From the desk of the omniscient Phantom Stranger…

“2012 marked the 20th anniversary of the Sailor Moon Franchise. By spring 2013, Toei announced plans for a new Anime series along with a ton of merchandise celebrating the anniversary. Among the new merchandise was a new line up of figures from Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts. Sailor Moon kicked off the line in August 2013, followed by Mercury a few months later, and is who we’ll be taking a look at today.”

“As you might expect from a Figuart, Mercury has a plethora of movable joints. Her hands are on ball joints, her shoulders are on a pin disc universal joint. She has single jointed elbows and knees, however these are on a disc joint similar to a figma, so while they’re not double jointed, they come close to having the range of a double joint. Her legs are your usual S.H. swivel down ball joint, her feet are on ball joints allowing you to pull off a full on tip toe if you so wish and they can even swivel. Her upper torso has a slight wiggle do it, but don’t expect much. Finally, her head is on a ball joint, with the only real hindrance being her hair sculpt preventing her from looking up.”