Just in case you missed it it, Bandai announced that the ever-popular Kamen Rider Black was joining theS.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Black line on the recent cover of Figure-Oh Magazine, and Tamashii’s offical web page was recently updated with a plethora of images for this upcoming release as well as some product info!
S.H.Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Black will be released at general retail in April 2021 retailing for 7,700 yen.
The CSM Sengoku Driver has been announced. The release strategy for the Lockseeds appears to be theme based. The first set to be released is going to be the Charmant Set – featuring two fan-favorite characters who just happen to be getting a new Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden special which is featured in this set.
Here are the details!
CSM Lockseed Charmant Set – March 2021
Stay tuned for future releases and US release information!
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One of the most successful lines (in terms of merchandise) for Kamen Rider in the last decade – Kamen Rider Gaim – is making the leap from DX toys to CSM and our wallets couldn’t be more afraid! Before we begin – what is CSM? It stands for Complete Selection Modification. It is basically your DX toys on nerd-steroids to make them as identical to the show as possible and usually with a lot of added features as well. Those nerd-steroids come with an increased price-tag making these items truly for the ultimate collector and not the casual passerby.
Announced and revealed today – the CSM Sengoku Driver. And while today’s announcement probably didn’t offer Kamen Rider Gaim fans everything they wanted in one shot it does offer quite a lot. Let’s look at the details and digest them so we’re all on the same page.
CSM Sengoku Driver – Kamen Rider Gaim (March 2021)
CSM Sengoku Driver – Project Ark (May 2021)
The CSM Sengoku Driver will come with a large plethora of sound effects, voice clips, and background music from the show. Thanks in part to an interview with the actors for Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Baron, we know that there are many theme songs from the show included in the CSM Sengoku Driver, including the fan-favorite “Ranbu Escalation” song.
Pre-orders begin later today in Japan.
Stay tuned for more details including information on a North American release via Bluefin Brands and Team Kamen Rider.
Hot on the heels of the recent Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden project announcement comes a brand new Beat Rider for the SH Figuarts series!
This is Kamen Rider Gridon: Lychee Arms– obtained by using the new Lychee Lock Seed in the upcoming adventure Kamen Rider Gaim Gaiden: Bravo VS Gridon!
Gridon Lychee Arms is a Premium Bandai offering currently scheduled for release in May 2021. The price is a modest 6380 Yen before shipping and handling.
Fans of Kamen Rider Gaim are in for a special treat!
A new Gaiden project has been revealed, featuring the return of the fan-favorite duo Kamen Rider Gridon & Kamen Rider Bravo! Actors Ryo Matsuda and Yoshida Metal return to reprise their roles- with fellow Gaim alumni Yuki Kubota also returning to the role of Kamen Rider Zagetsu once more.
A mysterious new Rider known as Kamen Rider Sylphy will appear before the Charmant Pastry team. As their new adventure continues, Gridon and Bravo will each receive new forms-
*Kamen Rider Gridon Lychee Arms
*Kamen Rider Bravo King Durian Arms
A trailer for this new adventure has also been released:
This movie- and the new LockSeeds introduced- will be part of the Kamen Rider Gaim Complete Selection Modification release under the LockSeed Charmant set- containing the characters’ original Lock Seeds, the necessary Sengoku Driver face plates and the infamous NINCOMPOOP decoy LockSeed. This CSM set is priced at 12650 Yen and is currently scheduled for release in March 2021.
Toei has announced a spinoff project for the current Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Saber! This will be the first spinoff project alongside a currently-airing Rider series.
Titled Kamen Rider Saber: Swordsman Retsuden this project will explore the history behind the Sword of Logos Riders-
*Kamen Rider BladesSwordsman Retsuden will be a four-part series with new episodes airing every other Sunday beginning November 8, 2020 The series will be exclusive to the Japanese streaming platform TELASA.
The latest issue of Figure-Oh magazine has just been released, and gracing the cover is the surprise announcement of an S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Black! We’ll bring you more information about this reveal as it comes, and the figure is surely to be on show at the Tamashii Nations 2020 event in a few weeks’ time!
Bandai Japan has put up a preview page for the next entry in the Complete Selection Modification line!
This time, Kamen Rider Gaim takes the stage! The Sengoku Driver will be released in the CSM line, but exact price details and any included LockSeeds are unconfirmed at time of writing.
The Complete Selection Modification Sengoku Driver will be officially revealed on October 25 2020!
Toei has put up the first teaser trailer for this winters’ Kamen Rider theatrical project- a unique double bill for Kamen Rider Saber and Kamen Rider Zero-One!
Originally, the Kamen Rider Zero-One movie was scheduled for release in Spring 2020 but this release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exact plot details for both films remain unconfirmed at time of writing.
Kamen Rider Saber: The Movie & Kamen Rider Zero-One: The Movie will be released on December 18 2020!
Just ahead of the Tamashii Nations 2020 event due to take place between 6th and 8th November, Bandai have announced S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zero-One Realizing Hopper as a sneak preview! Based on the titular Rider’s appearance during his showdown with Kamen Rider Horobi/Ark Scorpion in the show’s final episode, Realizing Hopper features a slightly altered deco and also comes with the Realizing Hopper Progrise Key and a designated display stand. This is a commemorative item for the event, so is only available for a limited time.
The figure will retail for 3300 yen and release April 2021, with the preorders open from the 6th to the 9th November.