Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

HGBF Chinagguy - Two eye parts are included with different depths. The longer part is used when you want to build without the

Two eye parts are included with different depths.
The longer part is used when you want to build without the clear part.

HGBF Chinagguy - If you use the shorter eye part, you can overlay a clear part in the space left at the front, just like Supe

If you use the shorter eye part, you can overlay a clear part in the space left at the front, just like Super Fumina.
So it's essentially been upgraded to let you choose whether to use the clear part or not.

You can also remove the Beargguy mask and hands to build her as regular Kousaka China.

HGBF Chinagguy - The headband can be chosen between yellow bear-ear shapes or a purple hairband, and the glasses can be chose

The headband can be chosen between yellow bear-ear shapes or a purple hairband,
and the glasses can be chosen between no lenses (left) or lenses made from clear parts (right).

HGBF Chinagguy - Here's what her bare face looks like without the glasses. (Just in case anyone was curious...) Like Super Fu

Here's what her bare face looks like without the glasses. (Just in case anyone was curious...)
Like Super Fumina, the eyelashes are handled with stickers, and they still look a bit out of place.

Built as Kousaka China

HGBF Chinagguy - The white claw parts on the Beargguy-style hands are handled with stickers, and they're not easy to apply ne

The white claw parts on the Beargguy-style hands are handled with stickers,
and they're not easy to apply neatly, so they look pretty out of place.

A simple stand and a longer fixing pin part are included.

The short fixing pin from the simple stand ends up as a leftover part.

Leg articulation is decent, but elbow articulation is pretty lacking.

Cute poses

Bye-bye~

HGBF Chinagguy - Poses using the included stand (1/4)

HGBF Chinagguy - Poses using the included stand (2/4)

Poses using the included stand

HGBF Chinagguy - Kousaka China poses (1/4)

HGBF Chinagguy - Kousaka China poses (2/4)

Kousaka China poses

Together with HG Beargguy III.

Together with HG Super Fumina.

The Chinagguy, which made a brief appearance in the ending of Gundam Build Fighters season 1, has been released as an HG kit. The basic format is similar to the HG Super Fumina, and you can see that they've made an effort to address several of Super Fumina's shortcomings.

First off, the biggest weakness of the HG Super Fumina was its unattractive face (...) — setting aside how the original character looks, the plastic model's face itself just didn't come out pretty. The Chinagguy, on the other hand, has come out noticeably prettier — maybe because the original character, Kousaka China, is cuter than Fumina to begin with (?).

It also keeps the same setup as Super Fumina where the eyes are covered with a clear part to give them that sparkling look, but an additional part has been included to expose the eyes without the clear part. The clear eye cover approach has its merits, but a lot of people weren't fans of it, so it seems like they've changed things up to let users choose for themselves.

Beyond the face, the overall lines and proportions have come out more feminine and cute as well. You can remove the Beargguy mask and swap in human-style hands to build her as Kousaka China. In that mode, the headband can be assembled as either bear ears or a purple hairband, and the glasses also come in two versions — with lenses or without. Chinagguy is adorable, but the human-form China looks pretty cute too, so I think a lot of people will love her. ^^

Unlike Super Fumina, which had trouble standing upright due to her small feet, this one stands just fine and the joint strength is more solid too. Leg articulation is good, but the elbow articulation is a bit disappointing for posing. That said, a simple stand is included so you can float her in the air and pull off a wider variety of poses.

All in all, this kit is clearly better quality than the HG Super Fumina, with a prettier face and figure — definitely more moe~ overall. It's a great kit I'd highly recommend to anyone interested in Bandai's clean, polished take on girlplas, as opposed to Kotobukiya's style. :-)

HGBF Chinagguy | 2017.7 | ¥2,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.