S.H. Figuarts GREAT APE VEGETA Dragon Ball Z Action Figure Review

[@SuperSupersonic88]

I like the honest reviews. If a collector is going to pay actual hundreds of dollars on one figure, I wouldn’t want to just hear that it’s great when there are issues, no matter how major or minor. I haven’t seen other reviews yet, but I expect they’re saying this is incredible because of the size, like you said.

[@davidpringle7529]

I'm glad I got it last night with a $55 bucks discount, definitely full price is not worth it

[@zojirushi1]

David Pringle 55 dollar discount where?

[@davidpringle7529]

@@zojirushi1 Gamestop, online only, $145 tax included and free shipping (usually it's like $5-6 bucks). You won't see the discount until you add it to the cart.

[@Lilg-r7x]

I agree I do reviews on another channel and I’m starting to do that with some other reviews

[@yoboicrust]

Can we just appreciate how clean the ruler flip at 1:13 was

[@SaiyanBRZRKR]

1:51 Vegeta was boutta show Goku his Giant Monke 😂💀

[@Yourself1.0]

**Gasp** -“form” **phew** -“Thank god, I thought he meant pen-“

[@devilmaycryfan7681]

If NECA can do 1/4 scale figures with a lot of accesories and awesome paint i don't think they have an excuse

[@michyoungie]

@@LuffyDYami and construction, the 1/4 neca figures are just blown up. I love them nevertheless but if they are constructed like this Vegeta it won't be as cheap.

[@joecyr5836]

Luffy D. Yami and this is much better? The neck and torso are essentially useless on this. I have the 1/4th neca Batman and it pretty much articulates like a marvel legend, while also having amazing sculpt, paint, and cloth, being at $100. I can’t personally see the excuse for a figure like this.

[@raidenkeify]

Neca is ridiculously cheap also this is a Japanese import it's automatically more expensive

[@raidenkeify]

I agree with Anthony's arguments 100%

[@baked_ape887]

What’s the best dragon ball z series ?? There is a lot

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

Ngl, it would've been cool if Great Ape Goku from the OG Dragon Ball got a S.H. Figuart figure too :D

[@NaiveSteve]

I know he's not 1:12 scale but man he's the about exact size of the great apes from the budokai tenkaichi games in relation to the other figures in the line. and that makes me real happy

[@leonardreams9970]

Tbh i like figures with almost no paint because you can manhandle this thing and not have to worry about paint chiping

[@MuShinnen]

Honestly the neck articulation, and lack of paint kill this for me. I'd definitely buy it if it had some pre-shading on the armor, or at least a wash for the damaged bits, and some proper paint apps for the exposed fur/skin. Sure it's a lot of plastic, but there are way too many missing paint apps for me to justify buying him.

[@tonyjoseph9633]

1:51 made me laugh lol

[@coldpandaz1293]

😂

[@PrashanthRaoNDZ]

Damn 🤣🤣🤣

[@KasperAura]

I personally prefer when a figure doesn't have *too* many painted parts. It might not have a sort of high quality finish because of the paint, but that means you can fiddle around with it without worrying about chipping the paint. Kinda like with Takara's Masterpiece line. Too many painted parts + high quality gloss finish = new paint chip every time you breathe on it

[@Obistopmotions]

Exactly and it’s anime I want it to look like anime

[@greengamma569]

As much as I love vegeta as a character in general, and especially great ape vegeta- I’m glad I canceled my preorder. For the price point he should’ve either been bigger or had much more detailed paint apps, and really should’ve had both

[@arenoskarlaen4951]

Love the honesty of your reviews. I've watched this channel for a while, but never subscribed as I'm only really interested in dragon ball. That has since changed as I've been enjoying your other reviews even though I have zero interest in buying the figures. You're very informative unlike many other reviewers which go for a more simple approach (not that it's a bad thing). I agree with everything you said about this figure and I'm still looking forward to getting mine. I've been looking for a centerpiece for my collection and I can't wait to get him into my detolf.

[@Pasrapport]

Anthony’s speaking facts like always. Crazy cool figure but as a collector ready to pay that price I expected more. For them to make it look that good and for a figure that iconic but to decide to put zero paint and shading ? How come ? For sure they knew that would be a huge complain from fans. I like it a lot but it could have easily been sooo much better. They should literally take notes from your videos, lots of the issues about s.h would be so easy to fix and make such a huge difference. I also feel they could have done better without raising the price or maybe 20$ MAX like c’mon for that price don’t give us basic thing to complain about. But in the end I like s.h, I like my great ape vegeta and I like the best figures review chanel that Anthony’s customs is 🙏🏼

[@VegettoBlack]

See look at the awakening goku and how well shaded and painted that is. That figure should be AT LEAST the standard. That said this figure is cool I do wish this was in scale w the figuarts (or maybe we get a future one in scale). I'd shell out the cash absolutely for that big monkee

[@gemininosaga]

The tongue is also articulated.

[@ThelegendaryWizard98]

Are you a fan of saga from saint seiya .

[@the_spooky_slayer9487]

Without the paint it looks like its been chewed up by a dog

[@the_spooky_slayer9487]

Like it looks like it wasn’t supposed to be battle damaged and was chewed up

[@eggsalad3316]

@@the_spooky_slayer9487 looks very cheap

[@anddudewaslike]

passed on this bc I'm already running low on space for my SH Figuarts collection, and this big unpainted thing would just look like an eyesore compared to the rest of my figures...

[@Therealcriticalideology]

@@eggsalad3316 looks like a toy.

[@Ngl_thats_crazy]

@@Therealcriticalideologyit is a toy though…

[@Sorenthaz]

Looks like they really tried to play safe with the figure while also trying not to go too far budget-wise because they weren't sure how well this would sell due to being like 3x the price of your average Figuarts figure. Hoping they'll learn from it and return for a 2.0 or at least a special edition version that has an actual paint job/etc. Maybe do the standard Goku/Gohan version in the future as well to round out both the Dragon Ball and Saiyan Saga figures.

[@YOKAI156]

Thank you for an actual good honest review you are the only reviewer that actually knows what he’s doing and thank you for all the amazing reviews hope you have a good day

[@graefx]

Without having it in hand, I don't notice the lack of paint. Everything is uniform color, no bleeding, and mat, plus the sculpting is pronounced enough that the size casts its own shadows. I think I would be more pissed if there was paint but it wasn't perfect and be more noticeable? Like you said, higher price point and the bad stands out more.

[@jorgerincon6874]

50 bucks for me it's a deal breaker cause this figure cost me 210, so making it 260 I wouldn't have been able to afford it, but I guess I agree with you, if they were going to do an expensive figure they should've gone all the way, but hey they'll maybe give us a golden Ozaru or even a baby Ozaru down the line, so I hope this figure does well. Also meh I don't think this figure is one of my favorites or even a center piece I still like my ssj3 Goku way more than this one.

[@armandocarrion479]

Sadly, you don't make reviews of Metal Builds, we need honest reviews like this

[@cleczy2can]

1:50 im dead "well that wouldnt look good" lol

[@beckmania1066]

1:51 had me dying 😂😂😂

[@djasanto]

The best technical review that I've seen about this figure. I do prefer to have this one instead of Porunga becouse of how representative Oozaru form is for me. But, lack of painting for a figure with this price is really bad.

[@kevintorres7117]

“Big ass ball pen” lmaooo😭 it small moments that be making laugh which is why I enjoy these reviews

[@kevintorres7117]

Ball henge*^

[@deadchain3507]

1:51 made me choke on my food

[@SargeJ117]

This Ape Vegeta is HUGE! I can imagine how much bigger he would look person for me

[@hustle_simmons]

I wish he was to scale with the other figures but that would be too big and expensive.

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

I would've liked it too but it had to be human size for that.

[@edits_0837]

The shodo dragon ball figures scale really well with great ape vegeta

[@evilpaul626]

I enjoy how honest you are when reviewing even though it's easy to Fanboy over this vegeta

[@printrabbit8117]

I wanted this and I would have paid for it... if they finished it! The lack of any paint killed it for me. I knew every time I’d see it, I’d want to paint it. But I’m not painting a figure that expensive - It’s not a model kit. Same for Shenron, the photo floating around of the painted ‘Dramatic Scale’ ver. Looks so much better.

[@karlmeisterfilms9112]

The animation reference...it's awesome

[@xtremedubstep89]

This dude was so expensive but I say worth it! I love this figure so much and I love this review! He has some amazing detail and great accessories! Amazing review! #BigMonkey #OozaruVegeta #GreatApe

[@twoodall88]

I hear where your coming from with the paint, but I feel like the engineering sticks out a lot (hip joints especially). Is this just a necessity of size or did or a sculpt thing?

[@diegofernandes9431]

Mine doesn't have problem with the face, but the hands popping off all the time when you change poses happens all the time and it's frustrating, you got to pose it first and then place the hands.

[@Tito127-b7w]

1:52 that was SUS. 😂😂

[@xrolyanimations]

1:49 lmaoo why did he keep that in 😳

[@rolo2817]

Bro 1:51 wahahaha, always good reviews Anthony

[@leechqueen4604]

I will rather save money for both Piccolo 2.0 and Kid Gohan,I can see this chunky monkey getting loose very quickly. But it seems to be worth the price and i bet it would look awesome in a collection.

[@zojirushi1]

Anyone else feel the promo/preview on display pictures looked so much better like it looked shaded and looked huger

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Those early samples did not have extra paint on them in any of the photos I've seen.

[@zojirushi1]

AnthonysCustoms really? I thought they did. The original advertisement had this great Ape as a lot bigger than what we got

[@beepbeep237]

The price is as expensive as the size of this one. There're something that makes me doesn't want to get him and I couldn't figure out what, now I know! It's too clean with the lack of paint. And the Yazirobe isn't really a necessary IMO. Something tells me this is just a test-market unit. Hope they improves this and do a better Great Goku Oozaru in the future. (He is actually inside the survey form, but I don't think its the GT gold version.)

[@Ultrazilla]

Man, I've wanted this since I saw it previewed at NYCC, but the price took me out. And now? Yikes, the lack of paint is a no-no and I'm not liking what I'm seeing with the ab joint being floppy and hips despite have ratchets aren't holding it up well. I'd still get it on a on price drop. 100 bucks, maybe? But if I miss out, oh well. Great review, man!

[@hellfireentertainment2355]

After thinking about it, missing paint application is a big miss cuz it’s supposed to be battle damaged, and not having a dirty look on his uniform on this figure makes it look weird

[@Unclecharliestalltales]

I agree with the paint for the price that really sucks for the price I feel it could have been better sadly I never be able to afford this but now I thank you for the review Im not shelling out the cash for all the problems it has.

[@sonickirbys]

1:56 people before 2020 🙂 people after 2020 🧐🤨😖

[@ultradripstinct7105]

I think the lack of paint is good only for figures you actually pose often or play with not for something like the big monkey

[@savyxxr]

Would be cool to see you make an update video of you doing your own pain add ons

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

I agree that it should have more painted details and that they should have worked some of the issues you refereed to (I also agree with every one of the issues you pointed out) but I don't agree we needed to pay extra for it, we've already paid enough, we're talking about Bandai here so they are swimming in money like uncle Scrooge McDuck. I'm not saying they should have lost money on it but being that they have their own factories and are on the market selling like crazy for ages they could have thrown us collectors and dedicated costumers a bone to pick. In the end I also like having it even though he has some issues. Thanks for the review Anthony.

[@NMbones98]

Nice shading would have made him even better

[@jarvissmith2345]

Where did you get that rotating device?

[@superzeronoelvalencia1361]

It would be great for custom works but it's def probably a pricey piece to add color apps and def a lot of work to add details. Thank you for the honest and great review.

[@agnosia_bufudyne]

I just got this and am struggling with the tail joint

[@devilishgenius]

You're right. Even a little bit of shading would have been enough for alot of people.

[@otukojo9246]

I wish that sh figuarts released a pack with kid goku with a super sayian1 and super sayian3 as well for multiple head sculpts.

[@Eightminusfive]

Truly a one of a kind reviewer, keep up the amazing work as always Anthony!

[@shawnpenson5075]

Just won a bid on eBay for mine for 150. And yea i agree it does lack of paint for how much it is.

[@TimothyLau55]

Everyone should wait for a painted version. Bandai mostly listen to their homeland fans and I can see a lot of complain of no paint compare to promo shots. It supposed to have different yellow at the gaps and surfaces and many more. Except you want in for lower price and/or you enjoy custom it.

[@sharingansasuke5]

You crack me the hell up because you are always like “aaaaaaaand no double ball peg for the neck again” You’re right, but it’s funny (and sad) that its a constant

[@RADARSCRAFTS]

why don't you review some articulated icons? would love to see what you think of them.

[@gmoney1664]

Great review as always. Are you planning on painting him up? Appreciate you shouldn't have to, but you've got the skills and it'd be great to see it once it's done (if you do).

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I'm so tempted

[@VanitasDatBoi]

For the face, I did have that same problem but if you take the mouth off and then put the face on it goes in a lot better and doesn't look as obvious

[@mokurai6663]

Anthony have you used airbrushing for customs if so air brushing could help shading wise can't say what'd help articulation but paint wise air brushing could put good shading on the figure

[@TheSonOfRyan]

moulded plastic colours are good though. they can't chip or bleed.

[@Powzernation]

not gonna bite unless they make golden ape baby vegeta

[@zojirushi1]

That would require for them to start shifting to doing gt figures which I hope they get to

[@mats_hat]

@@zojirushi1they made ssj4 goku and Vegeta so he could have rivals

[@sirisaacthestraight]

4 years later and I’m still waiting for this

[@Powzernation]

@@sirisaacthestraight i gave up hope lol

[@ChaoticDarkness1]

My copies right shoulder pad will not stay down all the way and I see your copy has the same issue.

[@RatBass29]

I feel like this was spot on. I am super happy with it either way, but when you pointed out the lack of paint it really made me look at it differently. I guess the price doesn’t really surprise me though considering the “large” figures like Recoome or the limited release ones are around $100-$115. Some good lighting on a nice display will go a long way with this great ape. No regrets. Great review.

[@davecerv]

Saw this at GameStop today...I’m shocked a figure with this price is even available there. It looks cool, but it’s gonna stay in the shelves for a good while lol

[@TOKYOTOYBANZAI]

I for one, prefer the lack of paint and utilizing different color molded plastic. But I'm one for chunky figures with a retro feel.

[@Triumphantchild]

They could’ve added some shading or at least some paneling.

[@m.s.8752]

Thanks for your realistic review and your true opinion - I will cancel my pre-order. There are too many issues. If you compare them with the mondo figures you get so much more for the same price - more extras, better quality, more details. The big ape is Nice but I think not worth the money.

[@kylepaine9752]

Agreed. How are you gonna have literally NO paint on this guy with all that potential. Their smaller figures always have a lack of paint in my opinion as well, when back in the day they used to be loaded with paint (and accessories). I could be wrong with this opinion because I'm no figure genius, but I always sense a big hint of laziness because they know they can get away with it.

[@nestronicalnet7620]

They advertised it as larger than that anyways. I get that they had to downsize it for whatever reason but I would have rather had it hold my actual Goku than a mini-Goku. Not a character I'm asking for anyways so not sure I really even care. Just give me a Majin Vegeta with actual paint like the promos.

[@Theyeman]

To be fair you could maybe paint in those parts if you want

[@onestopman5843]

Can you review the revoltech izuku midoriya. I know you don't like revoltech but I heard it is a great figure and I need your opinion to help me if it is worth it or not. Can you make a video about it please?

[@danielq.4371]

I hope SH pushes the unamored Goku version soon with improvements. Thats one I really want.

[@tilmonr]

My biggest concern is they didn't make it as big as they initially said it would be. It was supposed to be about 15-18 inches tall.

[@Triumphantchild]

325 mm. is only 13 in.

[@tilmonr]

@@Triumphantchild your 100% right, but looking at the original 3D rendering, it's way bigger than 13" (vegeta's head is nowhere near his crotch). news.toyark.com/2020/02/06/dragon-ball-z-s-h-figuarts-great-ape-vegeta-378056

[@Mr767267]

I know this "no paint" would come on the debate, but SHF has a repute of clean figures. The joints are just painful if things are falling off easy. The scale is fine, I think the kid goku scale is more debatable issue :)

[@ssjadenclay6391]

I guess this is what saiyan's look like when they return monke

[@IronheadEli723]

I hope they release a standard oozaru in the future, one without armor

[@Yoh23]

I actually got this, yea got some issues but I still enjoy that it's still possible even if it's so big

[@mrtn_vw4587]

you just saved me some money my man. It seemed awesome on the pictures, and indeed.. i never looked at paint apps.. just the bulky stuff and it's ape vegeta did it for me. I go for the Ginyu force now.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Ginyu force looks great

[@agareverie]

Imagine Great ape Vegeta PAINTED That would look so good

[@ferb8021]

Great review! It looks cool but has way more flaws that i imagined. Are you planning on painting him? It has to look super awesome with a pro handpaint on It.

[@Chilled_Revenant]

Although I think the concept was cool. I figured it was going to be a tough thing to execute for Bandai, for the price point I didn’t think there was enough for me to purchase it. If it went on clearance or something I’d be more inclined but also he’s a huge figure and there’s not enough shelf space for me to have him.

[@Novapoid]

Fantastic review; I like the fact that you state you're very happy to own it yet, like always, point out what's wrong with it. I'm in the camp of "action figures should be able to pose dynamically" so though probably few ppl would prefer this, I'd rather have Bandai go with an even more out of scale (smaller) Ape Vegeta that poses as well as let's say Broly without huge gaps and weight issues. Even then it's still a pretty impressive piece. I'm curious since you're a pro at customizing if you'd ever think about painting the details on this figure and improving its look ? I dunno if you'd ever risk a figure this expensive, but then again you have expertise and I don't think you'd want to sell it anyway.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I don't look at it as a risk really. I just don't customize pieces in my collection unless I have 2... And I'm not buying a second unless the bottom falls out of the second hand market for him.

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Sucks that there is no paint but I liked 2.0 Scouter Vegeta I'm sure I'll like this too but I might skip because of the price

[@Triumphantchild]

GameStop has him for $135. Offer expires today, though.

[@Magnetar17]

Saw it yesterday at my local Gamestop. Looks great but I won't pay $179.

[@Unclesamsonite_]

So if we can get a giant figure like this them we can get a hirudagarn

[@markleon2270]

The toes need to have the same yellow as the shoulder pads

[@theartist9010]

Imagine they made a hulkbuster like this

[@austinalbright2051]

Only 900 likes!?! What’s going on with you people! These are prime reviews!!

[@infamous6283]

Yeah I would've easily paid another 30 bucks for some paint on this guy I still like him and I think he fits well in the collection but he could've been alot better for the price point. PS does anyone who owns this figure have a problem with his left elbow pad falling off my figure had that problem outta the box and it's quite annoying.

[@FireBomberBassist]

I got this and I didn't know how I felt about it at first. A little bit of paint would have really set this guy off.

[@MikeyDLooffy]

I knew it wasn't going to be a good review before I clicked.

[@JoeSmithGOAT]

Wait A 7/10 is a BAD score? 😮

[@zwesley23]

I was about to buy it because of his review and the price, I'm good.

[@ChiefPeep]

I'm assuming they're going to release another version of this Vegeta in the future with better paint for a bit extra

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Idk. This thing didn't sell very well

[@ChiefPeep]

@@AnthonysCustoms I didn't know... That's unfortunate but understandable.

[@ericle2021]

just got one and was waiting for the review hope its good

[@eggsalad3316]

Lmao

[@トリスタンビスタン]

i wonder what he looks like next to full power broly

[@onestopman5843]

By the way can you also review the figma izuku midoriya and toa heavy industries synthetic human. They are also great figures and I need your opinion to help me. Can you review them please?

[@ethanritter9090]

i think they wented for the old anime form of him cause to me it look's just like old great ape vageta.

[@damongreen91able]

I was Adele to pick this guy up a about a year ago for $80! So for me I can’t complain! Of course paint would’ve made it better! But I like it and it’s definitely in my display case!

[@Brande2525]

I agree with the articulation not being great. I would like more movement range in the head and abdomen, especially to move the head back more for a more dominant roaring look. I would have also liked a wash on at least the armor, gloves and boots, to make the scrapes, cuts, and panel lines more pronounced from a distance. You can't really see any of them unless you're up close to the figure. Also the face piece with the gashed eye fits better than the one with both eyes, but neither of them fit very well in mine either. As far as a center piece for my DBZ shelf, nope. I was thinking when my Haslab Unicron comes in maybe put him under there, and make Vegeta look like Atlas holding up Unicron in planet mode. Great honest review.

[@SLURM187]

I was worried you were gonna have an aneurism over the paint when I got mine and started examining him.