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SH Figuarts Zi-O & Geiz Revealed
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Zi-o was a figuart I had a feeling we see and I glad we did will pick him up.
Also a few things I not happy about. One Zi-o is using the build leg joints which is outdate. WHY bandai why can't you use the gaim or ex-aid leg joints that are so much better looking and up to date. Another thing I see is Zi-o does not come with his sword and gun with that 3,000 yen price. Of course the weapons will come with his bike which will be webshop which I will not buy just so they can make money. At the end the secret stage is Kiva I guess we see him at Tamashii Nations hype. Link https://tamashii.jp/special/shf_zi-o/ |
The Ridewatches need more paint detail. :/
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First thoughts: those RideWatches are downright embarrassing. After they did the Sclash Jellies okay with Build I was hoping SHFs were getting back into actually giving the toys some detail, but I guess not. God that looks so cheap.
Other than that they look pretty good. I just hope they come with their weapons, though since they're not shown anywhere I'm fearing the worst. |
No weapons shown. No indication that the Ride Watches are removable or can be used with the Jikuu Driver. No image on the Rider-specific Ride Watches.
I guess the figures otherwise look acceptable, although the lack of detail on the Ride Watch (particularly on the Driver) is an eyesore. At least the video shows that the Jikuu Driver can be rotated. |
No weapons yet again - I hate this trend so much. Unpainted Ridewatches suck too.
Honestly, I really like Geiz but without his axebow I see no reason to get him - so it's only Zi-O for me, and I'm not particular excited for him either. Just another dude really, nothing special. The more they screw with accessories the less fun Figuarts becomes IMO :( |
So the secret stage thing is throwing me off because it's right after Den-O and it should technically be Kiva's spot but Decade also doesn't have a stage pictured and he's after Kiva so what the hell is going on
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Yea, as fantastic as these look, I'm reeeeeeeeeeally not a fan of the return of the "we're dividing accessories between the actual figure and the bike (which will definitely be a Web Exclusive) so that people must feel obligated to get them both" trend in SHFs.
Personally, I'd rather they give them their weapons in their Armor forms if they ever make them as SHFs, like Geiz Ghost Armor coming with his axe and Zi-O Build Armor coming with his sword. |
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Then again, I could be wrong. There's not a range of other Riders from this series to produce. Still, I kinda think one of the Another Riders is more likely than Armor Time. |
preorders 10/4?
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This may not final product so I pretty sure the Ridewatches will be painted.....
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They better be. LOL. I also hope and Zi-O and Geiz at least have their respective weapons with them and not bundled with their bikes.
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3000Y for Zi-o?! That's an auto pre-order for me! I missed out on Build's low price point so I'm jumping the gun on this one!
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Yeah, weapons are going to be bundled up with the bikes again this year. I do hope they do the ridearmors because there are some that I think look amazing. I am sad that build didn't get any other armors released as I would've picked up gorillamond and ninnincomic for sure.
Also, why is Geiz 2000 yen more expensive? Doesn't seem like he comes with any extra stuff.. |
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On one side, you get a swappable head, an extra arm, three weapons and a good amount of hands. Among other things. On the other - two shitty display bases. Yup, not a good deal at all. If Geiz had the same price as Zi-O and the stands were split between them it would've been okay, no weapons still but at least very cheap. But making Geiz this expensive only one month after Zi-O - Hell no Bandai. Fun fact, even last year's Night Rogue was less expensive than Geiz. And he had his entire arsenal included. Stupid stand crap, who even came up with this garbage idea. A couple of years ago much better stands than these were included as pre-order bonuses for free. But at least Kiva will finally come out. I hope. |
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And well, they probably do throw in these promotionally low-priced Figuarts with less stuff to justify their price, but they did the same thing with Drive at (then) full price, so really I just think Bandai is cheap as hell. If Geiz doesn't come with anything that'll just cement that. |
Whoa whoa whoa hold the phone. WHERE is the Zikan Gilade and Zikan Zax?
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Nowadays we're lucky to even see the main hero come with their signature weapon. I also dislike how it seems like EVERY character that isn't the main or secondary rider is a Tamashii web exclusive, even if they're the most popular character in the show *cough*Ex-Aid*cough* |
Hell I'm still baffled that OG Cross-Z was a web exclusive but Cross-Z Charge ended up being the retail release...
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I just assumed it was because Cross-Z Charge was his default form for his earliest appearances -- which Bottle Change coincided with and which the current run of the Build Figuarts are going off of. That suit just pulled in more legwork than the normal unfortunately.
On the more cynical side though... in regards specifically to Figuarts, I'm betting it's because they kinda know that everyone prefers normal Cross-Z to Charge. Thus by making Charge the normal release, it's easier to have people buy it rather than making them go through hoops for an exclusive that ultimately a lot of people just wouldn't want. Basically, if you know you've got a figure of a suit people are lukewarm on at best; you don't wanna make that one the difficult one to get. |
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Though could be possible to see Another Riders done that feature the armors somehow too, but it doesn't look like the figures have a way to do that and this line isn't exactly known for 'play features' like that either. But who knows. It might be one of those poll things they do later as the series gets going more to see where demand is. |
Item pages are up and yeah - only a couple of extra hands for both, Geiz includes the shitty display bases but that's it.
https://tamashii.jp/item/12726/ https://tamashii.jp/item/12727/ I said it already, but I hate this trend so much. I'd rather get charged 6000¥ for Zi-O and have the weapons and some fun accessories or a backdrop of sorts. I mean I can understand why the “we include everything the character held even for a split-second”-attitude isn’t popular anymore but at least include the stupid weapons the characters wield from episode 1 onwards. Although Zi-O has used his gunblade like – twice? I think he only used it as a gun once in episode 5. Still, include that stuff Tamahsii, no one cares about dumb display bases that to my knowledge don’t even have articulated arms for posing. Still, pre-orders go up October 4th in Japan, be ready if you want to get them. |
Ehh, I would not mind not having accessories unless it is super iconic say Dragon Ranger's zyusouken or Brave's Gashacon Sword. Zi-O already is a win in my book just for being super cheap compared to most figuarts these days.
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Part of me doesn't like how they just don't pack the weapons in with new riders much anymore, but at the same time another part of me looks back at previous releases, thinks of the series and goes "In hindsight, they really didn't use their main weapon all that much." Along with the fact that Between W and Zi-O, only Drive, Build and Zi-O weren't packed with their additional weapons. It's actually less common than it seems.
Was annoyed Build didn't come with the Drill Crusher. Thinking back on it, he rarely ever used it at all. Was shocked Drive's Handle Sword and Door Gun were split between Type Wild and Type Dynamic. Thinking back on it, those were the forms that used them most compared to his base form. It's annoying but also feels like it's intentional on top of cost-cutting. It's weird. |
I don't care to Zi-O's weapon. I really happy the Zi-O Figuarts are really cheaper.....
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Folks... I think Kiva is actually happening
You've likely seen it before, but take another look at this image:
https://tamashii.jp/special/rider_ri...th_main_01.jpg Specifically, look more closely at the lower-right, just below Ex-Aid and to the right of Geiz. See the falling rose petals? Now go re-watch the opening sequence for Kamen Rider Kiva. Yeah. That's enough of a clue already, but also note the positioning at the front of the display, to the right of Geiz. Note that immediately left of Zi-O is Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Wizard. I expect the final image will be symmetrical. |
didnt they say that every heisei rider before zio was going to be in the show? why is it a surprise that kiva is here, did i miss something
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It's sort of like... we, as a fandom, have been Charlie Brown, Bandai has been Lucy, and S.H. Figuarts Kiva (base form) is the football. |
As cool as it is that this might finally happen, it isn't exactly appropriate to post it in the News and Rumours part
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Yeah, thing about the weapons is that they feel a lot like... a lot like Sentai mecha. Less something that just perfectly goes with the character or suit design, and more just there because it's a series requisite and a toy thing. Zi-O and Geiz's weapons, honest to god, I have a very hard time remembering they exist. I can't bring myself to care.
Basically, if a barely used series requisite weapon that's just pushed to the side to focus on the past rider gimmick anyway is not included and that lowers the price... cool. What gets me more is not having a lot of hand options. It's frustrating when it's only like, two extra pairs. |
Kohei Takeda being on stage at Tamashii Nations, the last phase in the "Heisei Riders Rising"-marketing campaign gave it away I think.
After that we got additional clues with the secret display base in the Zi-O pedestal sets and these rose pedals. Which I didn’t even spot until now, good job. I wouldn't have made a new topic for it but still, Kiva is happening, if they didn't reveal him now it would be their most elaborate hoax yet. |
its cool kiva is finally getting a high quality figure, just wish i could give a dang about kiva at all
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What's funny is that Otoya and Nago both have two forms each in the SHF line, but not Wataru himself.
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It's like they're making the weapon accessories as 'DLC'. What the hell Tamashii? And it's bad enough the figures are getting more expensive in my country!
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