[Joelston]

I love SH Figuarts, and I especially love DBZ Figuarts. They were also my virgin entry point into collecting import figures. My very first was Piccolo, whom I still absolutely adore. Since then I've added battle-damaged Goku, Cell Games Vegeta, Gohan, Future Trunks and SS Goku. I love them all, and they are some of, if not my most favourite action figures, pure hand candy, and so incredibly fun to play around with and get into all sorts of anime-specific dynamic poses, especially when paired with the few effect pieces I have from Figuarts. But this Broly, I just can't get into him. Whilst I know he is completely accurate to the source material, those proportions just look ridiculous. The HUGE rounded-ball shoulders and upper torso just look silly to me, like the "powering-up muscle-enlarging vein-pumping" that is a hallmark of DBZ taken to extreme (and almost deformed) levels. Maybe I'm alone in this train of thought, I don't know. I love that they have made such a giant figure, that is really awesome and a credit to them, and I really want to want to like this figure, I really do. Maybe I need to go back and watch the Broly movies to get myself as pumped-up about him as his muscles are pumped up to take on Goku.. I don't know, how would he go trying to find a t-shirt in his size? Or a long sleeve one that would even suit his super muscly frame for when he wants to go on a date with some lucky (or unlucky?) lady somewhere nice? I don't even think Capsule Corp would make those..