S.H. Figuarts LUFFY Gear 5 One Piece Action Figure Review
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It's funny because even the Jada Dhalsim figure comes with regular arms, in addition to the bendy ones.
This is one of those figures you put in a pose and leave it on the shelf forever. Bandai needs to fire the team working on the One Piece Figuarts and put the Naruto team in.
Legitimately.
You mean "Narooty" team? 😅😂
So if you pose it and never touch it again, why not just get a Statue?
their figures do feel like that lately
Nah man, leave my naruto team where they are
Luffy is laughing at all the people who bought this figure, but genuinely I feel bad. Like tamashii nations really hyped this figure up
People is just biase to tamashii and Is willing to pay these high prices and say the QC ain't that bad
@@quintonbrooks7536 I personally love tamashii nations and the Naruto line is my personal favorite (as if it wasn’t obvious enough) but the choices for the one piece line is just so odd. It’s unfortunate some lines get their a team and other lines get their…other teams
@@Reach008 yes I noticed you can tell by the figure when they put there best sculpters to it
Tamashi are a considerable amount better than 99% of the toy companies
@@joelh90 I mean at the moment they’re my #1, but it’s wild how from line to line it varies in quality. Like the berserk line is just not good
I'm super tired of SHF over engineering their figures and just releasing whatever they make regardless of if it works. This could've been an awesome figure to pose and mess with :(
agreed
Bendy arms/legs should be mandatory accesories for any Luffy figure (aside from normal articulated ones). Stretching his body is a great deal for the character.
Yeah I love the Gomu gomu arms but I hate the default arms but I need those to do most of his poses
Hopefully someone makes custom arms that have the standard Bandai articulation that the raid on onigashimsa Luffy had
Bendy arms and legs remind me of those rabbit toys I used to get for Easter.
Me: "How's he gonna bring his leg forward?"
ACs: ( 13:05 ) "You don't"
You missed another problem with his hands and feet: their ballhinges are glued to the arms and the legs so you can't rotate them.
“They’re bendy, and they’re arms.”
Gear 5th is a great form. Love it design wise. Also the bendy arms are probably going to be a bad idea. I have seen them several times and it hasn’t looked worth it. One Piece fans keep hyping it up like it’s amazing but I highly doubt it. Assuming it’s just bad. It should be permanently connected and it shouldn’t move at all.
TLDR:Figure is bad.
💀💀💀💀
The design is great, but it made one piece worse, and less special
@@That-KidDo How is that? I thought Gear 5 was one of the most unique transformations in Shonen.
Gear 5 is sick, i adore it. I also really like this figure even with its flaws. It looks sick next to my kaido and VAH whitebeard @jonathandelgado3755
@@That-KidDo no it didn't
Great video!! Thank you for being honest in these reviews.
Something I should point out, the legs can go up about 90° if you put some force into moving them up. It would've just been better if they followed the Naruto figuarts though
Thank you so much for this review, I was really hoping the figure would work well articulation wise just enough to make stop motion with it but I’m glad you covered the posing ability of the figure completely! Subbed
Glad I could help! Welcome aboard
Man this design is so awesome, makes me want to start watching One Piece
(I watched the first 20 episodes, but I couldn’t get into it)
@@21s_figslol
@@21s_figsread the manga instead, it’s much better!
@@21s_figs I know this is going to sound stupid but … it gets GOOD like really good after like 200 episodes … yes it is a lot but you’ll have to dig if you want gold. You could watch a recap on CZcams and then continue when it gets interesting, The Skypia arc is loooooooon but it is important, you could skip the filler and watch the rest. After that just watch from the “Water 7” arc and onward, the next arcs are great and “Marine Ford” is peak !
@@21s_figsdude. I’m not kidding this is how I started watching. Once I saw the gear 5 trending on Twitter. I checked out the entire fight and fell In love with the form. I only plan on watching when gear 5 appears because it really is an incredible form
ever since i learned about the bendy limbs i've been looking forward to this review
i like your review, give me all perspectives from pro to cons. love it
Happy to help
Anthony can we get a "make mine a double ball peg" shirt? I will design it if needed! lol! Tbh the bendy stuff sold me, just cuz it makes sense for Luffy power set. May glue the smoke on and lil super glue to beef up floppy joints on that.
Anthony always has the greatest shirts, people in my neck of the woods tell me the same thing too.
I somehow managed to get it a week ago from Taiwan, thanks to a friend who went for a trip. Had to pay a little extra, but seems fair considering the hype and low on stock this dude has gone. My review after playing around him after a week is that, he is really fun to own!!! Grateful to be the lucky one to own him in the first issue itself/ In my opinion SHF Gear 5 Luffy should be awarfed as the SHF of the year!!
I've been waiting for this
The cloud probably pops off so it's less likely to break, could also be so it's easier to pose him without it getting in the way
I think the one thing this figure is missing is properly articulated arms and legs, the bendy ones are cool but they don't replace articulated limbs
Will you be reviewing SHF Eustass Kid?
I think the fire thing around his neck could have been a bendy wire than his normal arms and legs
Just got it today, I knew his limitations but you can work around them and he can pose pretty well ... but i almost gave up on the figure when the peg didn’t want to connect to the long arms ! I had to get rid of the excess plastic in the hole and now they fit perfectly ! That saved it from being a 4 ... but after all that I’ll say he’s a 8/10.
I bent the small arms for the moon pose and I love it
@@joelmeza123 Such a great pose !!!
I like Gear 5 a lot, the design is very fitting to Luffy and you'll see how his powers works which makes it really funny.
I like the figure, the issue i have is the cloud ring since it's made in parts and falls off if not put well and the bendable parts are not bad but gotta be careful not to twist them much.
As a one piece fan I love the figure aesthetically it looks amazing just as you said and I still ordered it as well, but yeah articulation is such a disappointment and the bendy arms too, this is why I watch your reviews much love
happy to help
As tempting as this figure is I'm glad I passed on him. I am looking forward to Ace tho.
That’s going to be great
They did some weird shit to the shoulders, and I've seen some people snap them by mistake.
The short arms! I was upset when you mentioned the short arms not bending. I popped them off and bent them really hard and it WORKED! I have him in the moon pose rn exactly like in the anime 🔥😍
How the heck Jada toys executed the bendy arms and leg better with the SF character but bandai can’t
At this point, I believe in any conspiracy that prevents a company from being too good at something just so an up and comer can have a chance to shine.
What does the cloud thing have to do with being a rubber man? You will figure it out once you watch the show. Or you could just look it up and spoil yourself. And the alternate head is for the regular Luffy as you can see on the back of the box.
Its ironic that this video was posted on my birthday and I also the exact same figure for my birthday too
If you untuck the white flapper inside the thigh swivel from his pants, you can make his legs go higher but it’s not ideal at all and it will definitely look ugly with the pants flapper bent up like that but that’s the only way you can get his legs to articulate
I love the cloud design for luffy. I like the classic cartoonish theme he comes with.
This is one of those figures that’s so unnecessarily complicated, not the best engineered, objectively could’ve been better, but I’m going to overlook it because how much I love luffy and one piece.
Kinda sad we gotta do that. Bandai really dripped the ball with this line so far . That Ace looks promising tho.
@@bryanmarcia4104 agreed. I do t often do that. I usually set my expectations high with these companies and I rarely comprise on that. Every once in awhile, I shut my critic side off and just give the figure a lot of slack.
Yeah same here. I hope Anthony and other collectors are right and a standard limb version eventually gets made.
But I’m betting it’ll be a while and a heavily stripped down release. Maybe even a $35 retail targeted release. So I’m MAYBE gonna keep my preorder just for the accessories it comes with.
I like the bendy option in the legs but in the arm is just painful. I wish they just did the normal arms since the bendy arms restrict the arm movement.
I got mine yesterday and already knew I prob wouldn’t like it but all be damned if I didn’t end up posing him around and changing his accessories for like 2-3 hours he’s pretty fun but could’ve been a lot better
It really does feel like they make a decent figure, then go back and retroactively add two or three really shitty, avoidable and unneccesary things to every one of these One Piece releases. I think the only one without a major flaw is Sanji, if you can live with Yamato's skirt not being soft goods without third party stuff
Makes me wonder how they're gonna fuck up that Ace lol
heres hoping hes simple enough to just be a good figure
It is not in stock rn. I don't think it has been for quite awhile but they did announce a re release/second wave or whatever you wanna call it but it should be in stock again soon
it was in stock when i filmed this. things seem to come and go a lot more recently. i think their inventory is more accurately tracking cancelled preorders and showing them as available inventory in real time.
Those hips do lie
I wish I could find him! He is sold out EVERYWHERE!
keep an eye on bbts. they often have things pop back in stock
@@AnthonysCustomsWill do! Luck that you were able to get him!
It's getting a re-release in november, preorder goes up july 1st.
If you rotate the leg at the waist you can get it to kick up higher
One is left on BBTS So anyone that wanted this should go get him!
A luffy figure with no articulation is ironic and tragic😂😂😂
I got it and agree with your points on articulation and some issues. But I really love one piece so its hard for me to hate it.
It seems like a unique and interesting idea/selling point, but as soon as prototypes came back with LESS articulation than regular limbs, that should have been the end of it. Kind of a bummer for a really cool look.
I wonder if the other Luffy figures limbs could be supplanted on this one? Or I guess it'd have to be the whole lower half.
Bandai must've been Smokin White Cloud lately while designing this figure.
Man the SHF Naruto team should have worked on these figures
I saw their Sakura and Naruto 99Top SH Figuarts and I am amazed by their articulation and sculpt! They definitely stepped up their game compared to Figma 😂
I’m so worried & nervous 😬😬😬😬
Awesome review as usual. The aura is particularly annoying. I tried gluing it in, but it's super fragile and any pressure around the glued pegs cracks it. So I would advise not doing that to anyone thinking about it.
the figure its decents but man i really wish bandai or a third party company decide to launch a accsesory pack with normal limbs or if they decide to re released include ones ,because yeah if you are careful the bendy wires can last a lot of time but at the same time force you to keep him on a normal stand pose, basically has the same problem that the hot toys figures one has you cant left him on a dynamic pose because the rubber can get damage
i really like the idea of the bendy wires but even jada dhalsim came with normal arms aside the bendy ones
1. i love the design of gear 5 and the powers it comes with although i haven't watched one piece at all
2. i actually liked the bendy wires
QOTD 1: I LOVE Gear 5.
QOTD 2: I HATE Gear 5’s rubber limbs. Biggest reason I skipped the initial listing on Amazon because I wanted to hear your opinion before buying.
And I’m glad I did! It really put my preorder in perspective. As is, I’m gonna sit on my preorder. I love this form and expect a future standard jointed version may be heavily stripped down in accessories. So I’m just gonna wait and mull it over and decide if I really want this figure.
IIRC in this form he's only ever drawn to be completely bendy. It's the "awakened form" of his fruit or whatever, so he's just bouncy and cartoony all the time until he comes out of it. There maybe a couple of instances when he's standing still and he looked vaguely human still, but even when he's winding up his punches, his limbs look like stretch armstrong.
That said, probably should've still just given him regular solid limbs with regular articulation. But honestly, most people will just pose him doing wild bendy poses and leave him on the shelf that way.
Engineering on this one is so dumb... why does bandai hates one piece figures so much?.... they are all flawed
I don't get the point of this figure. We don't even know what exactly this form is (lore-wise). So, why make a figure of it so soon?
I mean we know enough. This form has been around for two years and was animated almost a year ago. I think this was a totally perfect time to make a figure of him since demand would be so high.
The new arc us already out and the Manga is already explaining the origin
Turns out he is rubber as we know, but not because his ability is specifically to be a rubber man. Won’t spoil it for you anymore then that ofc. Also that one head is the start of the transformation to this form
I knew passing on em was the right call. No idea what bandai was thinking. Hope you could fix the leg that snapped off.
From what I’ve seen you CAN get the leg to go past 90 forward but it requires bending the absolute shit out of the rubber in the hip
When he’s in gear 5 he doesn’t stop moving and he never looks normal. That’s why they didn’t give him normal arms and legs
Am i the only one who didnt actually have issues with my gear 5 figure, the articulation will only be confused first in hand but afters a few days it feels like a real figure, if you actually TRY gear 5 luffys arm can bend like the regular luffy arms but you have to hit every corner right since its wire, same for the legs it is possible for gear 5 luffys leg to bend to 140, but honestly the aura not being glued was intentional, i glued mine and they snapped, its better to acquire tape on the aura so it has proper space. The figure is great, its highly overhated.
No it isn’t. The fact you said you had to do all that proves it isn’t overhated. You got used to doing more than is reasonable for a bad figure you like. 3.0 Naruto gets better range with not even half the effort and I don’t have to worry about gluing or breaking anything. Bad figure bro. It’s ok.
@@timdoe8895 Ok dude, aside from the aura situation, the figure reaches the expectations of what the figure is supposed to turn out to be, and with articulation, everything works perfectly fine, (plastic joints too no problem) it literally bendy wire it can bend how ever you want it to look, the reviewer of this channel was just very unclear of how the figure actually works and they were going to easy with it, not like it has to be easy. Watch any other reviewer about this fig on any other channel they know what they're doing right.
Anyone got the Romance Dawn Luffy and Nami? Those are kinda cheap, so I wanna buy them if they didnt suck bad.
They’re not out yet as far as I know. I think Luffy releases in August and Nami in september.
I like his form! He literally can bend reality!
I like Gear 5 it’s a very unique take on his rubber powers
I don't watch One Piece but I feel for all the fans that have bought these figures only to have QC issues with pretty much every single OP figure so far
I do really like his Gear 5 design definitely better than his previous Gears, the hair, cloud-like vibe dope. I also hate not having regular arms & legs, ridiculous I understand he’s rubber it’s the look but no not for a figure I want to pick up and mess around with constantly.
I'm glad I saw this video. I almost ordered him the other day and thought twice about it, thank god. Dhalsim bendy secondary arms are a fantastic accessory but bendy arms and legs with no normal articulation on a figure from SHF is rediculous. That's way too much for bendy wire with no choice. And then the broken hip on top of all that. I would be furious and send it back for a refund
To answer your question, I hate the bendy arms. I’m in the middle of watching this review and just needed to state how annoying those arms are.
You know what? I thought you cry too much but you give your opinion. Love that!
Can't wait for you to catch up and experience gear 5. As someone who is admittedly a one piece fanboy but also loves dragon ball, I have to say it's the best transformation since super Saiyan in anime/manga.
The powers and abilities Luffy gets with it are insane and the lore is nuts. The only hint someone like me can give you anthony is I hope you enjoyed skypiea. I think this one is definitely worth keeping in your own personal collection given you already have it in your hands.
Also the choice to make him all bendy is pretty neat with context to the anime. Without full on spoiling Luffy pretty much becomes an old school cartoon like Popeye or Tom and Jerry. Therefore moving like such, the rubber limbs is pretty cool but the figure could definitely use some solid ones
"the best transformation since Super Saiyan"
You're right, you are a One Piece fanboy
@@SoulOfRuby it is, a legendary form randomly brought up in the series at a certain point way later in the story, only for the protagonist to be the first one to do it in decades.
@@rob6912 Wild how delusional One Piece fans are.
Sage Mode and Bankai both top Gear 5 easily
@@SoulOfRuby big hating. Naming all bankais and a form that is achieved and only viable by standing still is wild. Gear 5 not being anything like any other form in anime is what makes it so good. It's not some emo rage boost it's an actual thought out form that affects the story in completely new ways. No one of the 100 bankai are like that and sage mode was instantaneously over shadowed by 6paths mode
Damn SSJ5 Luffernutter articulation is rough! Looks good tho.
what do you like more Master Ultra Instinct Goku or Gear 5 Luffy
i havent seen luffy in gear 5 yet besides screens and this figure
@@AnthonysCustoms dam well if you ever do get to it, wlI would definitely like to see you make a video of them 2
Its a shame, i love the way it looks! But the bendy arms dont bend as easy as you would like and i feel like ur always scared to break them. They should have had a normal set of arms and legs to go with. The cloud is what a devil fruit user gets when he awakens his devil fruit. Btw my cloud does stay up but it can come of its quite finicky. However it isnt as rough as you’d imagine. I do think could have done without the hinges.
My birthday is soon but my tio and tia bought me gear 5 luffy and chakra mode naruto
Can you review Jin (Tekken 8)
shf? yes
I was waiting for this review for a while!!!! I knew that if someone was gonna agree with me on how frustrating this figure is, was you 🤣cause a lot of people are making this like is the second coming of Christ made figure "Top 5 of the year" in group figures and I can't believe how deep they're in their delusion justifying Bandai's dumb desicions, I have to take off the short arms and bend them cause the joint could break and the damn hips I hate them, if you put the plastic over the leg, he can kick a bit higher.
Mine is finally coming in and despite the negativity this figure receives, I’ll see for myself how much of it is actually true. I find that a lot of collectors and reviewers put the absolute minimum of effort into posing a figure and when they don’t immediately get the result they want, they just call it trash. Especially with this line. This happened to Wano Luffy where people said he can’t get into a Gear 2 stance, which he definitely can, and a damn good one at that. Zoro (which admittedly is a very poorly designed figure) can still be posed with a fairly wide stance without modifications, that’s how he displays in my shelf. Sanji’s shoulder joints which everyone finds so horrible looking look great and natural with a bit of effort. And I could go on.
I don’t doubt there are limitations to this Luffy, in fact the promo pictures clearly show what those are, but I am certain one can get a lot more out of him than many people claim. The only way this figure can be disappointing to me is if he can’t hit the poses in the promo pics, which we will see once I get him in hand.
Also, I don’t get why people are disappointed with there not being regular jointed arms and legs. We knew that from the get-go. That was clear from every promo pic from the very beginning. Yet people preordered him like crazy and now everyone is complaining that they’ve got exactly what was advertised. It makes me think people just preorder shit blindly.
Anyway, I’ll see it when it arrives and maybe it truly is awful and a waste of money but more likely than not it’s not nearly as bad as most people claim it is.
I was able to bend the arms for the moon pose, it awesome
Everything else about the figure aside, why was I excited to see he comes with a stand lol. That should just be the case for all figuarts!
And this might he a hot take but I really wish their figures had peg holes in the back for stands to plug in.
Because we are used to getting nothing and being happy😭also fact.
Yeah I saw a review and returned him from my pile of loot and got rambo3.
I like Gear Fifth its a really fun transformation
Bendy arms whats the worst that can happen
Edit: oh no…
Try putting it hot water it could make it bent easier that’s what I did to my figure
Just to be a devil’s advocate, if bendy limbs are on other figure I would hate it. But for this form, it is actually a fair choice based on the source material. Luffy in Gear 5 Nika form does have arms all weird like that almost all the time.
So while I do find it limited, I can’t fault them for the choice, though like legs, they really should give us a pair of long arms too.
That said, I agree with you on the cloud piece not glued in. That cloud piece is part of Nika form, no reason why it should come off that easily, it’s annoy.
Also agree with the hip joint. New one sucks and I rather they use the same ones on the DB line or even the previous Luffy.
And the hinge on the shorts, wish that was on the red Luffy and like you said is useless on this one, and have no toe joints sucks.
Ahh I am glad I did not pre-order it. The lost me the moment I saw it had no regular limbs.
Personally I love the figure but i was never actually gonba pose display and change faces yeah but to get him in crazy poses no i dont want to break the figure
THE ONE PIECE ICE REAAAAAL!!!
Bro I just got him and I ready love but articaling is not good
Are you watching One Piece with subtitles or dubbed?
dub. i watch anime while doing other things so reading isnt an option and my japanese is a bit rusty
I give this figure a 3 out of 5. It's saving grace is that it does look good. You get it in a pose and the figure looks great, problem is getting to that pose is a hassle. I get why they chose the limbs articulation, but that represents only two signature poses and one of them isn't ez to get him in lol. This whole line has felt like a 3 out of 5 to me so far. Some good things melded with weird and bad decisions.
Nope the smoke Halo thing doesnt need to be articulated. That is weird.
I’m on episode 970
The legs can kick much much more forward actually.
Still not going to make the articulation better over all
@@death244 Nah
A figure that can kick will be a thousand times better than a figure that can't.
If you wanna catch up with one piece you can read the manga, it doesnt take forever like watching the anime, you can read it on your bathroom breaks :v
Super Saiyan Luffy! my favorite
I love this figure, ive had so much fun posing it. I think sometimes you should just quit complaining and enjoy things. That being said i do enjoy these videos and the insight.
imagine a review where the reviewer said only, "i enjoy it." It would be a complete waste of everyone's time.
@AnthonysCustoms I didn't mean you in particular, sorry for the miscommunication. I see a lot of complaints and whining and I see the complete opposite as well. Sometimes it's just nice to just enjoy things and I think people can get hung up on things instead of doing so. Great videos as always 👌
@@Akondom Then you're not looking for a review, you're looking for someone who can justify a purchase you made that you're unsure of. Not everyone has to enjoy a figure that you like, and that's okay right?
Wow! What's wrong with Bandai dropping the ball on their OP line??? 😢 Glad I skipped this after the disappointing 1st Luffy 🤦 thanks for the review, was on the fence on this. Now I get to save money!
It seems someone entirely different has been designing these figures. The problems they have can be fixed with basic solutions. Whoever Is designing these seems to be trying to find something different that works which screws with everything. Thank god that upcoming ace figure has incredibly promsing promo photos and is designed by someone in charge of the naruto line
Oh, for the leg going forward thing, you want the flap of the crotch piece to be over the leg, then you get much better forward leg movement. If it's in the leg, it's super limited. Again, bad design.
great review, but if you said it's a fail, why 6/10, based on your review it's more like a 3/10
I explained that. It's still looks great and had good accessories
Nice white haired devil mode narooti review video. 😅