So I've really been sinking my teeth into Romando's old Kinnikuman line the last few months, and I recently got my hands on my absolute most wanted figure: Satan Cross!
This guy (These guys?) cost me a pretty penny, but the minute I saw him listed on Anime Jungle, I went for it.
Even before I got super into Romando, this was a figure I always wanted. I have a weird leaning towards loving characters that have multiple limbs or faces, so even before I read the Kinnikuman manga, I loved the way Satan Cross looked.
Once I read the manga, I ended up really digging the character as well as the design and started desperately wanting the Romando. Of course he's one of the absolute hardest Romando to come by
Well now that I have him, i can see why. I feel this figure is near perfect. Definitely the best Romando I have, maybe the best Romando they made. The sculpt is on point, the articulation is great, but most importantly, it is a solid, well made figure. You can't really say that about a lot of Romando.
It really is a shame more figures in the line couldn't be like this one. There's not really much information about Romando online, so I'm curious if anyone knows: Where they notorious in general for having wildly varying quality in their production? What else did they make besides Kinnikuman stuff? Was it just a money thing? You'd figure they'd go for consistency in the product while attempting to save as much money as possible.
I've never seen so much inconsistency in terms of quality in the same toyline.
You have a figure like Mixer Taitei, who's body is literally made out of the same material as the package he came in. But then a figure like Satan Cross, who could be favorably compared to something like a MOTU Classic in terms of overall quality.
Don't get me wrong, I like all of the Romando I have. At the end of the day they display fine and are such cool display pieces to have.
It's just now, having Satan Cross in hand, this really is one of the weirdest toylines ever.
