Guyver I and Guyver I Image Head Plus Action Figure- Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection 05 Review

Written by Jax. Pics Courtesy of Donnay

Sho Fukumachi is Guyver I, one of the main characters in the manga and Anime. Articulation wise, he boasts all the points of articulations as Guyvers II and III. But what I like about this figure is that it is made to scale.

When you stand Guyver I next to Guyver III, you will notice that he is smaller in size just like in the anime and I like it because it gives variety when the Guyvers are displayed along side each other,with Guyver II being the tallest of all 3 Guyvers. It would be boring if Maxfactory had simply used the same mould for all the Guyvers and created figures that had the same height. That would be sad so I'm glad they put in the effort.

But I only have one complaint. The shoulder pads come off very easily and it gets quite irritating sometimes when you are posing him. Its not much of a problem since you can just pop it back, but still this is the only Guyver that has this problem. Guyvers II and Guyver III are fine. Maybe I'm being a little anal about this.

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Accessories:

Guyver I comes with the same interchangeble parts as Guyver III ( the punch, the hold and the palm) But he also comes with an extra which is the Unit-G. Its just a small replica of the unactivated Unit-G capsule and I can't really find any use for it to pose with, except with Guyout since he has the Unito-Remover in his arsenal of weapons. But its a cool thing to have.

Guyver 1.5 Image Head Plus :

This is some sort of a reissue. If I remember correctly he came out after BFC10 which is the Gigantic Guyver. Everything about the Guyver 1.5 Image Head Plus is the same, except that he comes with an interchangable head and a grasping arm for posing with it. This idea came from the manga cover art of one of the manga in the series.

I remember that when this figure first came out, collectors all over different forums were complaining about how Max Factory was trying to "milk them" by coming up with the same toy figure with just an extra head. Many refused to buy it, although there were some completists who did not hesitate to get it.

That said, this figure is still sold out everywhere now. I guess for new collectors jumping on the wagon, getting this figure is much more worth it, since its essentially the exact same figure as Guyver 1 and you get an extra interchangable head(whether you use it or not).

This beautiful toy can still be found on Amazon so check it out and maybe combine some shipping and you can get a great toy at good discount.

Unless you are a completist and want to collect every single piece in this line then either Guyver I or Guvyer Image Head Plus should do the trick for you. But I personally bought both, one to keep and one for display so it's up to you.

Apart from that, I do see some sellers selling this on Ebay and claiming it to be a limited edition in the series. It is not true so don't be fooled.

It has been years since this toy was released and it is getting really rare. You can still find the Maxfactory Guyver I figure from Amazon right now.

Update: It has been more than 10 years since the release of the Maxfactory series. There is another Guyver toy series from the Figma Guyver Series that you can check out. Unfortunately there is only the Guyver 1 Figure from this series.