Game Dimensions JIN KAZAMA Tekken 8 Action Figure Review

[@MrMegaman0607]

Those pvc pants are a really impressive and innovative idea, I’d love to see this sorta design continued and refined

[@gonzalogca4907]

The role of main character usually rotates between the 3 Mishimas. Heihachi and Kazuya were the main characters when Jim was absent in Tekken 7’s plot and now Kazuya and Jin are the main characters after Heihachi’s death.

[@killinghawkz]

for the most part jin has been the main character

[@ryang1202]

I think it was Kazuya in 1 and 2, then Jin from like 3-6(?), then both Kazuya and Heihachi in 7

[@killinghawkz]

@@ryang1202 heihachi was the protagonist in Tekken 2

[@WrightWareArcade-456]

Jim? lol

[@alexblankson23]

The excitement in “their on to something” was cool to hear.

[@xer0vi]

I feel like pants like that would be great for Dragon Stars figures. Dragon Ball characters tend to have pants that are all one color so paint cracking wouldn't be much of an issue.

[@AlphaProto]

The sculpting looks weak. If it was air brushed, would that make this figure look better? I'm thinking about buying it just to customize it with a good paint job. I've never seen a figure with pants like that. Before you posed the legs, I thought they were static. I'm blown away. This could change the future for baggy pants characters. If this was adopted, I would like all baggy pants characters to be redone. All SHF Bleach characters need legs like this. Figures won't have to make hideous compromises like with Android 19. With Tekken the main character is not a person. It's the entire Mishima family. Like the soap opera The Young and the Restless is two competing families. Not really individuals.

[@bozzy7946]

I appreciate that bandai was willing to do something creative and innovative on a budget figure line. I haven't got this one yet but kazuya and heiachi are some of my favorite pickups from last year. Will def grab Jin soon

[@442ndsiegebattalion]

I was pleasantly surprised by their Kazuya and this Jin looks great! Definitely hope this line gets to characters like Yoshimitsu and Mokujin!

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Yoshimitsu, absolutely. I'd love it if he were to be part of the next wave, assuming the line continues. Mokujin? I can do without him. There's plenty of other Tekken characters I'd rather get a figure of.

[@inezvalentinus5759]

The way they did the pants is great and I hope more companies do things like this. If/when Jada redoes the Shotos (Ryu/Ken/etc) they should try this out.

[@Sneeky_dz]

the pant paint problem might just work out even better, could add a faded pant aesthetic

[@bobbywrtm]

I remember Rip (the caster for Tekken 7 Games in EVO 2023) broke this figure while promoting the articulation of the figure in the event LOL

[@HaitIsHere]

He broke kazuya not this jin figure

[@Hilltopperpete]

Given that most posing people do is pretty nuanced for most characters, I'm really interested in the potential of pants like this. Great find and great review!

[@maurounit-1200]

I am extremely curious on how this would look with some more custom paint on it, would be pretty cool if you made a video doing some simple beginner friendly paint job on it

[@kerinkellynerdcorner]

Wow 🤯 the pants & the ability to articulate the legs just sold me brother Anthony! Those pants are a game changer!

[@LosMSR]

They should do that with King Daredevil, those knees, lol.

[@daemon55]

The pants design was really innovative but I fear that overtime it might tear up like rubber.

[@royal5922]

Those pants are pretty interesting. I don't mind visible joints on figures but on something like the bleach or kenshin SHF this would be way better than what they are doing. Definitely a giant improvement compared to cloth. Mezco fans are shaking seeing this lmao

[@Jiggeh]

I was tentatively curious about this line based on Kazuya and Heihachi, but seeing those pants on Jin actually *work* definitely sold me on this figure. Excited to see if the line keeps improving even more over time!

[@MU74N7K1LL3R]

Picked up this figure before I knew you had a review on it. I was about to go in your comments and recommend a review of the figure. I was thoroughly surprised with some of the things here. Yeah there are some shitty things that aren’t great but that I would honestly expect from a figure that is in the 20-30 dollar price range. And some really GREAT things that I would not expect from a figure like this. I was thinking I’d give it an 8 as well. I’m glad to see you agree!

[@doctorgiovanni853]

Question of the Day: To me, Jin is definitely the main character of the Tekken series. As for the figure, here, I must say that this is a lovely piece. Pity about the plastic-y nature of the upper body, though, as that is something Hasbro would habitually utilise. You are correct, Mister Anthony; the trousers especially are wicked cool (the paint chipping overtime does concern me, however)-it would seem that Bandai took the pioneering initiative to give the action figure evolution an evolution/level-up upgrade, and it is lovely to see. Awesome review, mate! 👍🤘 Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧🇮🇹

[@LongHairedBandit]

Facinating! I was pretty bummed out when i saw the prototypes, thinking that the pants were going to be this thick rubber-like material and it would not hold up overtime. But seeing this review i'm very suprised it doesn't hinder the knee bends. Very impressice enginering

[@soulassassin226]

I’m with you 100% on this, I like this idea for the pants. The paint chipping is unfortunate but for someone like Heihachi with a totally solid color gi it would actually be perfect. Do you think spraying it with a sealer might help prevent some paint chip?

[@threshanimations7430]

Most important part with painting flexible plastics is the primer. A flexible sealer might help a little but if the paint is going to chip without the sealer there is no guarantee it would prevent paint chipping. I suspect the paint woud eventually chip over time if you pose the leg fully bent regardless if you use a sealer.

[@onetwelvewonders5480]

There are so many good applications for this pants design, even just within Bandai’s lines. Imagine how much less shit the pants on the S.H. Figuarts Bleach figures would have looked if they’d used this technology? Dragon Ball figures would be taken to the next level with this style too. What a cool idea these are.

[@TonyKebell]

Actual fucking magic on the pants, what the fuck.

[@ingloriousmax]

I've been very surprised by this line and how much fun they've been, not as good as Jada SF but I don't feel disappointed or robbed compared to Marvel Legends at all. I do think their retail is $26.99 on Amazon, $30 at places like BBTS with their slight up charge. I'm in on both lines and just glad we've got so many cool fighting game figures in the past year. The pants are 100% cool to me

[@Crim-kun]

with regards to the in box pose its meant to refence the player 2 stance in the game for when displaying them. the packaging is the one thing this line has done exceptionally well for the fans.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I know why they chose the pose. It's still not good.

[@Crim-kun]

@AnthonysCustoms pose could've been better I agree

[@VictorHugo-hf2bc]

I’m more interested in how the SHF version of Jin and Kazuma will turn out.

[@louisbaez5802]

The design on these impressive pants is really good. This figure can be quite a find in someone's collection. Nice review...as always. Take care.

[@gmoney1664]

This looks brilliant. Those pants look excellent and I'd like to see that same technique used on suit trousers/pants and as someone who paints and converts figures, I'm fine with adding extra paint and maybe swapping a head when I want to make the figure pop more. Greater job!

[@matthinton19]

100% gonna get this. Repaint the skin and the gloves and it will look really nice

[@Nomadunlimited]

HWOARANG taekwondo white/blue gi will be their best seller.

[@buzzsawgr81]

I think slightly extending the torso at the waste and adding those butterfly joint disk things mcfarlane uses at the shoulders would've cleaned up most of the ugly gapping, and yeah, a light wash would've really made the figure look better. for the price, not bad, might pick him up, would definitely pick up a figure of my man, brian fury, if they release him.

[@marvins.]

Those soft pants are incredibly innovative. I’ve never seen a company do that before and the design of the pants are indeed the chef’s kiss

[@ryantheanimator1156]

Because it's a terrible idea in the long run.

[@chewymew]

ToyBiz did it with two Spider-Man figures

[@marvins.]

@@ryantheanimator1156I think it’s refreshing to see on a 6-inch. I’ll be the first to complain about seamless rubber on Hot Toys or any 12-inch but this one is well executed.

[@Tuchpi]

Excited for the pants tech on more of the Tekken figures, I've been waiting for King

[@qemuel]

I will pick up the King figure eventually (as he's my favorite) so I can check out the line, and if impressed I may backtrack and pick up the others (finances allowing, of course). The pants are very interesting on this figure! Solid review as always, thanks! 😎👍

[@octobotimus]

Those pants are fascinating. However I am very curious to see how long that pants last given rubbery plastic tends to either melt or crack and fall apart.

[@orinanime]

That's my concern as well

[@kerinkellynerdcorner]

Sold me! I just bought this piece on Amazon 😂Thanks brother Anthony

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@mikemedal]

Great highlight on the pants. I may pick this up just for them. Definetly need innovation points for that. I wonder what that does to the budget...

[@venomsjunkmail]

With the pants I don't think the paint wearing off over time is a big deal. Being from a fighting game battle damage or wear and tear on the clothing from moving around so much is inevitable. Same if it was a shirt with sleeves. Like imagine a Marvel Legends Gambit with a removable coat made of this or an ML with a cape? They'd look and pose much better.

[@cptwigglefuffle]

The technology behind this is actually fascinating. I don't like the fairly outdated aspects of the top of the figure like the use of the ab crunch and no real shoulder articulation But the use of a this newer soft plastic for the pants without needing to rely on cloth is so cool. I'm really curious to see how they'll use this for stuff like SH figuarts going forward

[@orinanime]

I'm mostly just concerned about the pants eventually tearing, degrading, etc. What do you think the possibility of that is?

[@Sephiroth150]

Hey, Anthony’s customs, here’s the predictions for the game dimensions line, Nikke, NieR, FF7 And soul Calibur

[@BATBOMB82]

AEW figures have been using a similar thin plastic in place of soft goods that works very well. As far as I know, they have been the first to really roll out this type of function.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

They used it for pants and not just vests and things where there is no articulation?

[@BATBOMB82]

@AnthonysCustoms They used it on Orange Cassidys pants from a very early wave. Not full pants but at the upper part of the pants where you're still able to use the hips and even put his hands in his pockets.

[@philframe]

I guess it was in the beginning kazuya and heihachi and at t3 jin got his Spotlight till t7... T8 its between kazuya and jin

[@CrazyIrishmen7]

I wonder if that material that the pants are could be the answer to articulated tails on figures and making them not look clunky. Just hide your joints underneath whatever that material is, it wouldnt be perfect but maybe it could work.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Could be a good idea

[@Timbo_Slice93]

i think its a neat idea with how they did Jin’s pants. just wish they did the same thing with Kazuya and Heihachi

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Yeah, it's gonna be kinda weird to not have them uniform like that. Kazuya and Heihachi will have visible knee joints while Jin won't.

[@garrison778]

The pants are cool. The paint cracking is a downside but his paint job is pretty intricate. I think if they incorporated into other figures or lines with simpler pants they’ll be great.

[@Cirroyt]

I’m definitely gonna get this guys and the kazuya and heihachi to round out my tekken collection along with some storm stuff. Makes me wonder now if they can add this stuff to shfiguarts and maybe do it with other characters. The possibilities have me excited

[@tomfin-wo5vc]

Q of the Day: I’m not a gamer, but I’ve always thought of Jin as the main character in Tekken. Like Mai, it’s a pop culture thing for me. I’m not sure how I feel about this one. Permanent stress marks on the pants, if it were to happen, would be a big issue for me. The word “unfinished” makes me feel a little uneasy as well after receiving a few Marvel Legends figures yesterday from the Void wave, but I’ll save that tirade for when you review them.

[@zannusx]

Bandai needs to try that pants technology on Figuarts

[@manusigfried2603]

Since storm did the soft necks I thought that dbz figures should do the saiyan armor using soft plastics of some kind. I never liked the shoulders with a hinged armor

[@Rsapn]

nice to see bandai america stepping up their game. Hopefully they bring some of this good stuff to their other lines like Dragon stars

[@mechkari2873]

You're probably thinking of the shf Jin Kazama which does come with the jacket

[@superpael]

Those pants are magic.

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

Man I wish the faces were better on these figures. Jin's isn't as bad as Kazuya, but you're right, "toy-ish", is a good word for it, and in a bad way. The pants are cool, I'd love to see more companies do that sort of thing. Worried how it'll hold up over time, but hopefully as technology improves we'll see companies improve the idea.

[@SchmoeGoldman]

I hope this line continues to improve and doesn't end up being like Jazwares Halo or Hasbro Power Rangers.

[@darthraiderj]

Heihachi Mishima is the main character to me from Tekken, he created the tournament. If not him then his son Kazuya, Jin would be my third choice.

[@QuemStarrr]

Maybe it was the shf jin promo images with the jacket you saw?awesome review!thanks anthony!😁😉👍

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Could be. Never know these days

[@glxblrt]

Best action figure pants ever? Very cool!

[@cyrusmiles4076]

Who is the best Jin Kasama Or Ryu

[@Hilltopperpete]

Any chance you're going to pick up Jada's Chester Cheetah?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I don't think I'm going to. Too many other things to buy

[@thefightinggamer775]

Im mixed on the pants. It does look pretty good, but the moment u bend the knees, the paint goes bye. So I can see where they're going with it, but the execution could b better.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

It doesn't though. There are cracks but it's not flaking yet. Might not ever. Don't know

[@lockcrimson4031]

The pants technology is good. Yeah, understandable if no company would do it, and it will break for rubbery plastic by time, if you play it so much or diplay it for so long with dynamic pose. If just standing pose, it looks good. Yeah, can't say much about the upper half. It's like wrestling figures techs body.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

We don't know it'll do that though. Pvc can last a long time and doesn't really crack easily. They might have a good formulation for longevity

[@Nomadunlimited]

Hwoarang will be the best aesthetics if they implement the material they used here for his pants.

[@merceraeolymus]

I think Kazuya, Jin and Heihachi are the main characters. They're the central focus in the series.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Definitely. Tekken's story mostly revolves around their blood feud with each other. Multiple generations of Mishima that hate each other.

[@ragingtothemax]

Jin Kazuya and Heihachi are the main characters IMO. Jin is the true hero of the tale. Kaz was the true villain when people thought it was heihachi

[@lorddiosliving]

The main characters of teen are Ana and Nina Williams and Lin Xiayu ...Jin and hwoarang and Brian are the sidekicks

[@SlasherIncorporated]

No, they're not. The main characters have always been the Mishima/Kazama family. It's THEIR story. The other characters are just part of it. The games have always focused on the blood feud between Heihachi, Kazuya, and Jin.

[@andrewmdoza]

could they potentially be cooking with those pants?

[@miguelrosario3935]

Jin kazama is main character. I plyed him alot back then

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Overall, I would say yes, Jin is the main character. He hasn't been the main character for EVERY game (he didn't even exist until Tekken 3), but he is the primary character in Tekken like Liu Kang is for Mortal Kombat. You could also make an argument for Heihachi and Kazuya as well. Tekken's story/lore revolves mostly around them.

[@FinalConsensus]

Way too many gaps. If they can minimize those they’ll have something promising

[@MrJordanSilver]

There was a recent AEW figure that a had soft overlay on the pants so that the character could put his hands in his jean pockets.

[@karlluigi1987]

I hope Jada Toys gets a license for Tekken

[@blankusername1753]

this figure gives me MK1 Switch graphic vibes I'm ngl XD

[@DaniTheC]

im thinking on doing a custom with his lower legs , arms and face , and put it on a jada toys fei long

[@magicmirror8627]

Jin and Fei Long have completely different pants and Jin has much more pale skin.

[@rsaaland]

Yeah those pants are real interesting. Never would've expected something like that out of Bandai America, of all things, but between this and their Chainsaw Man's surprising ab articulation, I guess it's one of those broken clock twice a day situations. Definitely prefer these compared to soft goods. 99% of soft goods on 1/12 figures look unnatural and belong in the trash, from my experience. This tech is an interesting compromise.

[@johnowens8974]

Not bad at all for a 30-dollar figure. I'd buy this before spending 25 dollars for a Marvel legends.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Agreed

[@xelar001]

Those pants on the Bleach figures.

[@magicmirror8627]

I like this figure and the look of pants, but the cracking paint on them concerns me, also I can accept unfinished paint on his gloves, straps or feets, but the fact they didn't give him his signature tattoo annoys me a lot. Still getting this figure perhaps.

[@SteelAddicted]

Is that hand painted or like a transfer of some kind, and thats why its a rubber material? Almost like a hydro dip maybe.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I'm pretty sure it's tampography

[@SteelAddicted]

Ah ok that makes alot more sense than what I was thinking. I’m tempted to get this figure just to check out the pants. I’m surprised the knee articulation worked and looked as good as it does. Thanks for always doing a great job giving us the info we need keep up the good job and I hope the figure room is going well I’ll try to make sure I click the like button I keep forgetting to.

[@1gamermanv]

Are you going to review S.H. Figuarts Yamato One Piece? Love the vids

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Yes. Thanks

[@Nomadunlimited]

kazuya is the face of tekken

[@NinSonyFan]

My main and only character since Tekken 3 has been Jin Kazama, in rare cases i use Devil Jin. But figure wise, i like more the other one from... can't remember the company 😅 i would say storm collectibles but not sure.

[@sik7476]

I have to say this since you didnt...didn't.... those proportions are absolutely on point for Jin! It's straight up, his body style from the game! I'm really liking what they did here! Those pants are pretty friggin innovative! Sik

[@javonbrandon]

Is there a devil jin

[@Zyphern]

Nope

[@rainierzx9677]

Kazuya is the coolest

[@Drakon345]

I WAS going to get this line but when i saw the Figuarts Version yea... i would rather save my Money and just buy the real deal. The figuarts ones are what i really want. I never liked the Storm collectibles versions. They always looked off somehow but Figuarts captured there features pretty good. Also... i dont really like the Soft Plastic Storm uses. It will deteoriate overtime. My akuma just broke the other day. I am sooo pissed. He was my intro to storm and now that. Honestly, not saying NEVER but im done with them for now unless they really impress me with something that i know only they will create. I see Maestro Union is going to do Fist of the NorthStar... if they could do Tekken and other Franchises i would be 1000 percent sold.

[@BigCRichy]

I feel like King is kind of the face of Tekken for some reason.

[@magicmirror8627]

Jin is the face of Tekken since T3.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Not sure why you feel that way. He's definitely one of the most memorable/recognizable characters in the series, but I would say the face of Tekken is either Jin, Heihachi, or Kazuya. Heck, you could even say all three of them are the face of it.

[@JasonVoorheesUnstoppable]

The protagonist is who ever was the least evil

[@orinanime]

That's not how that works

[@steinfakinaway6854]

Reminds me of Playco from Regular Show

[@haikkalarista]

Will u review king?

[@azamianimations]

Jin is the mc, kazuya is the antagonist

[@spadedonemcdysentery2493]

I don’t understand going through the trouble to cover the legs in awesome looking painted rubber to hide the articulation if you’re just gonna leave the upper body unpainted plastic with those egregious looking shoulders. This is a really weird fig at $30.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

That's probably why the upper body is the way it is. All of the budget went into the pants...lol. Still a cool figure, though.

[@bee-beargaming]

I think it's Jin because he's the face of the franchise

[@telephantasm4070]

2:14 It's Jin now, so who cares what I feel about Kazuya 😢

[@kerinkellynerdcorner]

It’s Jin!

[@JacM78]

I think King is the gamestop exclusive. Also it's cool to see plastic being used like that though I see why some companies don't do it as much.

[@TheRevenantEdits]

At this point, Kazuya & Jin are both the MCs of Tekken. It went from starting with Kazuya's POV from Tekken 1 & 2, to transitioning to Jin and his conflict with Kazuya Ala Father V Son. So the answer is...? Both, kinda 😅

[@azamianimations]

Nah Jin is mc kazuya is antagonist

[@TheRevenantEdits]

@@azamianimations Jin only became the protag by Tekken 3 tho

[@azamianimations]

@@TheRevenantEdits see that’s true maybe it is 50/50

[@Jfray252]

@@azamianimationsJin was not even born during the event of tk1: Kazuya is the protagonist of tk1 (He was not evil in tk1), heihachi is protagonist of tk2 (Kazuya became the antagonist due to the devil gene started to posses him and became worse than his dad) & tk7, jin is protagonist of tk3-5 & 8 and antagonist of tk 6 (Not totally evil), Lars and Alisa are protagonist of tk6

[@sirfrancois8888]

Imagine if jada took over for tekken figs too!! Man that would be sick.

[@magicmirror8627]

I asked Juhn from Jada on stream about it and he said that it's probably not gonna happen, unfortunately.

[@DJKrossphireDaChoppahKid]

Ehh. The weird rubber pants are a HARD pass for me. Especially for characters like this, it limits how much you can pose the figure before the paint starts chipping and cracking due to the nature of how paint reacts poorly to being bent or posed for a long amount of time. It also just just doesn’t look natural compared to soft goods. I believe companies like dragon storm implement this idea better with their bodies

[@Crim-kun]

plain colored pants are fine but a painted design is a death sentence for playability

[@DJKrossphireDaChoppahKid]

@@Crim-kun Exactly! If they were just plain pants with dry paint shading to bring out the sculpt more then this would come across better imo. I’m not totally against this design choice but, it has to be implemented better.

[@Crim-kun]

@@DJKrossphireDaChoppahKid it's be perfect for plain pants characters like Paul, law and hworang or even tekken 3 jins pants

[@DJKrossphireDaChoppahKid]

@@Crim-kun I couldn’t agree more. Though I would like to see this implemented differently. Maybe segmented? So the rubber material doesn’t bunch and split paint as much (if at all) when articulating the joints?

[@ReallyOutThere2]

The company of these tekken figures are definitely a jin main, this figure, I'd say, is better than their kazuya. Hands down

[@mamodokod]

The main characters pretty much Jin