S.H. Figuarts LUFFY Gear 5 One Piece Action Figure Review 

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It's funny because even the Jada Dhalsim figure comes with regular arms, in addition to the bendy ones.

This is one of those figures you put in a pose and leave it on the shelf forever. Bandai needs to fire the team working on the One Piece Figuarts and put the Naruto team in.

Luffy is laughing at all the people who bought this figure, but genuinely I feel bad. Like tamashii nations really hyped this figure up

Bendy arms/legs should be mandatory accesories for any Luffy figure (aside from normal articulated ones). Stretching his body is a great deal for the character.

I'm super tired of SHF over engineering their figures and just releasing whatever they make regardless of if it works. This could've been an awesome figure to pose and mess with :(

Bendy arms and legs remind me of those rabbit toys I used to get for Easter.

Me: "How's he gonna bring his leg forward?" ACs: ( 13:05 ) "You don't"

Gear 5th is a great form. Love it design wise. Also the bendy arms are probably going to be a bad idea. I have seen them several times and it hasn’t looked worth it. One Piece fans keep hyping it up like it’s amazing but I highly doubt it. Assuming it’s just bad. It should be permanently connected and it shouldn’t move at all. TLDR:Figure is bad.

You missed another problem with his hands and feet: their ballhinges are glued to the arms and the legs so you can't rotate them.

“They’re bendy, and they’re arms.”

Man this design is so awesome, makes me want to start watching One Piece

Man the SHF Naruto team should have worked on these figures

Something I should point out, the legs can go up about 90° if you put some force into moving them up. It would've just been better if they followed the Naruto figuarts though

As tempting as this figure is I'm glad I passed on him. I am looking forward to Ace tho.

As a one piece fan I love the figure aesthetically it looks amazing just as you said and I still ordered it as well, but yeah articulation is such a disappointment and the bendy arms too, this is why I watch your reviews much love

i like your review, give me all perspectives from pro to cons. love it

How the heck Jada toys executed the bendy arms and leg better with the SF character but bandai can’t

Just got it today, I knew his limitations but you can work around them and he can pose pretty well ... but i almost gave up on the figure when the peg didn’t want to connect to the long arms ! I had to get rid of the excess plastic in the hole and now they fit perfectly ! That saved it from being a 4 ... but after all that I’ll say he’s a 8/10.

Thank you so much for this review, I was really hoping the figure would work well articulation wise just enough to make stop motion with it but I’m glad you covered the posing ability of the figure completely! Subbed

It really does feel like they make a decent figure, then go back and retroactively add two or three really shitty, avoidable and unneccesary things to every one of these One Piece releases. I think the only one without a major flaw is Sanji, if you can live with Yamato's skirt not being soft goods without third party stuff Makes me wonder how they're gonna fuck up that Ace lol

Anthony can we get a "make mine a double ball peg" shirt? I will design it if needed! lol! Tbh the bendy stuff sold me, just cuz it makes sense for Luffy power set. May glue the smoke on and lil super glue to beef up floppy joints on that.

Anthony always has the greatest shirts, people in my neck of the woods tell me the same thing too.

Engineering on this one is so dumb... why does bandai hates one piece figures so much?.... they are all flawed

I like Gear 5 a lot, the design is very fitting to Luffy and you'll see how his powers works which makes it really funny. I like the figure, the issue i have is the cloud ring since it's made in parts and falls off if not put well and the bendable parts are not bad but gotta be careful not to twist them much.

I don't get the point of this figure. We don't even know what exactly this form is (lore-wise). So, why make a figure of it so soon?

They did some weird shit to the shoulders, and I've seen some people snap them by mistake.

Great video!! Thank you for being honest in these reviews.

I wish I could find him! He is sold out EVERYWHERE!

Those hips do lie

Thanks for the review Anthony. First time I saw this on a shelf was actually when I was out traveling. So glad I waited before just shelling out the cash. SHF has been releasing all the characters I love lately, like this fig and Guts, unfortunately they've been deeply disappointing. This company used to be the gold standard for me, too...

Anthony’s customs with another save! I was on my way to my local Barnes & Noble to pick up both the gear five Luffy and Trafalgar law figures from SH figure arts I got stuck in some unexpected traffic and was able to watch both of these reviews. Seeing all of the issues such as the heavy PVC cape on Trafalgar law and then the issues on the gear five Luffy made me take the nearest exit and just head back home. Anthony custom saved me $170! Keep up the great work I always look forward to your reviews, thank you for always being honest with your reviews good or bad that’s what we as consumers need to know before investing in these figures. Thank you

Thanks for doing the review

If you rotate the leg at the waist you can get it to kick up higher

Feels like at this point bandai just doesn't care they know people will buy whatever they make for one piece. Thank you for making an honest review can always count on you

what do you like more Master Ultra Instinct Goku or Gear 5 Luffy

ever since i learned about the bendy limbs i've been looking forward to this review

I got it and was super excited for the bendy limbs but i 100% agree shouldve come with normal limbs as an option and the legs have bad pose-ability

I somehow managed to get it a week ago from Taiwan, thanks to a friend who went for a trip. Had to pay a little extra, but seems fair considering the hype and low on stock this dude has gone. My review after playing around him after a week is that, he is really fun to own!!! Grateful to be the lucky one to own him in the first issue itself/ In my opinion SHF Gear 5 Luffy should be awarfed as the SHF of the year!!

My birthday is soon but my tio and tia bought me gear 5 luffy and chakra mode naruto

I don't watch One Piece but I feel for all the fans that have bought these figures only to have QC issues with pretty much every single OP figure so far

I love the cloud design for luffy. I like the classic cartoonish theme he comes with. This is one of those figures that’s so unnecessarily complicated, not the best engineered, objectively could’ve been better, but I’m going to overlook it because how much I love luffy and one piece.

If you untuck the white flapper inside the thigh swivel from his pants, you can make his legs go higher but it’s not ideal at all and it will definitely look ugly with the pants flapper bent up like that but that’s the only way you can get his legs to articulate

IIRC in this form he's only ever drawn to be completely bendy. It's the "awakened form" of his fruit or whatever, so he's just bouncy and cartoony all the time until he comes out of it. There maybe a couple of instances when he's standing still and he looked vaguely human still, but even when he's winding up his punches, his limbs look like stretch armstrong. That said, probably should've still just given him regular solid limbs with regular articulation. But honestly, most people will just pose him doing wild bendy poses and leave him on the shelf that way.

Guess i saved myself the disappointment by missing out on it. Its a shame too cause Gear 5 is a cool transformation.

This figure feels like it was made by a huge One Piece fan with minimal action figure experience.

Oh and it's hilarious that Gear 5 is meant to symbolize "freedom" and being able to do anything but this figure's articulation is so limited and stuff kept falling off. Far cry from being the "freedom" of gear 5. Almost every figure from the SH One Piece line has been disappointing. Now I think of them as one piece of crap.

A luffy figure with no articulation is ironic and tragic😂😂😂

You can put the Oleg At 90 just push it more

Try putting it hot water it could make it bent easier that’s what I did to my figure

They could've just reused the regular Luffys articulation and did what jada toys did and give us the bendy wire limbs as accessories.

Turns out he is rubber as we know, but not because his ability is specifically to be a rubber man. Won’t spoil it for you anymore then that ofc. Also that one head is the start of the transformation to this form

The cloud probably pops off so it's less likely to break, could also be so it's easier to pose him without it getting in the way I think the one thing this figure is missing is properly articulated arms and legs, the bendy ones are cool but they don't replace articulated limbs

i ant even get the second arms on lol

QOTD 1: I LOVE Gear 5. QOTD 2: I HATE Gear 5’s rubber limbs. Biggest reason I skipped the initial listing on Amazon because I wanted to hear your opinion before buying. And I’m glad I did! It really put my preorder in perspective. As is, I’m gonna sit on my preorder. I love this form and expect a future standard jointed version may be heavily stripped down in accessories. So I’m just gonna wait and mull it over and decide if I really want this figure.

It seems like a unique and interesting idea/selling point, but as soon as prototypes came back with LESS articulation than regular limbs, that should have been the end of it. Kind of a bummer for a really cool look. I wonder if the other Luffy figures limbs could be supplanted on this one? Or I guess it'd have to be the whole lower half.

I cant seem to get the streched out bendy arms on

Can't wait for you to catch up and experience gear 5. As someone who is admittedly a one piece fanboy but also loves dragon ball, I have to say it's the best transformation since super Saiyan in anime/manga. The powers and abilities Luffy gets with it are insane and the lore is nuts. The only hint someone like me can give you anthony is I hope you enjoyed skypiea. I think this one is definitely worth keeping in your own personal collection given you already have it in your hands.

I got mine yesterday and already knew I prob wouldn’t like it but all be damned if I didn’t end up posing him around and changing his accessories for like 2-3 hours he’s pretty fun but could’ve been a lot better

Bendy limbs are either an accessory or part of a 100% bendy cheap kids toy and nothing in between. This is terrible.

From what I’ve seen you CAN get the leg to go past 90 forward but it requires bending the absolute shit out of the rubber in the hip

I like the bendy option in the legs but in the arm is just painful. I wish they just did the normal arms since the bendy arms restrict the arm movement.

The short arms! I was upset when you mentioned the short arms not bending. I popped them off and bent them really hard and it WORKED! I have him in the moon pose rn exactly like in the anime 🔥😍

I do really like his Gear 5 design definitely better than his previous Gears, the hair, cloud-like vibe dope. I also hate not having regular arms & legs, ridiculous I understand he’s rubber it’s the look but no not for a figure I want to pick up and mess around with constantly.

Nope the smoke Halo thing doesnt need to be articulated. That is weird.

Will you be reviewing SHF Eustass Kid?

I think the fire thing around his neck could have been a bendy wire than his normal arms and legs

Bandai must've been Smokin White Cloud lately while designing this figure.

It is not in stock rn. I don't think it has been for quite awhile but they did announce a re release/second wave or whatever you wanna call it but it should be in stock again soon

Bro I just got him and I ready love but articaling is not good

Oh, for the leg going forward thing, you want the flap of the crotch piece to be over the leg, then you get much better forward leg movement. If it's in the leg, it's super limited. Again, bad design.

the figure its decents but man i really wish bandai or a third party company decide to launch a accsesory pack with normal limbs or if they decide to re released include ones ,because yeah if you are careful the bendy wires can last a lot of time but at the same time force you to keep him on a normal stand pose, basically has the same problem that the hot toys figures one has you cant left him on a dynamic pose because the rubber can get damage i really like the idea of the bendy wires but even jada dhalsim came with normal arms aside the bendy ones

I give this figure a 3 out of 5. It's saving grace is that it does look good. You get it in a pose and the figure looks great, problem is getting to that pose is a hassle. I get why they chose the limbs articulation, but that represents only two signature poses and one of them isn't ez to get him in lol. This whole line has felt like a 3 out of 5 to me so far. Some good things melded with weird and bad decisions.

Awesome review as usual. The aura is particularly annoying. I tried gluing it in, but it's super fragile and any pressure around the glued pegs cracks it. So I would advise not doing that to anyone thinking about it.

When he’s in gear 5 he doesn’t stop moving and he never looks normal. That’s why they didn’t give him normal arms and legs

To answer your question, I hate the bendy arms. I’m in the middle of watching this review and just needed to state how annoying those arms are.

I'm glad I saw this video. I almost ordered him the other day and thought twice about it, thank god. Dhalsim bendy secondary arms are a fantastic accessory but bendy arms and legs with no normal articulation on a figure from SHF is rediculous. That's way too much for bendy wire with no choice. And then the broken hip on top of all that. I would be furious and send it back for a refund

Its a shame, i love the way it looks! But the bendy arms dont bend as easy as you would like and i feel like ur always scared to break them. They should have had a normal set of arms and legs to go with. The cloud is what a devil fruit user gets when he awakens his devil fruit. Btw my cloud does stay up but it can come of its quite finicky. However it isnt as rough as you’d imagine. I do think could have done without the hinges.

I like his form! He literally can bend reality!

I knew passing on em was the right call. No idea what bandai was thinking. Hope you could fix the leg that snapped off.

1. i love the design of gear 5 and the powers it comes with although i haven't watched one piece at all 2. i actually liked the bendy wires

Mine is finally coming in and despite the negativity this figure receives, I’ll see for myself how much of it is actually true. I find that a lot of collectors and reviewers put the absolute minimum of effort into posing a figure and when they don’t immediately get the result they want, they just call it trash. Especially with this line. This happened to Wano Luffy where people said he can’t get into a Gear 2 stance, which he definitely can, and a damn good one at that. Zoro (which admittedly is a very poorly designed figure) can still be posed with a fairly wide stance without modifications, that’s how he displays in my shelf. Sanji’s shoulder joints which everyone finds so horrible looking look great and natural with a bit of effort. And I could go on. I don’t doubt there are limitations to this Luffy, in fact the promo pictures clearly show what those are, but I am certain one can get a lot more out of him than many people claim. The only way this figure can be disappointing to me is if he can’t hit the poses in the promo pics, which we will see once I get him in hand. Also, I don’t get why people are disappointed with there not being regular jointed arms and legs. We knew that from the get-go. That was clear from every promo pic from the very beginning. Yet people preordered him like crazy and now everyone is complaining that they’ve got exactly what was advertised. It makes me think people just preorder shit blindly. Anyway, I’ll see it when it arrives and maybe it truly is awful and a waste of money but more likely than not it’s not nearly as bad as most people claim it is.

One is left on BBTS So anyone that wanted this should go get him!

THE ONE PIECE ICE REAAAAAL!!!

I've been waiting for this

The legs can kick much much more forward actually.

Why must Naruto be great and DB and Bleach and One Piece suffer 💀

Personally I love the figure but i was never actually gonba pose display and change faces yeah but to get him in crazy poses no i dont want to break the figure

Its ironic that this video was posted on my birthday and I also the exact same figure for my birthday too

I like Gear 5 it’s a very unique take on his rubber powers

It seems someone entirely different has been designing these figures. The problems they have can be fixed with basic solutions. Whoever Is designing these seems to be trying to find something different that works which screws with everything. Thank god that upcoming ace figure has incredibly promsing promo photos and is designed by someone in charge of the naruto line

Everything else about the figure aside, why was I excited to see he comes with a stand lol. That should just be the case for all figuarts! And this might he a hot take but I really wish their figures had peg holes in the back for stands to plug in.

Can you review Jin (Tekken 8)

You know what? I thought you cry too much but you give your opinion. Love that!

I like this unique ah figuarts and VERY different but has some downfalls to some people but i" like it?"

Anyone got the Romance Dawn Luffy and Nami? Those are kinda cheap, so I wanna buy them if they didnt suck bad.

Just to be a devil’s advocate, if bendy limbs are on other figure I would hate it. But for this form, it is actually a fair choice based on the source material. Luffy in Gear 5 Nika form does have arms all weird like that almost all the time. So while I do find it limited, I can’t fault them for the choice, though like legs, they really should give us a pair of long arms too. That said, I agree with you on the cloud piece not glued in. That cloud piece is part of Nika form, no reason why it should come off that easily, it’s annoy. Also agree with the hip joint. New one sucks and I rather they use the same ones on the DB line or even the previous Luffy. And the hinge on the shorts, wish that was on the red Luffy and like you said is useless on this one, and have no toe joints sucks.

Damn SSJ5 Luffernutter articulation is rough! Looks good tho.

Super Saiyan Luffy! my favorite

great review, but if you said it's a fail, why 6/10, based on your review it's more like a 3/10