Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body front and back

Head

Legs

The bazooka added in the Anime Ver.

The shield is the same.

Outer armor removed

Internal frame

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Frame detail shots. The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka. (1/7)

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Frame detail shots. The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka. (2/7)

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Frame detail shots. The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka. (3/7)

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Frame detail shots. The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka. (4/7)

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Frame detail shots. The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka. (5/7)

Frame detail shots.
The molded color is darker compared to the Ver.Ka.

Cockpit hatch open

Taking another look at the Sinanju bazooka's barrel extension.

Detachable magazine.

You can remove the bazooka's scope section and attach it to the rear.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Aerial firing pose (1/4)

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Aerial firing pose (2/4)

Aerial firing pose

Beam saber action pose

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Shield with beam parts attached. (1/3)

Shield with beam parts attached.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Beam naginata action. (1/3)

Beam naginata action.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Bazooka action pose (1/3)

Bazooka action pose

The backpack is so large that it makes posing a bit tricky.

Bazooka mounted under the shield.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Shield bazooka action. (1/3)

Shield bazooka action.

Combined weapon using the existing beam rifle.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Rifle + bazooka action — as you can probably tell from the photos, the grip strength isn't great an

Rifle + bazooka action.
As you can probably tell from the photos, the grip strength isn't great and the weapons are heavy, making it tough to hold poses.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - Bazooka aerial firing pose. (1/3)

Bazooka aerial firing pose.

Together with the MG Sinanju Ver.Ka.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - The outer armor molded color is 100% identical, but the difference in decal quantity is pretty noti

The outer armor molded color is 100% identical, but
the difference in decal quantity is pretty noticeable.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] - As you can see by comparing the inner shield frame, the frame color is noticeably dee~per compared

As you can see by comparing the inner shield frame,
the frame color is noticeably dee~per compared to the Ver.Ka on the left.

Straight build

The normal version of the Sinanju Ver.Ka — one of the greatest Gunpla kits Bandai has ever made — has finally been released. It's officially called the Anime Ver., but what it really means is a standard MG packaged with regular decals and seals instead of Katoki Hajime's Ver.Ka decals.

The kit's basic structure and outer armor molded color are the same as the Ver.Ka, and there are three things that have changed:

1. Inner frame color changed to a darker gray
2. Decals and seals changed to standard MG level
3. Sinanju-exclusive bazooka added

First off, the Ver.Ka decals were notorious for their insane workload, but here it feels like the amount has been cut down to roughly 1/10 of that, making the whole process so much easier. The Sinanju Ver.Ka decaling used to take me over 8 hours, but the Anime Ver. took less than an hour. Sure, it's not as flashy as the Ver.Ka because of that, but it still pulls off a pretty solid look.

Second, the old Sinanju Ver.Ka's frame color was a bit too light of a gray, which divided opinions, but this Anime Ver. comes in a dark gray like a typical MG, giving it a weightier, more grounded feel. On top of that, I've heard the frame runners — which used to be a special near-soft ABS material — have been changed to a harder material. Handling it in person, it does feel slightly firmer, yet it still has that smooth, premium feel to it. In the end, the color change is definitely noticeable, but I honestly can't tell much difference in the material itself.

If you've had experience with the waist joint breakage issue on the old Sinanju Ver.Ka, you're probably wondering whether the waist parts have been improved in this Anime Ver. — but from what I can tell, there doesn't seem to be any difference in either structure or material. So I'd still recommend being careful not to snap the waist pin during assembly and posing, or if you're up for it, reinforcing it with a brass rod beforehand.

Third, the bazooka that was previously included as a bonus with the novel edition has now been added to the Sinanju Anime Ver., following the MG Sinanju Stein. All three use the exact same runner for the bazooka, so the real significance here is simply that a Sinanju + bazooka bundle pack is now available. Of course, that's also why the price went up ¥500 compared to the Ver.Ka.

In the end, this is a light color variant kit with a frame color swap and an added weapon — there's literally nothing new about either the main body or the bazooka. So for a detailed breakdown of the kit's contents, please refer to the MG Sinanju Ver.Ka review or the MG Sinanju Bazooka reviewfor reference.

A lot of people, myself included, were hoping that the articulated hands from the MG Nu Ver.Ka — which were also included in the MG Sinanju Stein — would make it into the Sinanju Anime Ver. as well... but nope, it's just the same old Sinanju hands. The price already went up ¥500 for the bazooka, so I guess adding the pricier articulated hands on top of that would've pushed it even further — still a bit of a shame though. And the grip strength, which has always been the biggest weak point of the MG Sinanju, is exactly the same as before. It's already a heavy bazooka to begin with, and the grip is just too weak to hold poses without getting frustrated T_T

Anyway, there's not much that's genuinely new here, but Sinanju is still Sinanju. It was great to rediscover the joy of building what is arguably the greatest MG kit, and the slightly different frame color and much more manageable decaling made for a pretty enjoyable build. I'd hesitate to recommend it outright to anyone who's already built the Ver.Ka, but if you haven't built a Sinanju yet, I'd probably point you toward the Anime Ver. first — the decaling is way easier and the bazooka's included too. :-)

MG MSN-06S Sinanju [Anime Ver.]
Category	Rating	Analysis
Seam Lines	★★★★★	Some spots are unavoidable, but they're well hidden by the double-layered armor.
Molding Color / Color Separation	★★★★★	Top-quality red molded color. Gold foil stickers. Excellent color separation.
Proportions	★★★★★★	The overwhelming sense of volume and presence once it's finished is the best of any Gunpla!
Articulation	★★★★★	Surprisingly dynamic articulation for such a large kit.
Joint Strength	★★★★★★	Aside from the grip strength, the joints are solid enough to support the big frame.
Internal Frame	★★★★★☆	A fully detailed inner frame that feels more like a mechanical sculpture than just a structural component.
Detail	★★★★★☆	Fewer decals than the Ver.Ka, but still a great-looking finish.
Weapons / Accessories	★★★★★★	Existing weapon gimmicks + versatile use of the bazooka.
Parts Count / Price	★★★★★	477 parts total. 63.6 parts per ¥1,000. Pricey, but worth every yen.
Uniqueness	★★★★★★★	A modest upgrade to Bandai's greatest plastic model. Still excellent.
Dalong's Point : 112 pts.

MG Sinanju [Anime Ver.] | 2013. 3 | ¥7,900

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.