The Great Kabuki 3D Printer figure review

 One Japanese legend you won't find in action figure form surprisingly is The Great Kabuki.

Despite Kabuki's success in WCCW, AJPW and a high-profile feud against Kabuki's story line
"son" The Great Muta in NJPW, Kabuki collectibles  (for the most part) are few and far between.

Next up, prepare to get misted by a recent Great Kabuki figure you may have missed. Blog #201
faces the 3D Printer Pro-Wrestler Series The Great Kabuki figure.

On July 15th, 2014, BIG DADDY (The Great Kabuki's tavern) announced the release of
a brand new figure sculpted in Kabuki's likeness.

Released by Japanese 3D figure making company DIGIMO (known in Japan as デジモ), the
figure depicts The Great Kabuki in his entrance attire complete with kimono and Lion Dancer
Kabuki wig. Also depicted are Kabuki's iconic wristbands and tabi footwear along with a big of
green poison mist painted along Kabuki's lips.



                                                       Pictured with The Great Kabuki himself.


The Great Kabuki 3D figure stands 13cm (5 inches) tall; placing the figure in standard
Japanese Pro-Wrestling figure size.

The official facebook announcement on Kabuki's BIG DADDY facebook page reads:

"3Dプリンター　プロレスフィギュアシリーズ
Vol.1　ザ・グレート・カブキ(蓮獅子タイプ)
満を持して！伝説のレスラー、ザ・グレート・カブキのフィギュアが緊急発売！！！
3Dプリンターだからこそのリアル感
そして稀少価値高すぎる程の数量限定品
お買い求めは今でしょ！
1体¥20,000(税込み)です."


A rough translation:

(3D Printer Pro Wrestling Figure Series
Vol.1 The Great Kabuki (Lotus Lion Type)
It's been a long time coming! An urgent release of the legendary wrestler, The Great Kabuki figure!
The realism of a 3D printer!
And it's a very rare and limited edition.
Now is the time to buy!
The price is 20,000 yen (tax included) per figure.)




The Great Kabuki's personal figure collection. Taken at The Great Kabuki's BIG DADDY Tavern.
Along with Kabuki's 3D Printer figure, you may also notice the 16d Genichiro Tenryu figure, an
Io Shirai mask-styled egg, The Destroyer Bobblehead (which was sold by Dick Beyer's family in
America - not a Japanese figure) and some Mini Big Heads among others.



Closing thoughts:

In case you were wondering, 20,000 yen equals to $182 USD. That's pretty expensive for
a 3D figure, let alone one catering to a niche audience of Japanese Pro-Wrestling fans.
I really can't think of a more expensive Great Kabuki figure made to date.

Digimo would go on to add more likenesses to the company's 3D Printer line. In our next blog
entry, we'll go down the rabbit hole and explore the other volumes in Digimo's 3D Printer series.