Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Outer armor removed

The Cross Silhouette Frame 2 is the same as Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger.

Kaiser Pilder detachment

Kaiser Pilder

Weapons and accessories

Arm and leg articulation is also the same as Mazinger Z / Great Mazinger.

Action poses

SD Mazinkaiser - Just like Mazinger Z, you can remove the elbow and knee joints and swap out the eyes to put it in SD mode. T

Just like Mazinger Z, you can remove the elbow and knee joints and swap out the eyes to put it in SD mode.
Though with the eyes, the only real difference is that the yellow eye area is slightly different in size, so it's hard to tell them apart.

Cute SD mode

SD mode vs. CS mode comparison

SD mode action

Together with SDCS Mazinger Z.

Mazinkaiser has been released as part of the SD Cross Silhouette series outside of Gunpla. It follows the same concept as the previously released Mazinger Z / Great Mazinger, and it's essentially the exact same format with just a different design.

So the articulation, the SD mode conversion feature, and the detachable pilot aircraft (Kaiser Pilder) all work the same way. The main difference is that gloss injection wasn't used this time around, and the eye size difference when switching to SD mode is now barely noticeable, making the two modes even harder to tell apart.

That said, this kit is significant simply for the fact that Mazinkaiser has joined the lineup as an adorable SDCS release using the same established format — and for fans of the Mazinger series, it's one more item to add to the collection. :-)

SD Mazinkaiser | 2019.6 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.