[Bandai] SHFiguarts - Sailor Jupiter

"Agent of Love and Courage, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Jupiter! In the name of Jupiter, I will punish you!" Meet Makoto Kino aka Sailor Jupiter the fifth Sailor Senshi in the Manga and Third in the anime adaptation. Well probably her delayed release made Sailor Fans go rant - why? the issue is, SHF Sailor Venus was released earlier than her, they believed that she should have come in first. Well probably, the manufacturers took the order in the manga rather than the order in the anime adaptation. But enough of that, atleast she was released. She would be my fifth Sailor Senshi and probably would be the last since Pluto, Neptune and Uranus are no longer regular release but will already be P-Bandai Online Exclusives - well obviously if they would release Chibi Moon and Tuxedo Mask the probability of them being Online Exclusives are quite high.

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Box depicts the Sailor's color scheme, as for Jupiter the box is coloured in light green with a dash of pink. Takte note of the Toei Animation Certificate sticker and the Tamashii Nation Sticker to somehow avoid bootlegs.

Back of the box shows the preview of everything inside, well one thing I never liked about this figures are the lack of accessories itself. Maybe because they are in their first stage but it's like buying a single doll everytime. If I rememeber correctly, Jupiter has a lance/spear which would be great if they included it.

Contents - The heart shaped stand written with Jupiter with Symbol, Bangs with antennae and 5 pair of hands and 3 more faceplates.

Details - Getting an image of Jupiter [no not the planet.] as a reference would be a great help although probably useless. See, details are good - hair sculpt has swivelling peg and looks quite good and doesnt limit any head movement like Mars. Colour is brown same as Jupiter's hair and the Uniform is great just like the other Senshiis. The Pink bow is a little lighter though but fits perfectly in the colour combination and for the green parts, they are a bit shiny in a special kind of way just like the others. And she has the most awesome boots of them all.

And you should be asking now, Jupiter should be taller than the others and is she? Is she taller than the others? Yes, she is a cm higher than the others.

Here we see her in her final attack Jupiter Thunder pose thing, with the bangs with the antennae and the angry faceplate that looks really BAD. Yes, it does look bad.

She looks like a grumpy, lifeless teen when she wears it.

But in some point comparing her to the other Sailor Senshi figures that I have [namely the four] she was the best of them all. Well atleast for me she is the best. Why? No, it's not about the articulation itself since they all have the same joints but it's because of the details that somehow affect articulation too. First, comparing it to Sailormoon her hair doesn't get in the way. Comparing to Sailor Mars, we all know the problem with Mars is her hair gets in the way over the neck and looks like she has no neck at all unlike Jupiter who has a longer neck. Comparing to Sailor Mercury which has a bad hair sculpt. And finally, comparing her to Sailor Venus who has a bad paint job this one has better. Those are my opinion.

And for some reason, I find her Photogenic and easier to pose. Quite look cute on the camera, the cute colour scheme of green and pink which is not quite common.

So, is she worth getting? Well, if you are collecting them the answer is obviously Yes. If you just want to have her and are looking for a Jupiter figure - Yes, probably she would be one of the best you would find out in the market for now we still have to wait for other toy lines to release their version so we could fully compare.

[Bandai] SHFiguarts - Sailor Mars

"Agent of Love and Fire, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Mars! In the name of Mars, I will chastise you!" — Sailor Mars' stock introduction

Sailor Mars is one of the five original Inner Sailor Senshi of the Solar System, and was the fourth Sailor Senshi introduced in the anime. Her civilian identity is Rei Hino. Her attacks are based around fire, psychic powers, and spiritual powers. This is the first animated depiction of the original manga character.

The third Sailor Senshi released by [Bandai] SHF - Now, what really bothers me afar from the first two, Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury - this one is pretty much easier to much. Less tighter Joints but not loose. The Color Scheme was a little different, not as shiny as Mercury, and smudges of paints are found. This is the tricky part, earlier today when I pick this up in a store who knows me a little because I always buy my Gundam Kits there - since they are always early and they are the nearest in my office - the storekeeper showed me this. She said that after I left the other day after picking up Star Build Strike, this Figure arrived. So, I said - "Oh my, I'll take on" - and while she was preparing the receipt, I found a Bootleg Sailor Moon. She was honest to me, since I saw the price was so low and the head was moving and admits that it was a Bootleg that's why it's displayed outside the counter. So, I got these feeling that this Mars is a bootleg. But let's see...

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Here is the front Box, a little dent isn't it? But since most figures are shipped I guess this one was one of the unlucky ones who got a little dent. Second, that Box Art is normal , the Bootleg I saw was badly printed. Official stickers can be found too.

Back of the Box - again a little dent, Argh!

Came in inside, a Manual and a Web Survey thingy

Heart Shaped Stand, tightly sealed.

Heart Shaped Stand Assembled.

Content still sealed in it's container, and hair still in plastic.

Front

Left

Back

Right

As you can see, excluding the hand attached to the figure - 8 Hands [Left and Right], one Praying Hand, 3 Faceplate and a Burning Seal thing. Bad isn't it? So few accessory, I was hoping for a bow - But No! they put a "ONE PIECE" sealing / burning / praying Paper! That they could have already attached to the other hand that was made for it like the one they did with Sailor Moons Beam Ring thing.

Let's Examine, Articulation was good - so good that I am really having a doubt whether it's an authentic one. The Articulation was much softer that the first two, joints are slightly loose but not loosed. And It was easier to pose, and "NO PART OF IT WAS EVEN FALLING APART". The colour scheme seems to be different, not as glossy as the first 2's skirts and Smudges of paints, noob marks are found.

The hair in back, moves too - and we can assume that when Venus arrives the hair would be almost the same design as this one. What is disappointing here is, the hair blocks the claws of the heart-shaped stand making it hard to use. You can try posing her without it, but believe me you'll spend a lot of time making her stand all by herself.

My Camera is too closed that why it was a little blurred.

To see more details, let me light it up for you.

The Seal , the only weappn it has... and it sucks...

Try to pose like in the Anime or Manga in which is hard cos she won't stand.

Sexy Stand, I found her sexier than the first two - Moon and Mercury

The Gand is here-

The Gand in their respective stands.

So, what do you think? is it a BL or Not :) Anyway, here is a recap of what we have known so far or possible issues whether it's a BL or Not

• Color Scheme ain't that shiny - confirming still if this was a BL
• Stand is useless because of her Hair - a little posing talent is required
• Fewer Content - only a seal?

In the end, Authentic or Not in which I do know it was - it's still a good keep whether you want to collect them or your just a fan of Sailor Mars - Have a nice day everyone!