{"id":19855,"date":"2012-07-22T01:54:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T06:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19855"},"modified":"2012-07-25T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T04:45:08","slug":"vault-review-revoltech-takeya-part-5-jikokuten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19855","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Revoltech
Takeya Part 5, Jikokuten"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019m getting back into some of the non-Transformers imports today and finishing up the last (so far) character in Takeya Takayuki’s Buddhist Statue Collection.\u00a0 Like the Buddhist\u00a0 figures before him, Jikokuten is an impressive specimen of how detailed paint\/sculpting can be on a smaller scaled figure. <\/p>\n

Before I get into this review, I wanted to remind everyone that Summer Wonder Festival is coming up soon in Japan.\u00a0 Our regular guest contributor Robert Baldwin (aka Dorkey) will be bringing us the latest news and pictures from Kaiyodo, Max Factory, and more!\u00a0 He\u2019s also generously offered to take our questions directly to these companies, giving us non-Japanese collectors a rare chance to make our voices heard.\u00a0 So if you have any questions for the companies that will be attending, check out our dedicated forum thread<\/a> and get your questions posted by July 27th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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Jikokuten is the King of the East.\u00a0 He protects the Eastern continent that surrounds Mt. Shumisen, the mythical home of the historical Buddha.\u00a0 His name literally means \u201cGuardian of the Nation\u201d, and he is charged with protecting the world.\u00a0 Jikokuten is often shown holding a sword or spear, but he can also be portrayed playing a lute.\u00a0 This is a representation of the Middle Way, as the strings won\u2019t play if they\u2019re too loose or they will break if too tight.<\/p>\n

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Even though this is the fifth figure in the series, I\u2019m still incredibly impressed with the intricate sculpts on these figures.\u00a0 The shared pieces in the arms and legs blend seamlessly in with the different body armor styles of the four Kings.\u00a0 Jikokuten in particular has an interesting combination of rounded chest plates and more jagged leg guards, while his face is particularly fierce looking when compared to the other four characters.<\/p>\n

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While all the Takeya figures have amazing paint jobs, I think I like Jikokuten\u2019s the best.\u00a0 His face and hands have that stone texture like the other characters, but his deep green resembles a weathered jade color and stands out more vividly to me.\u00a0 I also like the metallic bits on his armor.\u00a0 Instead of the tarnished bronze look, Jikokuten has a definite gold look with some interesting blue drybrushing.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jikokuten\u2019s articulation is the same as the other Kings.\u00a0 His head, neck, shoulders, wrists, chest, waist, hips, knees, and ankles are all revolver joints, while his elbows are double revolvers.\u00a0 Also his halo, shoulder pads, and the three plates of his lower body armor are articulated with revolver joints to make movement easier and prevent the figure\u2019s sculpt from getting in the way of his articulation.<\/p>\n

One thing I\u2019m a little concerned about is that the lower armor plates on my figure fall off easily, as if the joints are barely big enough to fit the holes.\u00a0 This is the only figure I\u2019ve had this problem with, and I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s just a one off fluke rather than a consistent problem with all the figures.<\/p>\n

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Jikokuten comes with a couple different alternate hands: a pair of fists, holding hands, and open hands with splayed fingers.\u00a0 He also comes with one extra left hand that\u2019s open with palm flat.<\/p>\n

His only weapon is a repaint of the spear accessory that came with Tamonten.\u00a0 Jikokuten looks great holding it, but it would have been nice to also see him come with a sword too.<\/p>\n

Finally, being one of the four kings, Jikokuten comes with a Jaki demon for a stand.\u00a0 This is probably one of my favorite aspects for all these figures.\u00a0 This little guy has a great uncomfortable look on his face.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost comical.\u00a0 His body is molded a dark maroon and given a little dry wash of red.\u00a0 His white eyes are pretty expressive, and his gold hair adds a nice bright color to an otherwise dark figure.<\/p>\n

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This is one of the more unique line of action figures that I\u2019ve purchased, and I\u2019ve never been disappointed with the amount of work that\u2019s put into them.\u00a0 Jikokuten is officially the last figure so far, although we\u2019ve seen an unpainted prototype for Fujin, the God of Thunder.\u00a0 Hopefully we\u2019ll get official confirmation of the future of this line at Wonder Fest.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m getting back into some of the non-Transformers imports today and finishing up the last (so far) character in Takeya Takayuki’s Buddhist Statue Collection.\u00a0 Like the Buddhist\u00a0 figures before him, Jikokuten is an impressive specimen of how detailed paint\/sculpting can be on a smaller scaled figure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[1465,1603,892,1604,485,1462,1413],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/jikoTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-5af","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17826,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17826","url_meta":{"origin":19855,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Revoltech Takeya #002, Komokuten","date":"April 3, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"My second Buddhist figure arrived a couple weeks ago, and my third is already on its way.\u00a0 So I thought I\u2019d get this review done before he shows up.\u00a0 (Sorry Gokai Silver.\u00a0 Maybe next week.)\u00a0 Today we\u2019re taking a look at Takeya Takayuki\u2019s series two Revoltech: Komokuten. 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