HGBuild Fighters

Super Fumina Axis Angel ver. (Mk-II Axis Image Color)

A cute, winged reskin of Gunpla's most infamous non-consensual tribute figure, gorgeous on the shelf and genuinely awkward in the hands.

MechaGrade Score

3.2/5

Super Fumina Axis Angel ver. (Mk-II Axis Image Color) · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This kit is a display piece first and a toy a distant second, and once I accepted that I actually enjoyed building it.

The molded face, clear eye pieces, and soft-material skirt panels sell the character in a way plastic alone never could. But the same soft parts that make her look right are the parts that fight you during assembly, and the finished figure is noticeably less sturdy than a standard HG.

Best for: Build Fighters fans and girl-type Gunpla collectors who want a shelf piece, not people chasing a poseable action figure

The full review

What it is

Super Fumina started as an in-universe joke, a master builder's obsessively detailed Gunpla tribute to a female rival he never asked permission from, and this Axis Angel version leans into that with new wing armor and an angelic color scheme. Bandai built the figure from a mix of hard plastic and soft, rubber-like material for the skirt and hair, plus clear resin-style eye pieces so she can hold an actual expression instead of a painted stare. Building it feels closer to assembling a garage-kit figure than a normal HG, and the eye and eyelash pieces in particular are a small delight to click into place.

The catch

The pink skirt material is a rubbery compound similar to what Bandai used on older MG Alex kits, and it will not take paint well and can feel tacky over time. Several builders report the finished figure struggling to stand on its own, especially once the wing backpack is attached, since the added weight tips the balance point backward. Facial and body detail leans heavily on stickers rather than molded color separation, which is a step down from what modern HG lines do elsewhere, and the joints, while cleverly hidden for looks, sacrifice a real range of motion to keep that smooth human silhouette.

Who it's for

Buy this if you already like the Build Fighters Try storyline and want the joke made physical, or if you collect girl-type Gunpla and want one that looks distinct from the usual maid and school uniform variants. Skip it if you want a kit you can actually pose through a fight scene, the articulation and stability just are not built for that. It also is not the easiest first kit given the soft-material handling, so I would not hand this to someone building their very first model.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

Assembly plays more like a garage-kit figure build than a typical HG. You decide early whether eye stickers go under the clear lens pieces or on top of the molded eye, and that choice affects the final expression, so it is worth test-fitting before committing. The soft-material skirt panels and hair need gentler handling during clipping and fitting than standard styrene, and the joints are sculpted to stay nearly invisible under the skin-like torso material, which looks great but means less mechanical certainty when you are testing pose stability.

The kit comes with a beam rifle, two lances, a display stand, and swappable clenched and open hand sets, giving reasonable accessory variety for an HG at this price point. Where it earns its keep is presentation rather than play value, the finished figure reads as genuinely angelic in a way few Gunpla kits attempt, and the level of facial sculpting and clear-eye work is still rare for the line even years after release.

Lore & trivia

01Super Fumina originates as an in-story Gunpla built by rival builder Minato Sakai in Gundam Build Fighters Try, modeled on fellow builder Fumina Hoshino without her knowledge or consent, which caused her real embarrassment when it was unveiled at the Meijin Cup.
02In the anime, Sakai's version used an anime-style paint technique that shifted shading with viewing angle and hid the joints almost completely while still preserving mobility, a level of craft the actual retail kit tries to echo with its soft-material construction.
03Despite the technical achievement, Sakai's Super Fumina lost its match against the Lightning Gundam, in part because the judges and Fumina herself viewed the unauthorized tribute as a violation rather than a compliment.
04The Axis Angel version reuses the Super Fumina body as a base but introduces new molds for the wing armor and color scheme, distinguishing it from the original 2015 HGBF release.