Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

Three types of hands are included, and the only weapons are a sword and a shield.

Three interchangeable face parts are included.

Take the hat off and you get this weird-looking hairstyle underneath ^^;

There's a separate front hair piece specifically for use when the hat is removed.

Quite a few parts from the Hoi Hoi-san end up as leftover parts.

Articulation is just so-so...
Especially the long skirt, which really limits leg movement.

Action pose

Thrusting pose

Victory pose

Slashing pose

Walkure - Poses with the hat removed. (Kinda gives off an Elsa vibe..) (1/4)

Walkure - Poses with the hat removed. (Kinda gives off an Elsa vibe..) (2/4)

Poses with the hat removed.
(Kinda gives off an Elsa vibe..)

The hands are so big she looks like a Smurf...

Together with Hoi Hoi-san and Saber-san, which share a similar concept.

Walkure, the warrior maiden from Namco's game "Valkyrie no Densetsu," has made her appearance as a Kotobukiya plastic model. The name probably should be read as "Valkyrie" technically, but since the original game calls her Walkure, I guess we just go with that ^^;

As you can see in the photo above, Valkyrie no Densetsu is a classic game from the '80s, so unless you're of a certain age (late 30s to 40s and up...?), it's a pretty hard game to remember. Personally, I recall it less for the gameplay itself and more for how good the background music was.

Anyway, in the midst of turning all sorts of game mechs and characters into plastic models, we've now arrived at Valkyrie no Densetsu — and in terms of construction, it's the same concept as the Hoi Hoi-san / Saber-san kits. The flesh-colored skeleton parts are straight-up reused from the Hoi Hoi-san series, with new costumes, head parts, and weapons added on top.

Like other Kotobukiya figure-style character model kits, this one is a real treat to build thanks to its great sculpting and easy assembly. Most parts snap together without glue, and while the articulation is nothing special, the joint strength is solid, making it easy to stand up and hold poses.

That said, the color separation on the shield and armor feels a bit lacking, leaving things looking a little bare — I wish Kotobukiya, who are usually so good at partial painting, had put a bit more effort in there. The accessories are also limited to just a sword and shield by design, so recreating a wide variety of scenes is tough. The front hair piece for the hatless look is a nice little bonus, but compared to other character model kits, the options feel pretty slim overall.

In the end, kits like this really come down to how much you love the character. If you have fond memories of Valkyrie no Densetsu, this makes for a great little gift, and even if you don't know the source material, it's a clean enough character model kit that you won't regret building it just for the looks :-)

Walkure | 2012.9 | ¥4,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.