Revoltech Yamaguchi Series No.073: Gloomy

Wussup collectors!!

Back again. This time reviewing another sumthin'-sumthin' from the world of "Kawaii".. it's actually a Japanese word, meaning 'cute'.

This time, it's Revoltech Yamaguchi Series No.073: Gloomy



As you can see, it is well guarded by the clone trooper and the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy. Why such pre-cautionary measures? Because i've been looking for this particular set for more than a year, that's why!

Let's tell you a lil' bit about our friend Gloomy.. This is taken from the Cube Works press release:

"Gloomy, an abandoned little bear, is rescued by Pitty (a little boy). At first, Gloomy is cute and cuddly, but becomes more wild as he grows up. Since bears do not become attached to people like dogs by nature, Gloomy attacks Pitty even though he is the owner. So Gloomy has blood on him from biting and/or scratching Pitty".

Okay this is creepy. Who could come up with such creepy-ness??

It is Mori Chack, a Japanese graphic designer. He is famous for his Chax product line, and especially the character Gloomy Bear, a 2m tall, violent, pink bear that eats humans. The design is an antithesis to the excessively cute products by Disney, Sanrio, and other companies. Mori Chack believes that humans and animals are incompatible, and an animal is wild by nature. This is expressed most pronouncedly by the Gloomy Bear, which is often shown blood stained and attacking humans.

Rrrright.. you're the artist so i won't argue with you, boss.

Anyways, why didn't i get the vinyl versions of Gloomy from Play Imaginative or Kidrobot. Why the one from Revoltech, especially since the ones from Play Imaginative or Kidrobot are considerably cheaper?

Articulations, baby! That's why.. Let's take this Kidrobot Gloomy Bear product below as an example. It's a fixed posture. Probably the most you can have are minor moving parts such as turning head and arms, and that's about it.



With the Revoltech Yamaguchi, these are the poses you can get awesome poses like these..












Pretty awesome right?? Plenty of articulations and awesome poses are what you're likely to get from ANY Revoltech figure. If you own a Revoltech or collect them regularly, you would know what to expect.

The problem is, i have not yet dared to open the box and take this baby out of it.. i have looked around for this for sooo long and now i don't know what to do with it.

My dilemma is this: SHOULD I OPEN IT? OR SHOULD I KEEP IT MINT?

Until I decide what to do, keep collecting until you get eaten by a pink bear like Pitty :)
Cheerios.

Regards,
Donny a.k.a DeeJayRizla