I am really late
when it comes to getting into things sometimes. I often mean to, but either
money gets in the way or I forget. So after months and months of holding off, I
finally bought Persona 5, having never played any other Persona game. Even then,
I held off still for months and months more until finally giving the game a
shot. At that point I became addicted, and started binge playing while I was on
vacation. Unfortunately I still have not finished playing it as it takes so
much time, and work interferes. I am really enjoying it so far and can’t wait
to get back into it. I really hate that I didn’t get into it sooner honestly. I
would have so much more merchandise if I had known how great of a game this
was.
With that I sadly
also missed out on the Persona 5 pop figures that came out. Now I can only find
one of them. I hope to eventually get them all one day, but was happy when I
found out about the Persona 5 Funko box coming out. It at least gave me an
opportunity to get something to start my collection with. Naturally I went and
preordered it as soon as I was able. I went the other day to put more money on
it, only to be told it was in if I wanted to pay it off and pick it up. Would
have been nice if they called and let me know it was in, but it is what it is.
While being simple,
I love the design of the box. The Phantom Thieves calling card with the “Take
Your Heart" written on it just looks really great in person. The red and
black looks really good. I might hang onto this box to use for storage for some
Yu-gi-oh cards or something. I really like it.
The box comes with a
total of five items. It has two Funko pop figures, a pop keychain, a pin, and a
pen. It is largely the same as the My Hero Academia box they sold earlier this
year. It isn’t much, but breaking down the values, two exclusive Gamestop pops usually
sell for twelve dollars each, I found a pin like this one for around twelve, then
the pens seem to range so I will go for the lower and say three dollars. That
would give a little less than forty dollar value for thirty bucks. Not bad at
all. The value of the box would probably go up a little over time as well due
to the pop figures. I mean, again, look at the My Hero Academia box. The
Endeavor pop is valued at twenty four dollars, while the Deku pop is at twenty
five. You are most certainly getting what you paid for.
So let me start
right off the bat with the pop figures. First we have Protagonist in the prison
outfit. As I said, I haven’t gotten any of the other Persona 5 pops yet, so I
am quite happy to have this one. I like the Joker one from the main set, but
this one is pretty clever. It looks like it uses the same head mold as the
Joker Unmasked chase variant which makes sense, but the body mold is at least
different and looks pretty good. One I like but could probably leave in the
box.
The major one for
me is the Arsene pop figure. I have loved this Persona since we first see him
in the games. Whether he is my strongest or not, I can’t bring myself to get
rid of him. He just has such a cool design. I love the hat, the wings, the
flames, he is just awesome looking. I’m happy they made a pop for Arsene and
even happier that it does him justice. This is one of those that I would
probably forget the collector aspect and just remove it from the box. It is one
of those that you wouldn’t be able to fully appreciate if kept in the box. I
hope at some point they decide to make the other main Personas in a wave with
some of the other characters
The pin is pretty
cool. It is a simple blue and gold pin with the letter V on it for the Velvet
Room. It took me a little bit sadly to figure out what it was, but as far as pins go, I actually quite like
this one. I also forgot about the pop
keychain. So bring the value of the box up another five dollars or so, making
this box an even better deal. I like the keychain alright. I have a few of the pop keychains, but I usually either hang them from something
random, or remove the clip and display them as the small figures. Not sure which I will do with this one. It is a keychain of Mona, which is pretty
cool. It looks pretty decent. As with most of the pop keychains, if not all of
them, it is just a keychain version of the normal pop figure, so I’m pretty
happy with it
Last, and really
least, is the pen. Now being a rather cheap pen already has this as the least
exciting item in this box. It isn't like the Funko pens are anything too
special. They are basic pens with no grip and a tiny figure at the top. This one contains the blue butterfly seen in
the game at the top. Honestly, despite my interest in this item not being as
high as the others, I actually liked this pen. It was still the basic, cheap
pen, but I liked the look of the butterfly up top. Unfortunately, mine arrived broken. One of
the wings was broken off sadly. On a similar, but different subject, this box is for not only fans, but
collectors. Collectors are particular about having the item be perfect. I’m a
bit surprised Funko didn't take more precautions with this box as not only was
my pen broken, but the box for my Protagonist pop was damaged. This is
something that isn't a huge deal to me most of the time, but I know plenty of
people who would be very upset. Hopefully
they try to work things out better for the next box they do. I have emailed
about my pen to see if I can get a replacement though. Hopefully I will hear back soon.
So yeah, over all I really liked this box. While not
every item was amazing, and while the pen arrived broken, I am glad I bought
it. Let's be realistic, if you are buying a Funko box, most likely the main
thing you care about in it would be the pop figures. The other items are just a
bonus. If you are one of the people like that, and you like Persona 5, go pick it up. That Arsene pop certainly took my
heart, and maybe it will take yours as well.
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