Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Genesic GaoGaiGar is formed by combining a total of 6 units.

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - Genesic Galeon (1/3)

Genesic Galeon

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - To transform into Genesic GaiGar, you first need to remove the lion head and the black skirt se

To transform into Genesic GaiGar, you first need to remove the lion head and the black skirt section.

GaiGar's head needs to be attached as a separate part.

Disassemble the black skirt and reassemble it as shown on the upper right..

Stand the body upright and attach everything together.

Genesic GaiGar assembled.

A little action pose ^^;;

Protect Gao and Broken Gao.

Straight Gao and Spiral Gao.

Gadget Gao

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - To combine into Genesic GaoGaiGar, first attach the lion mane to GaiGar's chest, then rotate th

To combine into Genesic GaoGaiGar,
first attach the lion mane to GaiGar's chest, then rotate the lower body 180 degrees.

Disassemble the individual sections of Straight/Spiral Gao, then rearrange and attach them.

Extend the feet and lower the drill section to complete the leg configuration.

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - For Protect/Broken Gao, remove the tail section, rearrange the side parts, then pull out the fo

For Protect/Broken Gao, remove the tail section, rearrange the side parts,
then pull out the forearms that were stored inside.

Remove GaiGar's shoulders and move them to the back...

Attach the prepared Protect/Broken/Spiral/Straight Gao units as the arms and legs.

Remove the tail and arm sections attached to the bottom of Gadget Gao,

then disassemble the tail section and replace it in a bent configuration.

Remove the claw section and press the foot part snugly inward.

Then mount Gadget Gao onto the back.

Attach the tooth parts from Gadget Gao's head onto the inside of the separately provided helmet.

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - Put on the flaming crimson hair and helmet, then attach the arms and hands to complete the comb

Put on the flaming crimson hair and helmet, then attach the arms and hands to complete the combination!

A variety of weapon accessories are included.

Pinwheel-shaped effect parts for the Protect Shade.

Broken Magnum parts that attach behind the launched fist.

Will Knife, which mounts in place of the hand.

Bolting Driver, which also mounts in place of the hand.

The tip of the Bolting Driver can be swapped out with 3 different driver heads ^^

Also included are hand parts for Hell and Heaven.

Being a combining robot, articulation is pretty limited.

Protect Shade!

Broken Magnum!

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - Spread Gadget's wings and reattach the smaller wings to recreate the fully deployed Gadget Phas

Spread Gadget's wings and reattach the smaller wings
to recreate the fully deployed Gadget Phaser configuration.

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - Hell and Heaven activation pose with Gadget Phaser deployed. (1/3)

Hell and Heaven activation pose with Gadget Phaser deployed.

Hell and Heaven!

Will Knife action.

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar - Bolting Driver action! (1/3)

Bolting Driver action!

Together with D-Style GaoGaiGar.

Together with D-Style GaoFighGar.

Group photo with the GaoGaiGar family.

Genesic GaoGaiGar has joined the D-Style lineup that previously featured GaoGaiGar, GaoFighGar, and others. While the overall concept is similar to the existing GaoGaiGar-type kits, the design is quite different in various ways. It's a mech that combines 6 units: Galeon, which forms the head and body; Protect/Broken Gao, which form the arms; Spiral/Straight Gao, which form the legs; and finally Gadget Gao, which becomes the wings.

Just like the previous releases, the color separation is well done and partial paint applications are already applied, so even a straight build looks really impressive. The flaming crimson hair is included as a solid, weighty separate part, and the combination/separation and transformation process for all 6 units is reasonably well thought out for such a small kit.

What really stands out is the generous selection of weapon accessories unique to the Genesic — you get the pinwheel-shaped parts for the Protect Shade, the wrist-launched projectile parts for the Broken Magnum, the Will Knife, and the Bolting Driver. The Bolting Driver even lets you swap out the tip with 3 different heads, just like a real screwdriver. On top of that, you also get hand parts for activating and firing the Gadget Phaser and Hell and Heaven, so the accessories are really packed in.

The downside is that the separation/combination gimmicks severely limit the articulation. But since you can't really have it both ways, the fact that it reproduces the design and accessories to this extent is more than acceptable.

It's a kit with a rich set of contents and a striking visual presence, though the ¥4600 price tag is a bit of a stretch. That said, if you're a GaoGaiGar fan, this is definitely one you won't want to miss. :-)

D Style Genesic Gao Gai Gar | 2014. 5 | ¥4,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.