Supposedly Todoroki is also up on the figuarts display but no pictures have been taken.

Ibuki and Zanki, yes! I had hopes that we'd actually get them, but I didn't really expect to actually see them! Definitely my most anticipated of these, finally getting to finish off the oni trio just makes my pants tight.

Edit: And Todoroki too? Very nice.

And Wizard, my lord is it beautiful. Makes me feel a bit spurned as someone that bought (and defended) the original, despite its inability to do something as simple as stay in one piece. May just have to double dip on him though.

Yeah, the existing one has been my second highest priority for replacement, right after OOO, and the latter is because mine's broken. It's complicated because the figure itself had completely unacceptable proportions and, as you mentioned, trouble staying in one piece. However, it had pretty much unparalleled accessories. The Wizard effects set is just fantastic. I wonder whether the figure will be compatible with any of those accessories; at least it makes the different robe bottoms a moot point by replacing them with a part that likely won't need to be swapped. I wonder how long it'll take to be solicited. Could be months, or it could be next week.

So with Wizard having a cloth cape, I have a feeling he's gonna be a Tamashii exclusive, 'cuz I don't think we've had a retail release that has a cloth cape.

I've been waiting for Wizard since the SS line got going. It looks beautiful *___* I can't wait. I was not prepared for the cloth skirt. Wondering now if it'll have a pleather look. Either way. I need it now and some tamashii red fire effects.

I can't think of any cloth cape outside of Eternal, and I think he was destined to be exclusive no matter what. I can't imagine the base form of a main rider being an exclusive release, but I've been surprised before.

That makes ALL FOUR JAEGERS! :D

Why did I buy nearly all of the SHF wizard line?

Holy shit, preorders for Gipsy must've been excellent.

The fantastic accessories, plus the Gaim, Drive, and Shinkocchou Seihou lines hadn't drastically raised your expectations.

Although maybe that was rhetorical.

On another topic, it looks like a Figuarts presentation may be taking place (or may have just finished), but I can't access the YouTube links from my country.

Wizard completely distracted me from the Hibiki releases. Hope that means I can get the original too. Never watched it but I love the designs.

Update on Kiva.

Oh,on Shinkocchou Seihou Kiva
The news is see you next year.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQA8t0vUQAAhPG0.jpg

So from what I can make out (admittedly not much), it looks like Kiva might be revealed next year as a 10th anniversary celebration for figuarts. It looks like it might also confirm Amazon as a 2018 release (his placard said display only).

I really hope they finally do Kiva, those memes stopped being funny a long time ago. And it's a real shame that my first thought about hearing that a Kiva SHF might become reality is "Sweet, no more "XYZ before Kiva"-posts" instead of "Sweet, a Kiva SHF!".

No way Wizard is a Web-Exclusive. And they have done cloth capes at retail plenty of times, just not for Riders. I see no reason why that can't change with Wizard.

EDIT: The Tamashii Twitter account just posted this:

https://twitter.com/t_features/statu...68927744786433

Apparently, they're considering posting HQ pictures of this even though it is displayed in the "no photo"-zone?

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

It's something. *shrug*

I'll take it as "they're not ignoring it anymore" and be satisfied. Also, next year starts in a few weeks.

Those Wizard rings... WOW.

Here a clear up close photo of Wizard Renewal.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQFKXiZUMAA1r9k.jpg

That looks fantastic!

That certainly looks like an improvement, but not as drastic an improvement as, say, the SS Kamen Rider W.

The slope of the shoulders isn't quite right, but that just may be how this figure was posed.

The cloth robe doesn't look nearly as slick as the one on the retail figure (I forget what that line was called), but unlike that one, this one will move. I suspect it will be a struggle to get it to look quite right in any given pose. Nevertheless, it'll probably be preferable to how the current figure's robe-swapping mechanism works. I'm strongly hoping that since it's cloth, it can be made to mimic the way the in-show robe would hang straight down when not in motion. Regardless, it's definitely less puffy than the one we have now.

The Driver is sitting a little too high, which is making the upper and lower portions look just a tad off. There should be a little clearance between the red part of the chest and the driver. I'm hoping - actually, pretty much assuming -
that this driver won't have the ridiculous pegging mechanism of its predecessor.

The feet certainly look better-proportioned, and the details we've seen on the ring chain are impressive.

I'm very much looking forward to this figure. Also, to any comparison shot they might use to advertise it when it's released. I wonder if this will be one of those cases in which the figure is solicited very soon after being shown to the public.

Could be, but it could also take a few months. But I think at least pre-orders in 2018 are realistic, if not a release.

I think after W is done, and the alternate forms might be the last releases for now (they'll probably do Xtreme later), Wizard will be next. And since I can't see the alternate forms at retail Wizard might arrive rather soon-ish.

It's either Rider 2 or Wizard for the next main Rider release now IMO.

@Topic: It seems like the first new Toku-figure announced at Tamashii Nations to be available for pre-order will be Ultraman Belial Atrocious. We already knew he was a Web-Exclusive release thanks to the Premium Bandai-logo on his title card, but now I found this image with a December 11th date on it. I would assume that's when it will go up for pre-order at Premium Bandai.

https://twitter.com/t_features/statu...51915456020480

https://i.imgur.com/5ePAZ1x.jpg

That Shinkocchou Seihou text doesn’t actually make any direct reference to Kiva. All it says is that it’s Figuarts’ 10th anniversary next year. Supposedly one line is written in the style of Kivat’s dialect but there’s still a lot of jumping the gun going on about it saying anything concrete.

So had a crazy thought. I think re-releasing the 10 Showa riders up to ZX but with Kamen Rider Spirits heads would make some people's heads explode. :lolol

After looking at it again, it actually only mentions Kivat, not Kiva. False alarm, folks.

i just want a kiva figure as it was the first one i saw all the way through -i had been a fan but only able to get bits and pieces untill i found sub site and its only gotten more popular from there but i really would like all the kiva riders so im hoping we get new ones other wise im happy they are doing a new wizard as i missed getting him the first time -they ran out and i every time i when to look none where up for sale so if i can get that ill be happy as long as it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg i need those

Need someone to give you a hand? Tamashii's got you covered!

https://i.imgur.com/T3lkHzV.jpg

...

WTF :lol

That's actually really, really good for artistic purposes. It serves the same kinda function as the Body-kun and Body-chan releases.

That'll be great for artists who need references for drawing hands.

I would say "disembodied hand before Kiva" but then I remembered Ankh lol

please do not try and dash my dreams ive had enough of people ruining my life lately, im quite tired of having to deal with people screwing me over repeatedly

I want this.

I really hope the hand comes in a color called Burning Red.

Why do I want a hand-kun so much

because everyone needs a hand some times

I bet the tamashi web exclusive is hand-dono and it is a hand of a generic samurai warlord. :lolol

A follow-up to the event was posted at the Tamashii Blog with lots of pictures from the featured Toku SHF's (plus the Den-O thing), I'll post a preview of the featured products below the link.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/nation2017/a...s/5452459.html

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739742

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739742

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1512739897

Hey uh...Zanki and Ibuki aren't gonna be exclusives are they? That would just crush me.

They probably will be. Hibiki sold rather poorly so I'd say there's little to no chance that these will be available at retail.

My heart is breaking.