Wellllllllllcome once again, ladies and gentleman, to another lovely installment of Loli-Knight Reviews! Today we have ourselves another hotly anticipated kit- the littlebig sister of the previously released and beloved Kagutsuchi-Kou, Kagutsuchi-Otsu Fencer! Luckily we didn't have to wait anywhere near as long as we did for her big sister (8 long years) as Koto spat Fencer out relatively quickly once Kou released. I actually picked lil' Fencer here up a few weeks ago, but I kept on forgetting to make a review (it definitely wasn't laziness, I swear!). The show, however, must go on, so we finally have her review done. Now, let's find out if this lovely lil' (big) lass lives up to her Sister's accomplishments, or if she languishes in her shadow\~

First, like usual, we'll start with the contents. We've got 25 runners worth of parts- many being copies of Kou's kit, but several new ones. Most of the parts get used, however, with mostly Kou's torso pieces going unused. Overall you get Fencer base body, two incredibly bulky armored legs, armored arms with sub arms, large backpack/ shoulder armor combo, gigantic skirt armor with sub arms, armored head with horn, armored lower-shoulder bits, gigantic shield, two extra shield bits, one gun, her absolutely massive sword, three faceplaces, four chest options (one medium, one large, and an armored form of each), five prepainted parts, five sets of hands, an extra wrist joint, the typical decals and manual, and about 20 or so unused parts. Overall quite a mountain of plastic. Keep in mind you get all of this for an average of 9000JPY ($56 or so), which is quite nice. 

Next up, aesthetics- how does she differ from her big sister? There's actually a LOT of parts that are the same. About half the kit, really. The skirt, shield, gun, hands, armored arms, base of the armored legs, and most of her base body are the same as Kou's. Outside of the color scheme, there are, however, still plenty of differences that make her wholly unique. While most of the base body is the same sculp they did something interesting with her torso by color and part separating it so you could get the exposed belly effect- so whereas Kou's torso shell was just two parts Fencer's is four. Her chest options are also completely different. Kou was such a milk-monster that her oppai were articulated, whereas Fencer's noticeably smaller, so that's not a thing. However, the two different size options you get sill look nice and are well-sculpted, plus they get an armored version. Her hair sculp and faceplates are, of course, completely different, and boy do they stand out! The faceplates have perfect bratty little sister energy, and the hair has some really nice detail and flow to it. The armored legs, "helmet", backpack/houlder combo, and lower shoulder bits all have unique white armor added to them that mimics the typical "reactive armor" aesthetic. Definitely stands out and looks particularly nice. And, of course, lastly, we have her giant honkin' slab of iron, err, sword! Is Fencer trying to compensate for something? Maybe! But either which way, it's gigantic, weighty, and looks awesome. With the sub arms  to help hold it you can get some really nice poses with this thing, which is actually somewhat unusual as it's commonly known that a lot of large weapons that come with girlpla tend to be insanely unwieldy. Overall she aesthetically stands on her own with zero issues, even with all the reused bits and bobs. 

How about articulation? Just like her big sister, shockingly fantastic! You would think so much thiccness and heavy armor would hinder things, but it really doesn't. The upper body has no issues fully bending forward, backwards, and side to side all the way. The double-jointed neck can get a full realistic forward and backwards bend, with zero issues going side to side. Her waist can rock back and forth a bit, the joints for the thigh can pull down and out from the waist if necessary, and the joint inside the thighs can pull out some. The legs can get a completely folded bend, and the ankle/foot can do everything you need it to. Her elbows can also go about as far as you'd realistically need to (though not a full 180). Her shoulders are the only negative point since FA:Girls don't have swivel shoulders like MD and other lines, so the thiccness does cause some friction if you need the arms to cross her chest. Not so much so that it's a dealbreaker, but it is something to keep in mind. Her armored limbs have essentially the same articulation, which is fantastic. Her armored arms, however, can bend slightly more and have an additional swivel. So even though they're larger they technically have more range than her base arms do. All of her various armor bits (including the chonky reactive armor over the legs) are fairly articulate and don't get in the way much at all. Lastly, her sub arms feature multiple points of articulation, so they can just about anywhere you need them to to grab or support whatever you want. Fencer's, overall, a highly articulated lil' (big) lady. 

Details-wise there's bits of surface detail basically everything. Lots of lines for you to fill in, which if great for those that enjoy panel lining their kits. Colored part separation, while simple, is about what you'd want out of her kit. She's pretty much color-accurate right out of the box with only a detail or two needing to be painted in. So if you just like to straightbuild your kits, then she's great for that. All of the new parts look great, and they did a particularly nice job sculpting her tummy/backside. Now, with all that said, let's do a final roundup-

Pros: Incredibly affordable, very articulate in lieu of her titanic design, stable and able to stand on her own (even when armored), a unique and somewhat fresh design aesthetic as far as girlpla thus far go, a simple design that's still filled with lots to play with, easy to clean up nubs, and mostly accurate out of the box with very little work needed.

Cons: The shoulders do require a smidge of work to do exactly what you want them to which stands out a bit compared to how easy it is to work with the rest of the joints, a couple of parts that are either hollow or lacking detail on the underside, and one of the seamlines is in an INCREDIBLY horrendous spot- specifically her armored horn. The horn consists of two pre-painted pieces, and the seam line runs straight through the painted parts. So if you want to remove its seams repainting the part WILL be mandatory.

And there you have it, fellow Masters! Does she surpass her big sister? While her twin peaks don't, the rest of her kit does. In some ways this knight actually enjoyed Fencer more than Kou. The color scheme, bratty expressions, and giant sword are simply a ton of fun to play with all the while having practically everything that made Kou enjoyable. And, of course, she's pretty darn affordable as far as girlpla go. Can't go wrong with that combo! So if you enjoyed her big sister and would like either more of the same, or the same with a bit more, then Fencer's probably the kit for you. Easy to work with, looks great out of the box, poses incredibly well, tons of fun, and affordable to boot. What's not to love? If you're on the fencer with Fencer, then definitely fall on over the other side and dive right in. You won't be disappointed! 

Anyways, that was Kagutsuchi-Otsu Fencer! Do you like her? Do you want her? Did you already order her? Well, hopefully this helped you decide either which way. And with that, this knight bids you all adieu. Till next time, Masters!

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FA:Girl Kagutsuchi-Otsu Fencer straightbuild review: Thiccness runs in the family!