Figma is a very popular toyline consisting of poseable action figures sculpted usually by Max Factory, and manufactured by Goodsmile. These figures are representations of characters from various sources of media like games and popular comics, but a vast majority of figures are that of anime or manga characters, from franchises like the Fate franchise and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Figma figures are made mostly of PVC and with bits of ABS for the joints. These figures are very well detailed and most of them come with numerous accessories for the character, including 2-3 swappable faces for more expressive displays. These figures almost always come with a hand rack for 8 hands, 5 pairs of swappable hands, a (very helpful) display stand, and a clear bag to help store the numerous accessories when not in use.
While Figma usually make anime characters, they do branch off and do other stuff quite often. Some characters from games have Figma, like Link from the Legend of Zelda, and Samus from Metroid PRIME, Lina from DOTA 2, and sometimes even non-humanoid stuff like the Knight/Iron Fossils from DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours. Figma also have sublines like called Figma Table Museum, which features famous works of art made as a figure. Some examples include The Thinker, and my favorite, The Scream. As well as FigFIX, which is a line of non-poseable statues at the size of Figma, these figures come with accessories for variants of one pose, and can swap faces with their figma counterparts should they have one.
More sublines include ex:ride, which consists of figures of vehicles like wheel walkers, and the GANTZ bike. These vehicles can be ridden by other figma figures and can be used in displays. Another vehicle line is Figma Vehicles, which is a small subline that made 2 of the tanks from Girls und Panzer, as well as optional equipment for it. However the optional equipment are sold separately as model kits, so they need paint. Another subline for figma is called di:stage, which basically sells different types of special stages with standholes and claws for diorama displays. You could also use the box of certain figma boxes along with the stages as a floor or backdrop.
These figures generally strive for good presentation, and try to minimise things like bad looking joints while still offering good articulation. These figures are high quality, with lots of care put into individual figures. While there might be minor production errors in the mass produced products, Max Factory tend to put a lot of effort into these figures, and it really shows in the results. The paint apps are usually expertly applied with little error, the figures are solid with little fuss in terms of stability without being too stiff, and posing these figures is very easy with the smooth joints and good articulation. The only real hinderances for articulation in modern figma are dependent on a character's clothing, things like large dresses or heavy armor could hinder poseability for these figures.
One of the best things about the figma line are indeed their great balance of articulation and presentation. Not only are they quite poseable, and have good looking finished products, but also the likeness of the characters tend to be captured really well, especially with modern figma. Face prints are usually very well done, and are huge highlights of the presentation too. They capture the characters' facial expressions accurately, and they don't look like a lifeless dolls like a lot of other figure lines might do with a few of their products. Figma have got their presentation done near perfect with most recent products, and Goodsmile's confidence shows. Figma is a bit of an expensive toyline and some releases do have hefty prices for what you're getting, but for the level of quality you get with these figures, it's mostly understandable.
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