[Tokumonkey]

ID wave three showed up over the weekend. (I still haven't seen 02.) Alas, even though boxes 11 and 12 would have been the ones we'd want duplicates of, it showed up with duplicates of 3 and 4 (Na-Go Beat Fever) instead. I suppose that there's no hope that ID 4 will come with more than one of sweet, sweet box 13, the one that has heads and accessories for basically everything. (And I understand; these things are going to be sold at retail. They're taking a risk releasing it at all.)

Since the blog apparently isn't going to give us any hints until next year, I suspect it's a safe bet that ID 5 will come with Geats and Tycoon Command forms and (episode 14 spoiler) Glare, and probably optional half-helmets for possessed Riders. What else...? Maybe stuff from forthcoming episodes, but I'm hoping for another blank half-body or two with additional Armed Raise pieces. I suspect they'll save the inevitable Jyamato Riders for Premium Bandai.

I wonder whether Bandai's blog isn't being as quick to hype up ID 4 because it's a bit of a letdown for people who bought ID 3: mostly the same Geats content as ID 3, with a couple of extra stickers to make them Fever versions. Stickering Monster and especially Na-Go Beat were not fun. Getting her helmet right is brutal.