Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki

The first series to produce a massive number of Kamen Riders and probably were the idea of a Kamen Rider War began. Welcome to my review SIC Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki. Produced as part of the second wave of Kiwami Tamashii line, lets see if he is a keeper shall we?

Like I mentioned, since he belong to the second wave of KTs there has been improvements in terms of box design and the look and feel. Also, improvements in terms of accessory count.

Priced at 1,200 - 900 yen (depending where you bought it), Ryuki has good articulation points at a slew of accessories to boast with.

Ryuki came with a Dragredder. The detail of the dragon head is superb. For a small accessory you will growl with such majesty. The mouth piece does move to give that extra drama  especially when settled on a battle pose. Other than that is his sword. The handle is painted in metallic red and the tip is covered in matte silver. I do like the simplicity of the paint apps because it brings the detail of the sword more if held up close. 

What would be disappointing the the number of hands. He only has two - one with holding the card and the other is a holding hand. There are no special treatments when you take a closer look on the hand with the card. The card is just painted in green metallic finish and that's it. I won't argue with this because for a small card, I believe it is almost impossible to place any extra detail on it. Oh and the hands don't have swiveling points, this is somewhat difficult to put him in a position like inserting the card into the Drag Visor.

Articulation wise, it is pretty decent - with all the nooks and crannies you dream of in a 2-inch figure. Just be on guard when replacing the default hands with the other. You might get confused where is actually the elbow. Like for example when I placed the Dragredder on one arm, the hinges don't indicate where is the elbow because it bends without any restraints.

For me Ryuki continues to be a keeper than other SIC KTs because of articulation and doesn't cheap us with the accessory detail and number. I hope there are more SIC KTs like Ryuki.