Gimtama is a "historic" animation set before the Meiji modernsation of Japan. "Historic" has to be taken very lightly in this case, as the whole anime series is a spoof of historic facts and unapologetically pokes fun at other animes around today. Instead of Commodore Perry arriving in his Black ship you have a federation of aliens descending onto Tokyo in spaceships. The 19th century is mixed in with flying cars, television, electronics, idol worship, giving a weird mix of people in traditional attire and living in old fashioned kominkas.
I've stumbled across these 6.3" figurines from Anime At Abbotsford two weeks ago. Having considered that a) its selling at quite a decent price compared to your typical 6.3" and b) the manufacturer, id made the impulse decision to buy.
Sets in its box. Gintoki and Shiroyasha (two on left) make up a complete set in a series, but Shinsuke belong to a series set with an additional 3 characters.
Unpacked
Gintoki Sakata - Main Character
The details are impressive, but most of them appear to be plastic decals chemically stuck onto the plastic surface.
Shiroyasha
Shinsuke Takasugu - Which was quite a letdown in terms of the quality. The use of decals overpowers the finer details. Some particles lodged into the plastic mould also.
Overall - Nice value for money. Decals are used for details instead of plastic mouldings or paints, therefore letting down the overall quality.
