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It looks like the Tamashii Features twitter account is still having some fun this week. Despite the Tamashii Nations 2014 event having been over for about a week now they continue to tweet out hi-res images of items that were on display at the show. In some cases giving us our first official look at some of the more secretive items on display.

Well today they’ve fully revealed S.H. Figuarts Tridoron from Kamen Rider Drive! This impressive vehicle looks to be just about the perfect scale replica of the real deal. Right down to what appears to be a fully detailed interior! We can assume for now that the incredible Pit diorama is jut for show purposes, but wouldn’t we all love to own something like that?

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A late reveal from Tamashii Natiosn 2014 but a reveal none the less! Originally reported to be on display at the show but under a photo ban, this pair of figures had yet to be seen by the larger public. Well no more! Thanks to the sleuthy picture ninjas at the show we have our first image of S.H. Figuarts Kabutack Super Mode & S.H. Figuarts Janperson!

Based on the reveals this past week, 2015 is shaping up to be the year of the Metal Hero! With the reveal of Robotack & Janperson we inch closer and closer. Kabutack is the titular hero of B-Robo kabutack & Janperson of course hails from Tokusou Robo Janperson. Granted these are just prototypes without release dates but as an avid Metal Hero fan this is exciting news.

The only Metal Hero shows that as of yet have not had protoypes displayed/revealed are Sekai Ninja Jiraiya, Mobile Cop Jiban, Special Rescue Police Winspector, Super Rescue Solbrain, Special Rescue Exceedraft, Blue SWAT, & Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack.

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At long last, meet S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive!! Debuted over the weekend at Tamashii Nation 2014, Drive was on the list of figures that was banned from being photographed.  But now we get to enjoy this very clear picture of him as well as partial shot of his ride Tridoron in S.H. Figuarts form as well.  It seems that the Figuarts Tridoron will be able to replicate Tridoron in civilian mode as well as Speed mode.  Stay tuned as we try to bring more pictures to you from Tamashii Nation 2014 coverage.

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Much like the reveal of S.H. Figuarts Marika and Suika Arms Baron last night the Tamashii Features twitter account has officially revealed S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Jam!

Jam, much like the other Gaim S.H. Figuarts releases, looks gorgeous. Sporting his Darkness Arms and wielding his Dark Daidaimaru Jam will be a pretty impressive addition to any Gaim collection. As one of a handful of Gaim riders with no Arms Change figure to fill the gap, this will be a must own for completionists like myself.

If you look to the right you can also see a tease of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Mars, which if you know Jam’s back story is no coincidence. Here’s to hopefully more official figure reveals before Tamashii Nations 2014 is over!

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As is usual with these larger Tamashii events there’s a photo ban in place on a select group of items at Tamashii Nations 2014. For whatever reasons there’s always a selection of figures at these thing you just can’t take pictures of. Generally they’re off in their own areas of the show but eventually someone sneaks camera shots of what’s in there. For now at least there are no pictures or at least no decent ones of quite a few more things than we realized.

Before the show began Bandai aired a 30 minute livestream video in which a slideshow contained images of the Gaim & Drive displays. But thus far that’s all we had to go on. The list below confirms much of what could be made out in those images and includes several more we were unaware of. Here’s the full rundown of what IS at the show but can’t be photographed:

Updated with at least 1 image from the Kamen Rider Gaim display!

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
S.H. Figuarts Tridoron & Drive Tire Sets
S.H. Figuarts Machine Chaser
S.H. Figuarts Ride Chaser
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Marika
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Sigurd
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Knuckle
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kurokage Shin
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Gaim Ichigo (strawberry) Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ryugen Kiwi Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Ryugen Yomotsuheguri Arms
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Mars
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kamuro
S.H. Figuarts Suika Arms Gaim Version
S.H. Figuarts Suika Arms Baron Version
S.H. Figuarts Overlord Baron
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Jam

Metal Heroes
S.H. Figuarts Janperson
S.H. Figuarts Kabutack Super Mode

That so far is all the yet to be pictured items that we know are physically at the show. That’s quite a lot of stuff. Frankly the grainy images we have seen show that the Gaim & Drive displays are huge and full of figures, really great set pieces. It would seem silly for the photo ban on those sets up to last through out the show. And the two additional Metal Heroes would be welcome among the numerous other fresh reveals yesterday. We’ll keep you posted if images for anything on this list turn up from the event.

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The Bandai Tamashii Nations event may have only just started but the new reveals are coming in thick and fast! Many hobby magazines and stores are in attendance, and thanks to the likes of Amiami and Dengeki Hobby here are the figures you can look forward to coming in the near future! Get ready for a pretty long list.

In addition to the previously reported Gaim and Drive figures, seen at the event are:

Kamen Rider
S.H. Figuarts Rideron & remaining Showa era bikes!
SIC Kamen Rider Wizard Hurricane and Land Styles
SIC Kamen Rider Birth
SIC Kamen Rider OOO LaToraTah Combo

Super Sentai
The whole S.H. Figuarts Goranger team!
The whole S.H. Figuarts Sun Vulcan team!

Metal Heroes
S.H Figuarts Gavan (renewal)
S.H. Figuarts Metalder
S.H. Figuarts Juspion
S.H. Figuarts Mad Gallant
S.H. Figuarts Spielban
S.H. Figuarts G-Stag
S.H. Figuarts Reddle

Other heroes
S.H. Figuarts Kikaider REBOOT
The return of Garo S.H. Figuarts!

Ultraman
Ultra-Act Ultraman Manga version
Ultra-Act Hunter Knight Tsurugi
Ultra-Act Ultraman Mebius Burning Brave
Ultra-Act Yullian

Godzilla
S.H. Monster Arts 2014 Godzilla with spine/breath effect and “poster” variant

Which figures will be on your to buy list in 2015 and beyond? Be sure to check the huge amount of images we’ve gathered and discuss after the jump!

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Tamashii Nations 2014 has just gotten underway in Japan and we’re already starting to see the initial reveals from the show floor! The show is still ongoing sso images and information are subject to change as we get updates.

S.H. Figuarts
-Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed
(various Tires shown as well! Funky Spike, Max Flare, Midnight Shadow, Justice Hunter, Dream Vegas)
-Tridoron
-Machine Chaser & Ride Chaser
–Suika Arms (apparently in both Baron & Gaim flavors!)
–Kamen Rider Knuckle
–Kamen Rider Marika

The show is still ongoing and new images and info are beginning to pour in. We’ll update this post as the show carries on!

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Bad news for those of you collecting the S.H. Figuarts line of characters for the popular Kamen Rider Gaim series. Normally, exclusives from these type of events show up as Tamashii Web Exclusives a month or two after said event is over. But it would appear that this time almost all the exclusives from the show will be available only as Lucky Draw items – basically super rare items.

The S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Baron Lemon Energy Arms figure is one of the said exclusives from this month’s Tamashii Nations Event that will be available only as a Lucky Draw item after the event. This means that unless you have purchased a pre-order from a few hobby shops attending the event, or have someone attending the event, you will be stuck looking on the secondary market for this item. It’s almost a guarantee that Mandarake will have the item pop up from time to time over the next few months, but the availability is not guaranteed in the slightest.

Best of luck to all those looking to complete this line with this new revelation.

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Long speculated by fans and finally confirmed, the next premium Shinkocchou Seihou style S.H. Figuarts release is a Kamen Rider Kuuga Renewal! Demanded by fans for a very long time Bandai is finally taking a second crack at Kamen Rider Kuuga.

With the original being one of the earliest S.H. Figuarts it really shows it’s age. While we’ve yet to confirm solid details on the accessories included, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga Renewal will be released in April 2015 for 5400 yen. A rather steep price tag that’s in line with the two previous premium style releases Kabuto Renewal & Hibiki. Expect to see more images of this exciting new figure at the upcoming Tamashii Nations 2014 at the end of October!

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This is certainly a quick turn around! Despite the series itself only being in it’s 3rd week, it looks like S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed is on the horizon!

Teased by the official Tamashii Features twitter account is our very first look at Drive. You may recall that last year Kamen Rider Gaim premiered on October 6th and just 2 weeks later the first gray prototype of S.H. Figuarts Gaim was revealed prior to Tamashii Nations. Kamen Rider Drive premiered October 5th and has had what appears to be a fully colored prototype revealed on October 19th in anticipation of the same event.

Tamashii Nations 2014 will being on October 31st so we can expect more in depth looks at this brand new figure then!