Bandai Spirits King of Artist Gojo Satoru

Two reviews in one night? Must be a streak. In reality it's just me trying to make my way through the piles upon piles of stuff I've got left to do. So, I figured that a prize figure review would be pretty fast. And that's just what I have for you. Another Gojo prize figure. Luckily out of all the things in our split orders, I didn't review everything. Because that would be so many Gojo figures. And I don't know if people want a metric ton of Gojo. Though I won't lie, looking at some of their figures, I was kind of tempted to get my own. I guess at some point I'll finally attempt to get one of Gojo's look ups. But probably not the default one because I don't want a giant plastic Gojo head that I have nowhere to store.

Jokes aside, today we're looking at the King of Artist Gojo. This time, the design is from Hidden Inventory/Premature Death. It's another prize, so it was picked up at a local store for around 25 USD. And uh, I won't lie, it was not in great condition. Definitely needed a wash. I don't remember if I asked my friend if I should have washed it upon opening the package or not, but I think I took the pictures and shipped him out so fast that like, it didn't even really matter. I'm sure he's washed by now. But yeah, he really did just come with like... I don't even know how to describe what the hell happened to the plastic there. But since it was sealed in a box, it wasn't on the seller's end. I imagine it had to do with the fact that the shipment was probably sent over by seamail or something that possibly did this.

Oh yeah, I picked him up at Miniso. If you want really popular series and don't mind prizes for around 25ish each, go to Miniso.

Anyways, here's a shot of him. I won't lie, he's a very man standing figure. Fun fact, there's 2 figures of him that look exactly the same. This one, and a Tenitol one by FuRyu. The only difference? The base.

Standard prize box for this guy. Lot of shots of the figure and a lot of bold letters as well as it being white and black. Not really much to say about this. There was no blister inside, just cardboard and a bunch of separated plastic to protect him. Basically, nothing to write home about.

Here's the 360 view. As you can tell, he's really nothing to write home about. If you like Gojo's highschooler look and you like figures of the Man Standing pose, then this Gojo will probably tickle your fancy. He's not bad, but he's not great. At the very least, he looks good from pretty much every angle.

Onto the closeups. You can really see the issues with the plastic here. I tried rubbing it off with a microfiber cloth and a bit of water, but I don't remember if I did that before or after I took the pictures. Either way, the camera makes it look way worse.

I feel like there's not a lot to talk about with this figure. Maybe it's just me, but I find a lot of Gojo figures to be a bit underwhelming. That's probably why I want so few of them despite actually really liking this character. The design is generally good, but there's just nothing to write home about with this one. It's like "Yup, that's one of the Gojo figures of all time. Just him. The Satoru Gojo. He sure is existing. He breathes." Is that hater talk? Possibly. But I feel like the dichotomy of Gojo figures is that 80% of them are really underwhelming, 10% of them are cute enough for me to excuse how underwhelming they are due to the cute or unique factor and thus I actually want those ones, and then 10% of them are actually really impressive but they cost hundreds of dollars to own, and shipping is probably another 200 on top of all that. I guess it's expected to be a bit disappointed to be reviewing stuff that's a bit on the lackluster side. Like, I don't want to say this is a bad figure, but it's also not that exciting. Do you get me? Like, I'd be fine with putting him on my shelf personally (after I cleaned him) but I wouldn't be like "Oh my god I'm so happy to own this exact Gojo figure!" Like, I dunno. Feels weird to say this in a review, but I suppose if I'm going to talk about my feelings on a figure, I might as well.

I guess to sum up my feelings, I'd call this figure "shelf filler." As in, it's not bad, but it'd probably look a lot cooler crammed in with a lot of other figures to fill out the shelf, whether they be JJK specific or not.

Nothing else here is too offensive. Hair is a bit clumpy but this is a prize figure. It sells for 25 in the US and most of that price is probably the cost to import these types of things. On Mercari JP and other secondhand JP sites, you can grab him for like 8 dollars. Truly a "you get what you pay for" type moment, but that's why I can't be too mad about this stuff. It's just expected. I know some people these days assume that 8 USD is an unfathomable luxury and the fact that they paid that entitles them to the highest quality of sculpt, but it really doesn't. I won't complain about the lack of shading on this either, because that's just standard for these kinds of figures.

This base is truly unforgivable. And I don't mean because it's plain black. I'll forgive the fact that it's plain black because it's not a round circle taking up a huge amount of space, but is instead a pretty size conscious little rectangle. The issue here is how flimsy it is, and how the shoes insert into the pegs. I really wish I took more pictures, but the peg insertion is so awkward because it's like there's these little cutouts for the heels or something, if I'm recalling correctly, and it was a bit awkward to place. I felt like I had to jam him in to really make him sit flush against the base, and that's never a good feeling. He didn't get damaged, but I didn't like it all the same. The fact that it's flimsy just makes this base's crimes against humanity further amplified. It's just a resounding "Why?" It's like the thinnest wafer of plastic. Really doesn't make him feel secure at all. I don't remember him falling on me, but I also had him up against one of my stationery drawers to support him from behind, and in front of him would have been a play mat to support his front from getting any serious scuffs.

Also, I'll own up to the dust. It wasn't visible on camera, but he was pretty close to my computer...

Overall, he's just another Gojo prize. They're unfortunately a dime a dozen. It's not a figure I would particularly want, but I wouldn't be unhappy with owning him if he was a gift. Wish he really didn't have the weird plastic residue on him.

The Positives

• Very affordable.
• Not too large.
• The base is small, so he could slot in everywhere.

The Negatives

• Like most Gojo figures, he kind of suffers in the pose department and the general visual interest department.
• The residue is weird, but I'm going to assume that was a shipping issue, and I'm also going to assume it's easy enough to clean off. I didn't do it, so I'mma hope this review reminds my friend to wash their Gojos from time to time.
• Pose, sculpt, painting, shading, all a bit lackluster. It's not offensively bad, but it's a bit plain.
• The base feels very unstable personally. Probably put a bit of bluetack beneath him on your shelf.

I had the chance to get this figure when I purchased him initially, but I opted not to get one of my own. I'm fine with that, because Gojo stuff unfortunately sells like hotcakes in our area due to his overwhelming popularity. Would I get one if I had the opportunity? Probably not. I would opt for different Gojo figures, but that's just me. Like I said, he's not bad, he's just one of many that blend into the crowd with Gojo.

Would I recommend him personally though? I think he's not bad. If you saw him for a decent price and you happen to not own him, not mind prize figures, and particularly like either JJK & Gojo in particular, I think he's pretty decent. Honestly, most prizes these days are a lot better than they used to be, and I'd sort figures like these as "A good starter figure," so I suppose yeah, I would recommend him, even if my review wasn't the most positive.

It's just unfortunate that this review has the worlds Most Unflattering Gojo Figure Images. Oh well.