Hashibira Inosuke is the second of the trio of main characters from the hit anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" to get a model kit release. The kit follows the same format as the previous releases — a fixed-pose figure-style plastic model with no articulation. Since the character is bare-chested, there are fewer seals to deal with, which makes the build feel noticeably easier.
You get a choice of two heads — a normal head and one with the boar mask on. The character's signature two-tone hair is provided as a pre-painted part. The sculpt on the boar head looks great, though the seals on the curved ear sections are a bit jarring. Other than that, the overall sculpt quality is excellent across the board.
It's great that Inosuke has gotten the plastic model treatment, and with fewer parts and seals compared to the others, it's a pretty easy kit to put together. That said, ¥4,200 feels a bit steep for what you get — just looking at the box, it gives off the vibe of a ¥1,000–1,200 HG Gunpla kit. Licensing costs are probably to blame, but either way, if you're a Demon Slayer fan, it's definitely worth picking up. :-)
Hashibira Inosuke | 2023. 11 | ¥4,200
AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.
