Toybox REVIEW: S.H. Figuarts Tony Tony Chopper -Drum Island-

Release Date: May 2026

RRP: 4400 yen

Whilst Bandai Tamashii Nations may have completed the Straw Hat crew as they appeared in the Romance Dawn Arc, that doesn't mean they're slowing down on One Piece S.H. Figuarts any time soon. As well as continuing forward with a number of figures based on the Marineford Arc, they are also expanding the pre-time skip era with additional Straw Hat members that joined at a later date. S.H. Figuarts Tony Tony Chopper -Drum Island- is the first of these subsequent releases, with the crew's doctor the next to come aboard the Going Merry during the Drum Island Arc. As with the previous crew members Chopper is a retail release, and also the second Chopper figure in the line - a Future Island Egghead version having been previously released in 2025.

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

Release Date: March 2026

RRP: 12,100 yen

There are plenty of Kamen Riders that are super popular amongst fans, but few are so popular that they have a whole day dedicated to them. Every 13th September the Kamen Rider fandom celebrates Kaixa Day, honouring the utterly despicable yet somehow loveable character that is Masato Kusaka. 2025's Kaixa Day came with a particularly special announcement, with the reveal that an S.H. Figuarts -Shinkocchou Seihou- Kamen Rider Kaixa figure was finally set for release. Given that it's been a few years since the release of Kamen Rider Faiz one might think this was one of the most obvious places for the Kamen Rider 555 line to go next, but in a classic case of Bandai Tamashii Nations throwing curveballs we've had both Next Kaixa and untransformed Masato Kusaka figures before the standard version. Like those figures, Shinkocchou Seihou Kaixa was also a Tamashii Web exclusive - with the original May shipment selling out almost immediately and additional shipments in the following months required to meet demand.

Toybox REVIEW: Doctor Who The Cybermen From Dark Water (2014) Vortex Edition Figure Set

Release Date: June 2026

RRP: £44.99

The Doctor Who action figure line has slowly but surely been building itself back up through a range of online exclusives that feature more new/upgraded tooling when compared to the B&M store exclusive retail figures, now culminating in its most ambitious wave in years. Over the next five months Character Options will be release one new figure set a month in their website exclusive Vortex Edition range, each featuring a build-a-figure piece to create a Yeti from 1967’s The Abominable Snowmen. Kicking off the wave is The Cybemen from Dark Water (2014) Vortex Edition figure set, a two-pack of the “Cyberiad” Cybermen that first appeared in 2013’s Nightmare in Silver before subsequently appearing the 2014 series eight two-part finale Dark Water/Death in Heaven.

First Impressions: Ultraman Teo

It doesn't really feel like that long ago that Ultraman was celebrating its 55th anniversary, but the last five years have clearly flown by and now the franchise is in the midst of its 60th birthday. And whilst there sadly might not be a big budget movie like Shin Ultraman to commemorate the milestone this time around, that doesn't mean Tsuburaya Productions aren't going to celebrate the occasion. The birthday bash kicks off with the premiere of its latest instalment Ultraman Teo, which once again will be released globally with multi-language subtitles (and once again a simultaneously-released English language dub) thanks to the ULTRAMAN Official YouTube channel. Teo's main writer/series compositor is newcomer to the franchise Shigenori Tanabe, with Takashi Ninomiya and Takanori Tsujimoto as the main director and special effects director respectively.

Toybox REVIEW: BUZZmod Lucy

Release Date: April 2026

RRP: 12,000 yen

Given its immense popularity across the globe, it's amazing that it's taken this long for articulated Cyberpunk Edgerunners figures to happen. But as tends to be the case with these things, you patiently wait for one and then suddenly multiple options come at once. With Jada Toys' offerings are the cheaper end of the spectrum and ThreeZero's FigZero line on the opposite side, it isn't often you see a product from Aniplex sitting somewhere in the middle. BUZZmod Lucy is the first of the three figures the line is set to put out this year, with Rebecca releasing at the end of July and then David following in November.