Review: Banpresto Dragon Ball Z High Quality DX Figure Volume 1 "Super Saiyan Son Gokou"

Character: Super Saiyan Son Gokou

Origin: Dragon Ball Z

Manufacturer: Banpresto

Classification: High Quality DX Figure

Series/Volume: 1

Material: ATBC-PVC, ABS

Release: July 2008

Dimension: H=22.9cm

Box Art: Front | Back

Box Art: Sides

Box Art: Top | Bottom

The figure is in 2 parts and all are sealed separately in the same plastic.
The base is in a different plastic and it is bubble wrapped.

Upper Body: Front | Back
The hair looks nice for Gokou's Super Saiyan form .
Though the coloring is a bit bright and has some white highlights on the tips of the hair.
The face looks nice with some light anger on it.

Upper Body: Sides
The muscle forms are not that intense and the proportions looks great.
I like the blue inner clothing which seems to be separate from the top orange clothing when molded.

Lower Body: Front | Back
The details on the creases in the pants really amazes me.
Even the belt is nicely done.

Lower Body: Sides
The boots may be plain but has some detail like the rope tied in the middle of the boots.
The red colored trims also stands out with the blue color.

Base: is a plain circle in shape and has holes for the pegs for the foot to mount on.

Final Look: Front | Back

Final Look: Sides

Photo Summary of the Details

I was excited to have this figure. Though I bought this for a bit higher price but since it is an old release it doesn't matter that much. I guess for this item so old, I may say this is a rare catch and it is just fine for the price to go that higher event it is just a Prize figure.What matters most is that I have this large and old figure in my collection. The figure is too large for a Prize figure and it seems to be heavier than the common prize figures from Banpresto. I checked the materials used here, and it indicates that something like ATBC-PVC was used, maybe that makes it more heavier than the normal PVC figure. The height is about 9inches and that's because of the Super Saiyan hair he has. The proportions are great and the figure really stands out with the bright colors of the suit. I recommend this to those who wanted to collect Dragon Ball figures. But if you want a larger figure than this you can go for the recently released Master Stars Piece Super Saiyan Son Gokou that is surely bigger than this one. I hope you enjoyed the review. That's it for now. Thanks for your time.