AMAIM HG

Mailes Kenbu

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Mailes Kenbu - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (1/6) HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (2/6) HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (3/6) HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (4/6) HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (5/6) HG Mailes Kenbu - Various angles (6/6)

Various angles

HG Mailes Kenbu - Detail shots (1/4) HG Mailes Kenbu - Detail shots (2/4) HG Mailes Kenbu - Detail shots (3/4) HG Mailes Kenbu - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Mailes Kenbu - For weapons, you get the Chonyeoljinsik Combat Straight Sword and a 60mm portable machine gun.

For weapons, you get the Chonyeoljinsik Combat Straight Sword and a 60mm portable machine gun.

HG Mailes Kenbu - Weapon rack articulation

Weapon rack articulation

HG Mailes Kenbu - The hand configuration is the same as the HG Mailes Byakuchi. You still only get one set of hand back pa

The hand configuration is the same as the HG Mailes Byakuchi.
You still only get one set of hand back parts, so you'll have to swap them around.

HG Mailes Kenbu - When you move the arms forward and back, the cylinders on the chest move in sync. (1/2) HG Mailes Kenbu - When you move the arms forward and back, the cylinders on the chest move in sync. (2/2)

When you move the arms forward and back, the cylinders on the chest move in sync.

HG Mailes Kenbu - You can also swap out parts to recreate the unfinished state. (1/3) HG Mailes Kenbu - You can also swap out parts to recreate the unfinished state. (2/3) HG Mailes Kenbu - You can also swap out parts to recreate the unfinished state. (3/3)

You can also swap out parts to recreate the unfinished state.

HG Mailes Kenbu - Excellent limb articulation

Excellent limb articulation

HG Mailes Kenbu - Legs straightened out

Legs straightened out

HG Mailes Kenbu - The flexible shoulder, wrist, and waist articulation is the same structure as the HG Mailes Byakuchi. (1 HG Mailes Kenbu - The flexible shoulder, wrist, and waist articulation is the same structure as the HG Mailes Byakuchi. (2 HG Mailes Kenbu - The flexible shoulder, wrist, and waist articulation is the same structure as the HG Mailes Byakuchi. (3 HG Mailes Kenbu - The flexible shoulder, wrist, and waist articulation is the same structure as the HG Mailes Byakuchi. (4

The flexible shoulder, wrist, and waist articulation is the same structure as the HG Mailes Byakuchi.

HG Mailes Kenbu - When bending the ankle sideways, there's interference with the ankle armor, so you can't get a very wide

When bending the ankle sideways, there's interference with the ankle armor, so you can't get a very wide range of motion there.

HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (1/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (2/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (3/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (4/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (5/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (6/7) HG Mailes Kenbu - Action poses (7/7)

Action poses

HG Mailes Kenbu - Poses in the unfinished state. (1/2) HG Mailes Kenbu - Poses in the unfinished state. (2/2)

Poses in the unfinished state.

HG Mailes Kenbu - Together with the HG Mailes Byakuchi.

Together with the HG Mailes Byakuchi.

This kit is the Mailes Kenbu, released as No. 1 in the Kyoukai Senki HG series. As the main unit of the show, it's structurally almost identical to the HG Mailes Byakuchireleased as No. 0. The exterior design is different, but the flexible articulation, the chest cylinder gimmick, and the weapon rack are all carried over as-is.

So just like the HG Mailes Byakuchi, this comes out as a top-tier action figure kit with outstanding articulation and solid joint strength. You can still pull off dynamic poses with ease, and it can recreate just about any pose from the show nearly perfectly. On top of that, you get the Chonyeoljinsik Combat Straight Sword and a 60mm portable machine gun as weapons, and there are also swap-out parts included to recreate the unfinished state.

One thing worth pointing out is that the ankle sideways range of motion is a bit narrower compared to other Kyoukai Senki kits. It's caused by interference from the ankle armor — though since the other kits bend so far, it just ends up looking relatively limited by comparison.

Anyway, purely in terms of quality this is a hard kit to fault, but it hasn't gotten as much attention as it deserves — partly due to opinions on the source material, and partly because of the love-it-or-hate-it reverse-joint proportions. If you can set those preconceptions aside though, this is definitely a mecha plastic model that's well worth having a good time with. :-)

HG Mailes Kenbu | 2021. 10 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.