REVIEW: THREEZERO’S DOROHEDORO CAIMAN AND SHIN (ANIME VERSION)!

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THREEZERO’S DOROHEDORO CAIMAN AND SHIN (ANIME VERSION)!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re checking the Dorohedoro one sixth scale figures from ThreeZero, the anime version of Caiman and Shin! Dorohedoro is a manga and anime series written by Q. Hayashida. The Netflix show was pretty great and had awesome designs and soundtrack. When Threezero announced they were going to do figures from the anime, I jumped right in and pre-ordered them (I had missed the manga version of Caiman because I didn’t know the manga yet).

Simple packaging

Inside

Caiman is a BIG BOI. Seriously. He is now one of the tallest 1/6th scale figure I own (if not the tallest). He comes with knives, extra hands, and a different unmasked head with interchangeable parts for different expressions. The figure has great articulations, even though the pants have some padding inside which blocks the leg movements (which can be totally fixed if you do some surgery and remove some of it).

“Bask in his awesome” - Chamba, 2011

It’s pose time!

Handle with care! The back of Caiman’s head is like an hedgehog’s butt!

The details on the suit are great!

“Is it breathable here?”

“Aaaaah, fresh air!”

MORE SPIKES!

You can switch from normal to angry eyes, and litteraly say “Prepare to meet Mr. Angry eyes!” (Toy Story)

“Where are the Gyozas??”

Shin is a more simple figure, with a normal body, a nicely tailored suit (dirty), his unmasked head, extra hands, and his trusted hammer.

Here’s SHIN!

I do not imagine a lot of people display him with his unmasked head. It’s a nice head, and looks just like him in the anime, but the “heart” mask head just looks better.

The tailoring on the suit is amazing. He even has a small wallet-chain, to show that he’s cool!

LOOK AT THEM JAYS! (Yes, I’m one of the cool kids and speak “sneakers”).

The last thing you see before having a hammer-sized hole in your forehead.

Nice details on the body, since Shin was put back together in the manga/anime (Only painted on the hands, though).

LET THE HAMMER … FALL!

“What are you looking at?”

The figures with the manga (all 23 issues of it)!

Classic anime opening pose with a “good” guy and a “bad” guy back to back!

Thanks for reading!

ThreeZero already announced another character from the show, Ebisu, which should come out later this year. Other brands are starting to get on that franchise, as Good Smile Company has announced a Nendoroid Gyoza fairy. Sentinel has also announced sets of 1/12 scale figures from the anime, which are basically two-packs, but the second character is an unarticulated accessory, which is a weird choice. Also, they cost more than those 1/6 figures, so I will stick to the 1/6 ones, thank you very much. ThreeZero killed it!

More news at 11:00… the rest of this review is lost in the chaos. This is Dorohedoro!

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REVIEW: VTS TOYS “BLACK SKULL” SIXTH SCALE FIGURE

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VTS TOYS “BLACK SKULL” SIXTH SCALE FIGURE

Finally, there was some progress in the post system and I got my hands on some fresh, brand new toy! Today, we’ll take a look at VTS Toys (or Virtual Toys) “Black Skull” figure. VTS Toys is a third party brand, and just like every other third party brand, they have to use the “slightly different name” trick to avoid getting unwanted attention (which reminds me that I definitely have to talk about that in an article someday…)

Disclaimer: This figure has nothing to do with a video game called ‘Arkh@m Orig1ns’ or a character called ‘Black M@sk’ (*wink wink*).

The packaging is pretty sober, with some texture on the mask that show when displayed against a light.

Inside, you’ll find the figure along with a multitude of different hands, 2 alternative eye ‘pieces’, and a second level with weapons, accessories and base stand.

Right off the bat(man?), that figure is of very high quality, and will fit very well next to another pricier/non-third party sixth scale figure brand. That depiction of Roman Sionis and his mask is spot-on. The tailoring is quite amazing, and that white suit looks spectacular.

The 3 different sets of eyes include the black parts around the eyes (like if he was wearing some sort of hood under the mask) with eyes looking straight, and to the side, and a third option without the black hood looking straight in front of him. There is a part behind the head held by magnets (how do they work?!), which can be removed in order to change the eyes.

The figure is highly poseable and has that intimidating look that mob bosses usually have.

Now, about the accessories: VTS Toys did a great job on that part too. The black baseball bat is actually made of steel, and will do that signature “cling” sound when dropped on the floor or smashed against the head of an enemy. I didn’t expect that!

The assault rifle has a retractable armrest that can be pulled in or out. The ammo mag can be removed and had great details as well (the bullet at the top is painted and all!).

Even Black Ma…I mean Black Skull’s watch is detailed (a bit of a pain in the ass to attach, but it wouldn’t be a real sixth scale figure experience if there wasn’t a part that give you trouble to attach on it, would it?)

It’s getting hot in here, so let’s remove his jacket, shall we?

The holsters can be put under the suit. The guns have also amazing details, with the ammo mags being removable as well, with a painted bullet at the top for both, and the top part can be pulled back, like on a real gun, a nice touch!

“You cockroaches wanna play rough? Okay, I'm reloaded!! ” - Michael Bolton

“BANG BANG!”

There’s also a bomb included with the figure, once again showing that VTS Toys isn’t joking around. All the details on the ‘motherboard’ are painted nicely. It’s as if they have someone at VTS Toys that knows its way around weapons and bombs… Oh boy, that’s a weird thought.

The base stand is very nice too, in the sense that it’s not the usual flat oval black plastic bland base stand, but they added some rubble, as if there had just been a stand down where Black M..Skull is located (and he won!). Here are all the accessories:

That figure is a great offering from VTS Toys, and will look amazing next to your other Arkham-related sixth scale figure, especially for the price which is a fraction of what a Hot Toys figure usually costs (about $135 on KGHobby).

“You had your shot, Deathstroke, and you’re not the ONLY assassin in town…”

“…and the night is young.”

“I WANT THE BAT… AND PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN!”

“Err… you look taller in person!”

*Sinister plotting intensifies!*

This wraps up another review. Hopefully, i’ll get more new stuff before next wednesday!

More news at 11:00… Show is over, boys.

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