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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

DX Leangle Buckle (2004)


Leangle’s belt fairs a bit better than Blade and Garren’s, but most of that is because of aesthetics and the differences in physicality befitting. The color scheme is rich and beautiful and the only way it could be better is if there were a few small touches of Leangle’s deep green to set it off. You still have to clip in the belt to elicit the standby noise but before that you’re free to slam in the clear plastic card tray the same way Mutsuki does. The motion he uses to open his belt is also more purposeful than the dainty yank with which Kenzaki and Tachibana-san are saddled. If you love Leangle, you’ll likely dig it.

Comparisons of the various versions can be found below the cut.

3 Inevitable Returns out of 5

Based on my experiences with the Korean Blade belt, I would safely think that you’d be alright getting Leangle’s in much the same manner, assuming you’re fine with the Korean text on the cards. Text you’ll be ignoring anyway since the Japanese text isn’t screen accurate to begin with. I had the Bandai Asia release and I KNOW that it was identical to the original. This includes the correct change card (Category Ace) and two filler cards.

I’m going to relay a Blade spoiler. You’ve been warned.









This belt, appropriately, only comes with the purple Change Spider card. It was released during the first half of the show and so it only follows that they wouldn’t include the gold version. If you’re the sort who really wants that one, you’re also the sort who’d probably be willing to track down the Rouze Card Archives to get it and Absorb Tiger.

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