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Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards at any price.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.

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KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards at any price.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Case material

    Plastic, Steel

    Aluminum

  • Mount style

    Plate Mount

    Top Mount

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • VIA

    No

    Yes

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan
  • KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy
Performance
74
83
Build quality
50
84
Productivity
52
89
Customizability
48
92
Portability
51
63

What they share

  • Layout size: 80%
  • Connection: Wired
  • Layout standard: ANSI, ISO
  • Plate material: Aluminum
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan vs KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

11 of 22 specs differ

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount
Top Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO
ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Wired

Max polling rate

—
1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic, Steel
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

—
3,500 g

Dimensions

—
39 x 356 x 139 mm

Typing angle

—
9°

Backlight

RGB
RGB

Firmware & software

VIA

No
Yes

VIAL

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

No
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Realforce hololive GX1 Shishiro Botan

  • MK

    ISO

    In stockShips to you

KBDFans Tofu TKL Lucy

  • MonacoKeys

    ISO

    Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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