility: 10 of 10

Final Thoughts:

I've wanted a figure of DMG since seeing a version of it long ago in my childhood. I was never able to get it though and even images of that figure are hard to come by. That being said, this figure provided me with something I've always wanted and for that reason I truly cherish it. To any Yugioh fans I fully recommend this figure.

Figure Christmas Photos

Just like it says, here are some photos I took over the Holiday season. I hope you find them festive.

Let's get started.

I'll upload a few more, but this is all for now.

Thanks for dropping by :)

Keeping a Promise (End of 2016 Post)

I said I'd review all the figures I owned this year. Obviously I didn't come remotely close. So to save face and provide a sort of New Years special I'm going to score every figure I owe on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the worst and 10 being the best). As I'm crunched for time this is going to be kind of quick.

Here is the full list of all the figures I currently own (thanks to MFC):

Figmas:

Black Rock Shooter: 6

Madoka: 9

Ryuuko Matoi: 10

Mami Tomoe (Magical Girl): 10

Homura Akemi: 9

BR Goldsaw: 7

Sakura Kyoko (Magical Girl): 9

Dead Master: 8

Miku 2.0: 8

Sayaka Miki (Magical Girl): 8

Strength TV Version: 8

Kaito: 6

Sengogahara Hitagi: 8

Okabe Rintaro: (Never Opened)

Azusa: 8

Crystal Princess: 7

Koyomo Araragi: 9

Madoka (School Uniform): 8

Super Sonico: 8

Yui: 7

Mio: 9

Ritsu: 8

Mayoi: 8

Kirino: 8

Yugi Moto: 8

She: Archetype (Flesh): 9

Nyaruko: 9

Tsumugi: 8

Kuroneko: 7

Len: 6

Mami Tomoe (School Uniform): 7

Haruhi (School Uniform): 7

Ika Musume: 9

Gon Frecks: 7

Karen Araragi: 9

Mika Jougasaki: 9

Sakura Kyoko (Casual): 8

Haruhi (Disappearance Version): 6

Killua: 7

Tsukihi Araragi: 8

Sayaka Miki (School Uniform): 7

Kanbaru Suruga: 7

Nozomi (Se Kirara): 6

Aya Kagura (Morning Coffee): 9

Sengoku Nadeko: 8

Eli Ayase: 9

Nagato Yuki: 7

Miyafuji Yoshika: 7

Lum: 10

Kosaka Honoka: 8

Kyon: 7

Mikuru Asahina (School Uniform): 9

Egashira 2:50: 10

Nozomi Tojo: 9

Ayase: 8

Mikuru Asahina (Waitress): 9

Mikuru Asahina (Adult): 7

Lynette Bishop: 8

Ryko Asakura: 7

Phantom Ein: 8

Manaka (Love Plus): 8

Micheal Jackson: 8

Indiana Jones: 8

Terraformar: 9

Mikuru Asahina (Cheerleader): 7

Ted 2: 9

Figma Plus Classroom: 8

Figma Plus Bridge: 7

Revoltech:

Woody: 10

Alice: 10

Alleyne: 7

Melona: 10

Cattleya: 8

Annelotte: 9

Airi: 9

Menace: 10

Aludra: 8

Branwen: 7

Ymir: 6

Nanael: 9

Elina: 10

Shiggy: 6

Echidna: 7

Alice (Boost Form): 8

Nowa: 7

Leina: 6

Ayanami Rei (Bandaged): 7

Nanael (2P Color): 7

Gloomy Bear: 9

Jessie: 8

S.H. Figuarts:

Sailor Moon: 10

Sailor Mercury: 7

Sailor Venus: 7

Sailor Jupiter: 7

Sailor Mars: 6

Yami: 6

Momo: 10

Tamashii Stand: 10

Tamashii Fire Effect: 10

Tamashii Crater: 10

Nendoroid:

Monokuma: 8

Airi: 6

FuRyu:

Momo: 8

Evolution Toys:

Katja: 7

So some takeaways

I really do love these figures so I couldn't give any of them a really bad score. Figure a 6 means I found problems with the figure that hindered my enjoyment of it whereas a 10 means there was nothing that interfered. 

Anyway, I hope to post more in 2017. Here's to more funny figure photos to come. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Figma #276 Yugi Moto Review (King of Not Being Dead)

School kicked my butt and as a result I haven't had any time to post here. I'll try to make it up with as many posts as I can before 2016 ends (review all my figures that was a great joke right?)

Packaging 

Accessories:

 Yugi comes with:
2 Face plates
A windblown cloak
A hand rack with 2 hands molded to hold his cards
1 Card
A full hand of cards
A Duel Disk
A separate set of eyes
and ofc a stand

 Yugi with his cloak on

 Trying to show off Yugi's optional eyes, but got too creeped out to continue xD

Here's Yugi with his Cape and Duel Disk on!

Yugi with his hand of cards and pointing hand

All in all Yugi's accessories are on point. I couldn't ask for anything more!

Accessories: 10 of 10

Faces:

Yugi comes with 2 faces:

His default confident smile

His stern angry face.

And that's it. I may be spoiled by figures with 3 faces and to be fair this is a decent range of emotion. Still these faces are a tad boring. Then again I can't think of what else I'd want so it's a paradox.

Faces: 7 of 10

Playabiity:

 If you like Yugioh (which I assume if you've gotten this far) you'll hopefully love posing your figures playing it (the duel disk on Madoka was saved from one of the much older yugi figures). 

Yugi's duel disk fits on other figmas also, which allows you to get anyone into the game!

 The nerdy dream of the Witch of the East vs the King of Games!

Only issue I have is that Yugi is quite tall, while Nozomi is short. That being said Yugi pairs decently with many figures. 

Various responses to the King

Yugi is really fun to pose hanging out with your other figures. My only gripe is his height, but it's not awful. 

Playability: 9 of 10

Staying Power:

(I may obsessed with crack shipping these 2)

Anyway, as long as you like Yugioh, you'll likely keep enjoying this Yugi Moto figma. That being said I never like grading this category so soon. Give me a year to be sure.

Staying Power:

8 of 10

Collection Utility:

In a sea of underage girl toys Yugi stands out as one of the few male figures I'm happy to have. He's very dynamic looking and different from the average figma. He's a bit pricey (this cost me about $50). Still if you're a big Yugioh fan, you'll probably like this figure!

Thanks for browsing as usual!