Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack. It's on the smaller side.

Gurren Lagann Kingkittan - The mechs piloted by the beastmen in Gurren Lagann are basically all face and no body;; The eye pai

The mechs piloted by the beastmen in Gurren Lagann are basically all face and no body;;
The eye paintwork is clean and neat, just what you'd expect from Kotobukiya.

The upper body (head) and backpack section. The backpack is just adorable ^^;

The leg section. Those pointy bits at the bottom look almost like a crotch...;

The spear and shield. The inside of the shield is a bit bare.

Gurren Lagann Kingkittan - Some articulation shots — though they feel more like gag shots than anything else.. Still cute thou

Some articulation shots.
They feel more like gag shots than articulation shots.. Still cute though ^^

Gurren Lagann Kingkittan - Some action poses. For a guy whose arms and legs don't even bend, it's more dynamic than you'd expe

An action pose of sorts.
For a guy whose arms and legs don't even bend, it's more dynamic than you'd expect.

When it comes to having a one-of-a-kind look, nothing beats Kingkittan.

Together with Gurren Lagann.

Following the non-scale Gurren Lagann, Kingkittan has been released as a plain model. In Gurren Lagann, it's one of the mechs seized from the beastmen by the surface-dwelling humans, inspired by Kamina's exploits. Specifically, this is the mech piloted by a character named Kittan — and that mech is Kingkittan.

As you can see, this thing has a seriously unique look to it. On top of the spiky design, the spear and shield weapons are unusual too, and the overall appearance is just plain bizarre;; Like most of the beastmen mechs in Gurren Lagann, the body is essentially the face — and the color combination is so pastel and washed-out compared to other kits that this one ends up giving off quite a soft, hazy vibe.

The molded colors — bright yellow, pink, and red — are noticeably more pastel and washed-out compared to previous Kotobukiya kits made in China. Unlike the SRW kits, which had a somewhat rough and iffy color feel, the colors here are molded beautifully, right up there with Bandai quality.

The mid-joint on the arms and legs is still fixed, so there aren't really any standout poses you can pull off — but thanks to that bizarre look, just standing it there gives it a certain presence. As is typical of Kotobukiya plain models, it goes together easily with a very minimal parts count, and the build feel and hands-on satisfaction are both great. The molded colors in particular are excellent, making this a very satisfying kit overall.

Anyway, one way or another... this is a genuinely unique kit that I'd recommend without hesitation to anyone looking to build something a little different. :-)

Gurren Lagann Kingkittan | 2007. 10 | ¥800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.