Rounding off the Akibaranger team is cosplaying fanatic Yumeria Moegi, aka Akiba Yellow! Like her blue team mate, Akiba Yellow was surprisingly a mass release Figuart, making these two the only Sentai heroines to escape the clutches of Tamashii web...and they aren't even official! The box is more of the same, with anime rainbows and a yellow "unofficial" stamp on the clear window section. Like Blue there's no reference to the inordinate powers included with the reds of Jetman, Dekaranger and Boukenger, the three pictures instead showing off the figure posed with all the accessories included. Making it three for three, the "simple style and HIROIC action" slogan still remains. At this stage I wouldn't want it any other way really. Akiba Yellow shares an almost identical body to Blue, but with a different all-around skirt much more akin to official Sentai girls (well, it would be if not for the creases). The headsculpt is perfectly recre...

After enjoying the first wave of blind-packed Power Rangers Samurai Mega Bloks figures, I was very excited to see the second wave finally in UK stores, now in Super Samurai flavours. This second wave features a total of ten figures, including: Translucent Super Blue Ranger (Ultra Rare) Translucent Mega Mode Red Ranger (Rare) Super Green Ranger (Rare) Bulk (Rare) Training Mode Yellow Ranger (Rare) Battle Damaged Gold Ranger (Common) Metallic Red Ranger (Common) Mega Mode Blue Ranger (Common) Flying Mooger (Common) And then finally a mystery "secret rare" figure, which is rather underwhelmingly a solid red Mega Mode Red Ranger. Now wise to knowing which pack is which via the product codes on the back, I decided to pick up Super Blue, Bulk and Metallic Red as my first purchases. Sadly either I've managed to pick up a defective bunch, or these are nowhere near the quality of the first wave. The metallic Red Ranger is less "metallic" and ...

When Kamen Rider OOO was drawing to close, fans became divided on images of a space-themed Kamen Rider with a rocket-shaped cone head which did its rounds on the internet. Shortly afterward Kamen Rider Fourze , the 22nd Kamen Rider series, was announced with these images proving to indeed be the look of the new rider. While some were instantly put off, others were interested in the talent behind the show - head writer Kazuki Nakashima ( Gurren Lagann ) and director Koichi Sakamoto ( Power Rangers, Gokaiger ), or the promising monster designs. Kamen Rider Fourze began airing in September 2011, running for a total of 48 episodes, with two movies (three if you include Super Hero Taisen ) and various specials. The final episode aired just last weekend, and the show has been my first weekly Kamen Rider experience. Gentaro Kisaragi will befriend you no matter what Fourze  sees new student Gentaro Kisaragi transfer to Amanogawa High School, which has recently become the centr...

In the second part of my BC-04/SJ-05 review, I'll be looking at the various combinations that can be done using one or both of these figures.  Buster Hercules Buster Hercules (or Buster Heracles if you prefer) is the combination of both Go-Buster Beet and SJ-05, and the main draw of this set (as its the robot on the front of all three boxes). The combination inolves swapping the Go-Buster Beet head with the Hercules one fitted onto the crane arm. Remove the back piece from SJ-05 and split it apart into three segments - the left/right "beetle" parts and the middle "jet" section. The beetle parts slot onto the left arm (and in doing so, join together too) while the jet piece is wielded as a weapon in the right hand. The Great Go-Buster head piece attaches to the back of the robot, and finally the gun section clips onto the chest via a fold-out peg. To be honest, there isn't a huge deal different about Buster Hercules to Go-Buster Beet other than i...