Play Arts Kai Website Impressions

Square-Enix has FINALLY launched an actual website for their esteemed Play Arts Kai toyline after being heckled enough by the well-organized websites of Kaiyodo Revoltech and Max Factory's Figma.

Clicky ~
http://www.square-enix-shop.com/jp/concept.html

Deus Ex Escathon's resident Play Arts Maniac, Cain Nox; will be providing some insights right here and right now.

The top page has an impressive flash animation of the Kai Calligraphy.

Concept

Combining better play value and poseability in this new form of Play Arts Action Figures, Play Arts Kai.

Double joint was adopted and thereby expanding the movable range. Furthermore, along with the new design of movable joint is the adoptation of soft plastic for some parts, thereby achieving better poseability.

From this, it is now possible for closer posing in play. In addition, not only the movable range, it also added a better and bigger scale in order to improve the expression of the material, endeavored to the thoroughness of the character's likeness and detail.

Furthermore, more accessories are added for more play value. You can now play up to your heart's content.


Some of the pics in their Figure blog

Shiva Sisters' Bike on Yuri...erm, Gestalt Mode Transformation.
With impressive pillar stand made of translucent plastic that's "sure" to hold their heavy wheel-infused heads











Plus a Snow x Cactuar Yaoi...erm, cuddly session

Mmm...spiky. XD

At this point, the New Item Gallery and Line-up sections are not yet accessible. (I can't wait for this one) but here's the list of Play Arts Kai announced in various events and places in the past few years ~

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
- Edward Elric
- Alphonse Elric

Resident Evil / Biohazard 5
- Chris Redfield
- Sheva Alomar

Final Fantasy XIII
volume 1
- Lightning
- Snow Villiers
- Oerba Dia Vanille
- Shiva's Bike
volume 2
- Sazh Katzroy
- Hope Estheim
- Oerba Yun Fang
- Odin

Devil May Cry 4
- Dante
- Nero

Bayonetta
- Bayonetta
- Jeanne

Front Mission Evolved
- Zenith

Thou shall browse this site for images and more information of the afformentioned in the mean time.

(I hope they'd also launch an actual Play Arts Website)