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Hot off the heels of the first Another Watch set, P-Bandai was quick to announce the follow up: Another Watch Vol.2 was just recently revealed.

Another Watch Vol.2 will feature the second batch of Another Riders: Another Gaim, Another OOO, Another Den-O, and finally Another W along with two more yet to be announced Another Riders.

No release info was given at the time of this writing, though pre-orders are expected to go live December 3rd 2018. If the first set is anything to go by, we could expect a similar price point of 3,240 yen. Stay tuned, and we’ll provide you with more info as it becomes available.

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New Sodo figures were unveiled at the Autumn Miyazawa Model Exhibition held recently in Japan. This gives our first look at the upcoming Shodo-X Wave 4 figures which appear to be Kamen Rider Ryuki themed with Ryuki himself, Knight, and Contract Monster Dragreder prominently on display.

In addition to those, we have the next wave of SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O figures: SO-DO Kamen Rider Zi-O Ride4 on display.  Ride4 will feature the OOO, Kabuto, Blade, and Kiva armor times. This also gives us our first clear look at the full Kiva and Blade Armor Times themselves with more in the wave yet to be revealed.

The Shodo-X Ryuki wave won’t be released till April 2019 while you can look forward to SO-DO Zi-O Ride4 in December of this year.

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RIDER TIME!

For those of us that have been watching Kamen Rider Zi-O and clamoring for merch based on the Another Riders, we got you covered; P-Bandai just announced a DX Another Rider Ride Watch set.

The set will retail for 3,240 yen with pre-orders beginning November 1st, 2018. This set will contain ride watches for Another Build, Another Ex-Aid, Another Fourze, Another Faiz, and finally Another Wizard.

There is, however, a catch: all of the sounds will be contained in one Ride Watch block, the actual faceplates don’t appear to unlock any new sounds and are only there for cosmetic purposes only, while the block itself is programmed to cycle through all the sounds.  

UPDATE:

The pre order link is now up! The Another Ride Watch set will be coming out sometime March 2019.

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While Super Sentai fans celebrate VRV’s addition of Zyuranger to its services, we have some unfortunate news for fans of Ultraman; Crunchyroll has announced that several Ultraman shows will be leaving its library citing licensing issues as the main problem.

The four shows are as follows: Ultraman Leo, Ultraman 80, Ultraman Max, and Ultraman Mebius. Ultraman X will remain while nothing has been said about Orb or Geed getting taken down as of this writing.

Fans of these shows will have until October 14th, 2019 at 8 AM PST to finish watching before they get removed from Crunchyroll’s streaming service.

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Toys R Us is making a comeback! Sort of…in the aftermath of the beloved toy store’s bankruptcy, a new business venture has risen from the ashes and Geoffrey’s Toy Box may be coming to a store near you.

As reported by sister sites The Toy Ark and TFW2005, Geoffrey’s Toy Box will be a store-within-a-store concept akin to how companies like Samsung or Apple will have kiosks set up inside Best Buys and what not. This news comes after news broke out that plans to liquidate Toys R Us’ assets have halted, at the time of this writing there hasn’t been any news on when or where these stores within-a-stores will be popping up or in what capacity. The first batch of locations will be opening in November 2019.

While this seems like good news to some folks, do remember that Toys R Us’ closure left many people without jobs or severance in some cases, in addition to costing companies millions of dollars. Naturally, this move has raised a lot of eyebrows and questions in the collecting community. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on this story as more info becomes available. The Toys R Us Brand still continues to operate in Canada and some parts of Asia. 

In the meantime, head on over to the discussion forums and let us know what you think about the toy retailer’s surprising return.

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LUPIN GATTAI!

Bandai’s Candy Toy blog was just recently updated with three new LupinRanger VS PatRanger mecha joining the Minipla line-up. LupinRanger VS PatRanger Minipla Series EX will contain the Magic Dial Fighter, Splash Trigger Machine, and last but certainly not least: Lupin Magnum himself.


LupinRanger VS PatRanger Minipla Series EX will be launching November 12, 2018. In the meantime, you can make the jump here and check out the plethora of images from Bandai’s blog.

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ACCESS FLASH!

Studio Trigger’s SSSS.Gridman anime is well underway, having just aired its first episode earlier last weekend. Remember that awesome DX SSSS Gridman set that we first saw at Wonder Festival some time ago? Goodsmile released new photos of this set via Figsoku, giving us a much clearer look at this toy.

The pricing of this set has yet to be disclosed as of this writing, for now, all we know is that this will come out sometime “Spring 2019” according to the images shown. In the meantime, we do have these four new images to enjoy so hit the jump and check them out.

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RIDER TIME!

Rejoice! For our lord Kamen Rider Zi-O has gained the power of three Kamen Riders: Kamen Rider Zi-O Hibiki, Den-O & Kabuto Armor Times are here.

Ahead of their respective DX Ride Watch releases which collectors in Japan have already managed to get their hands on. Our first look at these spiffy new armors comes from the very packages themselves which showcases what these armors should look like if and when Kamen Rider Zi-O decides to use them. These photos come courtesy of Japanese Twitter user @ultraridXXR.

Do note that these forms will be appearing in the Ganbarising arcade games there may be a possibility of these being used in a movie somewhere down the line but nothing official has been announced as of this writing. These may be considered spoilers, so be sure to make the jump at your own risk! 

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IT’S MORPHING TIME!

For those among us that still play nWay’s Power Rangers: Legacy War mobile game, you might recall that Street Fighter’s Ryu was recently added to the game’s roster as the Ryu Ranger(not to be confused with RyuuRanger of Gosei Sentai DaiRanger), and a live action short film was teased to commemorate the occasion. After some time; the Power Rangers Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown short film has finally been released for your viewing pleasure.

Street Fighter’s own Ryu and Chun Li team up with the legendary Tommy Oliver(Jason David Frank) and Super Megaforce’s Gia(Ciara Hanna) to stop Rita and M.Bison’s nefarious schemes. The film was done by Bat in the Sun, known for their Super Power Beat Down videos in conjunction with Hasbro’s AllSpark Studios. The result is a fan film you’ll just have to watch for yourself:

 


What did you think of the fan film? Would you want more Power Rangers/Street Fighter crossovers in the future? Make the jump and let us know in the discussion thread.

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In the upcoming Kamen Rider Build New World: Kamen Rider Cross-Z V-Cinema special, Kamen Rider Cross-Z acquires a new power. Using the Muscle Galaxy Full Bottle, Ryuga Banjo becomes Kamen Rider Cross-Z Evol, and we now have our first look at this magnificent form in all of its glory.

In addition to Cross-Z Evol, a spider-themed character named Killbus was also revealed and will serve as the film’s main antagonist.

A limited theatrical release of the film will begin early 2019 while the Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack will be released in April and will include the DX Muscle Galaxy Full Bottle.