To be honest, I actually really like the original Ultimate Gohan. It’s one of the few of the original figures (excluding the villains—as they are all still fairly relevant in engineering design) which I still think holds its own. I think the face needs a little bit of a tweak and it needs the SSG Goku body for the 2.0 release.
The hair mold Demoniacal Fit used for this seems really meh. The faces are even worse. They either look too comical or too villainesque at times.
The only figure I feel is close to being a perfect release was the Kaioken Goku and I ultimately decided against getting that as well, because I thought Tamashii could do it better. I was right. The reason I went ahead with the DF Vegito is due to how disappointing it was when Tamashii unveiled the rehashed SSJB Vegito as one of the 2018 con exclusives.
That said, I managed to eventually get that stupid figure for a decent price (same with the Broly from the same event), but I think the DF one is far superior. At least from a forward facing perspective. Turning the sculpt, the face looks far too narrow—like it’s been squished inward.
There’s always a significant downside to the DF figures. They still have a long way to go, if they want match Tamashii’s level of engineering and design. Tamashii isn’t perfect though. These are the same people who teased the Ultra Instinct Goku with a repainted Saiyan Raised On Earth hairsculpt.
Frankly, I would hold out. I’m not saying DF isn’t good at times. I have some of their kits and it definitely improves some of the standard Tamashii releases, but this one seems like an easy pass. Tamashii can and will do it better. I wouldn’t tell everyone to stop buying their stuff though, because then the company would fold and Tamashii would lose the pretty evident drive they’ve been given, due to the “competition.”