Kotobukiya Megami Device

Chaos & Pretty Queen of Hearts

Kit Review

Straight build

This kit is the Chaos & Pretty Queen of Hearts, released as part of the Megami Device series. It's based on the sculpts from the previously released Chaos & Pretty
Witch
and Chaos & Pretty Alicekits. On top of that, runners from the separately sold Heavy Weapon Unit No. 33 Exceed Binder 2 are reused, and a number of new sculpts have been added, making for a pretty complex overall package.

The basic limbs, feet, and shoulders are based on Witch, while the head, face, torso, skirt, and clock are reused from Alice. On top of that, 8 binders from the Exceed Binder 2 have been added to the skirt. New sculpts created specifically for the Queen of Hearts include the massive Queen Horn head ornament, the new Key Lance weapon, and various accessories to decorate different parts of the body. Above all, the striking contrast between black and red in the molded colors gives this kit a distinctly different personality of its own.

The base frame delivers excellent articulation and solid joint strength just like the original kits, and overall pose stability is good too. There are quite a few things hanging off the figure, so parts do occasionally fall off during posing, but it's not too bad given the design. The large Queen Horn on the head can be positioned aggressively facing forward, or mounted on the front of the Key Lance. You can also rearrange the Queen Horn, binders, and the clock on the back to create various customize modes.

It's definitely a kit cobbled together from multiple existing kits, but thanks to the clever change in molded colors and the eye-catching new sculpt parts, it manages to pull off its own unique look really well. It's a high-quality and flashy kit, so if the style appeals to you, it's definitely worth giving it a shot :-)

Megami Device Chaos & Pretty Queen of Hearts | 2023.12 | ¥8,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.