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DOUBLE REVIEW! S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla x Kong The New Empire Figures 2024 Godzilla and Kong
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Reporting after hiya shows off their Kong at SDCC 2024
Yeah uh, Hiya won.
Not even Hiya won. This vindicated me entirely and proved everything I said EXACTLY correct, and even more.
@@StevensToyReviews
Yeah no you’re a guru at this lol
Like argue all you want they hiya releases like 100 Godzilla repaints, at least they try to improve the sculpt as time goes on.
@@GeneralGojidw I agree with you man, hiya still cooks up shma til this day since they started the g line
Steven suggesting to straight up donate to charity’s instead of buying “premium” Bandai figures is insane 😭🙏🏼
It says a lot about the quality of SHMA's releases
At least donating to charity makes you feel better because you're actually helping other people in need, SHMA on the other hand makes you feel like shit because you've wasted 100+ dollars on figure that explodes whenever you touch it
He's right though, why pay for something expensive that will be loose out of the box and won't come with accessories when you can donate to charity (or buy HiyaToys)
Why does the kong figure not come with the beast glove
@@jasonkerridge8929 because most of the movie he doesn’t have it
I’m just saving up for hiya toys Kong and Godzilla instead of these figures
Yep my boy! Already pre-ordered my pre evolved goji! Shame I live in America…
@@BraydenBarras4174 Prolly gonna preorder that absolutely beautiful Shimo from Kowkis soon, it truly is too bad we have to wait nearly seven months until release
@@emperorkiron3470nearly seven? Nah 10 months
You're right, Hiya Kong 2024 is the most accurate Kong figure yet
The fact that Hiya has already shown their actual GxK figures first feels like the tides have turned.
I'm half-sure Tamashii won't even do Skar King nor Shimo.
Or pink Goji.
@@FrutiCharles you're not wrong to assume that since tamashii didn't do the mutos 10 years ago, not a single creature from ksi, not even kong surprisingly enough and only times they did the entire main kaiju cast for a MV film or two was kotm and gvk which mostly consisted of toho kaiju
@@Kaiju-bm4ts they have done the muto
@@DioWio812MMS did iirc, but shma hasn't
Respect for buying something bad so we don’t have to, I still can’t believe hiya have already announced both a Godzilla AND SHIMO figure before S.H.
@@dannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyybut most every figure from Hiya has been better than Monsterarts. Hiya’s Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah have all been better. Even their Godzilla and Kong are still really good figures. We’re even getting figures that Monsterarts never did like Mutos and Skullcrawlers. And they’re all cheaper than anything Monsterarts puts out.
@@dannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Who was complaining? The only time I saw people be confused was when they revealed their Pre-Evolved Godzilla. The Rose Godzilla and Shimo got a lot of hype when they were revealed. Rose G had some people upset with the way the neck looked in the promos, but the photos that came out from some GxK event showed the figure to look better than the promos made it look.
If you're implying me, I didn't.
@@dannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyywow. Hope your aware youtube does that a lot these days
@@dannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyCZcams deletes replies left, right, and center nowadays. Literally sometimes I'll post a reply, refresh the page, and it'll just be gone. Way too quickly for it to be the fault of the creator whose channel it's on. So yes, it can just "get up and leave".
I rewatched Godzilla x Kong and was impressed by Shimo. She got hit by Godzilla’s pink blast twice and it didn’t kill her. I like how Kong rubbed her head and then chin.
I wish we could see more of how Shimo performs in combat. She didn’t do much imo, and if she could tank Evo Godzilla’s new atomic breath, I really think she would’ve been able to freeze skar king before he could weaken her further, because even if skar king kept torturing her, she held her own pretty well against the big G and K
@@LFPman Evo Godzilla wasn’t fully evolved too
I don’t know. Really I don’t think Godzilla wanted to kill Shimo, cause Shimo is a important Titan.
Why are people mad that you gave YOUR opinion on YOUR channel about these figures. And I can’t say anything you said is wrong. These have issues, those issue have been repeat offenders. I’d be worn out too, and I’m glad you’re still standing on business Steven. Don’t sugar coat anything for anyone 😤
Appreciated, truly. The only thing I can say is objectively some are saying what I'm saying in this video is different. There's some saying I'm going after and belittling *collectors* and their choices. Absolutely not. Literally I said it doesn't matter what you buy, it's yours to enjoy. Criticizing the product and the company and lack of action when contemporaries are showing it can be done? Warranted. I can give Bandai the fruit of my labor, or fill up my gas tank 4.6 times (gas is 3.75 here). 🤷♂️
Totally agree with all the final points, and I don't want anyone to misunderstand what I'm about to say. I do think the argument that "I missed out" can be valid in some scenarios. I did miss out on Kong, 2021 was a rough year, I had to cut corners where I could because of the thing that we all went through that I don't know if I can mention on CZcams or not, anyways, I love Godzilla so I prioritized getting him (I love that figure still, I don't care) but I couldn't get Kong. Yes, there where plenty of chances to do it with discounts and all, but getting toys in my country is not as easy as it is for some others. Last year I graduated college, I have a new job, and I'm actually looking forward to getting this version, my biggest complain with the previous releases was the colors chose, I really like the color palette they went with for this one. And yes, of course I could get the not-so-exclusive version that's also in stock right now, but I after the last few years I like to save some buck where I can, and I personally don't need all those accessories to be honest, so I'm good with the new one. Now, all that being said, yes, this is nothing but I huge cash grab, it sucks to see how little they care about such iconic characters that are now being more popular that ever, it feels not only disrespectful to us, the consumers, but to the brand itself.
Bro you hit the nail on the head on something I didn't quite expand on or communicate as well with missing out on. I'm pinning this because you did and professor gives and A and saves it for future students.
There's a big difference between missed - implying you really didn't have the chance to get something due to lack of availability - and not being able to buy it, like you literally were 10 and now you're 20. Or your situation. I wanna tease this out further.
Gosh this was a novel! But all that is said, is true and appreciated! 👍🏻
I also missed out the GvK Kong figure so i bought the bootleg one in Aliexpress and it was definitely worth it lol
Honestly i’m still choosing hiya toys
@@playstation.e7703might not be till late 2025 when we can get are hands on Skar
I love how at the end he talks about how some collectors often forget that a lot of people aren’t as fortunate and can’t afford the really expensive figures that most collectors just buy out of the fear of missing out. He’s a person that truly cares about his community. This is why he’s the goat.🙏
Drop the beast glove kong and evolved Godzilla already, or skar king and shimo
SH Monsterarts will honestly probably never do Shimo and Skar King, SH has never made monsterverse original titans before, they only ever do the Toho kaiju. Thank god for Hiya Toys
@@emperorkiron3470the articulated series on twitter said shma is willing to do international monsters and put up a poll and skar king ended up winning
@@minilla2934Are you forreal? Out of every unique, original legendary kaiju, the kong recolor wins?
@@minilla2934 fair but for a collector, what’s the point of only getting Skar King? I could not imagine anyone getting a Skar King and then not wanting to display it with a Shimo to go with him. Why does SH have to be brute forced into making figures of the MAIN VILLAIN of the movie?
@@emperorkiron3470 and yet we still don't have Muto or skullcrawler
Thank God for Hiya
Really seems like Bandai really don't care about the Monsterverse
The paint on kongs back is from when he got hit by Godzillas beam in GvK, in GxK you don’t see it much but it is there
Wasn't on the EE version, sloppy here. That's doodoo, not a scar~
@@StevensToyReviews And? The Event version isn't the end all be all. Given their track record for details/accuracy, they definitely forgot it for that figure as well and now only just realized it and thought to add it to GxK. Kong DID take a breath sweep in the that exact spot in the GvK movie, and given the figure is portraying the very end of the movie with the Mecha head, he SHOULD have that damage in the EE version.
HOWEVER, the catch here is that Kong's back is covered by hair, THERE SHOULDN'T BE A VISIBLE SCAR for the GxK release (his front ones are fine since its bare skin). BOTH figures are inaccurate in this regard
@@xSkye629x @xSkye629x 1. I suppose, but the point being on my end it's sloppy. That, this, all over.
2. Yes, hair over the skin lmfao
Alr SHMA fired back with one the most accurate and well done figure we've ever seen. Bro Their evo Godzilla looks insane! I will definitely get this at some point and time.
As someone who never got the previous Kong releases I'm down for this, I like the matt finish more than the previous ones and him not having the axe when he looked like this doesn't really bother me personally.
Yeah that seemed a bit like a nitpick quality of the figures aside. It's pretty obvious they weren't going for canon appearance with these repaints.
Okay playing Devils advocate here, the reason the 2024 Kong doesn't come with the accessories the event exclusive has is because Tamashii Bandai handles web shop and event figures differently. Is this stupid and a bad buissness model they have annoyingly stuck with for years and years? Absoluteley, and now Tamashii has to make their own little work arounds or sets just to re-release some figure or accessory that debued in the Tamashii Web or Event Exclusive line. Heavy Arms Kiryu re-issue? Nope never gonna happen, but a "S.H. MonsterArts Heavy Arms Mechagodzilla Great Last Stand Final Salute MFS-3 Type 3 Ver." Web Shop Exclusive could, as long as it stays exclusive and those molds/parts never appear on a retail release. Again I think that's just a crazy way to do things, especially now that so many figures/characters from so many franchises are going straight to P-bandai. It's stupid and dumb.
"the parts that come with this figure are the same as the original Kong 2021 figure. If you're wondering why none of the accessories from the event exclusive Kong are not included it is because those pieces are exclusive to that specific releaese. It's unfortunante, but this is how Tamashii Nations handles exclusives." - articulationseries via Instagram.
No, to your first point, that's not accurate. They've reissued SDCC exclusives as general product before. Sad the rest of the comment is based off that, my guy.
@@StevensToyReviews The rest of my comment? Or the rest of Articulationseries? Again I'm just going off what others have said here as I'm by no means an expert. But from what's been said, it's clear Tamashii doesn't re-issue a figure that was made for the Premium Web Shop. They re-release it with a new paint job as a work around. We see this with figures like GMK, and Mecha King Ghidorah. I'm confused as to what you mean by 'sad'? Again I'm just relaying what has been said by others and what has been clearly demonstrated throughout the years.
@@StevensToyReviewsResponding defensively, and being unnecessary rude.
That’s rough buddy.
I wouldn't even bother Daikaijudu, Ive had this exact argument with him before on another video and he had a massive cry before deleting my comment. This dude is literally incapable of admitting he's wrong or accepting something else someone says. Common STR L for sureeeee 😭😂
@@Deleted-in8zd I don't even know who you are.
8:19 it just hit me. This is the same MV beam that we got with 2014
Which is a negative because in 2014, his atomic breath was significantly weaker, do it looks more like fire than a traditional beam.
From 2019 onward, the beam would be normal, but Monsterarts recycled it because LAZINESS
That's been my complaint since 2019.
They toke reduce,reuss and recycle to far💀💀💀
While not screen accurate, I personally prefer what they gave us, even it's a reused part. To me, the Atomic Breath has always been a mix of beam/flame (still in a straight line like a beam, but with all the effects of a flame breath), like what they gave us. Never cared for how wispy/weak the breath was in 2014, and didn't like how clean/lazerbeam-ish it had been in the recent Kong collab movies
@@xSkye629x
Way to excuse the way Bandai pick-pockets your money 😂
@@AmorphousGoob Stating my preferences is defending the SHMA MV line when I have bought none of these? I think it looks good (or at least the best among current official offerings) its as simple as that. A movie accurate straight lazer beam would be boring as fuck for a figure, its literally just a transparent colored tube with nothing going on aside from at the ends. If they came out with a new piece looking like that you guys would still be yapping about how boring and uninspired it was. Hiya’s aint much better either, it’s a thicker flame piece and looks like he’s shooting one of those colored rock candy sticks out of a wierd mouth angle.
I think it’s funny that you can get the entire first wave of 6 inch playmates GxK figures, and still have almost $20 left over
After the Kong review, a perfectly timed Chick-fil-A ad popped up
10:40 can every SHMA release with a tail that falls off stupidity easily be the result of this exact issue??
Spacegodzilla
King Ghidorah
Godzilla 2000
Etc.
these are what the GvK 2021 figures should have been, these feel like catch up releases…
I think both of these figures are awesome but it sucks for people who bought the 2021 figures and were disappointed to see these come out now
I think they are absolute trash, honestly.
For a company named SH monsterarts, they suck at making figures.
Bro NGl the only better one is kong but the 2021 kong special release with a bunch of acessorires is way better than this dumb kong I can do a better paint job, the godzilla figure 2024 is not good at all other than the fact they colored his mouth right and gave him atomic breath but other than that it is way worse than 2021 ,
@@17denbyrhe new goji has way better looking dorsal fins, my only complaint compared to 2021 is no brown dry brushing.
How many releases has Hiya done with the same mold? 2019, Charged 2019, burning 2019, 2021 as a flat upgrade to the first 2021, Translucent charged, and base form 2024. How many has SHMA done? 2019, Special blu ray 2019, burning, event all blue 2019, Charged up 2021, Night fight 2021, Charged up 2024. Possibly ones I missed with event exclusives. All with the same mold with little to no improvements, inaccurate from the start, and progressively gets worse as time goes on. People complaining that "Hiya has repaints too." are missing the point. The point being that repaints on their own aren't a mark of being lazy. Making multiple repaints of the same figure while continuing to disregard critiques as well as worsen the quality while keeping the price as high or higher than ever is the issue. And while both companies should honestly include at least one accessory with any given figure, with Hiya it doesn't sting so much due to the lower price point, and when the character Absolutely should have an accessory, they do. Have a Godzilla with glowing dorsal plates? Comes with atomic breath. Have a Ghidorah with glowing necks? Comes with gravity beams. Have a monke? Comes with axe/tree.
Exactly. Hiya's repaint aren't exactly repaint. They are literally upgrading the previous version despite being miniscule. Meanwhile SHMA figures still are as fragile as glass and have special feature of dismantling itself right out of the box when opened.
I got Godzilla, I like it :) but fr Bandai favors their version of Godzilla way more than MV which is kind of a bummer because the MV design is dope af
Considering that the godzilla has better articulation. Ima get him! Plus. I like the paint on it more than the g21.
I absolutely love this duo so much. Regardless of what company, Godzilla and Kong are the best ever.
I loved the donation part for the children, that's what I'll do.
Hiya released an Evolved Godzilla, normal Godzilla and even SHIMO, and will likely release Kong, Tiamat, Scylla and Skar King soon.
S.H.MonsterArts only remade Godzilla and Kong. That’s it.
I think I know who I’m buying from.
they look cool, although Godzilla looks like a bootleg poster color Godzilla 2019 with that blue paint
Despite being repaints, I do see HUGE improvement with the shades and thought.
To me, You should only get Godzilla if you:
Don’t have the 2021 ver
Or
Don’t have a beam for a legendary Godzilla
I got Godzilla even though I have the 2021 ver because the new one had better articulation, paint, and a beam that I don’t have!
The only valid reason to get Kong is if you somehow missed out on the 2 2021 verions.
Which as of April 13th 2024 the event exclusive Kong is still available on Amazon and is sooooooooo much better than the 2024 Kong
Another valid reason to get Kong is if you want the most accurate 2024 Kong with the beast glove
God I can't wait for Hiya's Evolved Godzilla and 91 Goji.
i just like the blue on the godzilla
I'm getting them because I love the movie and I hope they super saiyan rose godzilla and the beast glove kong
Infinity gautlent*
They'll probably be made in like a year or two. Hiya already made their evolved Godzilla and Shimo. It's only a matter of time when they release beast glove Kong and Skar King.
Do you know why the right arm of the Godzilla: The New Empire figure is larger than his left?
They're going to be put to the test when they make the Godzilla evolved. They have to make a new sculpture because Godzilla's body is slimmer, and his dorsal plates are also different. They also need to add the dorsal plate elbow spikes as well. The paint job detail I will be specifically be looking for is if they managed to do do pink right and add the white on the tip of the fins.
huge respect for the last bit at the end, its good to have people encourage this mentality
The downfall of S.H Monsterarts is something that I’m gonna enjoy. A lot. They deserve to fall due to those ridiculous prices of inaccurate plastic. HIYA TOYS FOREVER!
When it comes to the TOHO monsters they’re doing great tho. The 72 release was fantastic and the recent repaints have been amazing
Hell yeah
I’d say downfall is a over statement the line is doing pretty good right now, some might say it’s more popular than ever. Plus what’s wrong with having stylized figures made for extra articulation?
uhm. No, monsterarts forever >:(
@@atomicwreck2063 re-releasing old figures with slightly more stuff and jacking up the price, or bundling them and jacking up the price
Kong makes sense, most of what they did in GxK, they gave him Grey patches of hair, though they could have given him a new head with a longer beard and metal tooth
Shma just showed their evolved Godzilla figure. Entirely new from the ground up, flawless sculpt, amazing paint. SHMA is BACK!
Man if its showa era godzilla bandai going all out with almost everything but for monsterverse they really dont care. Dont get me wrong i grew up watching showa and heisei era godzilla and i love them but monsterverse kinda reviving the godzilla franchise and many newer fans liking godzilla because they are watching monsterverse, its sucks bandai really dont care about mv at all.
Bandai’s a toy company, so a quick repaint of a previous sculpt to get something to market for the film release is a ploy Hasbro and other companies do all the time. I find it hilarious that almost every Godzilla toy channel treats a re-release like a war crime every time it happens.
Even Hasbro goes through the effort of adjusting things for the better. There's a whole lot to unpacking here I addressed in my video.
@@StevensToyReviewsnot always, it takes them a while to retool or get a new mould and they’re even more guilty for peg-warmers. I’m eager to give Hiya a shot, but considering there’s what feels like 6 different atomic breath versions out there, I’m eager to see how Evolved feels in hand, because as much Neca got put on the pedestal they were fine for their price point.
If you are going to repaint something atleast make the repaint good. This is just the 21’ godzilla but with no toothpaste mouth
I just saw this video as I got a package in the mail, due to me loving Lego, I have build many figures from the MV and they are good. Thank you for addressing this issue Steven.
3:55 nice set
The stripe on kongs back is where Godzilla hit him with his beam in Gvk
Bruh, I'm noticing a bizarre amount of hostility towards you in these comments. Mostly in replies. Wtf? Are people ok?
Now watch I get a lot of replies from said hostile people trying to justify it.
That Goji paint job is my favorite so far, had to get it
If gvk figures didn't exist they would be pretty good figures
I like how Kong looks & I, personally, have always preferred the MonsterArts MonsterVerse King Kong over Hiya's but even still, these are such a waste.
sh kong is definitely more screen accurate but i think hiyas neutral face is better
The roaring face on sh doesn't look movie accurate.@@KP-ng5vc
@@RedSkull-hn2zi literally go compare it to pictures from monsterverse kong yes it is and hiyas looks nothing like it
The thing that’s always bothered me with the monster versus Godzillas is the neck, mouth and chest. They never seem to get Godzilla’s robustness. His neck looks like it’s in five different pieces. And his face and mouth make him look so weak. Compare that to the Hiya Godzillas. They capture his alpha Godzilla presence perfectly.
I think the SHM Godzilla looks the way it does because Bandai pays specific talent to create a figure sculpt based on movie accurate references. So technically speaking, it’s a stylized version of Godzilla, not meant to be accurate. Hiya kept it accurate and it looks way much better on my shelf than a skinny Godzilla.
@@AmorphousGoob I see. It’s just when I put them side-by-side I just can’t get over how good the Hiya one looks compared to SHM. It’s like a Skinny Lizard next to Godzilla.
@@braidensbigbass3880
Agreed 100%
Dude its in segments for articulation what do you expect
It's just bizarre why they released these two, while godzilla is blue alot in the movie but the figure isn't blue enough. And Kong without his gauntlet? What's the point of getting these when they aren't even the flagships
Reminder that the SH monsterarts Rodan Singular Point, who has two rows of itty bitty needle teeth on both jaws (FOUR ROWS TOTAL), has perfect paint apps 🌝🌝🌝
You know! Only the second cheapest figure in the line, at $50-$55, the lightest in the line as well…and looking at the figure on my shelf, it has TWO rows of teeth on the upper and lower jaw. TWO ROWS of perfectly pained, individual teeth. God dammit bandai.
Morgan Freeman would point up at this comment, actually.
@@StevensToyReviews just goes to show how theyre completely capable of doing so, and yet are just purely lazy. I counted and theres OVER SEVENTY INDIVIDUAL TEETH, while most figured have like, 20 at most!
shma just doesn't seem to give a damn about the MV
The only shma mv figure i can say is actually really good is poster G19
Can anybody tell me why the Minus One Godzilla is just nonexistent these days? Like sure, the Minus Color release is coming out, but trying to find the original version now feels like looking for water in the middle of Death Valley.
(I was gonna get it to add on that 3rd party head from Kaijuwizard).
Can’t believe Kaiju Canuck are trying to defend these, the only thing I like about these is godzilla’s tail articulation.
They should of at-least made godzilla the brown one from the beginning of the movie.
the "dirt on monke back* was the aftermath of Godzilla beaming him in GvK
I totally get the point in this video where you said "you bought these because you missed out on the 2021 figures, but the 2021 figures are still available." I know but honestly I just bought this godzilla because I like the design more than the 2021 version. Even though it can be more expensive, I'd pay an extra buck or two for a design I like better. I also don't get why people hate the figure because it's just a repaint of previous figures, calling bandai lazy. I don't think of that often I just think about the figure itself and whether it's good or not. Not focused on it being repainted.
Kaiju Canuck has it out for you
Just watched GxK again in theaters and honestly imo it’s the best paint job for this mold, like this clearly is Godzilla when he is in France siphoning the energy from the power plant, like it’s not that ugly metallic blue that was poorly applied to his mouth and spikes I do think it would’ve been better had they used a more fleshy pink for his mouth and a red, but I’ve never owned a monsterverse figure and honestly like I said I like the paint job it doesn’t look overly sloppy, a bit better articulation and a beat effect so
I honestly don't think that the S.H. Monsterarts Monsterverse figures can compete with Hiya.
Yeah... no. I'll pass and go for the Hiya ones.
I say that like I'm not saving up for Titanic Creations's upcoming figures
You should talk about the new MechaGodzilla 2 and Rodan SH monsterarts, I think it's pretty cool.
Thank you Steven for the review, it has really helped me decided my purchase. The close up shots of that monsterarts Godzilla looks gorgeous, the sculpt, the mold, the paint application with the slight glitter effect is very beautiful and honestly this is the best Monsterverse Godzilla figure I seen. I wasn't even going to consider buying this Godzilla because I don't care much for the Monsterverse but your review has changed my mind. You captured Sakais quality of work with this sculpt and the fact it does come with accessories is quite good to and it's only 60 bucks. That's a steal, keep pumping out good reviews because this really helped me find a good figure to go with the special colored Ghidorah I plan to purchase.
Honestly can someone tell me how many figures with the 1995 sculpt were made compared to the 2019/2021 sculpt
That head on Godzilla is so SO BAD you would think sh monster arts actually would put effort into their figures
I was thinking about getting the kong because i wanted the black recolor, but you do have a point, i should probably wait for a deal, especially when you bring up that other kongs and zillas were on target shelves for a while.
Your figure reviews are amazing my man I review figures video games etc for fun and I have already preordered the Hiya Evolved Godzilla from BBTS and seeing your reviews on figures gives me great insight on what not to buy and I have great joy knowing that I am buying stuff.
With this new paint job, this might be my favorite MV Kong figure tbh. You make a very good point about not supporting the company though, when in many regards they’ve neglected the entire line.
This might be my favorite Steven video because of that end
I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m brand new into this world of collecting and bought the GxK Godzilla and Kong figures for my birthday. They’re my first ones and, while I can admit that they’re not flawless, I really enjoy them for what they are.
I did missed out on 2021 but I did like them. This is an exception.
The SHF Orange Piccolo wasn't the best example IMO (being PBandai, so costing $95-100 (including shipping) at the time of its release, and now it's more since it's discontinued), though I get what you were going for with the size.
IMO $75 would have been a perfectly fair price had they done better body paint (even a bit of weathering/drybrush would have went a long way), fine tuned the dorsal plate paint a bit (the highlights on the tail/lower half are too heavy, white could have been incorporated a bit better), and updated the head sculpt. That's all they really had to do, but nope, couldn't be bothered
(though I am tempted to pick this up this up to test my painting skills)
It absolutely was. Higher price, smaller run, and significantly better execution compared to... 7th? 8th? Release of a more affordable figure which keeps degrading release after release after release.
@@StevensToyReviews That's the problem tho, it's cherry picked (of course a higher priced limited release should be held to higher standards than a regular mass market one). If you compare figures it should be standard releases vs standard releases. Hell, should have just thrown up something like the new/recent LSSJ Goku to further drive you point in. That figure is smaller, cheaper, and better in every way compared to both Goji and Orange Piccolo, on top of being a regular release
@@xSkye629x Ehhhhh piccolo is arguably better than Goku, but still they're both better than... These.
also lol I literally turned around and grabbed the first thing I could DB related lol
@@StevensToyReviews Just curious why you think Orange Piccolo is better (as a figure)? Cuz I have been seeing nothing but rave reviews for the new Goku in almost every regard (just to be clear, I've been referring to the new Namek SSJ one), whereas Orange Piccolo was just kinda lukewarm reception overall (kinda lacked accessories, more expensive/limited release, people were just mixed on the form to begin with, etc. Tho I do love me Piccolo, second fav character from DB, and I like his new form)
And fair enough for just randomly grabbing a fig, Piccolo's new form definitely stands out from the crowd
Plus the license for these brands costs wildly different to produce. Dragon Ball isn’t as expensive as Godzilla or Kong to make.
The right arm in mine is more popped out than the left one, is there anyway to fix that or is that just how they made em.
Yeah, you're probably right that if they're going to do a "final battle version" of both of these, they'll probably reuse the same Kong sculpt, but only change the arm and maybe the head sculpts if they feel like it. Same with Godzilla, new sculpts for some parts but same body build. At this point, their "sculpted by professionals" tag doesn't really live up to the standard that collectors expect.
I bought the figure
I really like this, I had fun posing this guy around
This is now my favorite figure of the mold
Hmm
I dont like how the blue just takes over his whole back. It looks so weird
I wonder which Kong toy appeared in Bernie’s room when he was recording his podcast in GxK? It looks to me like it’s SHMA. You see it briefly and it’s hanging. And you will see a Godzilla figure from behind right after that shot right before Aileen knocks on Bernie’s door. Godzilla’s dorsal plates looked dark blue.
I’m good with my figures of Godzilla and Kong. I personally don’t like how Godzilla looks in this 2024 movie. I prefer him from 2019/2021. I see polls on how GxK is so much better than GvK, but I’m in the minority that enjoyed GvK more. More creative fights. Skar King as the big bad villain came away disappointing.
I’m not sure Godzilla was even needed to stop Shimo and Skar King, Could’ve had Mothra attacking Shimo from a distance. I feel like MV Godzilla has been coming off a little disappointing as of late. He hasn’t really been BADASS since KOTM. He’s turned as a supporting character for Kong and then turned him into a big, dumb a-hole. Turned him into Thor in Love and Thunder.
I own a 3.5” 1989 Art Spirits G89. Then the Hiya G21 Exquisite Basic V2 and Art Spirits Hyper Solid Series K21. I don’t feel the need to get more figures of them. Maybe one of Minus One Godzilla. I prefer them smaller though but most never have great articulation. I could’ve brought my G89 to my second time watching GxK today since it’s so easy to carry with me.
Between 89/91 Godzilla vs. 19/21 Godzilla, I prefer MV even though he’s gotten worse in these Kong movies starring mostly Kong. Godzilla is the better kaiju but he’s not the better movie CHARACTER.
The Kong and Godzilla Bernie had were the Playmates figures. Trust me, I would know. I mean, it's not hard to tell when you look at them
@@tokensdeezexactly, they are clearly Playmates.
I'll probably just buy the Kong one since I don't have a Kong yet. I already have a Godzilla, so I'll most likely skip that figure.
I didn’t become a collector till recently so I only have the 2021 Kong Godzilla so the difference for me is a little big. I’m not buying the Kong. I just got Godzilla.
What’s really sad is to a certain extent I’m holding out for Bandai. I just feel like for what we saw in the movie, their figures would be able to articulate well enough to recreate some poses. Idk if it was my cousins copy but posing around with his Godzillas gave me more neca vibes.
Steven, should I get this Godzilla or the gvk one?
I definitely think this one. It comes with a beam accessory, plus the paint job is better. I own the GVK one and now I regret it cuz this atomic breath colour is so much prettier
I like these
I’ll just buy em and just repaint the Godzilla into the pink somehow
My man, they'll do evolved. It needs a whole new sculpt.
@@StevensToyReviews I HOPE they make the sculpt good which I doubt
@@StevensToyReviews I’d still repaint G
Probably just gonna wait for the Hiya Toys release, but even as the SHMA hater I am I am still somewhat impressed with that Kong repaint. Godzilla is meh nothing as always
And as a hiya hater I’m still not that happy with these releases, especially since they were on a roll with Godzilla 1972 and spacegodzilla. These are just not my type of Gxk figures… and before you ask, OH BUT HIYA HAS BETTER SCULPT FOR GOJI OH THEY HAVE SHIMO SUGJVMGJSC yeah I don’t like hiya, I’m just not a fan of these new sh releases.
@@Patrick485-0 out of curiosity, what exactly is wrong with the Hiya Shimo figure? Not trying to get into a heated debate or anything, just genuinely curious :)
@@Patrick485-0 Any reason for not liking Hiya.
@@emperorkiron3470 nothing, I just think that hiya really overshadows a line that I’ve like for a long time. Honestly I do like hiya, it’s just their fans are so overprotective and I feel the only reason people complain about the sh Godzilla 2019 repaints is because of hiya
@@Patrick485-0 that’s understandable! I feel like the overshadowing only really affects SHMA’s monsterverse line though as that’s what Hiya is focusing on, which SHMA’s MV line has been objectively lacking.
I really and truly do hope that Hiya’s run as a competitor pushes SHMA to improve on their MV line
They fixed the mouth :0
Definitely will be picking both up
So true the Godzilla 2019 Hiya Toys Figure is the best looking Figure so far in my collecting. The paintapps are top Tier.
I was thinking of getting S.H G24 at G-Fest, but I decided against it, lol
I’ve personally been considering these two, nice review!
Do you already have the 2019 Goji or the 2021 Kong???
@@GojiraFan-in9oo Yeah, still considering these.
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It's kind off like back when the sh monsterarts king of the monsters Godzilla figure came out. One of the things that made people excited for that figure was that it was a new sculpt and was more movie accurate (at the time) since they had access to the 3D model this time something they didn't have when they made the 2014 figure. But now they just seem to be just reusing an outdated sculpt and claiming its a new sculpt. Don't get me wrong, I think the sh monsterarts 2019 and 2021 Godzilla figures are great but it's time that Bandai updated the sculpt especially with the Hiya figures being more movie accurate.
I'll probably get the Godzilla just because I love the darker color as well as the color of the spines. But once you have one Kong you have all the kongs.
I think godzillas dorsal plate color is very reminesint of the scene where godzilla killed scylla
Hey STR what will you do with that guy who made a video reaction on this one? If i Remember the name is kaijucanuck.
I can say as a person who has never owned a Legendary Godzilla SHMA before, I really like it. I do have the GVK Hiya Godzilla and it is awesome as well.
Instead of this Godzilla that looks terrible they should’ve done something more like the poster color version this is absolutely terrible but the kong looks so good
I want it 😭
Kong I would say is justified and perfect for this release. Godzilla desperately needed an update and for such a big movie he deserved a solid unevolved form that we haven’t had since the original kotm release. But I don’t think people should hate on kong cuz honestly it is the most accurate and lifelike sculpt of him from any company
>kong cuz honestly it is the most accurate and lifelike sculpt of him from any company
It's objectively not accurate. Shinzen made his own sculpt based on the skeleton of the model.
I understand but shinzen used this technique based off movie data which goes to show why Kongs anatomy (his build/ stature specifically) I feel is extremely accurate. For Hiya for example, I just think the sculpt looks like any other ape figure you would see and the head sculpts doesnt look anything like the movie. The roaring head on the monsterarts captures kongs expression so well imo. I think this kong gets lost in all the monsterarts “hate” that has surrounded the legendary movie figures and that shinzen SHOULD get credit because he is a phenomenal animal/ creature sculptor.
@@cornelius_de_cornacopia2757 No one is denying the sculpt is *good.* it's not *accurate.* the only thing they used was the skeletal structure, nothing else. Texture, face, muscles, etc. that's it, just how he's built. Amazing sculpt =\= accurate.
@@StevensToyReviews I’m just curious, what problems do you have specifically with kong compared to movie outside of that you know how he was sculpted ? And I just wanted to say I like the way you approach your reviews so I really appreciate the feedback you rightfully have for a release like this.
i only bought the gxk pre evolved Godzilla on bbts and not the kong 2024 because of the atomic beath affect but I'm pretty sure that it seems Tamashi nations/Bandai has been using the burning godzilla 2019 version back in 2020 because of the melted face and i heard from the articulated series that godzilla 2019 mold that came out in 2019 has been retired and reused the burning godzilla 2019 mold 4 or 6 times
So with Skar King coming with his glove, would I be better off getting a custom head for my EE Kong and just buying Skar King?
yep
@@StevensToyReviews I’ve got some thinking to do now lol.
You know this is exactly what I ordered… 3yrs ago. I’m not buying the figures twice (Thrice in Godzillas case)
If SHMA released this Godzilla as their 2019 Godzilla or even the 2021 Godzilla. Then maybe I wouldn’t have a problem with it. But I think as it goes without saying. It’s the same damn model repainted for the upteenth time
I kinda don’t get why people are upset over these. Yes, they are lazy repaints, but they are lazy repaints that pay for the more niche monsters (some of our favorites) to get figures. Hasbro and McFarlane do the same in things like Spiderman and Batman repaints. You don’t have to buy them, because they’re not really for you. However, the result of the people who the figures are intended for buying them, will be us getting more monsters in the line.
I feel like in this video, steven lets the fact that he’s a reviewer who does buy everything get in the way of the review/considering everything
These are what I wanted out of the original GvK release in terms of paintjob and articulation. Anyways already sold those off for the Hiya versions.
Yeah, hiya stomps.
For a company named S.H Monsterarts, they make shit figures.