Mothra ("Mosura") was introduced to Japanese audiences in 1961 in the eponymous Toho movie. When King Kong Vs Godzilla became a huge success, Toho decided to face Godzilla off against one of their own creations, spawning 1964's Mothra Vs Godzilla, a personal favorite of mine. Since then, Mothra has been in many of Godzilla's films, including a brief nod in the newest American one.
This figure is based off the design from 1992's Godzilla Vs Mothra, apparently my sister's favorite Mothra movie. The detailing on this figure is nothing short of breathtaking. Bandai did a very good job with capturing the color and look of Mothra's body and wings.
The main thing I tried to capture in my photos was the immense size of the figure, even comparing it to the 2011 Revoltech Mothra, which was based on the original 1961 design. I suppose I was expecting the figure to be closer in size to the Revoltech figure, but its wingspan matches the length of the box it comes in. In other words, it's huge!
On the plus side, there is a lot of articulation. Mothra's head has a lot of movement. The wings have hinges for you to move them up and down. Almost everything on Mothra's face is poseable to a certain extent, including the antenna and mandibles. The legs have multiple joints, and you can even curl Mothra's abdomen, i.e. its butt. Unfortunately, all of it feels very fragile, and you should handle the figure with utmost care. The figure does come with a stand.
I had seen pictures of the figure online, but it was only when I broke down and got it, did I realize how great this figure is. Part of me wished I held out in case they make one based on an older design, but it's probably the best representation of Heisei Mothra you'll find available.
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| Hey! Where's Mothra? I'm supposed to get my picture with her! |
To further give you an idea of scale, here are some pictures of the queens of Japanese tokusatsu: Mothra and Mother of Ultra!
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| Sayonara, Mosura-chan! |
3 comments:
I enjoyed reading this.
Have you noticed any issues with the symmetry of the wings? I got my figure and the right set of wings seemed to be mounted on the figure at a slightly different angle than the left set of wings. I left a photo in a facebook comment I posted here:
https://www.facebook.com/Tamashii.USA/photos/pb.155435907808916.-2207520000.1403246793./697100676975767/?type=3&theater
Would you mind showing a photograph of your figure top-down like this? the angled shots make it difficult to tell if all figures were designed with the wings this way. Just as reference, this photo was taken with the left and right primary wings at the tops of their range of motion, which was different for the right and left wings.
Thanks!
I got a chance to get a good look at my Mothra figure. The right wing is attached about a 1/4" lower on the torso than the left. (Meaning the two wings don't quite line up.)
I can send a picture if needed. I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it. It's too bad that this great figure has an error like that, but it doesn't bother me too much.
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