S.H. FiguArts Sieg, from Kamen Rider Den-O. Yeah yeah yeah, I think we all knew this was coming. With Momotaros, Urataros and Deneb being regular releases, Sieg joins Kintaros and Ryuutaros (also up for preorder until 8/17) as webshop exclusives. More details here.
The figure ships in December 2009.
S.H. FiguArts Kamen Rider Kuuga Rising Ultimate Form (Black-eyed Version) from some movie that just came out. This one came out of nowhere so fast that at first I didn't even believe it was real! But it is indeed, though not up for preorder just yet. This is the black-eyed version, and if you know anything about how Ultimate Form works (or read my Spoiler review of the movie) you know what this guy means. A Red-eyed version will be on sale at Toei Hero Net, essentially making it another web exclusive. More details on the Black-eyed one here.
The figure ships in February 2010.
Lastly, S.I.C. Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor Form from... guess where. Normal old Kiva comes out at the end of this month, and his super-duper upgrade is also up for preorder now. I've got a few pictures of him from the Tokyo Toy Show back in July which I'll be putting up soon. More details here.
The figure ships in December 2009.
Of course, getting any of these if you live outside Japan will be tougher than it would be to get a general release. Fortunately, I'm told they do eventually turn up overseas in other parts of Asia (like Hong Kong), and middlemen services in Japan should be able to help you once they get released and start popping up on the auction sites. Because Tamashii Web allows you to preorder up to 24 figures, there's usually plenty of these guys to go around, it's all a matter of finding one for a decent price.
You can also find someone in Japan to preorder one for you. Which I caaaan do, but if you want a a real fast, friendly service that specializes in this stuff, I highly recommend Yokatta Shopping, who takes preorders for these webshop figures. They've helped me get some other hard-to-find items in the past and are consummate professionals.
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Gorgeous stuff, thanks for posting! I've used this site as well for Kamen Rider collectibles in the past.
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I don't mind Sieg being an exclusive since he's a "special" character but it really sucks to have Kinta and Ryuuta be exclusives as well.
ReplyDeleteWhile not impossible to obtain, these limited edition exclusive figures are so much harder to come by and I really wish Bandai would refrain from releasing "regular" characters in this fashion.
I mean I love these guys but for the fun is in having them. Not in the hunt for them. One or two toys that I have to jump through hoops for is one thing. But after awhile, I just find myself getting discouraged from collecting Figuarts and SICs at all.
I wonder if the succeeding FiguArts will be all exclusives..... I hope they will not.
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on getting Figuarts Kuuga Rising Ultimate on pre-odre next week.
ReplyDeleteDo you know if Bandai is planning on making FiguArts Luffy? I'm very excited to own one since I started to watch One Piece online last night.