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Originally Posted by Tokumonkey

I'd be very surprised if they didn't. It'll probably be a Shishi equivalent, maybe the main mecha of a 10th hero.

That Kyutama gimmick seems like Kyoryuger all over again.

Although I'm almost certainly going to pick up the I-assume-inevitable minipla, the DX toy here is an easy pass for me. There's barely any transformation involved in any of these, and I'm growing less and less enamored of Sentai mecha limbs that are just the untransformed components attached. (I'm looking at YOU, Gekiatsu Dai-Oh.) The Kyutama's placement is kind of a neat idea, and kind of something that guarantees that the limbs can't have articulation.

I think I like Hebitsukai Silver's mecha the best: it actually has some transformation to it! Ditto the Tenbin Gold's Libra. I'm curious as to why these are the two team members with robot component mecha like Shinobimaru and Rodeomaru. I'd expect those for the red/10th heroes. Washi Pink's falcon is great as a standalone, although I'm not fond of it as an arm. In fact, I like most of the mecha designs, just not as limbs for Kyuren-Oh.

Despite my misgivings, I like all of these dramatically more than most Zyuohger mecha. It's just no Gekitouja or MagiKing, design-wise.

That's a lot of my thoughts, too. As the mecha get simpler, I'm drawn to the poseable minipla version. And since they've switched to metallic stickers in recent years, it makes the minipla look even better. I've been lazy and haven't been painting anything anymore.

Though I'm hoping that the crystals will be clear plastic and not having to apply some decal to a round surface.

Though thinking ahead to future mecha, I can't help but to see the 2 clips on the top of Washi Pink (toward the tail). That screams wing backpack.