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Super Imaginative Chogokin - Masked Rider Agito (Vol 19) |
| Series | Super Imaginative Chogokin |
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| Title | Masked Rider Agito (Vol 19) | |
| Release Date | June 2003 | |
| Manufacturer | Bandai | |
| Suggested Price (JPY) | 3,500 | |
| Scale | 1/10 | |
| Height (cm) | 18.0 cm (approx) | |
| No. of Parts | 1 Masked Rider figure + 19 parts + instruction sheet | |
| My Rating | Good |
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Background
The
term 'Agito' (roughly translated from Latin as
stirred or awaken) was not referred to a particular
person but to those who received the power from 'The
Force of Light' who would one day become the chosen
ones in the battles against 'The Force of Darkness'
and its angels of death, the mutant-like Overlords.
One particular individual who had been fully
awakened by such power and put it into good use was
Shoichi Tsugami, a cheerful lad in his 20's who had
a zest for living despite suffering from amnesia in
a mysterious sea accident. His sunny attitude
towards life eventually won him many friends and
allies along the way in the ultimate battles against
the unbeatable Force of Darkness in order to save
humankind from an unalterable fate.
Comment
An interesting release of SIC, which allow a single
figure to be converted into 5 different forms of
Agito; Grand form, Flame form, Storm form, Yukina
Agito and Trinity form. However, these come with a
hefty trade-off in design, as the flexibility
required and the constant conversion causes the
joints to be weaker than the usual SIC figures. Weak
joint plus a figure accompanies by 2 heavy die-cast
weapons; flame saber and storm halberd, which is
illogical by design. Posing is almost impossible in
Trinity form, where as both weapons has to be
yielded together.
Usually, I welcome the effort in SIC re-sculpt on
the Kamen Riders, when the final product featured
realistic and a darker representation of Masked
Rider. I could not say the re-work of Masked Rider
Agito in this release is to my liking. First
complain is on the head sculpt and then followed by
the chest. The V-fin on the head looks a bit too
large. On a head-on perspective, the head seems all
right but viewing it from an angle on the side looks
a tad way out. The chest is too broad and portrayed
the supposedly nimble Agito with a bulkier look. The
body proportion of female Agito (Yukina Agito) with
a slimmer body is easier on the eye. Fortunately,
larger shoulder pad in Storm and Flame form
complement better with the bulkier torso design.
SIC figures traditionally made of 30% die-cast. At
first, I felt slightly cheated on the amount of
metal being use on this figure where it seems to be
more PVC than 'chogokin'. I do hate to admit it;
where on a thorough count, metals 'do' make up 30%
and this really irritates me where Bandai is putting
all the metals at the wrong place! Half of the
metals are taken up by the 2 weapons and the rest
goes to the belt and the torso resulting on a highly
imbalance figure.
This item is purchased locally at Time Square.
Gimmicks
- Agito Ground Form: Optional 'open cross-horn and eyes' face plate, openable jaw (detachable), gold torso armor (detachable), transformation belt (gold stone; detachable), 2 extra hands.
- 6 add-on body parts for Agito [Flame Form] conversion, inc.: red torso armor, red right shoulder pad, red right forearm + hand, Flame Sabre, transformation belt (red stone; detachable), 1 extra hand
- 6 add-on body parts for Agito [Storm Form] conversion, inc.: blue torso armor, blue left shoulder pad, blue left forearm + hand, Storm Halberd, transformation belt (blue stone; detachable), 1 extra hand
- Figure can also be converted into Agito [Trinity Form] with Flame and Storm Form's parts
- 4 add-on body parts for Yukina Agito conversion, inc. 1 special 'Yukina Agito' torso, openable jaw (detachable), 2 thigh armors.
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Document Date : 2003-11-23 |
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