Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Views from various angles. The stand is flimsy, so you really need to balance the

Various angles.
The stand is flimsy, so you really need to balance the center of gravity carefully.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Detail shots (1/5)

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Detail shots (2/5)

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Detail shots (3/5)

Detail shots

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - The PET wings have different textures on the front and back — the matte side is t

The PET wings have different textures on the front and back — the matte side is the front.

The body is made up of 20 segments in total.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Measuring with a tape measure after connecting everything, it comes out to about

Measuring with a tape measure after connecting everything, it comes out to about 80cm.
However, since the structure doesn't allow it to be laid out straight, the actual maximum length is around 50cm.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - The included stand. The durability just isn't up to the task of supporting the la

Included stand.
The durability just isn't up to the task of supporting the large body..

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - To mount it on the stand, you need to swap out some of the armor pieces for the s

To mount it on the stand, you need to swap out some of the armor pieces for the stand-compatible ones.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - You can optionally swap either the segment just below the front legs or the one a

You can optionally swap either the segment just below the front legs or the one after it.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - For a more stable display, connecting the stand to the back side horizontally wor

For a more stable display, connecting the stand to the back side horizontally works a bit better.

The mouth opens in two stages.

Leg articulation.
The hind legs share the same sculpt.

Wing articulation.
Fortunately, the joint strength is solid.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Poses on the floor without the stand. (1/3)

Poses on the floor without the stand.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Posed with the stand connected to the underside of the belly. The stand is so fli

Posed with the stand connected to the underside of the belly.
The stand is so flimsy that you really have to nail the center of gravity.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Connecting the stand to the back is slightly more stable, but it's still nerve-wr

Connecting the stand to the back is slightly more stable, but it's still nerve-wracking.
Surprisingly, this kit is pretty hard to pose in a variety of ways.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Together with the Figure-rise Standard Obelisk the Tormentor and The Winged Drago

Together with the Figure-rise Standard Obelisk the Tormentor and The Winged Dragon of Ra.
The three Egyptian Gods are finally all together.

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon - Together with the Figure-rise Standard Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Slifer The Sky Dra

Together with the Figure-rise Standard Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Slifer The Sky Dragon is much bigger in terms of bulk, but the wingspan is about the same.

This kit is Slifer The Sky Dragon, released as part of the Figure-rise Standard Amplified lineup. It's a monster from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, characterized by its massive elongated body and wings. It follows the previously released Figure-rise Standard Obelisk the Tormentor, The Winged Dragon of Raas one of the three Egyptian Gods.

First off, the sheer volume of the body — 20 segments totaling 80cm in length — combined with a 60cm wingspan is just stunning. Each segment is connected by articulated joints, but in practice they're linked in a spiraling formation, so you can't lay it out straight. On top of that, the range of motion at each joint isn't very large, meaning you can't arrange the body in as many configurations as you might expect. Basically, it stays in a roughly two-coil spiral shape, and you can only tweak the height and radius a little.

The large PET wings are Figure-rise Standard Blue-Eyes White Dragonsimilar in material and size. The two sides have different surface textures — the smooth side is the back, and the matte, rougher side is the front. With wings this large you might worry about how well they hold their position, but fortunately the joint strength is more than adequate. What's more of an issue is that some of the 20 body segment joints tend to pop off, so you'll want to be careful not to bend or move them too aggressively.

The front and hind legs in particular pop off pretty easily, which gets a bit annoying. As a result, getting a variety of poses out of this thing is somewhat tricky. The range of motion is limited to begin with, so no matter what pose you go for, it ends up looking pretty similar. The included stand is especially problematic — it's just not sturdy enough to support the large body, making it hard to change poses. The stand can be connected at two points, the belly or the back, by swapping the corresponding armor pieces, and connecting it to the back is at least slightly less precarious. Beyond that, the two-stage opening mouth gimmick is included, but no other accessories are provided.

In the end, this kit delivers incredible volume and a striking visual presence, but you're better off not expecting too much in terms of articulation and posing. Between the shaky stand, joints and legs that keep popping off, and the limited range of motion, it's probably best to think of this as building an assembly-style figure rather than an action model. The price is also on the steep side at ¥9000, so it's hard to recommend to anyone who isn't a Yu-Gi-Oh! fan. That said, if you've always had a soft spot for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Egyptian Gods, this kit marks the completion of the Figure-rise Standard Egyptian Gods trio — and that alone makes it meaningful. :-)

Figurerise Standard Slifer The Sky Dragon | 2026.3 | ¥9,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.