I totally forgot SHF Wing Form was a thing. . _ .

Also, what's up with Hibiki's packaging? It's really un-SHF-like and has a weird white plastic tray?

That's because he's part of the "Shinkoccou Seihou" line, a more premium FiguArt release. This sub-line seems to specialize in either releasing Riders we never had before or remaking old figures with flaws. But they said they want to tackle other Toku-franchises with this as well.

They also harmonize with the effect parts in a way so that you can already speculate who's coming next by the effect part-announcements, Double seems to get this "premium" treatment soon.

Cool, cool. Hibiki looks super nice, it doesn't, like, suck or anything does it?

FUCK YEAH.

Double needs a redo. I'll buy the fuck out of that.

I own Hibiki and he's worth buying for sure. He's my favorite Rider figuart of the year that I own so far. I do hate myself for missing out on Kabuto renewal since the prices for him went up since his release. I hope Tamashii Nations can do a reissue next year.

I heard only good things and want to pick him up sooner then later as well.

Den-O had one with paint-errors, but after getting through AmiAmi's customer service he got a better one. But that's the only bad thing I've ever heard about this guy.

Me too. I bought the original FiguArt because it was like 15 bucks but I would still double-dip for a real screen-accurate premium release. And it would look awesome with the effect parts:

http://www.toyzmag.com/wp-content/up...03-600x685.jpg

I mean, I can't think of many other riders who can summon green cyclones at will. :D

Double-double, doub-le! I hope OOO isn't far after. Really weird how after such a lengthy hiatus from Kamen Rider I come back just as my main man (men) gets a revamp. I find this happens a lot with me.

Just wait for the Shinkoccou Seihou S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Wizard Hurricane Form ;P ;)

Well nothing's confirmed yet, keep that in mind, we're only speculating here.

But I would love to see OOO as well, and if they continue with the thought of releasing Riders we never really had before, I do really want Kiva.

D'oh!

Oh man Kiva would be the absolute bullocks. I'd buy him, too.

I think I'm going to get Hibiki. He's fairly cheap and from all the pics I see is damn gorgeous. Could someone refresh my memory on which is the least expensive shipping option from Mandarake?

SAL.

Ah yes, thanks. It's all coming back to me.

Welp, hopefully my order goes through.

You know Hibiki was on sale for 27bucks with free shipping on CDJapan, I would've scored him but I haven't watch the show so I saw no reason to buy him... But if it were a Kabuto oh yea...

All of my yes. A renewal of OOO would be glorious. Out of all the Heisei Figuarts, the one who NEEDS to do wide legged poses has the worst ankle joints. :mad:

Was there any reason given for why they just randomly changed OOO's feet design versus, like, all other rider figuarts ever? Also, I never liked OOO's squished helmet.

Unrelated, but, hi from NYC! Hope to meet you someday when you come back. By & by, what brought you here? Just wondering.
So Broly is out? Man, these holiday releases....welp, he'll have to wait a week or so after I get Femme. And Omnimon. And VulEagle. Ugh.

Is there any way to replace missing Figuarts accessories? I can't seem to find Hibiki's fisted hands.

I never had any issues with OOO Tatoba when I got mine last year from Toy Arena. I only had some issues putting his claws on but everything else about him was fine to me. The paint on mine was great and he looks very faithful to the show. I never knew people hated the figure that much until I join this site. Popular youtube toy reviewers like Shukuen Shinobi enjoy the figure which made me buy it.

If they renewal him then that it will be fine if they only do Tatoba. I think OOO's other forms are fine really. Tajadoru is really great in my opinion and looks fantastic on display.

The OOO figuarts are outdated, not faithful to the show (compared to the spot-on likenesses of modern figuarts) and have lacking articulation and plastic quality, as well as weight distribution.

I feel like that if they renewal OOO's base form then they are going to renewal his other forms and those are going to be web exclusives. That's going to be unfair to causal fans who don't have the money for exclusives. I personally feel like that they should renewal figuarts that need renewals. It would be pointless to renewal Blade, Ryuki or Shin Ichigo when they are already perfectly fine figuarts.

Tajadoru and Putotyra are fine to me in my opinion. They look like as they do in the show and I don't see any major issues with their joints. Most reviews that I've read agree.

*Sits here waiting for renewal Agito*

*joins in*

I guess I'm the only one who wants to see renewal versions of Ichgio and Nigo from The First and The Next? The movies sucked but the suit designs are great in my opinion. They came out in 2008, they look like happy meal toys compare on what we have now.

I think they should get re-makes, even if it's only because the started of the whole line.

But OOO DOES need a renewal. And who brought up Ryuki or Blade? Why is that even a part of this discussion? The OOO figures are far from the current standards of the line, they just are. You can be fine with them all you want, that's totally your thing, but their quality across the board doesn't compare to newer figures. I'll agree that PuToTyra is just fine, it's distanced enough from the initial releases. But the other combos are all the same at the basic level, and they all could use a reworking.

But help me understand how releasing something as an exclusive is unfair to "casual fans"? It's a collector's line, it isn't really meant to be casual as far as I'm concerned. You're simply upset that you'd have difficulty getting the figures because they'd be possibly exclusive. Which is itself an odd inference to make.

It's like when people tried to tell me W's Figuart was accurate, and it took side-by-side composited photo evidence to sway them. It's fine to like an outdated, inaccurate Figuart, (and I know that sounds like a snide remark but it's honestly not, there's just no other wording) but don't pretend it's something it's not. OOO is really not that accurate, and really toylike compared to the show suit like W.

Also, you act like having secondary forms as exclusives is not what SHF has been doing all this time. Hell, they're doing it with Den-O right now. In fact, the SICs are doing exactly that with OOO. Den-O's right, it's already a collector's line.

Count me in as someone who'd like to see OOO & W renewals of their various forms.

(I'd still like to see renewals of the other Kabuto riders & some of Kuuga's other forms show up eventually too.)

I just don't see a reason for W or OOO when Agito, Decade, Diend, Gatack, TheBee, KickHopper, KickPuncher, Sasword, Ixa, and all of the other forms for Kuuga and Agito need them first.

I brought up as examples. I feel like only Rider figuarts should get renewals if they need them. I personally hate the upcoming Shadow Moon renewal since the original is still fine today and he just got a reissue a year ago. I would hate to see the Rider Figuarts line become like the Ultra Act line where they just keep on renewing old figures then doing creating figures of other characters instead.

I go by the old rule; "If it's not broken then don't fix it". Not every Rider needs a renewal in my opinion. I will be okay with W being renewal since Cyclone Joker could need a update with better paint and he still uses those old metal feat. If OOO's gets one, I will be upset at first but I will get over it. The forms outside his base form will likely be web exclusives making it harder for me to collect.

By causal fans, I mean the causal fans who are fans of the franchises that they like that they like and buy whatever they find at retail. If they see a figure of a character or form that they like from a store both online or RL, they buy them. Retail releases can go between $30 - $40 while exclusives are much higher. If someone who causally enjoys Kamen Rider and buys the figuarts of their favorite character then having the rest of the forms be web exclusives could be harder for them to buy them due to the higher price tag depending on their budget.

*Also joins in*

If something is viewed as being demonstrably improved by a renewal (like OOO or W forms), then that's all the reason that's needed for a renewal. Anything else is just personal preference regarding the order of release. Personally I'd like some of those you listed too more than others (especially the Kabuto riders), but if OOO or W or Agito or whatever shows up, that's fine. It's not like those choices would be like a genuinely inexplicable renewal, like the upcoming Shadow Moon renewal.

W needs a renewal for sure, I hate those obvious black joints on his Cyclone side, plus he looks thin and as buff as he is in the show, it's more apparent on his head in my opinion.

Wow looks like figuarts Drive is pretty sparse or really hard to get because not even BBTS has him up for listing, unless I'm not looking in the right place.

Other than Agito and Decade, I doubt any of those are going to happen any time soon. If anything outdated main Riders should be the priority.

Exactly. Main riders, not even necessarily their alt forms. They will never do a Renewal Gattack & Sasword or anything like that before at least all the main Heisei Riders are complete (Kiva).

Bandai's gonna make a renewal Ixa before they make Kiva just to spite us, aren't they? :cry

Kiva's a must do IMO, I hope he comes around sooner than later.

I agree that the ones you've listed probably need them more, but Double has same glaring issues and OOO had some pretty lazy paint applications and very bad joints and general QC problems. They're also likely to see a lot better than most of the second riders, let alone guys like TheBee.

There is also those cuffs parts on his hands and ankle which is really bothersome when trying to switch out hands.

I've never had an issue with the cuffs on my W.

"It's never happened to me, therefor it's not a problem."

The W figuart sucks tremendously. At least those other outdated character forms aren't terrible figures.

Kiva has to be the top of the list, for me. C'mon, Ixa has more figures than Kiva does ATM.