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Ghost in the Shell's Motoko action figure


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Hi,

Pardon my ignorance if this has been discussed before.

Last night as I was checking my e-mail, I came across an e-mail from ultimate-toys about this figure

Matoko Kusanagi

Is this an awesome, super poseable piece or is it just trash?

Anyone care to give a review on this figure?

aaajin

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i have never seen this one before, it looks pretty good and it looks quite poseable, do you have a price for it?

chris

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Body looks awesome, but the head is too 'real world' style, just like all the other CG figures. Instead of looking like Motoko it looks like a hot cosplay chick (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

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Wonder if they'll make a "naked stealth" variant.  :ph34r:

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Nein, I'm guessing this is based off the TV show, in which they don't have to go buff to go invisible. :p

Action figure looks ok, but the face looks way off. And that turns me off.

Guess it comes down to the price. :rolleyes:

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Wonder if they'll make a "naked stealth" variant.  :ph34r:

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One of many things I hated about the movie.

But all of them are naked stealth if you take the clothes off. :p

Anyways... I suspect the revolver is just because they were sticking several distinctive guns into the package. I think every Ghost fan knows it's all about the Seburo, though.

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Yeah, I found that its kinda cool looking toy

i have never seen this one before, it looks pretty good and it looks quite poseable, do you have a price for it?

chris

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hm...that's the problem...the website doesnt list the prices for their stuff....maybe theyre just for sale in store...

Anyone know whos the manufacturer?

aaajin

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That revolver is a Mataeba revolver that Togusa uses.

WHY they gave it to the Major is the question.

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Cuz, she's one BAD MAMA JAMMA!!!

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Yeah, but she doesn't like revolvers. One of the more memorable scenes in the manga is her criticizing Togusa for carrying one.

Since we can't see the eyes, I'm trying to figure out where the "too realistic" comments are coming from. Really, it reminds me a lot of the cgi'd opening to SAC (I've always said that that opening makes her look like a barbie doll). Hope they do a Batou figure.

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That revolver is a Mataeba revolver that Togusa uses.

WHY they gave it to the Major is the question.

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Cuz, she's one BAD MAMA JAMMA!!!

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Yeah, but she doesn't like revolvers. One of the more memorable scenes in the manga is her criticizing Togusa for carrying one.

Since we can't see the eyes, I'm trying to figure out where the "too realistic" comments are coming from. Really, it reminds me a lot of the cgi'd opening to SAC (I've always said that that opening makes her look like a barbie doll). Hope they do a Batou figure.

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Here's a picture, from the Cool Girls website, of the figure with the eyes visible: post-843-1125537606_thumb.jpg

For those wondering about the price, HLJ has it for 9500 yen.

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All I'd want out of it are the guns... the doll looks butt ugly and far too "manish" to be the Major. If it's articulation did not suck eggs that last doll of the Major that came in a few clothes varaitions was pretty nice. Stick that head on this body, trim the body's manishness down a tad, give it better clothes and then we'd have a ballgame for that price.

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Yeah, but she doesn't like revolvers.  One of the more memorable scenes in the manga is her criticizing Togusa for carrying one.

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actually, she's more concerned about it's (lack of) power, not that it's a revolver

a six-shooter isn't much use if you're supposed to give coverfire

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I had also considered the female Jinroh figure, but in the end rejected it as being too unreal - the armor simply overemphasized that the wearer was a woman, not a super deadly trooper.

Now the CG Motoko, OTOH, was harder to resist even with the 'manly' head. That's because the rest of the kit was excellent - AND - it isn't too hard to do a kit bash if you have the older ALPHA/TOYCOM figure from 2001. I managed to do the switch and even fitted on the CG's cool, cool shades. The anime-style head is just way better!

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Older ALPHA/TOYCOM figure on the right, modified for better poseability.

I think if I ever come across the older figures for sale I'd definitely snap them up - just for the heads! But I still wouldn't go for the sleazier looking SAC 2nd Gig Motoko that's coming up.

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I had also considered the female Jinroh figure, but in the end rejected it as being too unreal - the armor simply overemphasized that the wearer was a woman, not a super deadly trooper.

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That's exactly how I feel about the female Jin Roh, and I'm a huge fan of the combat/warrior girls type thing. The first time I saw it I thought it was cool, but the more I looked at it the more I just didn't like it.

Its the same for this Motoko figure. The only reason I would get it would be the shades and the gun, but at that point the price isn't worth it. besides, where am I going to get a 1/6 scale tachikoma? :rolleyes:

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Hi,

Pardon my ignorance if this has been discussed before.

Last night as I was checking my e-mail, I came across an e-mail from ultimate-toys about this figure

Matoko Kusanagi

Is this an awesome, super poseable piece or is it just trash?

Anyone care to give a review on this figure?

aaajin

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I just notice on the bottom pic of the site you provided that inlcuded in the Major's set of weapons is a revolver, which vaguely resembles Togusa's revolver? :unsure:

IIRC, the Major did'nt carry revolvers she prefered automatics, right? :unsure:

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But I still wouldn't go for the sleazier looking SAC 2nd Gig Motoko that's coming up.

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Does this make Batou Neo? :p

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Weeellll, the Tachikomas DO seem to love him! :-)

Somebody really should release a 1/6 GITS squad (or at least, Bateau and Togusa)! And if they can make jeeps, tanks and even helicopters for 1/6 figures, a Fuchi/Tachi shouldn't be impossible.

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I think if I ever come across the older figures for sale I'd definitely snap them up - just for the heads! But I still wouldn't go for the sleazier looking SAC 2nd Gig Motoko that's coming up.

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eww, that's fugly. Looks like a Matrix extra reject. or if they made a porno version of the matrix. :D

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