Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode from various angles (1/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode from various angles (2/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode from various angles (3/6)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode from various angles (4/6)

Full Armor mode from various angles

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode detail shots (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode detail shots (2/4)

Full Armor mode detail shots

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Light Armor mode with the Full Armor removed (1/3)

Light Armor mode with the Full Armor removed

The thigh structure in Light Armor mode can be configured in two different ways.

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Costume mode with the Light Armor removed as well (1/3)

Costume mode with the Light Armor removed as well

Costume mode exclusive parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Base body with the costume removed as well (1/3)

Base body with the costume removed as well

Base body exclusive underwear parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions, and 3 blank faces for water-slide

The face can be swapped between 3 different expressions,
and 3 blank faces for waterslide decals are also included.

The weapons include a shield and a sword, and the sword can be stored inside the shield.

Only 3 hand parts are included.

The same stand, foot peg base, and toe parts as Gunner are included.

Replacement parts with the headband removed

Just like Gunner, a variety of optional parts are included for all kinds of uses.

Leftover parts

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Since the base body is the same as Gunner's, the basic articulation is pretty much identic

Since the base body is the same as Gunner's, the basic articulation is pretty much identical too.

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Poses of the bare figure (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Poses of the bare figure (2/4)

Poses of the bare figure

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Poses in costume mode (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Poses in costume mode (2/4)

Poses in costume mode

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Light Armor mode poses (1/4)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Light Armor mode poses (2/4)

Light Armor mode poses

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight - Full Armor mode poses. There's so much gear getting in the way in Full Armor mode that pos

Full Armor mode poses.
There's so much gear getting in the way in Full Armor mode that posing is pretty tricky.

Together with the previous release, Megami Device Buster Doll Gunner.

This kit is the Buster Doll Knight, the second release in Kotobukiya's Buster Doll series. Since it's a series based on the shared platform called Machinika Block2-M, the base body from the previous release, Buster Doll Gunner,has been carried over as-is — this time around, though, the outer armor has been changed to a knight-style design with a sword and shield instead of a gun.

So the base body's features and articulation are the same as before — for this review, you'll mainly want to focus on the new outer armor and weapons. The four-stage transformation system — base body → costume → Light Armor → Full Armor — works the same way too, and the articulation and joint strength are still solid and reliable. That said, in Full Armor mode there's a lot of gear getting in the way, so posing does feel a bit more cumbersome.

Since this kit was designed from the start with base body reuse in mind, there isn't a whole lot that's structurally new to look at. That said, there's still fun to be had swapping out the outer armor on the solid base body to create all sorts of different looks. Either way, the kit quality itself is clean and tidy, so if the style appeals to you, it's definitely worth picking up and enjoying. :-)

Megami Device Buster Doll Knight | 2024.3 | ¥5,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.