Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (1/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (2/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (3/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (4/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (5/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki (6/6)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki - Detail shots (1/4)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Accessories are packed in.

Being a v1.5, there are quite a lot of leftover parts.

Articulation is naturally identical to the existing v1.5.

Support assault cannon action pose

Knife + great sword action

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki - 4-gun assault action (1/3)

4-gun assault action

Aerial great sword pose

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki - Together with Takemikaduchi Yui ki v1.0. Since this is a model with an improve

Together with Takemikaduchi Yui ki v1.0.
Since this is a model with an improved internal frame, they're nearly impossible to tell apart just by looking at them.

Together with Takemikaduchi v1.5 Managi

This kit is the Kotobukiya Muv-Luv series, non-scale Takemikaduchi v1.5 Takamura Yui ki (quite a mouthful!). It's the 3rd release in the Takemikaduchi v1.5 series, this time bringing us Yui ki in yellow. In terms of composition, it uses 100% identical runners to the red Takemikaduchi v1.5 Managi, with the only difference being the molded color. So for detailed info on the version-up aspects of the kit, please refer to the Takemikaduchi v1.5 reviewabove.

As you can see from the comparison shots with the v1.0 above, the v1.5 is a version that improves on the early release's poor joint strength and articulation, so they look nearly identical on the outside. However, if you handle them in person, the v1.0's joints are so loose it's hard to even stand it up straight — it's basically a wet noodle — while the v1.5 shows solid, stable joint strength that holds poses well.

Anyway, aside from the fact that they've reused the Takemikaduchi v1.5 molds in various colors, there's not much else to look at here. If you're a fan of Takamura Yui or you've been eyeing a yellow Takemikaduchi, you're definitely better off going with the v1.5 over the v1.0 — but if you already own the v1.0, since they look exactly the same on the outside, there's probably no real need to pick up the version-up kit. :-)

Muv-Luv Takemikaduchi v1.5 - Takamura Yui ki | 2016.4 | ¥5,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.