Rider Merchandise Watch, 1/27/08~2/2/08

And now a brief look at the upcoming Kamen Rider-related merchandise releases for this week. It's the end of the month, so that means plenty of new stuff is coming out!

In Toys:

The RHKV 01 Kamen Rider Kiva (Kiva Form) figure is out! A review of that is forthcoming.

H.G.C.O.R.E. Kamen Rider Part 5, featuring two versions of Kiva, is also out. I've picked up the whole set, and dude, these are niiiiiiiiiiiiice. Also to be reviewed some day. If ever there was a set where it was difficult to choose my favorite figure, this is it (and keep in mind it's got a brand new Rider, a classic Shocker villain, Rider 1, and what is probably the greatest X-Rider figure in this scale to date, so that's saying something.)

Motion Revive Series Part 3 comes in at the end of the week, and I'm looking forward to it. Especially after finding out who the secret figure is. (Hint: It's a Hibiki character who I don't think has had any toys of him made before this.)

In Books/Magazines:

The new issue of Figure-O, Terebi Magazine, Terebi-Kun, and Hyper Hobby are all coming out this week. There's some others, but I don't get them so they're not important. And I guess you could say Figure-O was the end of last week, but who's counting? Also, this:



Kamen Rider Den-O: Rider Goods Collection 2008, a special Figure-O add-on magazine out on sale alongside the mother book. Basically, if it's related to Kamen Rider Den-O and has come out as of this writing (or even if it hasn't), it's in here. Virtually every single toy and piece of merchandise is catalogued here for your to check off on your list and/or drool over. In past years this sorta thing was an annual event in the pages of the regulat magazine, but Den-O marks the first time a seperate book has been made, and it's by far the most comprehensive merchandise overview yet. There's some nice pictures of the upcoming Project BM! Kamen Rider Den-O (Sword Form) figure, behind-the-scenes production artwork, and an exclusive mail-in coupon for repainted Climax Form & Altair Form figures (they're painted better than the retail ones.) It's a must-have if you like Den-O, toys, or Den-O toys, and you can get one right here.

In CDs/DVDs:

That big Den-O finale set thing that everybody already has downloaded came in at last! Another future review.

Kamen Rider Den-O The Move: Ore Tanjou! (which the DVD packaging calls "I'll be Born!") is out and about. I have the Collector's Edition (which itself is like a regular release compared to the bare-bones normal version, yet still not as complete as the upcoming Director's Cut) and... all together now... will be reviewed some day!

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