D-arts Thanatos Toy Review

Sites said end of April, but I only finally got it today! The wait was torturous! But it has arrived! Or actually, I finally went to buy it once it hit the shelf. I've been waiting for this baby for months, and now I'm waiting for the P3 Protagonist figure that is expected to be out in September!

I've always been a huge Persona 3 fan. Sure, Persona 4 looks cool, and I even bought the Izanagi, but there's just something about P3 that makes me prefer it more. So when I heard that Thanatos was going to be made, I was excited. Unfortunately, by the time I discovered its existence, the pre-order was closed. So I waited for this day to come.

The box is much bigger than the one Izanagi was in, which kind of surprised me. And while the Izanagi one had the yellow color identical to it's logo and whatnot, Thanatos was in a nice white/blue one. And the box just looks so cool! Almost made me want to not open it. Almost.

One thing about opening the figure is the amount of tape they use. I had to cut away so many tapes that it made me tired. But I really wanted to display my trophy, and no amount of tape was going to stop me! Apart from the figure, you are given a stand and interchangeable hands for different poses. One thing Thanatos did not have that Izanagi had was the blue flames to make the display figure look more... action-packed(?).

The sculpting of the figure looks really good. I love the design of the "wings", and the use of "chains" on them. The mouth of Thanatos can be opened or closed, and his numerous joints allows him to pose in many ways. Putting on the wings onto the figure was a bigger challenge than anticipated, but I managed to do it eventually.

If there's one thing to point out, it is the stand. When I first put the full figure on the stand, the figure just collapsed, as the stand could not take the weight of the figure. You'll probably need a screwdriver to just tighten the joint of the stand by a bit to resolve this. Even then, it made me extra cautious about adjusting the figure too much while it was attached to the stand.

As a Persona 3 fan, I am greatly pleased with my purchase. It looks exactly like how it is in the game, and the poses it can do makes it fun. I even got to make my Izanagi pose with Thanatos! If you are a fan of the game, I'd recommend this awesome figure to you!

D-Arts Izanagi Toy Review

Just bought the new Izanagi from Persona 4 by D-Arts! Being a big fan of Persona 3, I slowly got interested in Persona 4(although my love is still for Persona 3)! My initial plan was to only get D-Arts Thanatos from Persona 3, which is scheduled to be released in April. And then I saw a picture of Thanatos and Izanagi battling it out, and I couldn't resist it.

This baby cost me $55, but not that I'm complaining. Purchasing toys of that price range has become rather a norm for me. Anyway, once I opened the box, all the potential regrets for purchasing this toy was gone immediately. Just from looking at the toy, without removing it from the plastic, I was amazed by the details of the figure. Every part of the persona was sculpted and painted very well, and there were several different hands for you to change.

A base is provided, which is good because I've never seen any persona stand on their feet. Just look at Izanagi's feet! The bottom of his feet were blades!

And just to let us fan boys re-enact cool poses of Izanagi, those "energy" props(sorry can't think of a good name!) are given to give more effect! Let's move on to the toy itself!

I'll start with the bad points. Well, first thing I noticed was that the head joint was rather loose. Especially after attaching the head...tails??? thing to the back of his head, Izanagi's head kinda follows where gravity takes it. But never fear! Because the adjustable... "head-tails" can rest on the stand used to prop Izanagi up, which helps solve that problem. The bigger issue is the sword. Don't worry, the sword looks AWESOME, but the toy's lanky arms are not really able to take the weight of the sword! It took me a few tries to get the sword balancing on Izanagi's wrists to take the slashing pose photo!

Moving on to the GREAT points! I love the detailing. The head itself is so cool that if I lost the whole toy except the head, I'd make it into a keychain and still be happy ^^ Just kidding. I'm really impressed with the detailing of the toy, and the toy can pose quite well too!

Well, the legs are somewhat restricted by the cape thing, but those sexy legs can still come out from underneath! With the various hand shapes, you can make your Izanagi do many memorable poses. I've not played the game(I shall, soon...) but I'm watching the anime and I know a few cool poses to do(actually I followed the box)! The "head-tail" thing is also adjustable, since it uses the ball joint to attach to the head! Plus, the stand lets you do even more poses, along with making your Izanagi look like it's hovering.

This toy is really, really good, and if you're a Persona fan you'll love it! I know I do! Sure, those two bad points may sounds turn-off, but once you hold this baby in your hands, you won't give a damn!