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As you may recall, an S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Geed Primitive Form was rumoured to have been in develoupment, thanks to a little blurb that was contained in the instruction manual for one of Ultraman Orb’s Figuarts, we finally have our first look at the figure thanks to Bandai’s most recent Tamashii Pick Up announcement with his only accessory being shown thus far being an effect piece to represent his Wrecking Burst finishing move.

In addition to that, we have the S.H.Figuarts Shocker Combatman Renewal utilizing the new body that was first seen at Tamashii Nations World Tour Taipei. Shown to include two weapons: a knife, and a staff as part of his accessory count.

Both figures will be released at mass retail as part of the February batch of releases, the price point has yet to be announced as of this writing but we’ll be sure to let you know as soon as that info is made available. Until then, stay tuned and join the discussion after the jump.

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Preorders have now opened for a special Blu-Ray release of Tsuburaya Productions 1993 Ultra-esque series, Denkou Choujin Gridman (better known to Western audiences by its adapted name, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.)

This series features three intelligent inventors uniting with a secret digital policeman named Gridman to hunt down an electronic demon known as Khan Digifer.

The Blu-Ray set will contain 7 discs, covering all 39 episodes of this iconic tokusatsu series. Price is a steep 32900 Yen before shipping & handling. Release is currently scheduled for December 20, 2017!

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The golden age of poseable Kaiju figures is upon us! Ever since Tamashii Nations made the line transition for Ultraman figures Ultra-Act to S.H. Figuarts the biggest benefactors of that have been Kaiju. Long forgotten in the Ultra-Act line, we now have some really great functional figure alternatives to Bandai’s long line of Ultra Kaiju vinyls. In the spirit of the lines success it’s time to look at an often forgotten Kaiju from Ultra Seven with S.H. Figuarts Alien Metron!

Do you like deadly sci-fi cigarettes? Interested in squid like alien monsters? Well then, Bandai’s got you covered on both counts with Alien Metron. This iconic Kaiju faced off against Ultra Seven in the 8th episode of his own series culminating in the classic table scene with the one and only Dan Moroboshi! This figuart of Metron is probably my favorite of the Kaiju released so far. A figure with tons of personality and display options, Alien Metron will be a great addition to any Ultraman collection.

We’ve attached the full 40 image gallery to this post, but you can check out the full review thread as well by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post. We’ll be back next time with a Kamen Rider Amazons gallery of S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Amazon Sigma!

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If you’ve been enjoying Ultraman Geed and are itching for some S.H.Figuarts, we got some good news for you.

With the recent release of the S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Orb figures, it’s manual does mention something about an S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Geed Primitive Form currently being in development.

Of course, with no actual prototype, there’s no way for us to confirm or deny this. For now, take this with a grain of salt and we’ll provide more info as it becomes available.

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Joining along side Kamen Rider 1 and Takeshi Hongo for our December Tamashii Pick-Up, we have S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Orb Spacium Zeprion, first shown at Tamashii Nation Shanghai sometime ago.

Price for this piece is currently unknown, but the image gallery does show he’ll at least include one effect part.

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Bandai Namco’s Kaiju Survival game City Shrouded in Shadow is finally gearing up for release, a new preview teaser for the game’s been released where we finally have a look at the gameplay.

City Shrouded in Shadow will see a release October 19th 2017 in Japan, the trailer and previous magazine scans have confirmed the inclusion of the anime Mobile Poilice Patlabour into the already bizarre mix of Kaiju, Ultras, and Eva. An English localization for this game has yet to be confirmed as of this writing.

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Tamashii Nations World Tour makes its next stop in Shanghai China,  and a plethora of new S.H.Figuarts releases from Ultraman Orb have been revealed at the event, with photos courtesy of users from Weibo.

Kicking us off, we have S.H.Figuarts Juggulus Juggler and Spacium Zeprion being the only two that have a confirmed price and release date: Juggulus Juggler will retail for 6500 yen slated to come out in January 2018, while Spacium Zeperion will come out in December for 5500 yen. It is unclear whether or not the pair will be mass retail release, or some exclusive to some site or storefront.

In addition, Ultraman Orb’s other forms: Burnmite, Hurricane Slash, and Thunder Breaster were also on display but with display only labels, so it is unclear if those three will ever see release to the public.

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We’ve seen both on display recently at the Tamashii Nations Akiba showroom as well as the Tamashii Nations World Tour. Now both of these new figures are slated for actual release! Thanks to a handful of new magazine scans we can confirm both.

S.H. Figuarts kamen Rider Drive Type Special, Drives unique movie from from Surprise Future, is set for release in November. Type Special will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive and retail for 6264 yen.

S.H. Figuarts Dada or as he was originally known Agent #271, is an infamously weird villain from the original Ultraman TV series. While not as prolific as Baltan this Kaiju is definitely looking good as Bandai continues their productive line of Kaiju figuarts. Dada will be released in November for 7344 yen.

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Last year, Bandai Namco Games announced City Shrouded in Shadow: a  game where you survive a giant monster attack was in development and we’ve finally been given an update thanks to Famitsu magazine with translation courtesy of Silconera.

City Shrouded in Shadow will feature characters from Ultraman, Godzilla, and Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise and while we won’t see them crossover the game will generate scenarios based on one of those series each will be generated one stage at a time. Here’s a list of who we know will be in the game thus far:

Giant Shadow 1

Ultraman
NisUltraman
Alien Zarab
Giant Shadow 2
Godzilla
King Ghidorah

Giant Shadow 3
Evangelion Unit-01
The Fourth Angel

Giant Shadow 4
Gamera
Soldier Legion

Players will be able to choose between a male or female protagonist everything from clothes, hairstyle, and even job title can be changed.  The game will also have multiple dialogue choices, some of which can affect your relationship with your significant other.

While no solid release date was given as of yet, we do know that the game is currently 75% completed and will come out Fall 2017 in Japan for PS4 and PS3 consoles The Vita version has sadly been reported as canceled.

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In a surprising bit of news this month’s Figure Oh scans have revealed a previously unknown figuart from the Ultraman franchise. None other than S.H. Figuarts Dan Moroboshi!

The human form of Ultra Seven, Dan is looking pretty magnificent in figure form. Recreated here in his signature Ultra Garrison uniform, Dan is looking pretty sharp. He includes an alternate helmetless head, the Ultra Eye transformation device, and the Ultra Gun, as well as presumably several sets of hands.  Dan is set for an October release, seemingly at retail, for 6264 yen.

We’ll update this story as more information becomes available. The biggest question raised by this surprise reveal though, what does this mean for the prototypes of Retsu Ichijouji (Gavan) & Takeshi Hongo (Rider 1) that we’ve seen previously? Let’s hope it’s something good.