About Heroes

For a couple of years now I have been addicted to a tactical RPG called Disgaea. If you know a little about me, I gave up on RPGs years ago (Final Fantasy VII really killed it for me). For some reason I always found myself glued to these two Nippon Ichi Playstation 2 games. When I say glued I mean over 100 hours of gameplay. Do you know what I could have accomplished in those 200 hours? Probably nothing more productive than reading bad comics, but still. If you’ve read my reviews in Beckett Anime Magazine you know I am a big fan of Gashapon (Capsule Toys). So what exactly happens when two of my favorite things collide? A slice of heaven my friend….a big slice.

These figures are more than just capsule toys though; they are the perfect collector items for Disgaea fans or just fans of anime/video game figures. Alright, so on to the review. Let’s talk about the packaging first. Man, Japanese people love their packaging! Not only are all the characters packaged in individual boxes, but the boxes themselves are packaged in a big white discreet box. There are 12 boxes, because each figure resides in their own container and each container is gorgeously decorated with images from the game. Inside each of those mini-boxes is a clear plastic display case and a black bag. I guess this is so you’ll be surprised when you actually figure out which figure you get and let me tell you it’s half the fun trying opening those black bags and hoping it will be the ninja(yeah my personal favorite). The plastic displays are a perfect display case for the figure and the legoish circles means you can stack the figures to save room.

This set includes 12 fully pre-painted figures that you have to assemble, but not to the extent that you will need glue or carving knives. Each Figure stands 2.5" tall and the case measures 3"×2"x2". Unlike the Japanese release that come randomly packed you actually get a complete set when purchasing the box. The set includes: Adell, Etna, Rozalin, Yukimaru, Axel, Hanako, Taro, mage, ninja, archer, thief, and the mystery figure Pleinair. These figures are made by the Japanese company Toranoana. There is so much detail that went to each figure, you can really tell that Toranoana put time into making each mold and applied paint. Speaking of paint, for figures this small I am completely impressed with the lack of paint bleeding and chipping. These small figures are completely flawless and their assigned weapons are easy to attach.

The only negative things I can really say about this set is I really wish that they had released another secret figure besides Pleinair; it seems that each set now comes with her. They could have at least given her a different animal to hold. I do recommend taking your time when putting the figures together, because now and then a hand can go flying if you try to force it in and these things are a pain to find again. Those are just really small gripes because overall this new set is completely flawless and I can’t recommend these small figures highly enough. The first two sets were limited to 500 boxes and 650 boxes so I’m assuming the same thing is going on here. So do yourself a favor and don’t put it off until they are gone. A

You can find the Disgaea 2 Chaos at the Colosseum figures at Rosenqueen.com they have the best prices and are the official NIS store here in America. You can’t go wrong with this place!