Buster Gear Series 01: Morphin' Brace (2012)

Rest In Peace, Fujiwara Keiji-san.

I much prefer cell-phone changers for their supreme logicalness, but this is a brace changer done so very right. It’s got plenty of voice clips from the three core Buddyroids, it has a scanning function, allows for boarding of the Buster Machines and the activation of their finishers—it’s ridiculously multi-purpose. The method for accessing the extra sounds (turning the dial incessantly) was actually worked into the show as a plot point. There’s a really simple game involving that turning, too.

Few toys are this well done and feature-filled at its price point.

A note about comparisons is below the cut.

4 Bunnies Reminding You to Brush Your Teeth out of 5

I could not determine if the audio was rerecorded for the Korean release. As this happened with the Korean Tensouder and W Driver, however, I would STRONGLY advise caution in purchasing Go-Busters items with voice-clip functionality from their Power Rangers Go-Bursters line.

I will not be following the Hasbro line for the sake of comparisons.