Toy Review: SH Figuarts Accel Booster

Kamen Rider W Returns with Accel (Terui Ryu) on the spotlight. This featured transformation is from the direct-to-DVD release of Kamen Rider W Returns Accel V Cinema. Short intro how his transformation came to be. Terui Ryu injured his Accel transformation or memory got depleted and he needed help to save his wife Chief Akiko. A mysterious woman who Ryu is helping tosses him the Memory Enhancer aka Memory Booster and lets Accel upgrade himself for Kamen Rider Accel Booster.

Accel is a nice addition to the SHF Kamen Rider W lineup and looks handsome despite the fact I hate the color yellow. Nothing can be helped about it. The box is pretty much similar to the previous W/Double offerings. Just change it to yellow.

But first and foremost, he is not Accel in yellow signal form but a more buffed version with jetpacks and thrusters featured all over his body. Think of a human jet turbine. Some of the parts are remolded from Accel Trial so those lines are a trip back to memory lane. Articulation points are superb as I expected from an exclusive figure and no hindrances whatsoever. It joints are painted in mustard yellow although looks seamless, yellow is not an appropriate color for a Kamen Rider. Only Zabee in my opinion pulled it off perfectly.

On his belt is the infamous memory booster or what most people call memory enhancing adapter. Although it can be separated from the driver, with it somehow hinders ab crunches and upper torso movement. As mentioned, you can remove the adapter, but it wouldn't look correct without it right? Accel Booster is Accel Booster if not for the adapter.

Accel came with 8 interachangeable hands and the same Engine Blade you had with other two Accels. The bonus is the redux Accel Head. This mold is as big as Kamen Rider Accel Booster. To be honest, its either you love it or hate it.

Overall he is as decent as Accel Trial with a new mold and an extra remolded head for Accel (red version). More to this on my video and photos below.

Thanks to inu87 for providing some reference photos to explain further about the extra head. My own SHF Accel got shipped away to my parents house in line with my room remolding to house all of my toys.