... huh.

https://i.imgur.com/f9ONky7.png

It's definitely because of the grey plastic sword.

Figma has had hands that are sculpted to have a sheath wedged into the hand and stay there with pure friction alone. I expect Bandai to the same when having Primitive hold Rekka by the blade.

https://www.nendoworld.com/wp-conten...7b2c43e_1_.jpg

Wish I had that luxury. Very few ppl out here locally trying to import P-Bandai SHFs, and once they're released it takes a couple of years for the resellers to match the aftermarket price.

Is it just me, or is Z AlphaEdge's silver painting is shiner than other Ultramen?

Sorry to barge in, but I have a probably frequently asked question: where's the best place to buy Tamashii Web Exclusives? I use BigBadToyStore for most of my Figuarts buying, but those guys seem to jack up the price for those.

P.S. Does anyone know if Tamashii Nations is re-releasing Shinkocchou Seihou Ichigo, Nigo, Amazon or W CycloneJoker form?

It just seems Bandai lately likes holding back on main rider final forms for years and that's IF and when they release them. It took 3 yrs to release Muteki Ex-Aid and so far they still skipped Ghost Mugen despite showing a prototype only once along with Grand Zi-O. If Build Genius isn't confirmed AND released this year then I don't know what to think anymore....

Haven't gotten mine and I don't have any other Ultramen to compare, but I assume this is because they had to since Alpha Edge was a more armored look for an Ultra.

Depends on where you live. I get by having some resellers in my country open up reservations for certain P-Bandai stuff. Although, recently they don't seem to be stocking up on the latest ones, so I had to import Dragonic Knight myself, unfortunately. I think Zenmarket would be a good way to get some figures. Their fee is fixed iirc.

No answer to Tamashii Nations re-releasing those. I believe only Kabuto, Hibiki, and OOO had been reissued thus far. I do believe Nigo and/or Amazon are much easier to get on Mandarake or Yahoo auctions. Best try there.


Technically, it's somewhere around 1 and 1/2 or 2 years for Muteki since he only got revealed alongside Rabbit Tank Sparkling. I do believe they have plans to release the other final forms, it wouldn't make sense not to and Zero Two is a guaranteed release at some point.

The general rule floating around is that they're waiting to get out all the suits they can turn into SHFs and then tying the subline to a close with the final form. I can see SHFs of Blood, Killbus, Sin Specter, Tsukuyomi and Geiz Majesty released before we see Genius, Mugen and Grand.

I'm hoping Ichigou will see a re-release for the 50th anniversary, but they've never re-issued that stuff I'm afraid. Amazon is very easy to come by in my experience, though.

BBTS is pretty good for retail figures brought over by Bluefin (Bandai importer) but web exclusives are horribly marked up.

Try anime-export, okiniland, or hobby genki. Tokullectibles I feel can be hit or miss depending on how much they mark up, but they do provide free shipping ( or I guess the shipping cost is already included)

Definitely do your research to find the best value. I would personally say you should use Nippon-Yassan as your last resort. Zenmarket also has a tutorial on how to order P-Bandai through their site.

Personally I use Tokullectibles nowadays since their prices are fair enough with whatever mark-up they add. On-top of the options of either paying it off in full on-order, early bird prices cutting a couple of bucks off or a partial down-payment that will secure the item for a smaller price at first that you can pay off on-release. The only real downside is that they can sell out of their preorder slots really quick depending on the release, though sometimes they do re-open preorder windows like I've seen with SS Zeronos and Naki.

As for SS rereleases, they don't really do that for the line. I think the only time they did was for OOO?