Release Date: July 2025 RRP: 19,800 yen The Ultraman franchise has lots of legacy aliens and kaiju that first debuted during the Showa era and have continue to appear to this day, but arguably most of its newer offerings haven't reached the same iconic status. However if there's one kaiju that's come close, it's undoubtedly Galactron . First debuting in some of Ultraman Orb 's strongest episode, variations of the robot superweapon have gone on to fight numerous other Ultras in the New Generation - including Geed , Taiga and Decker . Its origins were even explored in the Orb/Geed crossover movie Connect the Wishes! , where we learned they were created by the artificial intelligence Gillvalis . Put simply, Galactron is a pretty big deal as far as modern Ultra kaiju go. And at long last Bandai Tamashii Nations have FINALLY recognised this with the release of  S.H. Figuarts Galactron , based on the orginal MK1 model that appeared in Orb . Galactron is a Tamashii W...

For this month's top five feature we're returning to the S.H. Figuarts line and what's easily my favourite range they have on offer – the Ultraman franchise. Ever since Bandai ended the Ultra-Act line and moved all things Ultra into S.H. Figuarts range, they've been pumping out some fantastic figures across all eras of the franchise. When it first kicked off in 2016 there seemed to almost as much focus on the various creatures of the Ultra Series as there was the Ultraman themselves, but sadly this seemed to have slowed down quite a bit in recent years. But because there are simply so many characters I'd like to see in this range I couldn't narrow it down to just five, which is why I'm presenting a kaiju-specific version of my Top 5 Most Wanted Ultraman S.H. Figuarts to kick things off. This look specifically looks at the giant monsters of the Ultraman multiverse, with separate lists dedicated to both aliens and Ultraman (as well as any Ultra-adjacen...