Still resting up

I've got a picspam to post later, but in the meantime, I'm still resting this weekend. Thursday really wore me out. Last night, I finally got my brother to sit down and watch Rurouni Kenshin with me. He liked it, but oy. What is it with my brother and youngest sister not getting that you're going to have to watch Japanese live-action stuff subtitled? American audiences are not going to watch this stuff dubbed anymore.

So anyway, I think I convinced myself that Cho Den-O Episode Yellow takes place after Super Hero Taisen. Partly to explain why Diend Complete doesn't show up in SHT and to justify some of the really self-destructive actions Kaitou makes in Episode Yellow. And why Tsukasa doesn't appear at all and try to stop him.

...I might have a plotbunny or five of every so often, Joe and Doc coming to see Hina at Cous Coussier and always managing to miss Kaitou on his visits there (always made in secret).

Jouchaku!: Figuarts Gavan Type-G

So I've been wanting the Figuarts for either Gavan or Gavan Type-G for a while, as in "since I saw Gokaiger VS Gavan." Because I got myself addicted to the five episodes of Gavan that Bunny Hat and Midnight Crew Subs had before they both had to quit, and I was definitely going to get the Retsu version, but then Geki grew on me in the movie and I really liked the way his suit looked as a Figuarts, so I decided on the latter.

Geki's box is pretty nice, and when you open it up, he's got a fair amount of accessories, including an alternate head (for the lit-up eyes common for the Gavans) and an effect version of the Laser Blade alongside the normal version. You know, for when you're bisecting monsters to make them explode.

He's got a chrome finish and blue detailing underneath darker plastic/resin that show up really look awesome in the right light/camera flash. What I like is that he doesn't really have the shoulder problems that a lot of my Kamen Riders and Sentai have, where it dislocates--the joint fits better, closer to a Ryuki series Figuarts. His leg can become dislocated, but unlike Hiromu's legs of doom, it's a much easier fix, and it pops back into place nicely. The articulation is fantastic, neither too loose nor too tight, and holy crap his hips really move.

A back view of the detailing and the detailing on one of his arms. I was pleased to see that the head came off and popped on easier than, say, Revoltech Al, though it can still be a pain to get it in place. The lit-up head looks fantastic with the detailing.

Since I didn't have a stand ready and didn't have a chance to look up a good pose, I did him powering up the Laser Blade. And here he is hanging out with Lost Galaxy and Aqualad.