DEVILMAN

Back in 2000 they released the OVA Amon, Apocalypse of Devilman using Yasushi Nirasawa design as base. Not only this OVA was awesome (and very different to the manga) but it was also packed with its own action figures series from Fewture Models. Devilman was soo big and amazing back then!!

For wath i read tough, it seems Nirasawa made the figures before the OVA even started, and it was thanks to this figures that the studio green lighted the OVA.

This small series lands between series one and two of the Fewture Models figures and it shares the same quality and scale than those figures. The first figures of the series and the first i got was of course Devilman himself.

This was the third Devilman Fewture produced yet its amazing how different he looks to the other two: he dosnt looks as human as the first one but not as grotesque and devilish as the Winged Devilman version either, also his blue color makes him totally unique as well.

His face is the most stylish and cartoony of the Devilmen, with huge wings on his head and his smile with black lips and shapr fangs that make him looks like a vampire. His body is very muscly but very lean as well and his hands looks insectoid.

His legs are no furry, but they looks like…exoeskeleton? I never understand this design legs at all, but they are a perfect replica of the OVA design, with all the spikes and black leatherish looks. The wings, sadly, are pretty small in my opinion but i guess they do it in order to make him different to Winged Devilman.

The paint is good, with jet black for his insectoid hands and legs and soft blues with purples higlighting his muscle structure. This make him one of the most elegant looking Devilman. Sadlly, since the wings on his head are soo big, the whole head is cast on black plastic with the blue painting added later, this means his face is much more darker looking than the rest of his body making him looks weird.

Articulations are good, actually this is the best articulated Devilman Fewture did, with articulated head, abs, shoulders, elbows, wrists, wings, legs, knees and ankles, he can achive A LOT of poses and hes easy to play with. And with the help of his spear like tail he can be balanced pretty easy and can stand on his own.

Even soo, he comes with a base, his only accesory. This base is totally different to the black rock of series one and the coin with name of series two and instead is a big and heavy chunk of ice with rocks and bones inside the transluscent plastic.

Having another version of Devilman may sound kinda pointless but is hard to complaign when he is soo different looking and yet soo close to the animation on screen. Winged Devilman may be my favorite, but is hard not to love a Devilman as tall and well articulated as this one.