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Well, SO-DO CHRONICLE also looks like it’s getting scaled back; judging by the Fourze wave.
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Maybe for the earlier Heisei riders they can put two series in a single wave and get it over with. Agito and Kiva together. Anything to finish before the line dies.
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My baseless speculation on the recent So-Do news: We've been told there have been many complications due to the rise in material cost and the weak yen, and maybe even factory shutdowns in China? My guess is they discovered these figures would not be all that profitable at retail based on the newer higher costs.
Switching them to PB would mean A) they could break even at a higher price point and B) only make enough units to fit the made-to-order demand. It certainly doesn't help that these figures have to come out between a certain window when they're relevant to the show to keep the interest of the consumer I suspect with Chronicle they figured to get at least the heavy hitters at retail first, and see what costs would look like when the time comes to make a second wave. Retail Shodo doesn't seem to be all that affected since they're playing more loosely with the lineups. |
Still waiting for Sodo Kamen Rider Geats ID 6 to be announced.
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Latest blog is a Shodo-O 2-pack for Shin Kamen Rider. Mild spoilers, but the article itself does not have any plot specific details
https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20230416_rider |
Retail SO-DO Geats is not dead! ID6 comes out in August.
https://www.hlj.com/tentative-name-s...4pcs-bann91076 |
SO-DO Chronicle Fourze news! Speculation on the "minor" states being relegated to PB proves correct, as we're getting a Elek + Fire States set, plus a Magnet + Rocket States set.
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0419143353.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0421143019.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0419141520.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0419141623.jpg The more interesting bit is that, between these, we're also getting every Fourze module from 5 to 39. Does that make up for it? You be the judge! https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0421151003.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0421151006.jpg Pe-orders open right now, each one costs a disappointingly hefty 7800 Yen. |
7,800 EXCLUDING tax ( which is 10%)
To play devil's advocate, all the modules are done in so many different colors that I can't imagine it was cost effective to release these in retail. If you don't have the first Fourze wave, you can at least plug in most of the modules into the figures included in each set You could argue these four could be a retail wave by themselves, but then do you release two sets of just modules or pack them in with Nadeshiko and Fusion States to make them more enticing ? |
as expected about fourze
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Fingers crossed for characters who haven't been produced, yet. At least the rate at which the show has been producing them has slowed down. |
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Hey! Some news!
https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20230523_sentai New blog about the Dairanger grunts. There's some great pictures in there, like this one here. https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1684813928 But more importantly, the blog ends with the following text teasing the next Shodo Super team. -3- -3- -5- ...E↲ Even Power Rangers only fans knows what that is. |
Holy moly, big night for sodo
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Can't believe I got ninja'd, guess we're all so excited to actually have reveals!
To keep my own personal thoughts - So this is weird. It's weird to have a bunch of no-names and effect parts take up most of the wave when Ziin and Boost's mid-series upgrade are cast into PB land. I don't think it's a bad wave, but it feels reversed in how it should be. Anyway, next update is in two weeks, and considering earlier we were promised Boost Mk 9 would be made, I guess we'll see if we get an ID 7 or another PB set. |
Of course, the law of Equivalent Exchange means that Yu-Do gets a P-Bandai set announced right after. Thankfully this time it's for something entirely optional, that would be too niche to sell at retail, those crazy cockpit controller exosuits they control the mech with in King-Ohger
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0526113440.png All five, fully painted, highly detailed and articulated, for 10,000 yen. Very curious to see how well this sells https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0526113513.png |
Oh hello there Shodo XX Ichigo
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0602160851.png Once again, I'll happily take this figure off anyone's hands if theyre open to it |
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Probably it will be in next series like ultimate revi-vice |
Also mentioned in the blog:
In addition, due to the recent global rise in raw material prices, we will change the price of the armor to 590 yen (excluding tax) from this ID6 bullet. We appreciate your understanding. |
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Did we know about Revi's Nigo HBV form getting a So-Do? I don't recall the blog ever mentioning it among these infrequent updates. From k2eizo's channel
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It was a pack in with the DVD.
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New reveal: SHODO - XX 5
First off, starting from this wave SHODO-O will be folded into the XX line; so future waves will include villains and monsters The line up: https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100613.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100848.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100619.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100805.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100658.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100722.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0613100920.jpg SHODO XX-5 will release in October, orders open on 6/20 |
It's crazy to me that they are just giving up on the paint for the belt, arguably the most iconic part of a rider's suit. I hope the line can at least complete the Heisei main riders. Shodo figures are really nice for the scale, but there's just too much compromise.
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Gaim got all that paint on the helmet and got damn near nothing on the body.
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No More outsider Good news i guess, if the releasing more often not back and forth between XX and O
Gaim looks promising but under suit and belt too plain |
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I painted my King Ohger Yudo with more interesting colourschemes. I love the suits, but I don't like the solid-colour deco.
https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1688698642 Also I intentionally left Hachi Ohger's helmet blank because, honestly, I really dislike how he was the only one with deco on his visor. (he's also the only one whose actual visor is the negative space of the insect rather than the insect itself) Tonbo Ohger's visor was the easiest since his was the only one with all the black accurately separated except for the dragonfly's head, and after that was Papillon Ohger's because she was just missing the tiny little black bit on the mouth. Kuwagata was a bit frustrating because the beetle legs on his cheeks aren't super sharply sculpted, but the real annoying one was Kamikiri. Painting yellow on black is never easy, despite how deep the channels on her visor were. It still kind of looks a little messy. Also painted Ohkuwagata Ohger, but I didn't change his deco too much. Just painted his gloves and made minor changes to his cape and belt. Also my dupe Kuwagata Ohger came with the modified sword, so I guess he has two now. :D https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1688698642 Wonder when we'll get the next wave with Spider Kumonos and the upgrade for red and grey. |
Nice painting and that incorporated white makes them look like a classic Sentai team. I have a 50/50 like/dislike with the white gloves or boots are incorporated into a design that's mostly one main color.
I personally would liked if they incorporated more of the darker shades of each ranger's color for the king-ohger designs such as the koryuger's two-tone colors |
New blog this week:https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20230716_rider
The first entry is a spoiler for Shin Kamen Rider, so check it out at your own discretion But also revealed is the next wave of Converge Motion, set to be released in December https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0714131100.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0714125837.jpg https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0714130235.jpg |
Hardly a spoiler at this point but yeah ...
hey Gaim opening pose nice |
Also new from Sentai candy toy: Yu-do KingOhger Limited Color Edition. A reissue of sorts, this PB set has the figures now nearly fully painted
https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...0710160127.png The blog mentions reissuing Yu-do sets at retail is not always feasible, and in particular the KingOhger set has sold out and is hard to find. The intent of this PB set is to make it available again as "the definitive version" |
Patiently waiting for Spider Kumonos in Yu-do, though with the recent rumours I wonder if that set might be later on in order to include Kyoryu Red.
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https://i.ibb.co/SKqCdwn/20230719144624.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/84N5M7Z/20230719144619.jpg https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20230723_rider They Include Nice effect parts maybe those manga exclusive form will be made in the future also more pictures for sodo Chronicle fourze, meteor have plenty nice effect parts |
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Either regular releases or the PB with nice clear eyes more hand parts and more prepainted parts
https://i.ibb.co/WkLBy2p/sodo-gotchard1.jpg https://i.ibb.co/pb1GrjF/00000037395...r-Tgp-Rw-Y.jpg https://i.ibb.co/BNbfkxD/00000037399...-XJZdl7iqo.jpg https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/produ...912122000.html https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/produ...000195391.html https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/produ...000195392.html https://gashapon.jp/products/detail....70118027535000 this month a chodo ultraman will be released as premium gashapon just like yu-do few months ago and in candy toy blog announced that Gotchard sodo will be released as premium gashapon on november |
To elaborate on all that, SO-DO Gotchard 1 is actually happening, but given the general state of the line, it's covering the bare minimum for both Geats endgame and Gotchard.
- Gotchard Steam/Hopper - The Hopper bug boy - Geats IX - Tycoon Bujin Sword Both available at mass retail, and in a PB set with better stickers and paints. Stuff to note about the mass retail release - No more stands with every figure due to material costs increasing, but the price is staying at 590 Yen - Each release includes a Chemie Card for Gotchard, which you can see in the image above, line-up includes Vulcan, Garren, Ixa, Diend, Accel, Meteor, Mach, Brave. |
I’m honestly disappointed that they’re using up a whole 2-box slot for what’s essentially just rejigged bits of base Gotchard, and seems to have the same overall mass as those parts would have. I wish that they just skipped that and gave us another form, and if they didn’t want to skip that feature, then they should’ve made the parts detach from Gotchard Steamliner.
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There's a new style stand, its pretty much just a tile with a foot peg. The old style hexagon shape is being phased out and will only appear sporadically in future releases
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I was never a big fan of the SO-DO stand but I hate how new figures aren't gonna be consistent with old ones now. I almost feel like they should just remove the stand altogether.
A pair of boxes just for the grasshopper is definitely a surprise. Typically that spot goes to a secondary rider no? Might this mean the grasshopper character plays a bigger role in the show? Something like a Pokemon sidekick. For Geats, I told myself I'd wait for a special set re-release of all the characters like Revice did, but then I found a good deal on the Geats riders. I hope they keep that trend up and release a Gotchard primary forms set later on down the line. |
Doing the hopper as its own set is strange. Are they trying to pad out the line? Why not add one of the form changes or the other character from the trailer?
Anyway, I did some digging; while this new Gotchard wave is the same price as the last Geats one, the latter actually had a slight bump in price from the waves of last year |
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