Maybe I should be happy that most Figma releases are figures I don’t care much about. Otherwise I would be constantly broke. I’m not really a fan of Berserk, as the manga is ridiculously depressing, but Casca is a really cool character. I tend to like strong female characters and Casca is generally as strong as they get.

This figure is based on the relatively recent movie and follows Figma figures of Guts and Griffith, although I didn’t bother to get those. As usual with Figma, it’s a very close depiction of the original design. However, one big flaw is her skin tone. Casca is supposed to be much darker than this. While she has kind of an olive complexion, it’s not really accurate. I don’t know, it might actually be worth repainting to make her truer to the original.

The most impressive thing with Figmas is the articulation and Casca is no different. She is extremely posable aside from not being able to look up. Even the breastplate has realistic articulation along the seams. She comes with an assortment of hands, including both tilted and normal wristed grips to hold her sword. The huge longsword fits effortlessly in the scabbard (no cheating with hilts pegging in, like with Revoltech Masamune Date). There is also the standard posable stand which fits into her back, letting her do some flying poses.

Aside from the hands, the only optional parts are the short cloak (which helps cover the neck articulation) and an extra helmeted head. The angry face can also be substituted for her normal one with or without the helmet, but I would have wanted another standard face that isn’t looking off to her side. I guess a more dynamic flowing cloak would also have been useful.

The lack of accessories and the whitewashed skin tone prevent this from being a perfect figure, but for the price point this is an impressive collectible. In terms of general screen accuracy, crisp detailing and posability Figmas are still several steps ahead.