Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Various angles (1/6)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Various angles (2/6)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Various angles (3/6)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Detail shots (1/4)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode (body only, weapons removed) (1/3)

Kunoichi mode (body only, weapons removed)

Dedicated parts for Kunoichi mode

Kunoichi mode with the yoho (waist cloth) attached

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Compared to the original Magatsuki, there are quite a few newly added parts in the Houten

Compared to the original Magatsuki, there are quite a few newly added parts in the Houten version.

A total of 4 facial expressions are included.

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - For the front hair, you get both a version with the mengu (a face-covering armor piece) at

For the front hair, you get both a version with the mengu (a face-covering armor piece) attached, and a bare-headed version without any headgear.

Three types of head antenna are included, just like the original Magatsuki.

The mengu is also included as a separate accessory part.

The long-hair back head piece from the original Magatsuki is included as well.

Weapons loadout

The blade portions of the two Tenkai and the Satsuga can be swapped out with effect parts.

The Kyouten can be spread open into a diffuse-fire bow-like form.

The Satsuga's blade can be attached to the bottom of the Otori.

The Otori can be mounted on the back instead of in the Tenkai storage position.

A total of 5 hand types are included.

Stand

Various auxiliary joint parts

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - By securing the Kyouten to the forearm using the auxiliary parts, you can get a stable set

By securing the Kyouten to the forearm using the auxiliary parts,
you can get a stable setup regardless of grip strength.

Shoulders for the original Magatsuki are included as well.

Built as the original Magatsuki

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - The pieces attached to the front and back of the shoulder armor fall off pretty easily, wh

The pieces attached to the front and back of the shoulder armor fall off pretty easily, which is a bit annoying..

Leftover parts

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (1/8)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (2/8)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (3/8)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (4/8)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (5/8)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kunoichi mode poses (6/8)

Kunoichi mode poses

Limb articulation.

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - The yoho attached at the waist moves flexibly in three segments and holds its position wel

The yoho attached at the waist moves flexibly in three segments and holds its position well.

Armed mode poses using the Kyouten and Otori

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Kyouten diffuse-fire form poses (1/3)

Kyouten diffuse-fire form poses

Otori with blade attached poses

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten - Tenkai / Satsuga poses with effect parts attached (1/3)

Tenkai / Satsuga poses with effect parts attached

Together with the Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki that served as the base.

Together with the Frame Arms Magatsuki Houten that served as the inspiration.

This kit is the Magatsuki-Houten released as part of the Frame Arms Girl series. Frame Arms Girl Magatsukiinto a Frame Arms Magatsuki-Houten variation kit. Along with changes to the molded colors, a number of newly sculpted parts have been added.

First off, the body structure is nearly identical to the original Magatsuki, so it still delivers solid articulation and sturdy joint strength. As for the visual changes from the original Magatsuki, the shoulder sculpt has been revised, decorations have been added to the sides of the legs, and a yoho has been added at the waist. However, the newly added decorations on the front and back of both shoulders tend to pop off during posing, so you'll want to watch out for that. On top of that, the Kyouten and Otori have been added as new weapons, and effect parts for the Tenkai/Satsuga have been included as well. As a bonus gimmick, a front hair piece with a mengu is included, and a separate mengu is also provided as an accessory.

So along with the molded color changes, the Houten's unique gimmicks and weapons are faithfully reproduced here. It's a variation kit, but it has its own unique charm and the quality is pretty good — if the style appeals to you, this is definitely a kit worth recommending. :-)

Frame Arms Girl Magatsuki-Houten | 2023.6 | ¥8,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.