Toku Ultraman Review
Hello everyone, Dave here again for another toy review. Today, I'll be covering a toy from another Toku universe, Ultraman. For those who do not know much about Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius marks the 40th Annivessary for the Ultra Franchise's presence in the market. For this, Tsuburaya and Bandai made several changes from their previous Heisei Ultra series which are the re-appearances of old Showa Ultramen from the past series. Anyway back to the toy, the DX Mebius Brace is the Henshin or Transformation item for Ultraman Mebius and is also used to execute his basic finisher, the Mebium Shoot. Let us take a look at what's inside the small compact packaging of this item.
As simple as it looks, the packaging includes the Mebius Brace, the Brace holder which is connected with the Mebius Brace in package, a red nylon strap (which I never open) and a manual. Do note that mine is the Hong Kong version and the manual is in English and Chinese.
This is how the toy looks when it is removed from the package. Connected to the Brace holder, the strap goes around the holder so that it can be wrapped around your wrist.
The function of this toy is pretty straightforward and simple. This however resulted in the toy being quite dull and boring. There are 3 modes of play for this toy:
The first mode is the Transformation Mode whereby you roll the red sphere in the direction of the golden area. This will play the Transformation sound which I don't find it accurate.
The next mode is the Mebium Slash Mode. This is activated by rolling the red sphere in the opposite direction, towards the direction of the clear red piece. This will play a sound of a Blade appearing and a short Slash sound.
The final mode is the Mebium Shoot Mode. This is of course, Mebius' basic finisher. By pressing the golden button located at the bottom left (or top right depending on which direction you prefer as the top), it will activate a charging and standby sound where it is not so similar to the one in the show to my opinion. During the standby sound, roll the red sphere in any direction to release the finisher sound. One interesting trivia about this mode is depending on which direction you rolled the sphere towards, the red light will travel according to that direction at the clear red parts at the bottom.
In my opinion this toy is a dissapointment. Although I dreamt of having it but after getting it, I was speechless. In the show, the sphere can roll freely once it is rolled with a strong energy force. For the toy, you can only roll a little bit of it because they made the system to lock the sphere so that it doesn't move too much.
If you're a true Ultra fan and die hard of Showa Ultras, get this toy if you can find one. I found it through online retailing and it ain't cheap but luckily it was through a local online seller. Thanks again for bro Yam for uploading my reviews and until next time, SHOOWATCH!!
