It's not P-Bandai, it's something much worse.

A physical store exclusive.

I'm curious what the reason for Hongo's gloves and boots being black instead of green is. Makes the suit look a bit dull. Assuming it's a thing in the movie and not just weird lighting in the pictures. Guess I'll find out Wednesday

Decker Strong and Dynamic Types

https://twitter.com/hobby_magazine/s...99954376396800

They are still green, but a lot darker. It's accurate to the movie that way, although it is supposed to be a more weathered look; ThreeZero for example did this much better.

On a 1/6-scale figure to be fair, but still.

https://i.imgur.com/JCq1DYF.jpg

The Hongo Takeshi version of Shin Kamen Rider is up for pre-order at US P-Bandai

https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2686090001001

The darker gloves and boots indeed look weird. Definitely another way to distinguish itself from the original release. I actually thought they were gonna sell just the head, helmet, and scarf as an accessory pack, but now they've figured out way to push a whole new figure.

I get the impression that the first SHF Shin Kamen Rider was made before they knew everything about the film. IE the significance of some of his accessories and the visual identity of the suit overall (he removes his helmet a lot!) Even some of the early press shots of Ruriko are really off.

I also hope this puts us ever closer to a Hachi Augment SHF

What is the difference between the Hongo version and the previous shin kamen rider?

Different paintjob, different accessories.

First release has the coat and brighter green gloves and boots. The second has darker colors and includes an unmasked headsculpt and a helmet to hold, plus a fabric muffler. No coat with that one though.

What sites do you recommend for picking up store exclusives?

Do you mean figures from the Tamashii Store in Akihabra or web shop?

For web shop I use Hobby Genki or AnimeExport. I like these because the fees are pretty minimal and I can bundle items over the span of a couple months between releases. I recommend this if you're collecting many new releases from each month.

Honestly though, many web shop figures show up on amiami pre-owned or mandaake for very good prices. It's hard to gauge sometimes how much value these will jump after release, but stuff from Zero-One to Revice all had very affordable aftermarket value