1807 - Megami Device: Asra Ninja Aoi (OOB Review)

[@xRbx00]

I've bought 2 frame arms girls and the archer aoi....... Its not an addiction, I can stop whenever I want to...... I think......

[@jhuang8538]

My first one is Frame Arms Girl Gourai then alot more come till I have 12 Frame Arms Girl, 3 Megami Device, 5 Gigantic Arms and countless MSG.

[@morningstarlink]

Sams sht I said to myself when I bought my first figma, it's Twilight Princess Link, then zelda then all of LoZ figma available and now I have 26 figmas from different games.

[@raydel7938]

"the danger is, that once you get one, you're gonna wanna get more" Hahaha OTL yeahp.

[@saichiirt]

ray del Pretty accurate hahaha

[@TheGreatBigPawn]

The growl you did at 1:54 caught me off-guard, never change Zaku

[@TsorovanZero]

That decal sheet is a goldmine of tsundere expressions.

[@edithsolis973]

This guy grew so much from 3 years ago.He is awesome i recommended this to mant of my friends and they like the videos too.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Thanks dude!

[@solarixstar]

addiction? HAH! I'm not addicted; not at all! *buys both Aoi Asra models and a Chaos & Pretty Witch Darkness immediately*

[@kukuhprasetyo5261]

I know that feel of addiction i buy my first stylet and they friends come

[@bunnyfreakz]

I liked default red white black color much more

[@TitaniumSenshi]

I'm sold on the Aoi Ninja and Archer and their bright, vibrant colors. Plus their weapons look like beam effects!

[@jhuang8538]

The Grey Architect (the first one) come with weapon like the impact knuckle or impact edge but it didn't have what the off white one have, parts for fixing other frame arms kits leg and hand to her.

[@actionplatop6708]

nice review !

[@Simon-hz7jl]

I heard your warning a bit too late sir! I finally bought the kits I missed PO (Zelfikar st ver/ Ayaka ichijou) and thought this was the end of collecting mecha musumes. Oh boy was I wrong... Immediately there were 5 more girls added into my wish list. And I just ordered the greifen today.... There really is no turning back.

[@Katsudon96]

i would love to get one of these kits... but i am not really confident of cleaning the edges where they connected to the moulds. I have 2 Gundam (MG Extreme Burst Mode Destiny Gundam, and a cheap G Gundam), the cheaper one was new, but the Destiny Gundam was pre-owned and half made, looks messy as some parts i couldn't fix up thanks to the previous owner (used glue for the torso). i didn't have the right tools though. i should buy one from a Convention instead of shipping one from Japan, might cost less, and i can test it out on the cheaper Megami device kits

[@BLAZE084]

the swim suit mode looks really good!

[@Raziell28]

I built the first Asra Ninja and got the shadow one in my backlog along with the Archer of standard, shadow, and Aoi, they are such an addiction like you mentioned

[@lenHeartHSS]

Can't wait to put mine together now, bought both a little while ago. They look great

[@mouca8548]

Thank god it has water slides,was kinda scared i couldn't get to paint it properly,I'll definitely check the kit out later,for now i need my rapier to get shipped and get to painting

[@ToaGroudon]

I highly recommend using Mr. Mark Softer/Setter on the decals for this one, though. From my experience they weren't as good as the decals from previous releases (which struck me as odd, since on the other hand, the plastic quality has improved). Otherwise, it's still a pretty great kit. Best wishes with your builds!

[@facenoise465]

It was great I got to help my friend build his Architect and SOL Raptor, so even if I am not able to buy any, I can at least assure myself with satisfaction that I have built these nice figure kits. : D edit: In the end still got an Asra Ninja.

[@MisterSouji]

I got the Frame Arms Girl with the bike, and almost half the parts on the runners are unused. Very weird that they didnt plan the runners out better.

[@kasmichan]

koto usually reuse most plates so there are tons of unused parts...sadly the price jacks up due to those unused parts...

[@MisterSouji]

@@kasmichan Yes. But this is premium bandai levels or honestly worse. Like they'll have a full size plate that you just want to get one or two pieces off of. One of the ways they can improve in the future I guess.

[@kasmichan]

@@MisterSouji I know for sure they will not do it..just take a look at that final battle ver gourai....that pretty much explains how koto does their kits..either they make a new improved same plate or just make a new plate with same parts but different material.....as of the latest releases..what we see are mostly repaints with insane price tags but fewer options that you will surely leave inside a bag or the box....take note..they are RELEASING gourai kai AGAIN..

[@MisterSouji]

@@kasmichan Yes but it's one one those things where they will eventually have to get better with or lose out. I had been saying that bandais gundam girls should be more like their figurise kits. Their dragonball kits are amazing. Well with the last one they actually did that, and now we have a $25 mecha girl that's more widely available and doesnt waste parts. If bandai keeps this up, kotobukiya may lose out to them. Even putting out a better product (which many people have issues with durability of some F.A.G. kits), twice or triple the price as well as wasted parts means people will move on.

[@kasmichan]

@@MisterSouji well as far as I know, bandai have different divisions depending on the line of figure they are making..so that thing about putting the new humanized kits to figurise is a good move..kotobukiya doesn't have multiple divisions that can cater model kit designs...so far most of their kits are mecha and the addition of FAG and MD isn't that old yet so making new molds for new kits depends on wether they will reengineer the entire design or have new details that the old mold doesn't have..until then, they will keep reusing plates that have parts needed for the kit without minimizing the unused parts... if you're going to ask me..fumina and the old HGBF humanized kits should've been better under AGP but since agp doesn't release model kits and are expensive, bandai didn't have a choice but to stick to their gunpla department until the figurise became available..

[@Sybato]

The bare parts are really cool, does it match skin tones with the other versions of ninja or archer?

[@garrettgiauque9945]

I would Love To Buy That

[@ExhaustedRaccoonDad]

I actually plan to buy some of these soon! After I preorder a kit...

[@rasheedgregory3459]

I have the Sol Hornet and Road Runner plus the Asra Ninja and I like them. I want to get the others thats already out but like you said they're a bit expensive.

[@kasmichan]

if you want a full nude mode...get bandai's body-chan..it suits well but needs to thicken the neck ball joint a bit..I finished mine with the decals and a little paint applied and the kit really outshines everything(FAG,figma,busou shinki, AGP) I have on my cabinet..

[@Ryzearn]

The stand doesn't come with the frames arm girl innocentia and you get the big stand with the hresvelger and yes these kits are amazing and it makes them more addictive than other model kits

[@Sherrydile]

Really looking forward to seeing your Asra Archer Aoi review! I've been on the fence about getting it versus waiting/hoping for the original Archer to go down in price (It's 20 USD more than the Aoi version on Amazon ;_;). Might get the Aoi one instead of waiting if it looks good!

[@msn-04sazabi5]

I like this than the regular Asra Ninja since I also like white wearing ninjas such as Freesia from Jubei-chan and Storm Shadow from GI Joe.

[@dana3020]

This may be an odd question, but I’m wondering how the plastic she’s made out of feels? Like does it feel like cheap breakable plastic or is the figure hardy once assembled?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Pretty solid! You may have some part that are prone to pop off easily but a little glue and the fine!

[@Zypherfox1]

temu has been recommending this kit to me xD im so tempted to get it

[@ZakuAurelius]

DO NOT get it off Temu, it’s a bootleg and sure to be terrible quality

[@Zypherfox1]

@@ZakuAurelius really?

[@DarkROSkull013]

These don't come with the elbow gloved hands/stockings feet right?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Everything included was shown in the video

[@DarkROSkull013]

@@ZakuAurelius my bad, I was trying to figure out if it would be better to get this and repaint into shadow colors or just buy the shadow version.

[@ranggareiss2202]

Hey, can you review the pretty armor v2 and v3?

[@tonyyuu3421]

What do you think that are better? Frame Arms Girl or Megami Device? Thanks

[@ZakuAurelius]

Pros and cons. If you still want a fair amount of “Mecha” with your musume kit then Frame Arms Girl are probable better

[@tonyyuu3421]

@@ZakuAurelius Thank you! :D

[@PuuhaPoika]

I really want to buy this kit, but i want the katana too. god damn kotobukiya trying to make me buy another kit just for 1 weapon, not worth it.

[@joshualeong6991]

just do it!!

[@alanruiz9296]

Like it, you plan to review ALICE GEAR AEGIS KAEDE AGATSU MODEL KIT?

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yep it’s in the queue!

[@eliseuquill1712]

Nice!!!!

[@morMICRO]

I have the red archer but so far only snapped it... I think the blue ninja could look better by her side and look more varied than the red one

[@haubui5392]

How difficult will it be to remove the seam line on the skin part? Since some of them are pretty close to joints and are really garish, especially on the legs

[@cravin4acupofcoffee]

Help, what is the color guide for this kit in english? Specifically the skin color

[@ZakuAurelius]

Use a google translator app, scans of the manual are probably on dalong

[@cravin4acupofcoffee]

@@ZakuAurelius oh! Didn't actually expect a reply so soon, especially on an older video! Thanks!

[@JeremiasSR512]

There's a site were several color guides for multiple plastic kits, not just bandai have were translated, give it a search, they may have it. if they don't have it try looking for dalong's scan and use a photo translator app like zaku said.

[@cravin4acupofcoffee]

@@JeremiasSR512 Thank you too! I appreciate y'all helpin' me out.

[@killardan1]

You got all addicting! My first was Megami device chaos and pretty witch darkness. Swapped her breast plate from jaeger type edelwiess kit. Bigger bust, less loli feel. Great kits. He careful of joints. They can loosen over time.

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

I heard she was only about 6 inches but she looks decently sized. I was afraid I'd have too much difficulty assembling her with my shaky hands. I'm definitely going to pick one up. Now to decide on Red or Blue...

[@jessewarner1983]

I agree with Zaku, in that the Megami Device kits, or just gunpla (including the Frame Arms/FA Girls and Megami) period are certainly habit forming... I have all three versions of the Archer and Ninja, with the Cherry Blossom version of the Archer and the two collab kits (Bouso Shinki and Alice Gear Aegis) preordered... My favorite is the original Archer with all the "junk" parts and Bandi's HGBD Sky High Wings equipped.

[@standheaykic66]

I'm not into this kind of humanoid waifu model kit. But between figure rise bandai, Megami Device, FAG and Pretty Armor. Which one is recommended for beginner?

[@ToaGroudon]

To be frank, the figure rise ones are pretty shit to me. The Megami Device and FAG are pretty good but are rather pricy, so if you want to get a feel for their builds I'd recommend getting a Pretty Armor kit since they're super cheap and are surprisingly of decent quality despite being bootleg kits.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Like Slim K says, “why f**k with the rest when you can have the best?” I will agree Pretty Armor is of surprising quality and cheap, but for your first kit I’d recommend just getting an official release for the most authentic experience of price to satisfaction ration. If you found it worthwhile and fun then expand your collection!

[@MrDew1989]

Just got the archer after watching the uboxing vid of this lol

[@vustvaleo8068]

makes me think how their Busou Shinki kit feels like.

[@phantomking81]

It seems to be the same sculptor who came up of the body frame for busou shinki who also came up with the body frame for megami device and busou shinki is getting revived under the megami device brand

[@TheAriobagus]

so, compared with bandai's gundam girl? which is more solid?

[@chatspam1238]

Ario Bagus Pratomo this by a mile. the newest gundam girl was ok ish but those eyelash stickers are still terrible and the face mould looks off. The only reason youd want the gundam girls is if you want a cheaper kit or if you're that loyal to the bandai brand.

[@TheAriobagus]

@@chatspam1238 I see, I think I'll pick this up next time I buy a new kit. well, not this one, but a megami device.

[@JoesGunpla]

Great review! I've got a the magic girls on pre-order from HLJ.com. The Halloween looking ones. I want to get the other versions of those two magic girls as well.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Thanks Joey! Yeah I’ve got the magic girls in the queue as well. They’re pretty wild looking!

[@JoesGunpla]

@@ZakuAurelius You're welcome! I am curious why the Halloween themed Magic Girls are being released in December though, lol

[@d9_1056]

I'm at the point where I have more girls than I do gunpla, and I have ALOT of gunpla. They're too much fun. Definitely more expressive than your standard robot. My one complaint is how well endowed some of the girls are relative to how small their bodies are. I'm glad the newer kits have made adjustments to proportions.

[@redsierra8631]

very secret of mana music

[@garrettgiauque9945]

My Favorite Face Is The NINJA MASK!!!!!

[@yongie13]

mg prize 😅🤔😑

[@somechinesedude5466]

Fixed wrist??? Kotobukiya finds a way

[@garrettgiauque9945]

This Is Epic Disney Power, Only In Disney

[@MikeTheGamer77]

I am SO glad I live in Japan. amazon.jp makes getting these kits super easy, and reasonably affordable.

[@TheMattTrakker]

Most of the stuff that comes from Kotobukiya is over priced. I have quite a few of their mega man's...pretty decent kits, probably about $20 more than they should be, though.

[@DarrenC_1024]

Luckily it's not the "Yaoi" version. But with “Male Hard Points"...

[@aaroncabie5175]

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