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Write a Review link for that item. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Bandai)Although I have yet to watch any of Demon Slayer beyond the first season, the anime has proven a success, especially the recent Infinity Castle movie adaptation. With the anime nearing its end, Tamashii Nations has given us a great line of S.H. Figuarts, but the ever-increasing prices have made me hold off on buying mostly. I've only got two other figures so far aside from Tanjiro, one of whom is his sister, Nezuko. I already have the Figma version, so it's time to see if Tamashii did better. Some of Nezuko's attributes resulted from her transformation into a demon, such as her pink eyes and long hair, and Tamashii's sculptors nailed the look. The eyes are printed on cleanly, and the paint for the orange ends of the hair is near-perfect. Her hair is made out of a softer plastic, and there are two hinge-and-dual-swivel/revolver joints for the back, allowing the hair to get out of the way of the body for posing. Even though Nezuko is able to resist eating human flesh unlike other demons, she still wears a bamboo muzzle just to be safe. The muzzle can be removed easily, as it slides out from underneath the head. Popping off the head will make it easier, and being SHF means much of the joints can be popped apart with ease. Figuarts often includes plenty of face options for their figures, and Nezuko has more than average with six different expressions. She has a neutral face, two cheerful faces (one with open eyes and one with closed eyes), a mad face, another mad face depicting her activating her demon powers, bearing more intense eyebrows, veins, and more detailed eyes, and a confused dot-eyed face. Having all these options is great, and even with the mouth covered by the bamboo, there's enough emotion in the eyes alone to give the faces a lot of variety. Standing about 5 1/8" tall, Nezuko is fully dressed with a long kimono and haori, alongside sandals and thick leg coverings over her shins. Your first thought probably is "How's she supposed to move her legs with all that covering them?" Well, good news; just like the hair, the kimono and haori have soft plastic and articulated sections to make them less restrictive on movement, and there's no need for alternate dress parts like the Figma had. The kimono's pattern is sculpted on, which I think is a nice touch, and the paint on the edges and obi is very clean. Same goes for the leg clothing, and the articulation all around blends in with the sculpt very well. Like Tanjiro, Nezuko is loaded with articulation, which is nothing new for SHF. Working our way down, she has two revolver joints in the back of the hair, a barbell head, ball-jointed neck, ball/hinge/swivel shoulders attached to hinged pectoral ball joints, swivel/hinge/swivel elbows with ball-pegs going into the forearms and bicep and sleeve pieces over the pegs, revolver wrists, three revolver joints for the haori and two for the kimono, ball-and-double-hinged chest, ball-jointed waist and hips, swivel thighs, revolver knees and ankles, and hinged toes. Everything works well, and I found her joints less frustrating to work with than the Figma. The legs are an area that could use improvement, as her hips can't go out to the sides all the way, and the ankles feel a tad loose. Still, you're getting a lot to work with, and Nezuko can achieve a ton of poses. Since Nezuko doesn't have any weapons like the other heroes, she makes up for it with plenty of swappable parts. Aside from the multitude of faces, she also has three pairs of hands: relaxed, closed, and clawing. The extra hands are good for combat scenes, and they swap with no issues. She also gets a hand-holding piece for both her and Tanjiro, and it's often nice when SHF includes parts for other characters with their figures, as it gives you more of an incentive to get them. Lastly, there's a lower body part designed for sitting down on a seat or ledge. As said piece consists of the upper legs and lower part of the haori and kimono as a solid piece, you have to pop apart the waist, lower legs, and articulated haori pieces to get it on. The knee joints are in somewhat tight, so they'll take a bit of work to get out, but you can do so without risk of damage. It would've been nice if they included her wooden box for Tanjiro to carry, but I assume they'll make that eventually. Aside from the issues involving leg articulation, Nezuko is a great figure, but the price is the main problem with her. Tanjiro was a great value at $35, but Nezuko-chan is $75; that's forty dollars more than her brother. If she was closer to $50, then I'd have gotten her sooner, but I doubt Tamashii will make most of their figures around that price again any time soon. You can find her for a little less than retail now, so I'd advise you to find the best deal before her aftermarket value goes back up. - 12/4/25   by Toasted Brains |
| Sick Homer |  | Submission Order |  | Leonardo (Hunchback) |
| Kamado Tanjirou | | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Series | | None |
| Sick Homer | | Written by Toasted Brains | | Leonardo (Hunchback) |
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