Kadokawa Megumin DX

Kadokawa's Megumin (DX version) is a pretty good model.

My previous experience with building these type of character models were from Kotobukiya's Sousai Shoujo Teien series. For comparison:

Model	Megumin	Saeki Ritsuka	Yuuki Madoka
Runners	26	19	20
Parts	219	162	139
Printed parts	20	8	10
Face parts	4 printed	4 printed + 4 blanks with decals	4 printed + 4 blanks with decals
Hair styles	1	3	3
Hand variations	3 bare hands + 3 gloved hands	7	6
Maker	Kadokawa	Kotobukiya	Kotobukiya
Release date	2024 August	2021 July	2021 January
Initial price	9900 JPY	6600 JPY	5940 JPY

Note that Megumin DX includes two complete models of Megumin, plus a small model of Chomusuke. With that in mind, the per-unit cost comes out cheaper. Still, I was able to get a new Megumin model this year while all the Sousai Shoujo Teien models were sold out. The availability difference probably says something about the relative popularity of these models. Megumin was Kadokawa's entry into the plastic model business, and the lack of experience might have manifested in some minor annoyances:

• Parts that are identical are given unique numbers, and runners containing identical parts are given unique letters after having parts shuffled around. Runners G and R are the worst offenders of this. It's annoying because you can't be sure if two parts are actually interchangeable or not, unlike other models where identical parts get identical numbers.
• The inner box slides out, as opposed to having separate top/bottom halves (slip-lid boxes). These slip-lid boxes are more convenient because they open more easily, which makes it easier to pause and resume builds. Most other models came in slip-lid boxes, and this convention is often overlooked until you encounter a kit that doesn't do it. Moderoid Arhan has the same problem.

I complain about these minor annoyances, because the rest of the building experience was actually pretty good. The models look nice and has roughly the same level of articulation compared to the Sousai Shoujo Teien series. I was especially impressed with how most of the color patterns are done by combining solid plastic parts of different colors. There are no stickers or decals in this kit.

I felt compelled to write this review because I like the color separation so much. And because I thought two copies of Megumin was a really good deal. Kadokawa holds a lot of intellectual properties that would make interesting models, I hope they learn from other makers in fixing the minor annoyances, and make their pricing more competitive. I definitely had a good experience building Megumin.

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