Toybox REVIEW: Shokugan Modeling Project Saintkaiser

Release Date: November 2025

RRP: 10,000 yen

True to any toy company that wants to make money, it didn't take Bandai long after the release of SMP Wolkaiser to follow it up with its obvious remould. Shokugan Modeling Project Sainkaiser is the third release in the Mahou Sentai Magiranger range - based on the movie-exclusive mecha from Mahou Sentai Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia. After travelling to Infershia atop the Horned Sacred Horse Unigolon in order to save his friend Yuka, Kai Ozu's Magiphoenix form combines with the unicorn to form the Holy Majin and defeat Glúm do Bridon. This Premium Bandai exclusive set includes both Saint Magiphoenix and Unigolon, as well as the very first poseable Wolzard Fire figure.

Toybox REVIEW: Shokugan Modeling Project Wolkaiser

Release Date: September 2025

RRP: 8900 yen

Mahou Sentai Magiranger was a series with a lot of interesting ideas, and one of the most interesting of all was Wolzard - the dark magic knight who was eventually revealed to be Isamu Ozu, the father of the five Magirangers who fell to darkness during his battle with the Absolute God N Ma. Repeatedly battling against the Magirangers across the course of the series, the family were eventually able to return their father to the light - making him of the first Super Sentai villains to become an "extra" ranger. His impact on the series makes Shokugan Modeling Project Wolkaiser the perfect choice to continue Bandai's new range of Magiranger model kits - neatly coinciding with the show's 20th anniversary. Featuring both Wolzard and his horse Varikion, SMP Wolkaiser is a Premium Bandai exclusive and the second SMP release from Magiranger following on from Magiking.

Series REVIEW: GARO: Sentinel of the East

As the GARO franchise continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary, fans are lucky enough to have two projects representing its two main continuities. Whilst the Saejima family timeline added a new chapter to its story last year with prequel film GARO: Taiga, 2026's offering instead focuses on Ryuga Dougai - continuing his story from when we last saw him in 2024's Heir to the Steel Armor. Though at only eight episodes (plus a prologue episode which quickly recaps Ryuga's story from the very beginning) GARO: Sentinel of the East is one of the shortest entries in the franchise thus far, it does however reunite Ryuga with Rian - the Makai Priestess who first debuted alongside him in The One Who Shines in the Darkness and continued into Gold Storm, Gold Storm -Sho- and Fang of God. As with the previous series, The Eastern Sentinel was made available worldwide via the official GARO YouTube channel with multi-language (albeit AI generated) subtitles.