Tenacious promised goodies from popular anime and manga franchises Robotech, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan, and delivered some of the higher quality goodies packaged in a 2019 Loot Anime. While one was a rerun from a past crate, it’s a super item worthy of regifting, and the other two items have tons of flash and style.
My favorite item in Tenacious was the One-Punch Man dopp kit, a canvas zipper bag embroidered with Saitama’s cartoonier depiction. The interior seems water resistant, the better to hold your toiletries, but with no materials label, I can’t verify if it’s safe for actual use, or intended only as a collectible.
A close second is this dynamite Attack on Titan duffle bag, which has an embroidered patch of the Survey Corps from that fan favorite anime. While this would make a great carry-on or book bag, the interior of this also seems somewhat water resistant, for those who want to use it for a gym bag. That said, I can’t find any labels listing the materials used, so put a sweaty towel in it at your own risk. Attack on Titan fans were no doubt also pleased that this month’s poster and box interior also featured that anime.
In a way, the most tenacious item in Tenacious is the Robotech LED lamp, which appeared in a past crate, and was tenacious enough to get a second appearance. It was a fantastic item then, and it’s still fantastic now. While the packaging is more compact this time around, this is the same USB-connecting LED lamp.
It is always nice to have another bookmark, although to be honest I am a little tired of the mascot-themed items. Yume is very tenacious at popping up in all these crates. It’s a quality metal bookmark, though, packaged in a nice gift box.
Overall, Tenacious was exciting to open, with two well-designed bags featuring immediately recognizable and popular anime. While past years included a greater quantity of cool items, the bags are attractive and another great way to represent one’s fandom. It might have been more exciting to spread these bags out over two crates, but you can’t say it wasn’t thematic, for it was tenacious to include both in Tenacious.
Loot Crate sent the review copy.