WARNING NSFW images
It has been a while since I did an anime figure unboxing and, if I am honest, this is likely to the last one for a long time. Whilst bigbadtoystore were excellent as usual the poor exchange rate, high shipping costs and the customs duty meant that this model had nearly 50% more expense simply from the logistics side of things. As a one off I can live with but more than that is a no. Shame.
Anyway to the unboxing. I ordered this one over a year ago as Black Lagoon is one of my favourite anime; mainly because I think it is rather unique in approach. There are no winners or heroes in it and whilst there are examples of loyalty and honour it is very much amongst thieves. Yes the action is great but there are also some deeply unsettling episodes such as the Hansel & Gretel episodes. If you can watch that and not be unsettled then you are a far stronger person than me. This model is a 20th anniversary one and is far more risque than I usually go for with this figures; but equally I can imagine Revy actually doing something like this for an undercover job if the money was good!
The usual box from bigbadtoystore though it was larger than I expected. The box was intact and I have to say the artwork on it was certainly…vivid in showing what is inside. You cannot say you were not warned with this one.
It was much easier than normal to open this one up and the model is pretty much assembled bar the whip. This is more expensive than any I have bought before and there is a big quality difference between this and the cheaper SAO ones I have had. The quality of the face, colour and hair tone feels more premium. The kit is the chair which has quite a large area, Revy herself in a single piece and the whip. She is not attached to the chair and just kind of perches on it when finally assembled and you can drape the chains as you will.
The kit was far larger than I expected and I actually struggled to find anywhere where it actually fit without catching the spikes, and the lack of a proper mount for Revy does make it a little unstable. A striking model for obvious reasons and as I say not something I normally go for but all in all this one is certainly a unique model.
All in all I am pleased with this one. The quality is good and everything arrived in one piece. It is just a shame the cost was so high but I guess that this is the world we live in these days.
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