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Toybox REVIEW: S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider V3 (Legendary Showa Masked Riders Edition)

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Release Date: September 2026 RRP: 11,000 yen Now that all seven of the original Showa era Kamen Riders have been released in the S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou line, surely the most obvious thing for Bandai Tamashii Nations to do is to release Skyrider and Super-1 to fully complete the line-up right? Of course not, it's instead time to re-release them all and start the whole process again. But with Bandai also making the bizarre decision to release four of them as Tamashii web exclusives  rather than at retail, maybe reissues aren't such a bad idea after all. Following on from the success of Kamen Rider 1  and   Kamen Rider 2  at the end of last year is S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider V3 (Legendary Showa Masked Riders Edition)  - revamping the previous release from 2022   with new colours, new accessories and a slightly higher price tag. 

Movie REVIEW: Agito: Psychic War

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Anniversary movies are fairly commonplace in the Kamen Rider franchise, but rarely do they feel as significant as Agito: Psychic War .   In addition to celebrating the 25th anniversary of Kamen Rider Agito , the film marks a brand new chapter for the franchise as the debut entry in The Kamen Rider Chronicle  - a new film label introduced by Toei in conjunction with Kamen Rider's 55th anniversary to produce more cinematic standalone films based on previous entries as opposed to yearly crossover ones - the primary demographic being the now-adult fans of the original shows. Agito: Psychic War reunites the majority of the original Agito  cast, as well as series writer Toshiki Inoue . The film was directed by Ryuta Tasaki , a veteran of the franchise since the Heisei era - including ten episodes of Agito  and its 2001 movie Project G4 .

Toybox REVIEW: S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider Kabuto Rider Form (20th Anniversary Ver.)

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Release Date: September 2026 RRP: 11,000 yen As well as marking the 25th anniversary of Kamen Rider Agito , 2026 marks a major milestone for Kamen Rider Kabuto  - with the seventh series in the Heisei era celebrating its 20th anniversary. Toei have marked the event with new V-Cinext movie Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Inheritor of Heaven , while Bandai Tamashii Nations have released S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider Kabuto Rider Form (20th Anniversary Ver.)  - an enhanced rendition of the very first Shinkocchou Seihou figure . Though not the first reissue of Kabuto since that time, this is however the first since to be a general retail item once more - albeit with a higher price tag than the original version.

PARTNER POST: Ember Toys Roar Rage Zeluganoid Preview Images

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We're currently in a golden age of Ultraman toys, with a number of companies rising to challenge Bandai's offerings with their own high-end figures from the franchise. And now Ember Toys join the fray with the Super Synthetic Beastman Zeluganoid from Ultraman Dyna , the inaugural release in their new Roar Rage line. First appearing in episode 49 of Ultraman Dyna , the Zeluganoid was once the man-made Ultraman Terranoid - corrupted and transformed by the Sphere as they attacked the TPC Mars base. With preorders now open over at Zero Variant , let's take a closer look at the preview images and see what this promising new release has to offer! Disclosure: This preview is brought to you in partnership with Zero Variant. This post contains non-affiliate links to their store. PREORDER: Ultraman Dyna Roar Rage Super Synthetic Beastman Zeluganoid Figure | Ember Toys  

Toybox REVIEW: Transformers Age of the Primes Bruticus

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With the five individual Combaticons now in hand, it's time to look at if they're worth more than the sum of their parts. The time of Age of the Primes Bruticus is now upon us - Hasbro's  latest rendition arriving a whole decade later since their last effort in the Combiner Wars  line. But with a Commander, two Voyagers and two Deluxes now costing fans around $236 (£212) in total, does the mighty combiner justify the equally mighty price tag? Individual figure reviews can be found below; Age of the Primes Vortex Age of the Primes Blast Off Age of the Primes Brawl Age of the Primes Onslaught Age of the Primes Swindle

Toybox REVIEW: Transformers Age of the Primes Swindle

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Release Date: August 2026 RRP: $42.99/£34.99 It's been a short and exciting road to the completion of the latest rendition of the Combaticons and their combined form Bruticus , and Hasbro have saved what many might consider the best until last. Whilst Swindle might not be everyone's favourite member of the team, he's certainly the one that's had the most individual characterisation - his status as a weaselly con-man even stretching beyond being part of the Combaticons in other continuities. Regardless Age of the Primes Swindle caps of the year of Bruticus as the final component of the combiner to be released - joining his follow leg Brawl as a Voyager class release.

Toybox REVIEW: S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider Ouja

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Release Date: August 2026 RRP: 9900 yen Following the release of Kamen Rider Ryuki last year, there wasn't a doubt in anyone's minds that Bandai Tamashii Nations weren't going to be all-in on new Kamen Rider Ryuki  figures for the S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou line. Even if it's something that slowly build upon over the next several years, given the amount of love they put into the original S.H. Figuarts Ryuki range fans can likely expect a full roster of Riders and Contact Monsters. Kamen Rider Knight might have seemed like the next obvious stop, but instead Bandai are following up with another firm fan favourite. S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider Ouja is the second of Ryuki 's extensive roster of Riders to be released, with his Tamashii Web exclusive status indicating that the rest are quite likely to suffer a similar fate.