S.H. MonsterArts Iris Unboxing

[@gamer_timeyt1883]

When the figure ACTUALLY looks good, but they’re back to their “overpricing stage”:

[@jonathandoherty9082]

Did they ever leave that stage?

[@momo-jg6dr]

no they always overprice theer figures@@jonathandoherty9082

[@acebalboa6050]

@@jonathandoherty9082prolly with their shma gvk kong and godzilla those two are so cheap when they’re both available for preorder

[@saryippie]

@@jonathandoherty9082 nope

[@repodreptiles]

There's a good chance they went with iris because of the Tamashi surveys! I remember there being a lot of chatter after they added her along with other Gamera monsters and it seemed allot of people were excited for iris!

[@StevensToyReviews]

They chose Iris because they wanted the Gamera hype train and went back and did G99. Sure surveys help with feedback, rarely do they immediately cause figures to be made. If this doesn't sell - which I'm not seeing people jumping to get this - bye bye Gamera.

[@StevensToyReviews]

See Haloperson's comment they just made on the video.

[@bryanmerel]

SHMA Gamera Figs: Utmost SHMA quality, acking to a work of art. SHMA Goji Figs: "QC? Accessories?....what's that?"

[@hiveemperor54]

Not to be that guy, but it’s “akin”, not “acking”. Just trying to help.

[@darkbeast6499]

I really hope that they make Legion and Super Gyaos so that the Heisei Gamera line will be complete.

[@matthewscorner2990]

My first question after seeing that Iris was being made was "why not make Gyaos and Legion first?" Gyaos in particular is long overdue for an SH MonsterArts figure. Still, I'm just happy Gamera is getting some love this year.

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

To be fair, the first sh monsterarts gamera figure was gamera 1996 with gamera 1995 being the last sh monsterarts gamera figure we got (aside from kyoto gamera) from the heisei trilogy. Tamashii doesn't seem to be intending on releasing heisei gamera figures in canonical order

[@CharybdisM0ns]

paused at 8:22 I'd say at least 2 tendrils will fall apart. Let's say tendrils 2 and 3. Edit: I didn't think the tendrils would be completely ball-jointed. I was expecting bendy-wire for the smaller taper in the tendrils.

[@jonathandoherty9082]

This figure will probably join Gamera Rebirth and all the Kiryu releases as one of the S-tier releases

[@AnvilJeff]

Wait till you try to attach the tentacles. Got my Iris figure this past wednesday, and... as amazing as she looks, dear GOD those tentacles....those...those were stressful.

[@StevensToyReviews]

I did, not stressful, just don't like to stay up

[@AnvilJeff]

@@StevensToyReviews your lucky man. I was struggling for nearly an hour. Had to run them under hot water (dont have a hair dryer) and shimmy them on, one tentacle eas kinda warped on arrival tho

[@TOHOREMIX]

Bandai is a really weird creature in this regard. SP Anguirus wouldve been awesome but we got Rodan instead?? Maybe Iris is really popular in Japan and they're gauging that? (Japan comes first after all regardless of surveys). So either they're feeling really ambitious with this or they believe people will sucker up no matter what. Anyway - Glad to see your Iris didn't explode. How do you feel about the paint on the head? It appears they stopped short of the tips which is a shame.

[@Dradev115]

To Be fair my copy out of the box was in one piece too, nothing came off or snapped off so all in all great quality.

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

How the hell have SHMA's Gamera figures been turning out so well but their Godzilla Figures... haven't? Well, ok, this is a figure from the Heisei Trilogy, so that probably explains it. Edit: for clarification, that last part was a joke

[@bigboi5545]

Bandai Gamera has been consistently better than Bandai Godzilla for a while now tbh

[@ColWilBald]

Because many people greatly over exaggerate the flaws in SHMA's Godzilla line. SHMA's biggest flops are in the Monsterverse, meanwhile BANGERS like Gigan 1972 are overlooked so that people can just continue (rightfully) hatebombing releases like Night Color G19. Even Godzilla 1991 got that treatment because of a few flash-lit images of the figures with the mouths tilted on Twitter. Then people started actually getting the figure and I'd go as far as to say it might be either the best or second best Heisei Goji in the line. Hedorah, Godzilla and Gigan 2004, Night Color Shin Godzilla, and DBV Mecha Ghidorah have all been great. A lot of this feels like it stems from Hiya fever. Hiya's showing what they can do and it's making people focus on comparing it to SHMA. This puts SHMA in a very unlucky situation because their Monsterverse line was very butchered and Hiya revealed a G91 on the same day as the first looks (that looked VERY bad) at SHMA G91 came out.

[@cideofsacae]

all 3 of the last gamera releases have been jam packed with accessories while every godzilla gets... zilch

[@StevensToyReviews]

Absolutely not. Gigan '72 will see more broken units in the long run due to the wings/sails, Night Combat Shin is a mediocre release in a long line of Shin releases, the DBV of 04 Gigan is better than the OG but the whole cast of FW figures have a varied range of QC concerns - albeit my G04 has little issues. G91 Shinjuku? You're misrepresenting it; it's not a matter of a few "flash-lit images of the figures with the mouths tilted on Twitter." The leg articulation is a regression, the sculpted details is muted compared to previous releases, the eye printing issue is still present on some units, and the paint apps on claws and head is wildly inconsistent. Them charging $90-$100 at US distribution is absurd.

[@CorruptedPixels1954]

When will the Godzilla figures get good again 😢 Iris looks amazing.

[@ColWilBald]

Gigan 1972. Hedorah. DBV Mecha Ghidorah and Gigan 2004.

[@CorruptedPixels1954]

@@ColWilBald I own Gigan 04, trash figure. Falls apart horribly. Giga 1972 has horrible wings. Mecha Ghidorah is a repaint, and Hedorah is good. However, none of these guys are ‘Godzillas’ I was referring specifically to the character of Godzilla, not his enemies. More specifically, the Monsterverse Godzilla and Ghidorah.

[@hiveemperor54]

Gamera figures: (Mostly) awesome. Actual quality control, ACTUALLY HAS ACCESSORIES. Godzilla figures: What’s quality control (some exceptions though)? Accessories?! We aren’t a premier figure producer!

[@RickDaSquirrel]

Maybe Hiya should do Godzilla and SH Monsterarts should do Gamera

[@Predatorwarrior18]

So overall it’s a good figure but the tentacle assembly and price together make it less alluring to get.

[@TheLorePerson07]

I want iris, but I am not paying 300 bucks for it

[@temoharri8848]

Waits for Steven’s big giveaway of Iris. 😂😅😊

[@momo-jg6dr]

wow....still doing youtube after 11 YEARS! wow.....keep it up!

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

This is a hard choice between shma Iris and the super stylized flame furai go dini megazord for me

[@dk6419]

Looks gorgeous, but the price is just insane. I could never justify 300 for one figure. I'm a huge gamera fan, especially Heisi Era, but no way.

[@GamerasDaycare]

You can find it for far cheaper

[@bobsmith8405]

Those wing pieces make me want to see an S.H. Titanosaurus

[@dennisjaime1801]

It looks beautiful but I can't help but have a feeling Bandai is going to make a night color version.

[@TamerChris]

This looks magnificent but man that price is more than what I can afford to spend on figures.

[@GamerasDaycare]

Beautiful 🤩

[@joshuasweeney7864]

Iris is Goated

[@g1rldraco7]

There had to be tentacles >.

[@dementry.]

Cool

[@JJkidstv1]

Let’s go

[@fadzilhamid736]

Translucent plastic is not great choice for any figure, especially SHM Iris wings.

[@muisverriet]

Translucent plastic is fine if it's not load bearing.

[@fadzilhamid736]

@@muisverriet Yeah, you are right. If we take care our figure that made of translucent plastic so nicely, everything will be fine, thanks, man 🤗.

[@JC-cm6hz]

no this thing sucks i got one and i had to send it back i got another one and the way the legs are engineered is dogcrap once your legs pop out its over the peg on those pieces that hook to the behind the top leg and connect to the lower leg just snapped do not recomend

[@StevensToyReviews]

Well guess what happened ~ Check my review

[@godzillamanismeboi-tz4bq]

That is as overpriced as the ghidorah special color version no wonder everyone's wallets can't take it

[@whyarehandlesathingonyoutube]

SO MUCH PLASTIC