Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Various angles (1/6)

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Various angles (2/6)

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Various angles (3/6)

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Detail shots (1/4)

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - There are 2 face options to choose from — standard (left) and angry face (right) — but the d

There are 2 face options to choose from — standard (left) and angry face (right) —
but the difference in expression isn't all that dramatic.

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - You can choose from 5 directional eye stickers, including straight forward, and apply whiche

You can choose from 5 directional eye stickers, including straight forward, and apply whichever you like.

A wide-open mouth head is included as a separate swap-out part.

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - For that signature action pose, you can swap in 2 alternate forms of the right leg and right

For that signature action pose, you can swap in 2 alternate forms of the right leg and right forearm.

Only 2 hand types are included, but the sculpt on them is really nice.

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - One thing to watch out for — part A23 is the wrist joint part, and when you're cutting the g

One thing to watch out for — part A23 is the wrist joint part,
and when you're cutting the gates with nippers, be careful not to accidentally cut off the peg that plugs into the hand.
In my case I accidentally snipped the peg right off (red arrow), and ended up having to stick the hand on with double-sided tape.
This has never happened to me before, but the peg is shaped just like a gate so it's really easy to cut it by mistake. Watch out! T_T

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - To mount it on a stand, you need to remove one of the spine parts to expose the hole. (A sta

To mount it on a stand, you need to remove one of the spine parts to expose the hole.
(A stand is not included with this kit.)

Surprisingly good limb articulation

The entire shoulder armor moves significantly forward and backward.

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - The waist has a really flexible range of motion, but the ball joint inside the torso can pop

The waist has a really flexible range of motion, but the ball joint inside the torso can pop out easily, so be careful.

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Natural kneeling pose (1/3)

Natural kneeling pose

Action pose

Pose with the open-mouth face swapped in

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 - Signature action pose with the right forearm and leg swapped out. If you try to rotate the w

Signature action pose with the right forearm and leg swapped out.
If you try to rotate the waist too far, the joint keeps popping out, so you have to turn it carefully.

Comparison with the Figure-rise Standard Kamen Rider series.
It's noticeably bigger.

This kit is Kaiju No.8 released as part of the Figure-rise Standard series. It's a character from the hugely popular manga and anime "Kaiju No.8" — similar to Attack on Titan, the main character transforms into a kaiju. It's also a bit larger than your typical Figure-rise Standard kit.

The overall skeletal structure feels a little different from existing Figure-rise Standard kits. The entire shoulder armor on the sides of the torso swings forward and backward, and the waist features a two-stage range of motion that's quite impressive. That said, if you push the waist bend too hard, the internal ball joint tends to pop out. The waist joint itself also feels a bit stiff, so getting a nice fluid bent-waist pose is harder than you'd expect. The shoulder joints are a touch stiff as well, which makes you a little nervous about snapping something. All of this makes it a bit tricky to pull off really dynamic poses freely — I just wish they'd tuned the joints to be a little smoother before release.

For accessories, you get two alternate right legs and a right arm for recreating those signature dynamic poses. The face can be swapped between a standard and an angry version, though the difference between the two isn't super obvious. There's also a wide-open mouth head provided as a separate swap-out part, but you'll need to transfer the four rear armor parts from the standard head over to it. The eyes are handled with stickers in 5 different directions, so you can pick whichever look you prefer.

One thing worth noting — as shown in the review photos above, you need to be careful when removing part A23 from the runner. This part is used for the articulated wrist, and it has a peg on it designed to plug into the hole in the hand. The problem is that this peg is positioned in a way that makes it look just like a gate, so there's a real chance you'll cut it off thinking it's one. That's exactly what happened to me — I had no choice but to use thick double-sided tape to attach the wrist and hand together. Hopefully you won't make the same mistake I did... T_T

All in all, this is a kit that brings a character from a hugely popular modern manga to plastic form, and its strong proportions and sculpt are its biggest selling points. The articulation leaves a little to be desired, but there's a lot of fun to be had recreating poses from the source material. Either way, if you've enjoyed watching the Kaiju No.8 anime on Netflix, this is definitely an item worth picking up. :-)

Figurerise Standard Kaiju No.8 | 2024.4 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.