Pierre

Review by shogunnadia

Pierre is another Revoltech from the Japanese video game Doko Demo Issyo. There are five different characters from this line. A dog, frog, cat, bunny, and a robot. And I must admit, Pierre is a cute toy, he is esthetically pleasant and as soon as Josh asked me if I wanted him I said an immediate yes.

Revoltech Pierre is available at HobbyLink Japan

Because Pierre is a Revoltech, you can expect quality. He has joints with ratchet action, his paint job is done very well, and he has much play value. Like the other Doko Demo Issyo figures, there are multiple snap-on faces for different expressions depending on how you are posing him and which accessories he is using. Pierre has four different interchangeable faces a smile, a smirk, a laughing, and a content. To change his face is a bit of a pain, you can grasp Pierre by the ears and slowly work the front of the face off. It is hard to do the first time, but I think the toy begins to loosen up a bit after you change it a few times. Maybe there is an easier way to do this but the directions are written in Japanese. This line of Revoltech reminds me a little of the Mr. Potato Head toy I had when I was young.

Pierre's accessories include, a flower, a telephone, a folded up newspaper, a glass of wine, and bandanna, for use with the cat Doko Demo Issyo. Pierre also included a set of the Cat's legs, go figure. ( another cleverly included item to encourage the purchase of the other items in the line) The accessories are easy to implement. They have little pegs that insert into the hands which have a hole for the peg.

Pierre comes with a Revoltech stand, otherwise he could not stand on his own. Like the accessories, it is a peg fitting into a hole mechanism.

I found this toy rather pleasant, there was some play value, and if you were to have the whole lot of the Doko Demo Issyo toys they would look good displayed together, not to mention some of the parts interchangeable too.

Like Josh said in the Ricky review, these toys are not for everyone, but there is a definite attraction with women. As Josh's wife and myself both liked these toys. If I had all of the Doko Demo Issyo series I would display them and play with them.

Revoltech Pierre is available at HobbyLink Japan