Arale Chan also known as Arale Norimaki from the hit TV anime Dr. Slump. The anime is created by the famous Akira Toriyama. What so famous about this guy? Creator of Dragonball Z …. (Does that ring the bell for all the Japanese anime fans?)
This figure is quite an interesting and different release by Fewture. First of all, Fewture is a robot chogokin brand. But this time they release a human looking character in Ex-Gokin form. Not only that, she is not some kind of heroic figure but a cute little girl. However, Fewture does not cross the line, this little girl is indeed a robot in the anime.
"She is a robot built by Senbei Norimaki who looks like a young girl. She is known for her naiveté, energetic personality, lack of common sense, and amazing strength. Senbei tries to convince the other citizens of Penguin Village that she is just a normal human girl, and it seems to work, despite her superhuman athletic ability. Among her strengths, she can use abilities that range from the terrain splitting Chikyūwari (地球割り, Earth Chop) to the beam-like N'chahō (んちゃ砲, N'cha Cannon). However, she is nearsighted and needs to wear glasses."
(reference from Wikipedia)
Secondly, not only the figure does not look like a robot. It does not look like a gokin figure also. The figure looks vinyl / ABS / plastic. But once you lift her up, you can feel the weight of diecast in her. It is just like in the anime: people tried to hold her up, but they can’t cause she weights more than a normal growing man.
Thirdly, this figure is probably the first Ex-Gokin that included real clothing. I remember the Ex-Gokin has done it once with the Juohmaru. But that one was only one simple judo cloth. This one however is a complete set, T-shirt with pants and buttons etc. The outfit is surprisingly good! Got all the details, stitching well, and fitting well etc. It is just as good as those 1/6 scale figures.
Instead of machine guns, gigantic swords, or extra armor parts, this figure has a poop on a stick as her weapon. The other accessories included: the eyeglasses, the hat, extra face plate with different expression, few interchangeable hands etc.
One big plus for this figure, it comes with a display stand!! It helps cause the joints of the legs and arms are rather weak. Also, the head and the body are chubby and heavy.
The set also comes with her buddy, Gatchan. But too bad that Gatchan is more of a statue with only very limited movable joints. It can’t really interact with Arale much!
Either you are a fan of the anime or the Ex-Gokin line, this is definitely a KEEP!! As a fan, this is probably one of the best figure represents Arale-Chan. As a Ex-Gokin collector, this figure is definitely different from the others, but yet the quality is as impressive!!