Review date: 1/1/2005

Manufacturer: Medicom

Released: 2004

Availability: HARD

Type: Trading Figure

 
 

Personal Story:
Well, I already knew the Kill Bill Vol. 2 box set would be coming out after Vol 1, so as soon as it was announced, I preordered it from an online Japanese store. I paid less than the retail price because I preordered it but the shipping was high enough that it didn't feel much like a bargain. But I paid a lot less than the Kill Bill Vol. 1 box set on Ebay so I guess I could be happy about it. I guess...
 
Introduction:
This is a Be@rbrick figure based on an original design from the live-action movie, Kill Bill. It depicts the figure with a Kill Bill tattoo. This was only available with the Kill Bill Volume 2 DVD premium boxed set in Japan. Limited to 30,000 sets worldwide.
 

Sculpt:
Nothing outstanding. It's basically the standard Be@rbrick head and body. All the details are with the paint job. I do have to mention that it felt a little lighter than the other Kill Bill be@rbricks and the head is a lot looser too. It basically turns at a touch of a feather. I'm not sure if it's just mine or what.

But it came with a very cool accessory this time. The accessory is based on the coffin that we saw the Bride get buried alive in. It's well sculpted with some engravings to simulate wood. They also sculpted out the metal parts which was a nice detail. It looks great overall and the lid snaps into place tightly. Very well done.
 

Paint:
The paint isn't a plain white. It has this weird metallic sheen similar to glitter or something similar. I can't explain it but I thought it was good Medicom didn't give us a boring flat white color. They actually tried to make it look unique.

The tattoo and the designs on the back is a bright neon pink but it's not bad looking. The tattoo design itself is very clean and very intricate. It shows two swords stabbed into a heart with the title "Kill Bill" on a banner wrapped around it with some other bits of stuff. I don't remember seeing this in the movie but I remember seeing it being used in various marketing campaigns for the movie. I may be wrong but that's the most I remember from it. It's nice looking so that's all that matters. :) The back shows a giant "2" with the title below it. It's nothing special. Very cool paint job overall.

 
Overall: B+
It's not as cool as the Kill Bill Vol 1 be@rbrick but it has its own charm. The design is nice and Kill Bill fans will definitely want this, but casual collector's might find it boring. The coffin accessory was a great idea. I wish they had based this be@rbrick on another character in the film instead. Just an idea.
 
Where can I find this?
Certain online Japanese stores and online import stores have this in stock so you should be able to find it (as of this review). It doesn't seem to be as popular as the Kill Bill Volume 1 boxed set that came out earlier.
 
Other Images:


The shrink-wrapped box. Medicom used the coffin as the box which was cool, but I bet some collectors wished there was a normal box for them to display...heh. Cool idea though.

 


The figure in the coffin after you opened it. I don't understand why they stored it in a sitting position.

 


The coffin. Nice details.

 


"I know some people didn't like Volume 2, but Quentin was going for this spaghetti-western thing and...oh never mind..."

 


The back. Simple yet cool.

 
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