With the excitement out the way, let's get to some details!

The two figures announced tonight are the previously leaked Hibiki and the newly announced Decade!

Hibiki is an October release who retails for 3740 yen!

Decade is a December release who retails for 3540 yen!


Let's start with Hibiki. As leaked, he's built with newly developed parts that accurately reflect his, well, reflective look! He's a very shiny man, and befitting his very slightly higher pricetag, he comes with a lot. His Henshin Onsa; his Ongekibou Rekka and flame effect parts for those; and even a giant version of his Ongekiko Kaentsuzumi for his finishers! ... that's tuning fork, drumsticks and big drum for those of you who aren't massive Hibiki nerds like me.

https://nextphase.bandai-hobby.net/i..._hibiki_02.jpg

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https://nextphase.bandai-hobby.net/i...hibiki_01m.jpg




And onto tonight's big surprise which was amazingly predicted in this thread, Decade! No special plastic injection here - they really went all out on Hibiki of all riders, and I ain't complaining - but that just means he's a standard release, which is never bad for this line! Especially when it means he comes with everything he could need -- all three forms of the Ride Booker; an alternate Neo Decadriver from his Zi-O appearances; and a fair few cards! The description shows just Kuuga, Decade, Zi-O and Final Attack, but one of the images shows Faiz as well. I'm assuming it'll be a few cards with a lot of optional stickers.

https://nextphase.bandai-hobby.net/i..._03_cut_01.jpg

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aha! Ahhahahahah!! Yes! I'll buy two! Regular and neo! Violent emotion head where?!?!?! I'll hunt this down till the ends of the earth once this pandemic is over!!

That is a point, he unfortunately doesn't seem to come with a Violent Emotion head. Still, I hardly feel I have room to complain given how good this is! Maybe a premium bandai Diend or Decade Complete would come with it, like how Amazing Mighty comes with Rising Mighty parts?

https://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/pi.../663021100.jpg

Hm... Maybe I'll source the VE head from the converge head. Seen a few JP artist use the converge figures to make their "SS Blade' customs.

A Premium Bandai Diend would be a godsend. I wouldn't even care if it's P-Bandai! I just need a Diend in the shelf! Based Bandai!

Now, if they could just do Blade, Ryuki, and Kiva next.

Well, with these reveals; we're now up to half the Heisei Riders -- Kuuga, Faiz, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Decade, W, Ex-Aid, Build and Zi-O. 10/20!

Which leaves Agito, Ryuki, Blade, Kiva, OOO, Fourze, Wizard, Gaim, Drive and Ghost. Not a lot of the Heisei 1s!

Also, I never noticed the silver part of the Decadriver was black in the Neo version. Huh. Also, the belt strap kinda looks detached from the hips, so I wonder if it's removable. See if I can stick it on my SS OOO. Another thing to note is that the eyes aren't far apart. Almost similar to the SHF 1.0. The SS SHF has a space between the eyes that kinda signify where the suit actor would see, but it's absent here. Very cool, like seeing two different suits.

It should be very possible to put the Decadriver on any other FRS Rider, but I really wouldn't get your hopes up for compatibility with Seihous. If you have any other FRSes around you right now though, might as well take their belt off and test it out!

Both figures look awesome! I can't believe they went through all that for the Decade head parts separation. Bravo!

With the disappointment that is Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise, the Kamen Rider Figure-Rise kits have been my most anticipated plamo kits by a longshot.

I have Build but only the belt proper can be removed and not the strap. Ex aid's strap does but not in a orthodox way. And from Hobby Search's images, Kuuga's belt is removable too.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...526_173602.jpg

Is it just my eyes or it has some kind of gap between the eyes