S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha & Omega, Zoffy Revealed
 

It's magazine scans time again!

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Omega - November release, 5616 yen
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha - December release, 5616 yen
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Omega (variant, details currently known) - November release, 6696 yen, Amazon.jp exclusive

S.H. Figuarts Zoffy - November release, 5940 yen

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Oh I definitely think I could use these three.

Probably Omegas Amazon form and not his Rider form? All I know is some people aren't getting presents this year....

I do wish Alpha had a bit more depth to his markings- they don't quite seem as physical as those on the actual suit, it's more like they're just painted on.

I'm leaning more toward a repackaged version with different/better accessories and a Tamashii stage, but who knows at this point.

The whole figure looks off if you ask me. The red is not dark enough and the green is not nearly as vibrant as it is on the show. You could blame that on these shots being photos of a magazine but we’ve seen the figure on display and it’s not much different looking.

That, and as you mentioned the scars are painted on in areas where they should be sculpted. And I don’t feel the headsculpt for some reason either, I can’t quite put my finger on it but it’s just not right looking. I feel like Tamashii really dropped the ball on this one, the figure looked weird to me the second I saw it and it only continues to look bad IMO.

Which sucks because I really like Alpha's design but I don’t like the figure. Omega looks way better in SHF form in my opinion. I'll probably end up buying both anyways since I like the show so much and because they're both retail releases, but I wish they would’ve done a better job with Alpha.

I disagree about the red not being dark enough. The suit itself is that colour, but the entire show is put through a filter to make it look darker.

What I don't get get why they went with the old style hips for these figures.

Interesting, I haven't thought about this. I looked up a few pics from the suit on display and it does look like the same color. Aside from the green, that one really needs to be a bit brighter on the figure.

No one does. They randomly started using them for the Ghost figures and now it looks like every newer figure will have them.

Yay, they're both retail releases!

Curious what the Omega variant will be and whether I'll want that one instead though. But at least there's an easier to get alternative regardless.

So very pretty.

YESSSSSS. Come to papa, Alpha!!!

When do these suckers usually get put up for preorder?

Beginning of the month usually, keep an eye on the S.H. Figuarts thread and someone will post the exact date once we know for sure.

So probably beginning of July? I will keep an eye on the Figuarts thread.

Yup! It's sometimes give or take a few days but "beginning of the month" is a safe bet. Once Bandai release official pics themselves they usually announce the exact date via Twitter (the handle is @t_features).

Tamashii drop images are up!

So glad that I didn't get the Ultra Act Zoffy now. All three of these figures look great.

Me too. Though SHFA Zoffy will be out of scale with the UAs. Oh well.

IIIII want all of these. I'm still unsure if If I'm going to start buying the Ultraman Figuarts though.

The item pages for these guys are up:

http://sp.tamashii.jp/item/11449/

http://sp.tamashii.jp/item/11458/

And we now know what the special Amazon.jp exclusive version of Amazon Omega is, it includes recolored green flame effect parts to represent his henshin effect. That's it. Packaging will be the exact same too so I guess the effects come in a seperate box similarly to how first order bonuses have been handled in the past.

http://i.imgur.com/CoWawFt.jpg

Looks cool, but not worth paying extra for it IMO.

Yup, sounds about right. I just knew it wasn't going to be anything majorly different/special.

Good, as it means I can happily skip it and enjoy the Amiami discount instead.

Other than mandarake after release, how can we order the Amazon excl version

Use a service like Tenso or hope it's one of the growing number of items that Amazon Japan is starting to ship internationally.

Official pics of Amazon Alpha, from the Tamashii pickup notice for August:

http://i.imgur.com/3Tr4FvA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dbfQCpf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/SUTPle3.jpg

Looks pretty good actually. The scars on his shoulders are sculpted like they should be, not painted like we assumed from looking at the displayed prototype.

I love this. My only nitpick, and it's not with the toy, but with the actual Rider's design, is that damn ball tipped horn. I would kill to have all 3 Amazons to have Omega's horn. :lol

Item page with official pictures for Amazon Alpha is up: http://tamashii.jp/item/11480/

And the Amazon.jp exclusive includes flame effects, same as Amazon Omega, only in a different color.

http://i.imgur.com/dZhLJm3.jpg