# 44 : Revoltech Fraulein : Sweet Dreams Pocco
Before I start, I'd like to apologize to all the die-hard Anime fans who regularly visit this blog in case I've made the wrong reference to this figure. I'm not a big Anime fan(though I'd like to be) and as I'm making this review I'm Googling(yes I said it, get over it) info about Pocco.
For my other regular visitors, if you're wondering when I started to collect Anime figures, I didn't. I got this from a fellow collector here in Canberra whom traded this for one of my Marvel Legends figure.
But rest assured Anime fans, I'm impressed by this figure(so you can delete that hate mail/comment you were about to send me LOL).
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Packaging
Pocco arrived last week but I've only opened it yesterday. In all honesty I never bothered to really look at the figure cos my friend gave it to me in a plastic bag and I just put it aside. He told me it was a Revoltech figure and I just took his word for it. I'm not trying to sound like an ass and pretend I wasn't curious. It's just that lil Lobo has started walking so that was more interesting at the time.
The box is nice with a window to show the figure. The moment I saw the figure I just smiled and thought to myself, "Damn! where's the rest of her clothes??".
The package is simple with a window to show off the figure. Since its mostly written in Japanese I have no idea if they provided a description of the character.
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D.S.A.
|Details|
The figure stands at 6" in height with tons of articulation. The paint app is clean and I can't find any major flaws. Even the details on the boots were carefully detailed and painted. This figure was created (here is where my googling goes to work) Shunya Yamashita and is based on his Art Book titled Sweet Dreams: The Art of Shunya Yamashita.
|Sculpt|
It closely resembles the art on the back of the box minus a scarf on the left hand that was in the pic. Its also a shame that this figure is not based on any Anime movie or series 'cos by the looks of her I would've made an effort to watch it. The silver/grey wings on her back makes them look like mechanical so I'm really not sure what to make of it. I wish it was removable in a way it wouldn't ruin the appearance. So for now they stay.
For some strange reason I'm really drawn to her goggles(on the head!).
|Accessories|
Pocco comes with 2 sets of extra hands, a sword and a display base.
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Articulation
As I've said it has tons of articulation. Enough to rival the standard M.L. by Toybiz. What I like about the articulation is that it is neatly hidden. But don't get me wrong, an action figure, no matter how good will have its faults. I find that the elbow joints tend to pop off easily if you move it too much. This is because they don't utilise a pin joint. That and combined with the soft type of plastic they used for the figure I'm guessing if it keeps coming off you'd have to glue it. Unlike my usual review I'm not going to list the articulation points because I'm not familiar with the Revoltech joints.
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Fun Factor
The really, really cool thing for me with this figure is that it fits perfectly well with my M.L. and DC figures(Mattel).
This might seem trivial for some collectors but for me I try to keep my collection along the same scale. That's why I guess I still haven't moved on to 1/6 figures.
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Overall
It's a fun figure to toy with(in a good way). Though my first impression of the lack of clothing material made it look a bit 'naughty' it doesn't really cross that line. If anything, this figure is cute. It also has that biker kind of look as well. In any case I'm looking forward to collecting more Revoltech figures but preferably based on Anime that I'm familiar with.
Score: ****
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