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Toybox REVIEW: S.H. Figuarts Deka Yellow

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"Four! Fighting malicious intergalactic evil!" It's been quite a few months since the release of Deka Green back in December, but at the end of May Tamashii Nations pulled through and finally completed the core Dekaranger team in S.H. Figuarts form. Deka Yellow , aka Jasmine (or Marika Reimon if you prefer her almost never mentioned real name), was released alongside Deka Pink as Tamashii Web Exclusives , so if you're planning to pick her up be aware she'll fetch you more than the usual Figuart would. I've described the layout of the Dekaranger-style packaging three times already on previous reviews, but I have to say there's something about it in yellow that really makes it stand out above the previous red, blue and green versions. The "4" admittedly does look a little on the squished side, but the yellow writing stands out brilliantly on the window of the box. The back sports the usual action pictures and list of content...

Legend Sentai Ranger Key Set: Dekaranger

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The Legend Sentai Ranger Key sets are slowly ploughing through both old and new Sentai teams, and last month one of the few key sets I've decided to pick up was released - one of my favourite Sentai series...the Dekarangers! Included in the set is Deka Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Pink (so Deka Break, Master and Swan still need to be bought by other means). Usually I'm not one to complain that much about box art, but the font they chose for the "Special Police Dekaranger" is just flat out awful. It doesn't match the look and tone of the box or the series itself, and feels like something that was pulled out of a default computer font bank last minute. I originally thought about displaying these in the box (like I've done with my Gokaiger set) but the end product has really put me off that idea. As you'd expect, inserting any of the keys into the Mobirates or Legend Mobirates makes the "DEEEEKAAAARAAANGER" call out (along with a unique ...