Hiya save me

@BoatsCanFly

7 ай бұрын

In all seriousness I'm not too bummed out aside from the obnoxious price. The paint isn't horrific on mine and if I decide I don't like it on hand it shouldn't be too hard to repaint considering he's mostly dry brushed

@skotvie5663

7 ай бұрын

may the hiya gods answer our prayers

@alexdurain3753

7 ай бұрын

Praise be HIYA!

@chrislawrence7624

7 ай бұрын

Hiya sucks

@1930song

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, save US

I remember these figures originally costing $59.99 or a little more. $140 dollars is absurd for something so flawed

@Psychronize

7 ай бұрын

Inflation

@red6309

7 ай бұрын

​@@PsychronizeThe price hike cant be that massive its more than twice the amount

@onerandomguy4832

7 ай бұрын

@@Psychronize and greed

@red6309

7 ай бұрын

@elijahglasser5447 For that price not really, its an okay figure and thats a fact, if it was 80$ it would be amazing even

@SolitaryWendigo

7 ай бұрын

@@red6309 the problem is that in Japan, they do only cost 50-60 dollars, but like Psychronize said, inflation and shipping from Japan (even if you order the figure from Japan and have it shipped) is crazy expensive. The same goes for retailers who have these brought into warehouses before being shipped to buyers. The problem is all in shipping, it inflates the price so much that it’s crazy.

I hate and love that I canceled my pre-order of this figure. I hate it because I loved the movie, I love that I did because my small paycheck deserves to be spent on something else.

@Sarah_Smashville

7 ай бұрын

I cancelled my preorder too 😔. I really wanted this figure

@trikeonabike4949

7 ай бұрын

Same. I want QUALITY for the asking price. If I have to color correct/paint a “premium” figure that’s flawed out of the box, I don’t want it.

@00_Bushido

7 ай бұрын

Likewise, reluctant pre-order cancel here. I paint miniatures, but one thing I am notoriously poor at is eyes. So teeth and other quality control stuff regarding paint, I’m ok with fixing since I can cover it up. But the eyes? Well, if I get a figure with the eyes printed off the eye sculpt…that’s not something I can fix with any confidence. Not saying it’s our job to fix things. That should be manufacturer and quality control. However, I sometimes look the other way if the figure has a great sculpt and articulation since I could never sculpt or create something like this.

@JarMar3296

6 ай бұрын

I'll probably cancel mine. I got the recent release of 1999 Gamera and the paint detail is way better than the original release. I'll hope they do a reissue for this down the line, but at this price I can't settle for the poor quality in paint application.

@LordCrate-du8zm

6 ай бұрын

Buy the Super7 one. It's bigger, half the price, and they actively went out of their way to make it look GOOD. They literally showed it to the director of the film and said "hey, is this good enough to release?"

SHMA, between their absurd prices and total lack of QC, is a joke of a brand at this point. With Hiya knocking each of their releases out of the park, and *actually* listening to fan feedback to improve and enhance their figures, I have no doubt they’ll become the figures of choice for collectors soon enough.

@bretbuckley704

7 ай бұрын

SH's newer classic releases/ decisive battle re-releases have actually been pretty solid. But their modern godzilla/ monsterverse figures have been kinda sloppy aside from the first G19, and the poster version. I sold off most of my SH monsterverse figures to replace them with the Hiya ones.

@Gojilynx

7 ай бұрын

my final wars figure was honestly beautiful though tbh

@bossbubsy56

7 ай бұрын

Has hiya made anything Godzilla other than monsterverse? Their stuff looks insanely good for a good price, but I can’t find much, and I’m wondering if that’s just cuz they haven’t put much out yet.

@bretbuckley704

7 ай бұрын

@@bossbubsy56 They have a 91 Goji prototype they showed a toy show a couple months ago.

@omegaprime9794

7 ай бұрын

​@bossbubsy56 they also announced a 54 figure as well

at this point im hoping hiya toys get all the license for all godzilla line

@Varfair

7 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly, they did. At least for all previous toho Godzillas, and considering Super7 is working in a Minusgoji, it would surprise me if Hiya isn't working on it as welll

@enysulastri-ql7mq

7 ай бұрын

It will great news if that happen

@rakadean39

7 ай бұрын

@@Varfair yeah the 1995 one but it still a concept so it still long way to go

DiegoDoom: Hmm ngl even tho the eyes and sculpt is mid, I still say he’s absolutely fantastic STR: 💀

@ksanbahlyngwa1998

7 ай бұрын

I don't know why Diego doesn't review Hiya toys. Why not? HE also seems really lenient with SHMA.

@scrubbernut8888

7 ай бұрын

I swear they literally pay diegodoom to speak out of his ass💀💀

@red6309

7 ай бұрын

@@scrubbernut8888 Every single review and figure is "absolutelyy fantastic" Goji has qc issues crossed eyes paint apps like they used feet and is falling apart DiegoDoom states "THIS FIGURE IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC " ??!??? 💀💀⚰️⚰️

@apexatrovinator7510

7 ай бұрын

@@red6309he’s the biggest Shma glazer out there

@red6309

7 ай бұрын

@@apexatrovinator7510 How is he even a "figure reviewer" at this point ? In order to do that you need to be a bit more objective and list minuses and pluses and help the consumer decide, if you glaze and shill everything its just not good...and it also doesnt help consumers if he constantly repeats the same words and phrases.He isnt objective and doesnt state what is fantastic and why, why is everything fantastic ?? Give an example,go into details and explain bro..even if there is a flaw he will make it sound fantastic. I unsubbed to him and subbed to more honest figure reviewers.

140 for this is too much, even without the paint and quality issues. If it weren't riddled with aesthetic problems, 90 would be a good selling point. Sold as it is with the problems, 70~80 tops. 140 is a big ask for a figure that looks like it was dropped in mud. The sculpt is really nice though, I can see a repaint doing well, or if you're so inclined to do so, custom painting would be a cool project to make it look extra nice.

@koldblooded1352

6 ай бұрын

Agreed 140 is ridiculous

@Fentlover1

6 ай бұрын

And they dont even have an atomic breath piece, you think with all the money they saved by never making an atomic breath they can get better quality control

@ParrotsAccount

4 ай бұрын

@@Fentlover1minus one wouldn’t work with an atomic breath piece unless it has blue dorsal fins. With an atomic breath so unique it wouldn’t exactly work without blue fins

I'm hoping Hiya announces a MunisGoji release. I might cancel my SHMA order then. Thankfully BBTS is really good about returns for known quality issues.

@enysulastri-ql7mq

7 ай бұрын

Super 7 ultimates is also announces their godzilla minus one figure i think that good

@Arsenoraptor1999071663937

7 ай бұрын

​@@enysulastri-ql7mqwell, it's just the render, the actual prototype would be very different, and of course the final product would be worse 😂

@dk6419

7 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed as well. I can't see getting this figure.

@dk6419

7 ай бұрын

​@enysulastri-ql7mq just a render super7 has had a terrible track record with their actual godzilla figures.

@enysulastri-ql7mq

7 ай бұрын

@@dk6419 thanks man

Thanks for the review. The paint job of S.H. figures have always left me wanting and I often find myself fixing it, especially the teeth. You'll have to splurge to get the better non-poseable Ichiban Kuji version (I have the charging up "last one" figure) or wait for the an X-Plus sofubi whenever they decide to make one. I'm still going to get this one, just because.

I literally said the same thing back when hiya release the atomic blast Godzilla figure and SHMA released some crappy night version of Godzilla because we definitely needed another 2019 monsterarts Godzilla figure. Hiya and super7(if they decide to go a bit more balls to the walls with their figures and not play it too safe) has the potential to surpass SHMA

@LordCrate-du8zm

6 ай бұрын

Well, Super7's third G-man figure was godzilla melting from Godzilla vs Destroyah. So yeah, balls to the wall.

I wonder if Godzilla Minus One got the same treatment as the that Night Color edition. 🔥 🔥 🔥 Otherwise nice Goji.

@enysulastri-ql7mq

7 ай бұрын

Lol they will get roast

I would love it if they did a Ginza attack variant with a retooled sculpt and hopefully better paint app they usually give the revamp figure to the atomic breath version which sucks but I hope we get a battle damaged one or another base one if shin can get like 100 variants so can minusgoji

Man i wish neca still had the license to make Godzilla figures, they would've knocked it out of the park for a quarter the price.

@TheSciFiNut

7 ай бұрын

Nah I’m glad Neca is gone. Their figures got really sloppy. Time for Hiya to shine now.

@ISkinFlamingos

7 ай бұрын

Like the guy above said. Neca started to get worse with heisei goji 1994 & 1995, especially with the g19. The eyes are too goofy. And for some reason, G14 has yellow eyes?

@schmeatmcmeat1587

7 ай бұрын

@@ISkinFlamingos yeah but their last couple of releases (1962, 1964, and 1989) were amazing.

@TheSciFiNut

7 ай бұрын

@@schmeatmcmeat1587 They weren’t highly detailed though. They just kinda seemed lack luster. Especially for quality control. Hiya seems to have found the sweet spot for Godzilla figures. I’m really excited to see their Heisei Era stuff they’re going to put out

@TanupatYT

7 ай бұрын

​@TheSciFiNut For the price of what a neca figure costs. Its either worth it or absolute steal compare to monsterarts where you have to sell 3 kidneys

I was expecting it to be bigger for that price! And considering the flaws, I’d pay maybe $50

This is the year of Godzilla. Toho and Monster Arts got greedy because they understood that new Godzilla fans would want this and don’t care about imperfections like collectors do. Charging so much because the figure sculpt was supervised as an excuse? Well they certainly Failed didn’t they with quality control.

Thanks for this review. I think I’ll cross my fingers and wait for Hiya. Given the critical and fan reception to GMO I can only assume that if they can make this version of Godzilla, they will and may even try to fast track it.

@ISkinFlamingos

7 ай бұрын

And hiya actually knows where to put the eyes, lol. They actually listen to fan service! I got into goji collecting, and i refuse to get any SHMA. I'll stick with hiya.

Spot on. Thanks for the honest review! Rant is exactly what myself and so many have been feeling in the community. Love it.

Thank you for this and everyone who mentioned hiya, i didn't know about their line of figures. While i love my sh monsterarts godzilla 2002, i was shocked at the low quality and density of legendary godzilla vs kong. For the price, you get a t shaped barbell with incredibly thin plastic draped over it, i was so excited to finally get one and expected great quality for the price, but alas was very disappointed when i opened it, especially compared to the neca versions. The designs of the sh monsterarts are great, but for the price, you're practically getting an overpriced piece of paper excluding the tails, which i will say are very well done.

Yeah, I think I'll wait to see how the Super7 release turns out or wait for Hiya to make one. I make a decent amount of money, but even I know $140 is way too much for an SH Monsterarts with no accessories and a lotto on whether or not you'll get a decent paint job. This release just feels really insulting.

with these insane prices, at this point they should just give us posable eyes

@shamisiwan9059

Ай бұрын

On balljoints

@GojiraEdits2027

3 күн бұрын

@@shamisiwan9059YES

I got this figure and I love this figure, but I paid like 40 dollars more for 4 day shipping from Japan

It really feels like Bandai/Tamashii is really slipping on their godzilla line of SHMA figures. Especially after seeing the Blue-Eyes ans Red-Eyes dragons. It's so weird that more care and effort seems to go into their nongodzila shma lines. And don't get me started on 2019 Ghidorah. I was so disappointed that the wings had so little articulation. Then theu revealed shma Rathalos with 2 sets of semi-poseable wings and I was like "why didn't they do this with 2019 Ghidorah?" And Then Hiya Ghidorah just kinda killed shama Ghidorah

@LordCrate-du8zm

6 ай бұрын

Google their new Jet Jaguar. It's probably gonna be figure of the year.

I ended up getting the ishbano kaiju minus one godzilla even though it's not movable with articulation it's well painted and perfect to the movie sculpt.

For the three dorsal plates, I’ll put Kiki’s Joint Fix so they won’t pop out. They’ll be moving around, but they’ll stay in place.

Finally got mine in and honestly I'm way happier with it than I thought I'd be. I guess I got lucky in the QC department because my details are great by SHMA standards. Definitely hard sell at the $140 mark but for what I paid for mine, I'm pleased with it. I think the figure just feels better than a lot of other Bandai figures, has a nice heftiness to it as opposed to the cheap hollow feel a lot of their figures typically have. As great as 72' Gigan is, the feel of those sails put the fear of the Lord in me. Same goes for the MH wing pieces. Thanks for tempering my expectations as per usual with these.

This figure is “Minus quality” but when hiya makes this figure it will be Minus price.😊

atp they might as well just start taking notes from hiya

A lot of criticism, but for $140, I guess anyone will want to scrutinize it. Thanks for estimating the value. I appreciate the effort -doing all the fins and joints for the tail is tough even 8f it is not a total success. It would be great to see other companies jumping in to make this figure.

@thentheresmaude23

7 ай бұрын

Diego doom paid $85 for his. His prices always seem low. Try Mandarake.

140 bucks for this is batshit insane! I would rather skip or have a better deal than pay that price for a heavily flaud figure. And consider Hiya is in the game, I'd rather pick that, or maybe Super7, who knows.

This just makes me sad. Not that SHMA has ever had the best quality control - I remember my Spitfire GareGoji coming apart every time I handled him slightly rough, and my GMKGoji kept decapitating himself - but man, to see MinusGoji get even worse treatment is emblematic of Bandai's indifference towards this line. Interesting how RebirthGame got such a great figure in comparison.

Just got my Minus One in yesterday, and a tiny tip of the biggest spine had snapped off in transit, so I had to do emergency surgery with a dab of gorilla glue and some tweezers. The left wrist is also really weak, the hand easily falling off if you're not really really careful. I like the sculpt, and the articulation is crazy (I've got him in that "roaring at a mushroom cloud" pose), but it feels so fragile, so I'm scared to even touch it.

To everyone who’s watching especially the long time collectors please stick around for this part 17:01 he is not talking out of bias but for your best interest. There’s a lot of truth being spoken here whether you want to accept it or not. No company deserves your loyalty at the expense of your hard earned money cuz God knows they won’t repay you, especially with quality and we have seen that in 4k for years now

My jaw dropped when his hands went in and it looks so much smaller, especially with that price

Im actually surprised this guy is selling out as US stores! And I went to see if I could order him from Japan, the the prices are insane.

minus goji is basically just a slightly different looking heisei godzilla, something they've have more than enough practice making.

I paid less than $100 imported, absolutely zero QC issues on my copy. No loose joints, paint look fantastic, and all the tampos are properly aligned. Guess I just got lucky :)

This is why I love your reviews so much. HONESTY. Thanks, I’ll definitely wait for a better option for the $$$$$ 🦖

Movie was amazing can't wait 2 c it again but this bad boy costing $140 is very painful. I can't wait 2 c what the others look like especially Hiya. And hopefully u r able 2 get a Ghidorah from Hiya really wanna c that guy n action! That fact that the wings r able 2 move is just awesome 2 me

@StevensToyReviews

7 ай бұрын

Waiting on my shipping invoice for the Hiya Ghidorah!

ichibanso and super 7 looking really good rn

I'm glad not preordering this one now 😂 I hope hiya will make one, i know that super7 is making this one, but i could only expect how it'll turn out seeing their previous figures.

EXCELLENT review. As someone who only started buying modern Godzilla figures with Super7's line, I am very curious what Hiya and Super7 are able to do with Minus One Goji. With that said - I have SHMA Minus One on preorder. it will be my first SHMA figure.

One of the best videos ever thanks for telling us what to buy and what not to buy

Nice reveal at 1:36 with the fading effect, amazing figure, I need this on my shelf. Respect yourshelf.

12:37 BEAUTIFUL SPREAD

Wow what a great price for a great figure!!! Everyone should be adding this to their collection!! I know I am !

greeeat review, very complete and i appreciate to have 2 figures to compare. i'm for sure will wait for hiya

I picked this one up recently and man am I glad that I didn't get the issues you mentioned in the video. eyes look great on mine and the way they painted the details to pop out wasn't too over the top in most areas. Still gonna go in and do a bit of repaint but definitely agree with you when it comes to SHMA's current lack of Quality Control, for the price id expect a good product

I like that Godzilla figure. It moves very well, so I played around with it by recreating movie scenes with stop-motion videos. 😄

After watching your review and many others I I was very worried about the QC when I ordered mine, but having mine in hand I think I lucked out. Dirt dry brushing seems very subtly compared to a lot of what I’ve seen and the eyes and teeth seem to be fine. With those issues subsided I gotta say I love the figure!

Appreciate your depth reviews.

Awesome Godzilla figure

Oh my, I love the movie and was close to buying one - thanks, for the saving.

cancelling my preorder. this figure should be PERFECT for $140.

now i cant wait to see what the 72 figure looks like

This is giving me the very first monsterarts release vibes. Their eye prints/paint apps were all wonky.

@ThiagoHc-ls7bc

7 ай бұрын

Lol That figure is better than like the last 6 shma releases

I really liked this figure

I have a choice to pick to between Minus One vs Hiya King Ghidorah to get rn. I feel like I should skip Minus One and get the Ghidorah..

Heisei used to be my old favorite design Godzilla design but this is now my favorite so either way im going to get this

100% waiting on the Hiya. Haven’t bought a SH Monsterarts since the 1954 Release.

@Deutalios818

7 ай бұрын

They’re probably not gonna do one

Very good video Steven!! Thoroughly enjoyed it. This is my first video that I have seen of yours. 💯💪

Finally saw Minus One and, yeah… The movie was great! Will definitely wait for the Hiya Toys release and see how it looks and articulates.

I'm definetly only getting this if I can get it for cheap. Might need to learn how to do touch up paint

Looks cool

I didn't get the figure so I can't really be sure but it seems the sculpt on the eye is not smooth, which explains why it would be so difficult to paint. Also from experience, painting the eyes on a 6 inch figure after the whole head is made is incredibly difficult. The clearance is just too small to render any sort of realistic detail in there. The only way to do this in mass production that I can think of is to make the skull in two parts. That way the artist can still paint the eyes or put in a sticker of sorts before the top part of the skull is attached. The sculpt is great, the paint is horrible. Now I feel bad for not getting one. It would have made for a nice repaint video! Nice review as always. 🥰

I plan to go for the super 7 minus 1 godzilla.

I just wish they're to scale with other Godzilla figures. But it looks great. 👍

Very thorough review. I gave up on the SHMA line sometime around the '02 Goji dropping, because the quality of the figure was so ridiculously far below what the original reveal photos advertised. That, and they (imo) totally botched Showa MechaG both in sculpt and paint job. For the price they're charging, it is absolutely not worth keeping up with the line unless you are a diehard fan with tons of money to burn.

This makes me curious about the super7 figure now

Well, time to pray to the HIYA gods for a Minus Goji!

I like this design, reminds me of heisei godzilla from the waist up. Honestly with the eyes qc and such i may just go with the ultimates one. I know those figures get a lot of hate but i really enjoy the ones i have.

Glad i saw this. I saw the movie and really wanted this. But after this review i’m glad i havent pulled the trigger

so i found out how to fix it just paint it slightly more charcoal black + some charcoal brown + grey and there ya go the color of minus one

Thanks for the revivew. Im happy i didnt PO the figure.

It feels like the Tamashii quality isn't consistent. Sometimes good, sometimes less than stellar, to put it nicely. As someone who got this early, I'd say this is more expensive than it needs to be for a size that's not as large as Shin but costs almost the same. I won't be getting any future colour variation or heat ray version since it's gonna cost more than this, and judging from other companies giving this a shot, they are probably better options and cheaper to boot. I definitely didn't know that the dorsal fin moving behind the neck is a feature and not loose parts. There's no indication on the box and no instruction sheet is given nowadays. Not to mentioned when I pop the smaller fin back, any slight touch will pop it right out. But I used regular glue and not super glue, so it's not permanent. At least I don't need to worry about it getting lost to the void.

At least you guys get to watch this movie. No idea how long i'd have to wait because of their weird no worldwide release strategy.

You review presentations are really good, thorough and interesting, well done sir

what a great figure!

I really hope Hiya Toys makes some Godzilla Minus One figures, and the same goes for 1954, 1984, GMK, and Shin

@growlie2676

7 ай бұрын

I'm hoping for Shin as well and possibly Godzilla 98.

I fell like I want to get it anyway, the movie was so great that it makes up for all the flaws of the figure. By far the best godzilla film ever created. It was perfect

I liked their Gigan '72 despite its fragility, but their QC is just too inconsistent for me to want to buy from them regularly, especially for the pricepoint.

I hope there will be a bootleg version that have a good chance to be better than the original

You can tell if there’s a problem with the figure depending on how much hard sighs he’s making

Thank you for this honest review. I loved Godzilla Minus One so much, that when I saw this figure I pre-ordered this without really thinking. I'm new to the kaiju figure/toy scene, and after seeing the quality of this figure, this figure is very unimpressive for the price. I've cancelled the pre-order and will be waiting for the announcement of a Hiya figure. My money will be hopefully better spent on a better quality and better priced figure.

What paint colors did your friend use to repaint the figure

@StevensToyReviews

7 ай бұрын

None, hasn't been repainted

i wish neca still had the rights to godzilla. i know their figures werent the best of quality but for the price they were pretty good for me. I feel like neca would do alright with this guy but hiya definitely needs to step in

If I end up getting a minus one godzilla for display I'll just end up getting the inevitable x-plus statue. The dollar is strong vs the yen right now and I've yet to be disappointed with one. I get people may want the poseability though.

i really wonder if the Super7 MO Godzilla fig will have better painting. From what the pics show...maybe. I hope better alternatives come to this.

Ah the eyes, one of the reasons why I bought S.H 2019 Godzilla figure was for the better eyes but mine ended up with a bad one.

Yeah i canceled my pre order yesterday. It's way too much money for the figure having that many problems. I'll probably get Minus Goji when he goes on sale. But as of right now ima pass. I'm very Thankful for Steven and his videos being informative as they are. I watch him and a few others to make sure the figures i do get are worth the money.

23:40 wow you just earned yourself a subscriber

Hiya Toys knocked their Legendary Godzilla outta the park-I learned about it from a JobbyTheHong review-, and I'm under the impression that the rest of their Monsterverse lineup is gonna be as killer.

Yeah… I’m gonna cancel my pre order, hopefully Hiya plans to make a MinusGoji

@Shido_ltsuka_edits

26 күн бұрын

Why tho it's looks so good I might save up for it

I’m getting this😊❤❤❤

CORRECTION: GHIDORAH IS NOT RELEASED IN CHINA!!! I LIVE IN CHINA AND I CHECKED EVERY FIGURE STORE IN MY AREA THAT SOLD HIYA GODZILLA PRODUCTS, IT’S NOT RELEASED YET!

I watched this movie today (GTC Riverwatch Cinemas 832 Cabela Drive, Augusta 30909). I enjoyed the film and thought it was very worth my while seeing. I would have liked to see Godzilla move faster than what he did. The storyline is noteworthy and draws empathy from the viewers as they experience the dilemma the lead characters face.

Well i think the godzilla dorsal is good even the detail but not for face,eye and teeth

I'll wait for the super7 version

I haven't bought any newer releases from SHMA and it seems like after getting the first release of Kong 2021 I don't need to buy anymore figures from them when the figures they release continue to have problems and the prices they ask for aren't worth it if they had released this and along with it a premutated Godzilla for scale retractable dorsal fins and a atomic breath effect but with the lack of accessories I seem to have more options at better pricing for it so since Super7 is doing a minus one Godzilla with a roaring head as an accessory which seems like an interesting pick up and we have the movie monsters series version of the figure as well I can skip it without trouble so If Hiya does announce they're doing one it saves us problems in the long run so Great review I am skipping monsterarts for the forseeable future until they change there pricing and lack of accessories.

I’ve preordered Minus Colour and Evolved. I hope they aren’t THIS bad.

I always have a soft spot for SHMA and it’s obviously the first of many for the minus 1…besides the super7 which can’t be trusted till in hand figures go out. Does make me have buyers remorse knowing mine is shipped and on its way. Just hope mine is decent, for the price, doesn’t make sense to say