Saint Seiya SCM EX Pegasus Seiya Gold ver Tamashi Nation Exclusive

Never thought time goes so fast and it is December 2025 again and time for a little bit more special for the review series! Growing up exposed to Saint Seiya , I had some familiarity with this classic shonen series. Naturally, I did spare some expense to obtain a collectible from Saint Seiya but only reserved getting Sagittarius Aiolos related SCM, being a Sagittarian myself. Thus, I never really intended to collect any other Saint Cloth Myth including the protagonist Bronze saints. However, from strange turn of event, I did obtain SCM Pegasus Seiya and a limited edition at that!

In essence this SCM is gold recolor version of SCM V3 Pegasus Seiya. I did obtain this SCM because the price is actually cheaper than its regular counterpart and curious if it could make use SCM part from SCM EX Sagittarius Aiolos to make Sagittarius Seiya.

Unfortunately turns out the body frame type of Aiolos and Seiya highly differs thus such avenue is impossible. I also notice that Bronze saint diecast armor parts are much simpler than Gold saints and prior to obtaining V3 Seiya, I never know he had optional wing parts as well even not as big as Sagittarius.

Considering the photo shots were meant for quick review, there is no elaborate action pose for my copy of SCM Pegasus Seiya. Perhaps in the event it didn’t get sold in near future maybe Seiya will get more action poses. In any case despite Blokees offer far cheaper alternatives, SCM Seiya still worth looking at if you are diehard fan of Saint Seiya.

The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls

Another samurai-and-ninja manga from the creator of Basilisk, Yagyu Ninpocho takes a somewhat unconventional approach compared to its peers, yet it still offers something intriguing. Samurai revenge tales are a staple of the genre, and this series puts a fresh twist on the familiar trope.

Yagyu Ninpocho tells the story of a disgraced samurai clan, destroyed by a tyrannical daimyo during the early Edo Period. Unlike more famous samurai revenge stories, such as the 47 Ronin, this story centers on the wife and daughters of the fallen clan. After being killed unjustly, they take up the role of avengers against the tyrannical Daimyo of Aizu and his seven ruthless samurai retainers.

Of course, the women alone can only go so far, and it’s through a twist of fate that Yagyu Jubei of the famed Yagyu Clan becomes their mentor, helping them execute retributive justice with their own hands.

While samurai revenge is common in Japanese pop culture, Yagyu Ninpocho stands out by making assassins-in-training the central cast. This angle gives the story a unique flavor, though novelty is largely its main selling point. The series works well as a quick sword-and-sandal fix, but for those seeking a more compelling narrative, the creator’s Basilisk remains the superior choice.

Girls Frontline 2 Exilium 1/7 WA2000 Makiatto Ballroom Interlude Ver

Coinciding with 1^st Anniversary of GFL 2 Exilium, we got ourselves another premium 1/7 Scale Figure for the gorgeous T-Doll, this time it is the tsundere Sniper T-Doll, WA2000 who is known as Makiatto in GFL2. In this figure rendition, Makiatto comes in her Ballroom Dress outfit with her usual tsundere expression expressing some jealousy toward Shikikan giving attention to another T-Doll. Scheduled for August 2026 release, 1/7 Makiatto will be sold for 28930 Yen.

Having played GFL2 for a year, I felt the game has been quite a drag these days though I still stick around due to the top designs for T-Doll which hit the perfect balance without going to the extremities like Nikke. WA2000/Makiattor represents one of the best design from GFL being perfect redhead waifu with tsundere streak which later have inspire designs like Kafka from HSR or Dolla from GFL. In GFL 2 she took Sniper Role with Ice element affinity specializing in area denial.

WA2000 tsundere lovestruck design makes her easily a favorite waifu from GFL topped with her rivalry with HK416 for Shikikan’s heart. Given my attachment toward GFL is not exactly strong, this figure is an easy skip for me, though I would look forward to any action figure rendition for WA2000 even if it had to be model kit format which Groza should be getting in near future.

Kotobukiya MSG Variable Frame System Garuda Gear [Diablo]

Kotobukiya does not run short of good mecha designs but this one fell on rather odd circumstances. Being an original mecha design that does not really fit in Hexagear nor Frame Arms design. This mecha called Garuda Gear [Diablo] got rather short end of the stick and end up in MSG sub lineup called Variable Frame System. Released back in December 2023 Garuda Gear Diablo was sold for 8000 Yen.

Garuda Gear is essentially Kotobukiya's take on Macross Variable Fighters and the end result is not too shabby. There were 2 variants for Garuda Gear: Beluga and Diablo which are depicted as opposing sides.If Beluga aesthetics resemble Zeta-Plus C1, Diablo is VF-19F Basara with slight evil streak. Not sure with the detail of the transformation gimmick, but if Garuda Gear possess seamless transformation from plane to mecha mode, the value of product is actually high. Given the awkward circumstances, I really doubt the short lived MSG lineup that Garuda Gear lineup will be ever continued since it was likely considered as failure, but there are still alterations can be made to make Garuda Gear fit in Hexagear or Frame Arms.

30 Minutes Fantasy Necros Knight

Bandai 30 Minutes Fantasy got massive update again on last November! Apart from several Class Upgrade items for existing Job-Class, there is a new unit. This one appear to be exclusive for evil Faction and called Necros Knight! Scheduled for April 2026 release, 30MF Necros Knight will be sold for 2500 Yen price tag.

Unlike previous 30 MF Class, we finally got a summoner type and Liber Necros Knight fills in the Necromancer type considering the skeleton minions are released around the same time. The main armaments that comes with Necros Knight implies that this one could put up decent fight on frontline equipped with sword and scythe. Given its armored loadout, I think a Powerful Demon would be a fitting minion for Necros Knight like succubus type. The new class up item called Liber Commander seems to be one of the counter class for Necros Knight and hopefully my Liber Fighter could make use of the part as well.