The Super/Evil Buu S.H. Figuarts figure was quite popular, along with its Good counterpart. Probably a lot of it had to do with the fact that the Buu Saga was the last story arc of the anime, ultimately requiring the power Vegito to beat., and the fact that the two Buu's actually look quite awesome. Whatever the case was, I managed to get Good Buu, but failed miserably at finding this one. Good thing Bandai saw it fit to reissue this particular release, though I suspect it probably hurt the feelings of hoarders and scalpers everywhere.
Retailing for about 9,000 Yen, the price is mostly due to the size, though there is a decent number of accessories:
- 1 x Main Figure
- 3 x Heads (Smiling, Angry, Pouting)
- 8 x Posing Hands
- 1 x Good Buu alt. Head and Energy Effect
It's kind of weird that this i didn't come with any food items, whereas Good Buu came with a chocolate bar. I suspect the extra Good head was to make this guy more of a seller, and that piece sucked up any extra budget... I guess at least it looked good.
Speaking of looking good, Super Buu looks pretty damn awesome. Like Good Buu, if you open your heart and accept the visible joints, you'll easily recognize that sculptors nailed this figure. Neither Buu look particularly imposing, which is what makes they that much more dangerous to their opponents. The pant legs are unfortunate, but they are true to form.
Being a very Looney Toons character, Buu has some very expressive faces, and I feel the variety included with the set do a decent job of capturing the range. The actual expressions are captured quite nicely, and feature3 sufficient protrusions and folds that panel lining isn't really necessary to bring out their potential.
From an articulation perspective, Super Buu pretty much has all the joints that standard figures like Goku and Vegeta feature. It's just unfortunate that the way the legs are divided up and the general bulk of the legs, you lose some range of motion at the knee. Gauntlets also affect general range of motion of the wrists. Interestingly, I noticed that they gave Super Buu phenomenal ab crunch range, but almost no back arch.
Paint Applications are quite clean, but again, minimal. The pants feature a bit of black wash to give the folds some texture. The black paint apps for the dots and eyes are crisply applied. But them major strength of this particular release is that they chose the right shade of pink for the body, the right type of plastic, and put on a nice layer of clearcoat to give it that painted look.
Build Quality wise, there are no concern from either a standard product perspective, nor are there any issues because this is a reissue. Everything is as flawless as you'd expect - tight joints, good fit, no issues with finishes or anything like that. Everything behaves like you'd expect it to. Of course, you should have expected these comments, as it's very rare anything actually goes wrong.
An excellent Figarts release, and a great addition to the Dragonball Z line up, breaking up the monotony of Saiyans and Human type characters. Also, a no brainer if you're into collecting the villains. I'm just not sure about the scale, but this isn't one of those lines.
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