Vangelus Review 45 - SIC Kiwami Tamashii KR Hibiki

[chewgd]

Actually.......The Kamen Riders are supposed to be taller than most "normal" humans, about 2.0 m on average. So the SICs are in scale with GI joes?

[FanaticPhyso]

Is there any way to watch all the rider series(from kuuga onwards)online?

[HaydenTan98]

lol at the end u sound like a dork (no offense) but good review though no AWESOME REVIEW!!!

[wargun1000]

how long would it take to watch all 10 heisei rider shows? not counting w and ooo

[SynSabre]

@wargun1000 It would take you about 494 days ... to watch Kuuga-Decade , not including movies , and only if you watched it straight through , no breaks what so ever .

[wargun1000]

@SynSabre god they made that many episodes for all 10 riders?

[SynSabre]

@wargun1000 yep , most series are about 48-50 episodes each ... except for decade which was about 31(although the last 5 episodes pretty much didn't count ... )

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre I must be some sort of super-human then, I watched Kuuga through Double ( Including movies) and caught up to OOO in just under two months

[SynSabre]

@gamerfire3 The only way to do that is either you skipped around , You live on some other planet with longer days, you watched multiple series simultaneously , or probably the real option , you're lying in order to prove someone on the internet wrong through the guise of anonymity ....I think the last one is correct , i can already pretict your responce , either you're going to say that i'm wrong again , or ignore this statement because i'm right .

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre No, I was able to do it. All I'll say is that I spent a lot more time than was probably necessary, just sitting and watching.

[SynSabre]

@gamerfire3 It's physically impossible to watch that much Kamen Rider in under 2 months , unless you locked yourself in a hyperbolic time chamber with nothing but a computer , and just watched . That would make it less than two months .

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre Let me count up me sins if you will; Kuuga, Agito and Ryuki took me each about a week to finish. I watched 555 and Blade in a single week ( 40 episodes in first two days and the remaining episodes and the movie on the third for each.) Hibiki and Kabuto in about week each. Den-O in a week and half and a week with Kiva. Less than a week with Decade. A week and a half with Double, and about a week to catch up on OOO. So there, roughly eleven weeks.

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre Granted I must have given myself an ego boost there and didn't stop to count but it's still possible to watch them all and have it not take over a year.

[SynSabre]

@gamerfire3 oh ? and how does that math work out ?

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre I don't care anymore,only I know the true answer and you can believe whatever you want. Now if you'll excuse me, my Ryukendo torrent finished downloading so I'm going to enjoy that.

[gamerfire3]

@SynSabre Oh, you were asking how I did it? For the week long ones five episodes a day Monday-Thurday (20), seven on Friday and the rest plus whatever movie, special etc. on the weekend. 555 and Blade I mentioned, more than week long ones are when I could stick to the week long formula.

[UprisingLight]

Received my Kiwami Tamashii Hibiki just today. :D Lemme tell you something, this little guy packs a lot of detail. I want to check out more of the figures from this line, especially Todoroki, Ryuki and Blade King Form. Nice review, Vangelus!

[wargun1000]

why do the sic kamen riders look like they turned into beasts?

[Kamentoyreviewer]

I got blade king form today hehehe.

[BigTransFan]

Ishinomori-ize. thank you for this fantastic word. now i'm going to collect these dudes and steal it

[Kamentoyreviewer]

actually i am getting on this toy line.maybe this coming year i gonna buy another kiwami tamashii maybe,i gonna buy zanki,knight,hibiki,faiz or blade king form and by way i am getting of this is because of you.

[Mecha82]

Hibiki is actually my least favorite main Kamen Rider and over all I'm not big fan of his design.

[Darkangel92619]

Can I 1 please.... I want 

[Darkangel92619]

Can I have I please?

[Vigadeath]

$10!? By the Gods! That's like.......amazing! (couldn't think of anything better).

I am said passing KR fan, but I do love Hibiki's look and character from what I saw in Decade. Yeah, $10 for this, bought.....were I too be in the states and see him....

[nightslash3535]

SIC KT Figures so far: Vol. 1: Hibiki Vol. 2: Ryuki Vol. 3: Knight Vol. 4: Zanki Vol. 5: Todoroki Vol. 6: Faiz Vol. 7: Faiz Accel Vol. 8: Faiz Blaster Vol. 9: Faiz Autovajin Vol. 10: Blade Vol. 11: Wild Chalice (June 2010) Vol. 12: Den-O Sword Form (July 2010)

[rap5]

my brother have the purple clear version

[nightslash3535]

Faiz and Autovajin is like bread and butter, isn't it?

[nightslash3535]

I would like to see a KT Decade with an extra head and Complete form armor.

[nightslash3535]

I got him for $8.99 on a random Japanese hobby store. AWESOMENESS!

[sumosam87]

i think in scale it works with TF bikes like arcee or animated prowl. though problem some of them, (like faiz) can't reach much of the grips (cause of his bulky chest.) But can't say with the other kiwami tamashii's so i think it'll be great for display to combine TF and this series. HOORAH!

[tran92dude]

is it really breakable cause that is what i heard about s.i.c.

[nightslash3535]

The smaller ones, aside from more affordable, it's also more durable.

[superbaltanv2]

Well then, enjoy your Auto Vajin arms constantly popping off. I really don't understand why they used a simple peg like that. Sigh.

[Vange1us]

Indeed

[superbaltanv2]

If you can't stand how the hands are just plain plastic, you can easily line them with a Gundam Marker for the full SIC effect. That's what I did with mine. Also, it's pretty sad how little accessories this has, seeing as how the individual Oni Rider SICs had the most accessories for any given SIC.

The new Faiz ones are pretty damn awesome as well. Auto Vajin is god tier in tiny form.

[Vange1us]

Faiz + Autovajin are f'n amazing, they make the 5 KTs leading up to them feel like beta tests to me. XD I like those 5 KTs too!

[Kevinisprime]

I <3 Hibiki.

[Clawshrimpy]

Vangelus I have to ask, as I know it's a hot button with a lot of Kamen Rider fans. What was your opinion of Hibiki as a show?

[gessnesse]

no offence, but he reminds me of satin.

[proallen]

omg 10 dollars?!??!

[fdjjaco]

Vangelus are you getting kamen rider W toys please reply

[Vange1us]

If any Figuarts come out then definitely

[cool77735]

Vangelus,can these kiwami figures survive being played with? spent like 300 bucks on the bigger ones for my son ,and they didnt make it after 20 mins with him......thx

[Vange1us]

These feel more durable than the older larger ones, but generally SIC figures aren't totally kid-safe

[cool77735]

thanks man,think im gonna him some figuarts up then.

[nightslash3535]

Kiwami Tamashii are slightly more durable than that of the larger scale SICs, and SICs were too fragile to be given for kids, except he's 14 above.

[fdjjaco]

bigbadtoystre have lots of kamen rider w figuarts for pre order they look sweet

[TFfan7]

where did you get yours?

[shenqi60]

Actually I wasn't disappointed with his scale and his accessories. Even if he was the same size with MRS, they wouldn't look nice together. And i like my figures to have all their accessories stored on them and not kept in the box.

[StriderSoze]

I just preordered the S.I.C. Kiwami Tamashii Faiz and Autovajin along with Figuarts Piccolo from hlj

:D roll on nov/dec

I was on the fence with autovajin, thinking it would just be fixed in battle mode but I just now learned that its gonna TRANSFORM!!!!

Holy shit I can't wait.

[Ohmygodiamonfire]

The only figures that I think might be in scale with them is Mcfalane's Halo figures.

[Valeyard]

Vangelus, where do you get your SIC figs? I've used HLJ, but I'm wondering if they're the only game in town.

Thanks for the great review, keep up the amazing work!

[QueenKittan]

That's disappointing, but I'm still going to buy the Ryuki to go with the MRs since it's better to have a cool looking Ryuki that's kind of in scale than one that isn't at all. I wouldn't mind getting the Den O figs in it either as the MRs of some of them like Sword and Rod Form were disappointing, paint was so tacky, not sure what to do about it.

[dinoy344too]

over all, this guy will cost me £9.00 from HLJ. IT WILL BE MINE!!!!

also, are the twist action figures any good?

[Vange1us]

I've found no detailed reviews on them, but I've heard their whole experiment of "wire skeleton under costume replica" didn't turn out too well. :(

[dinoy344too]

oh. why are they so expensive i wonder.

[mattr75]

Hibiki does look pretty cool. I have to ask: do you have the Souchaku Henshin version of him?

[Vange1us]

Hibiki's one of the few SH series that I lack a majority of, unfortunately

[actionfigurelover013]

Damn, he has a speedo. LOL

[TheFinalSaint]

these figures are what we should see some more of. Excellent detail but wheres the Super Imagintive Chokogin (S.I.C) head witht he demon beast monster thingo :D. Great REview anyhow.

[emotionless17]

Vange1us, could you review that mini Ironman toy?? I saw those but I am not sure if they're worth buying lol..

[ShiyojinRommyu]

I don't know this character.

But he looks totally bad-ass.

-1 to Badassery for lack of a man-sized demonic sword, though.

[Kaizuna]

A true warrior needs no fancy weapons. A true warrior can kill a man with nothing more than music.

[KamenRiderTrailer]

Hibiki rockz

[EinPieceOtaku]

Not sure if this has been pointed out, but the Kiwami Tamashii figures appear to be in scale with the kamen rider candy toy statues, if that is any consolation for the odd scale.

[thefatman69dude]

actually this figure matches perfectly with the new decade toy series, but its funny to put him next to the ffr decade toy, hibiki is way more pose-able.

[updatedude]

Incidentally, as much as I'd love a SIC Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki (especially if it's complete with Dragredder), I'd totally kill a small puppy for a SIC Kiwami Tamashii Faiz (again, if it comes with doggie form).

[ColleyD]

Hmmm, is it possibly in scale with the US Power Ranger figures?

[updatedude]

I think Power Rangers are in the 5 inch scale right? In which case, no, not even remotely. Hibiki here is about the height of a Star Wars 3.75" Darth Vader.

Or an even better comparison, you notice that first figure Vangelus compared this guy to? Yeah, that one's about Power Ranger sized. Give or take.

[thefatman69dude]

have you seen the new decade figures, I just got decade and diend and its funny hibiki is the exact sam size as the decade figures. even though the decade toys legs have really bad articulation.

[updatedude]

Saw the Final Form Ride figures in their box. Not sure which Decade you're talking about though, gashapon?

[thefatman69dude]

Im talking about the ffr decade figures they arent as good as i thought they would be. the articulation sucks, im disappointed considering how much money i spent on the decade and diend figures. they are to short to macth the GE figures.

[updatedude]

Oh, you're comparing the FFR vs SH? My bad, I thought you were comparing the FFR vs Kiwami Tamashii Hibiki. I don't know about height, but the Kiwami Tamashii Hibiki's totally smaller than FFR, from what I've seen.

I didn't even know DiEnd was already out though. Good for you, although pity about the articulation.

[thefatman69dude]

well yeah hibiki kind of comes close to the new decade figures, I dont understand why the decade figures are so much smaller then the GE figs. and the decade figures you cant move there legs backwards, plus the head has almost no articulation. It seems like bandai rushed the line. yeah dont buy the decade toys way to pricey for what you get, plus his accesories or made of cheap plastic, they are painted well.

[gravehart2002]

"Nother sweet review Vang. :)

Nice april fools jk btw

[HailHydra27]

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[CriFresh]

Oh damn, they're doing Ryuki next? Seeing as the SH is impossible to get at a normal price, maybe I should just throw scale out the window and get him when he comes out.

[RiderStrike152]

Do the demon heads on the drumsticks stay on sturdy or do they come off easily?

[Vange1us]

They're pretty sturdy

[solomonfaust]

Lol, that ending bit of narration sounds like the opening to Garo...

[robotboi7]

i cant enjoy anything cuz my copm dosent have a sound ship my computer man forgot to install it

[primal2020]

i take it this guys one of the villians

[Shiranai13]

Nope ^^ Hes the main rider in Kamen Rider Hibiki

[RoyalKnightVII]

He's the hero,

[Zipdisk01]

Vangelus, another fantastic review... but damn you! Now you make me want to spend even more money on other toys! Curses!

[4dcube]

I just got him a few days ago, and He's probably the best toy I got for his price.

THat was the case until the next day when I got my Souchaku Henshin Kiva Bassha form, since he was on sale, for $8.80. Now they're the best 10 dollarish figures I have.

[Vange1us]

Oh dude, any Souchaku Henshin for $10 or less is a steal. :O Grats!

[boxdesu]

I was tempted with this, but opted for the Souchaku Henshin as i''ve got a scale fetish :\

Awesome review, sucks about the drumsticks and lack of claw hands.

[Maverick626]

gentlemen , set paypals in "buy"!!

btw , where did you bought him ? do they ship to europe ?

[Vange1us]

I got it from HLJ myself- dunno who else is carrying him

[ZakuMatt]

I wish Bandai would do something like this with Power Rangers. I would love to see the original Megazord recieve the kind of 'Masterpiece'' treatment that Transformers get nowadays

[JiBendo]

I'm upset that you didn't cover his giant ornamental sports bra in greater detail. Your fanbase demands in-depth coverage on ornamental sports bra-wearing super warriors! Well, I demand it, anyway.

[Novatron5]

Great review, and you are quite right about the deal.

1. Marvels are shorter (as you pointed out)

2. the quality is better

3. more joints

4. more paint apps

[FrogsAmok]

Dan Hibiki...?

...

I watched this all the way through even though I have no idea what your saying. That says alot.

[aliencreator89]

great pose

you make those cheap swords look good

[aliencreator89]

whoops meant to say poseS

[darfjono]

so vangelus why do you have nail polish?

[Vange1us]

I have nail polish?  D:

[darfjono]

you said "super glue and nail polish"

:<

[Vange1us]

Oh I thought you meant on my actual nails. XD

It comes in handy for ball and peg inflation! I just had to seriously masculine it up when I bought it, like "Hah! The woman wants it for her makeup and girl shit! Hah! God damn, how about that MMA, right?"

[darfjono]

...

You needed it for your harem! ok i get it now.

[kaizer3000]

now im tempted to buy sic ryuuki with dragon...

[Vange1us]

Just so you know, the SIC Ryuki w/ the dragon is a lot different from this toy. ;) Bigger and kinda fragile. Looks cool, but it might be worth waiting to see how the Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki turns out.

[kaizer3000]

hmm...thats exactly what my friend told me too....fragile...hm...i cant believe these figs are fragile....if they are indeed fragile then i might consider Decade's toy-line Final Ride Ryuki (Its Kamen Rider Ryuki that can transform into A DRAGON!!! HOW FRIGGIN COOL IS THAT?!?! )

too bad its a bit pricey at the moment...(around 35+USD)...and fyi, it is as tall as sic figs!!

[KamenRiderTrailer]

what the

They are doing one for Ryuki too?

[hobbitninja]

yes, pictures are out and it looks great

[movieman33843]

Great Review,could you hit me in a PM with the web site you got them from man I might pick it up.

[updatedude]

I actually don't see it as lacking accessories, especially for the price, though extra hands would have been nice.

Great review for an outstanding figure. I don't have a prob mixing him in with my Joes though, I just pretend he's a 7 ft Oni. Especially since he's the same height as a Darth Vader 3.75" fig.

Admittedly, he doesn't blend with MRS, unless you pretend he's a powered up, feral Ishimori-zed Hibiki, then... yes, he blends with MRS.

[SEANxLONG]

Wow! Awesome figure and Review Vangelus! Thanks for showing off another cool toy line.

[joprimus]

I bought SIC Classics 2007 Kamen Rider Faiz, I recieved last Saturday. it's amazing!!! I prefer that size for figures rather than these smaller ones.

[CobraCommanderTFW]

i can see the dust argh HD. Your making me want to spend money again gargh, i had seen a couple SIC figures on ebay and wow thats like a mcfaline detail on those boyzzzz. Gonna look tonight and might get one, man i hope Ohja (was that his name) asakura gets one, the one

[TheLooseJoints]

also, eido11 joke on this weeks podcast was hilarious!

[gamerfire3]

really? I haven't listened to it yet

[TheLooseJoints]

you should lol, its throughout the whole podcast basically.

[OneThatIs]

The knee- very nice- I was all like "WOAH!!! (lol) captain falcon"

...uuoohhh.. the demon head.. I'm scared 'cuz they seem to just peg in- and being so small of an accessory - I'd hate to loose an INTEGRAL part.

"And doesn't fit in" hahahaaa.. face palm

Being that sized he can be a (3 1/4) basket ball player... stompin' 'round the court... heee

10 bucks and a better deal with that- great review... looooove the paint!

[TheLooseJoints]

great review, kinda dissapointing about the weapons, but for 10 bucks i love how much articulation they gave him.

[t0d51]

5th?

[gamerfire3]

Didn't you say in WTF@TFW that you'd review ROTF Sideswipe? the week that podcast was recorded?

[Vange1us]

It's recorded, not edited yet

[gamerfire3]

hooray! :D

[MetalPheonix]

Very, very nice looking. and for that price, I think that the limited accessories are easily acceptable.

[MASON2345]

twelveth

[D3rachi]

Second?

[GogDog]

First.

[jaredjarboe5789]

Whoever the hell thumbs downed this post doesn't get the joke. Go listen to WTF@TFW for once.

[Vange1us]

Erect thumbs for all!

(I still don't get what these mean)

[jaredjarboe5789]

Whenever someone thinks it's a bad comment, a thumb down. If it's a comment that's good/positive, thumb up.

And then there are those that can completely FUBAR the system by just thumbs-downing comments they don't agree with.

[kaizer3000]

lol at FUBAR word...its been a long time since i last heard it...