S.H. Figuarts

S.H. Figuarts is a toyline consisting of super-articulated action figures aimed at adult collectors, it was first introduced in 2008 and is still produced.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It has many figures based on characters from anime series, like Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Sailor Moon, Naruto, and other shows.
 * 2) There are also figures based on figures from video games like Super Mario, Pokémon and Injustice, Tokusatsu shows like Kamen Rider, and non-japanese media like movies such as The Dark Knight, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.
 * 3) The figures have a lot of detail of sculpt and painting on them.
 * 4) They have a lot of articulation points which makes them ideal for stop motions and photography.
 * 5) Their hands and faces are interchangeable.
 * 6) It spawned sub-lines like Figuarts ZERO (which are figures with little to no articulation), D-Arts (centred around characters from video games and discontinued as of 2014), Monsterarts (based on movie monsters from the Godzilla and Gamera franchises, with figures based on Alien and Predator), Ultra-Act (centred on the ultraman franchise) and Figuarts Mini (Chibi figures, like Good Smile Company's nendoroids).

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The figures tend to be too pricey due to their accesories.
 * 2) Some of their figures aren’t that great, like their Lucario, Blaziken, first release Sasuke, Pikachu and Bowser. Their One Piece line was also pretty bad.
 * 3) While the figures are aimed at adult collectors, several kids have gotten their hands on them, making the figures out of stock.
 * 4) Some of their figures, such as their Naruto line (apart from Lee and Best Selection Naruto) and their Pokémon line (except for Pikachu, Ash, Rerelease Mewtwo and Rerelease Blastoise) have became very overpriced