Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Hatch open

Ichiro Ogami figure in the cockpit and interior cockpit view

Eye, hatch, and duct articulation

It does come with one extra sword compared to the Sakuragi.

Same frustratingly limited articulation as the Sakuragi

1/20 Kobu-Kai (Ichiro OgamiType) - Action poses. As expected, there aren't many poses you can pull off. (1/4)

1/20 Kobu-Kai (Ichiro OgamiType) - Action poses. As expected, there aren't many poses you can pull off. (2/4)

Action poses. As expected, there aren't many poses you can pull off.

Together with the Kobu-Kai Kinkuji Sakuragi released at the same time

The Kobu-Kai - Ichiro Ogami Type from Sakura Wars 2 has been released as a 1/20 HG. It was released simultaneously with the Kinkuji Sakuragi, and the main body is identical except for the molded color, with only the pilot figure swapped out for Ichiro. On top of that, while the Sakuragi came with just one sword, this kit includes two. (Strictly speaking, it's really just one extra handle part that was oddly left out of the Sakuragi.)

So all the features are the same as the Sakuragi — the articulation is frustrating due to the design's limitations, but overall the sculpt and detail are excellent. It still comes with 2 jewel stickers for the eyes, and the small hatch on top of the head, the front hatch, and the rear duct all open. It also includes mesh pipes on the shoulders and lead wire parts for the pilot — and interestingly, the lead wires that came in 4 strands on the Sakuragi have been quietly changed to 2 strands on the Ichiro Type.

It's a simple color variant kit, but having two swords does give the poses a bit more punch and impact. Either way, if you're a Sakura Wars fan, this is definitely a kit worth adding to your collection. :-)

1/20 Kobu-Kai (Ichiro OgamiType) | 2020. 1 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.