Ok, so I've gotten all of the Star Wars S.H. Figuarts figures and have reviewed them all, they're fantastic. With each figure release there seems to be an improvement with articulation, accessories and overall sculpt. I cannot wait to get more figures from this line, from any of the Episodes. I'm not a huge prequel fan but I am loving the figures released by Bandai's Figuarts line for all the Star Wars films (though they haven't released any figures yet from Revenge of the Sith or Empire Strikes Back, A New Hope figures will be out later this year).



Articulation is on par with the other figures released in this line. The shoulder joints are out of sight, almost literally. The Jedi tunic help hides the vertical and horizontal butterfly joints, like the other figures in this line you can get Obi Wan into basically any pose you want. For accessories you'll get fists L/R, Lightsaber holding hands L/R, action or Force Push hands L/R, Force maneuver hand R, and a Soresu fighting style hand L. You also get an unlit saber hilt that pegs into Obi Wan Kenobi's belt, his blue lightsaber and Qui Gon Jinn's green lightsaber. Also included is another head, an action face Obi Wan, which is a much better head sculpt and has a better likeness to Ewan McGregor. The printing process used to paint the faces on the figures is getting better, if you look close enough you can even see the moles on his cheek and forehead just like in real life, for a figure this small it's pretty amazing. This is something you could only accomplish using this UV printing process. It's really impressive and I can't wait to see this technique used by more action figure manufacturers.



You don't have to be a prequel fan to enjoy this figure, you don't even have to be a Star Wars fan to appreciate this, it's just amazing on so many levels. In this scale, for this price, you just can't beat this level of engineering and and quality for an action figure. This line gets better and better and I'm really excited to see what other characters get released this year. Bandai's S.H. Figuarts Obi Wan Kenobi comes FULLY APPROVED.