Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (1/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (2/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (3/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (4/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (5/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (6/6)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Detail shots (1/4)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - As expected from a full option set, the weapon loadout is a bit mor

As expected from a full option set, the weapon loadout is a bit more generous than before.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - The only entirely new weapons added are 2 parts for the support ass

The only entirely new weapons added are 2 parts for the support assault cannon.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Compared to the original assault cannon (top), the barrel and magaz

Compared to the original assault cannon (top), the barrel and magazine are now separate parts,
and if you look closely, the molded color is also a bit brighter.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - The sub-arm that mounts the assault cannon on the backpack has been

The sub-arm that mounts the assault cannon on the backpack has been changed from a fixed type (left) to a poseable one.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Compared to the original non-scale Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army

Compared to the original non-scale Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set (left), there's no difference at all.
The parts and molded colors are completely identical.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Left is the original Imperial Japanese Army version, right is the F

Left is the original Imperial Japanese Army version, right is the Full Option Set.
The only structural differences are the assault cannon's parts configuration and the sub-arm's articulation,
so it's hard to spot the differences at a glance. Look closely though, and the molded color is slightly brighter.

Leftover parts

Articulation is the same as before.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Support assault cannon poses. Since the support assault cannon is e

Support assault cannon poses.
Since the support assault cannon is exclusive to the Full Option Set, this is really the only pose that sets it apart from the original kit.

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Various other poses (1/7)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Various other poses (2/7)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Various other poses (3/7)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Various other poses (4/7)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set - Various other poses (5/7)

Various other poses

Out of nowhere, a new Muv-Luv non-scale kit has dropped after five years. It's the Non-Scale Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set — basically the original kit with extra weapons added. The original two weapon runners have been replaced with four new weapon runners.

The main body is completely identical to the previously released Imperial Japanese Army version in terms of parts structure and molded color, so it carries over the same decent articulation and somewhat shaky joint strength. Kotobukiya kits generally hold up fine with the polycap joints at first, but over time the material seems to change and they gradually loosen up. This kit is fine right out of the box, but there's a good chance things will get a bit wobbly after a few years.

The differences from the original version start with the assault cannon, which has changed from a single-piece part to an assembled multi-part design, with additional parts for the support assault cannon included as a result. On top of that, the sub-arm for mounting the assault cannon has been changed from fixed to poseable. The new weapon runners for the Full Option Set are actually reused directly from the improved weapon runners that came with the Takemikazuchi v1.5.

Thanks to that, the weapon loadout is a bit more generous and shows off quite a variety of armaments — arguably the most varied of any kit in the lineup. Even if the joints aren't the sturdiest, it's a solid weapon setup for striking all kinds of poses. That said, since even the Full Option Set weapons are recycled from existing kits, I honestly can't help but wonder why this needed to come out now.

So yeah, it's a recycled mixed-bag kit with only minor upgrades. But for Muv-Luv fans or anyone who had trouble tracking down the original Imperial Japanese Army version, it should make for a nice little treat. :-)

Muv-Luv Shiranui Imperial Japanese Army Full Option Set | 2021.11 | ¥6,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.