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Monday, August 3, 2015

Engine Gattai Series 09 — Engine Jum-bowhale (2008)


Overall, Jum-bowhale is rather clumsy in terms of pure physicality. His jet mode is used to condense him down into his box and even if it was only used once, it’s still a great addition. Seikuu-Oh's wings taper up and back necessitating a huge amount of shelf space for the combination. Its feet are completely unchanged, as its legs are simply the split rear half of the plane. Though, they manage to evoke a pair of pilot pants, to my eyes, anyway. While there’s a lot of visual unruliness present, it’s somehow fitting for this strange group of Sixths Separate Faction Senshi. G9 predictably makes Jum-bowhale the wingpack (good times) and shoves Jetras and Toripter onto the shoulders. Mo’ arms, mo’ problems.

Comparisons between the various versions are below the cut.

3 Professors into Rear Entry out of 5
Jum-bowhale comes with his DX Engine soul.

Having owned the Bandai Asia release, I can confirm it is identical to the BoJ original. The American version accomplishes much the same in a slightly less polished way while completely foregoing voice-clip functionality. Ebay will wreck your wallet. Enlist the help of a middleman service to scour Yahoo Japan Auctions or try your hand at Mandarake.

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