Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Weapon mode from various angles (1/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Weapon mode from various angles (2/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Weapon mode from various angles (3/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Weapon mode from various angles (4/6)

Weapon mode from various angles

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Detail shots (1/4)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Bare body mode with weapons removed (1/3)

Bare body mode with weapons removed

Parts exclusive to bare body mode

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - The face can be swapped between 3 options — the one on the far right has the eyes applied

The face can be swapped between 3 options — the one on the far right has the eyes applied using wet decals.

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Weapons and accessories. The four daggers "Mumei" are joined by the addition of

Weapons and accessories.
The four daggers "Mumei" are joined by the addition of "Yoichi".

Up to 3 Mumei daggers can be stored in the Yoichi.

Hands and stand

Leftover parts

Articulation is identical to the Megami Device Asra Ninja Kaname.

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Bare body mode poses (1/3)

Bare body mode poses

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Various poses using "Mumei" (1/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Various poses using "Mumei" (2/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Various poses using "Mumei" (3/6)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Various poses using "Mumei" (4/6)

Various poses using "Mumei"

Poses using the new weapon "Yoichi"

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Together with the Megami Device Asra Ninja Kaname. The molded colors are simply reversed —

Together with the Megami Device Asra Ninja Kaname.
The molded colors are simply reversed — most of the body construction is identical.

Together with the Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna.

Parts borrowed from the Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna to build the custom bare body

Custom bare body accessory parts included with this kit.

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - The rear head decoration shared by the Megami Device Asra Ninja/Archer also needs to be bo

The rear head decoration shared by the Megami Device Asra Ninja/Archer also needs to be borrowed.

Custom bare body collaboration look

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Custom armed mode with the Asra Archer's leg armor added (1/3)

Custom armed mode with the Asra Archer's leg armor added

Custom armed mode action

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna - Samurai mode built by combining parts from the Asra Archer and Asra Ninja (1/3)

Samurai mode built by combining parts from the Asra Archer and Asra Ninja

Samurai mode action

This kit is the Asra Archer Kizuna from the Megami Device lineup. Just going by the name, it looks like a variation kit of the Megami Device Asra Archerreleased back in 2018 — but it's actually a completely different sculpt, and is in fact a variation kit based on the Megami Device Asra Ninja Kanamereleased just before it.

The body reuses the Asra Ninja Kaname's frame — itself based on the Buster Doll Machinika Block2-M body — with only the molded colors changed. The head parts feature a newly sculpted hairstyle and head decoration, and only the collar piece at the neck has been swapped out for a new part. Beyond that, plus the addition of the new weapon Yoichi, everything else in the lineup is identical to the Asra Ninja Kaname. True to its status as a modern body, it delivers excellent articulation and solid joint strength, making it a kit that's genuinely fun to pose.

Just like the Asra Ninja Kaname, you can mix and match parts from the existing Asra Ninja/Asra Archer kits to create custom bare body/armed modes and a samurai mode. That said, actually putting the combinations together is quite a hands-on process, so I'm not sure how many people will actually go through with it.

So while this is a variation kit with only a modest amount of new sculpting, the significantly changed color scheme gives it a look that's distinctly its own. The poses feel great and the joints hold their positions really solidly, so this seems like a kit worth recommending to all Gunpla fans. :-)

Megami Device Asra Archer Kizuna | 2024.8 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.