Kaizoku Gattai DX GouKaiOh ReviewHello again people and fans, Dave again for another DX toy review. I am quite excited to get this one and finally I got some time to review it. Give a hand for GOUKAIGER!!!'s mecha GOUKAIOH!!!
Let's take a look at the packaging:
The front has a big closeup of the toy version of GoukaiOh and yes, it looks amazingly attractive. The name of this toy is Kaizoku Gattai DX GouKaiOh and the catchphrase for this toy is Gou Hate ni Gattai! (literally means Combine and Get Rough!).
The back shows the basic operations of the toy and some extra pictures to show you how attractive this piece is. There's also a small photo of Magi GoukaiOh (a gimmick to lure you to buy Magi Dragon).
This side of the box shows the basic treasure chest functions of the mecha. Alluring!
Then we have the other side where it shows the Goukaigers and their respective Goukai Machines.
Opening the box will reveal to you standard contents. A manual pack, and the pieces. If you can't see them clearly in the photo, Galleon is in top middle of tray, Jet is in top left of tray, Racer top right, middle will be Trailer (back portion of Trailer on top, the little truck head is in the bottom) and bottom is Marine. A bit lower of the Racer are the Blades and the Helmet. At the bottom of the Helmet and Blades lies the Star Burst Cannon.
This is the Goukai Galleon.
Debuted in episode 1's pre-opening scene, it is the standard ship the Goukaigers ride on and stay in. It is also Goukai Red's mecha and forms the main body of GoukaiOh.
Goukai Jet is Goukai Blue's personal mecha. The wings at the back makes the Helmet for GoukaiOh
Goukai Trailer is owned by Goukai Yellow and it's a 2 part toy, where the truck cab is in front and the trailer is at the back. The 2 pieces are detachable for Gattai purposes.
Goukai Racer is Green's personal mecha. Nothing special for this one, just a race car with free wheeling action.
Goukai Marine has Pink piloting it and again, it's just one block of plastic with some little wheels at the bottom.
In combat when the Action Commanders and the SuGormins are grown to large sizes, the Goukaigers call upon the Goukai Galleon with the Mobirates on a 5502 button command (YES, the Mobirates can do the exact same thing in toy form). Once the Galleon is summoned, it will feature a treasure box releasing mechanism where all the mechas will pop up one by one from the previous popped up mecha. This gimmick does not apply to the DX toy here.
KAIZOKU GATTAI! This is how the formation of the GoukaiOh looks like in the show.
KANSEI! GOUKAIOH!
GoukaiOh first debuted in episode 1 at a pre-opening sequence battle slashing through fleets of Zangyack's ships with the 2 blades on it's waists.
GouKaiOh has a very interesting gimmick that plays major parts when the subsequent Goukai Machines are released.
This is the back view of GoukaiOh. Look at the big dial thing there? This is what the whole gimmick is about. In the basic GoukaiOh set, a cannonball firing cannon is included that helps to showcase the gimmick.
From the video, if we turn the dial in a clockwise direction (if you're facing the dial at the back), each Component will open up as the Dial hits a CLICK sound. When the Dial is back at it's original position (finishing one round of turning), every Component is now open. The gimmick here is that in future Goukai Machine releases, there are pieces that will pop out from the other Components. In the basic GoukaiOh, only the Cannon in the Red Compartment pops out.
Another manner of playing with this is to turn the dial in an anti-clockwise direction. This will result in all 5 Components opening together. This is to demonstrate one thing in the show. In Episode 3 when the Magi Dragon first appeared, the Goukaigers use the Magiranger Keys to create Magi GoukaiOh for the first time. The Doors opened one by one. Then, when they are about to do the "LET's GO!" final attack Goukai Magi Bind, they use the Keys again but this time all 5 Doors open at once. This made be think that this was why the turning can be done in both ways.
Debuting in Episode 2 is the Goukai Star Burst where the Cannon in the chest fires cannonballs continuously with the cannonballs loading from all the other 4 Components.
I would say, this piece is a marvel. I like it and I really do. Having the first 2 Goukai Machines (which I will eventually cover here later) is a big plus to this toy. However, having him as a standalone piece is already good enough.
Priced cheaper than Gosei Great from previous year's Goseiger at 6500 yen compared to 7300 yen is another good point. However, if you were to do shipping for it, beware. The box size is far bigger and wider compared to Gosei Great. In this area, Shinken-Oh is still the smallest in box that I would count from GoOnger onwards.
In totality and ending this review, I would say this is a good buy. Having stuffs for the 35th Anivessarry is pretty much a must for me and some die hard collectors and this is one piece that you're bound to find after Sentai reaches 40th or 45th Anivessary. I would rate him 4.5 stars of 5 for playability and 4 out of 5 stars for value.
Stay tuned for the next review of 'you know what'.
