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Finally, after months and months of teasing our friends at Max Factory’s gearing up to release the much anticipated Figma SSSS.Gridman action figure.
Figma SSSS.Gridman will see a release in August 2019, retailing for 6,800 yen. Accessories include the giant Gridman Calibur weapon, in addition to an array of optional hands and Figma’s signature clear display base.
You can pre-order Figma SSSS.Gridman via AmiAmi as of this writing
Yesterday we got our first real look at color prototypes for the upcoming Figma Gridman & Grid Knight from SSSS Gridman. Both look phenomenal in what little we could glean from the Figure Oh scan. Today however GSC has released a single hi-res look at this fair together for the first time! This offers the absolute best look yet at either of these Figma’s and I have to say, they look incredible together. The post this image was attached to also indicates that Figma Gridman pre-orders will begin on January 19th.
In another surprise teaser, Goodsmile has announced that they are indeed working on at lest one Kaiju from the series. No, we don’t just mend the adorable clay model Kaiju that Nendoroid Akane Shinjo comes with, this is apparently going to be some sort of full size figure of Ghoulghilas! The cyborg like dragon monster which Gridman faced in the first episode of the series. While GSC has not indicated if this will be some sort of full scale DX, Figma, or maybe even just a vinyl figure, it’s pretty promising to see a Kaiju from the series being worked on. It was anounced in the same GSC blog update as the new Figma image.
As more information about Gridman, Grid Knight, and Ghoulghilas becomes available we’ll be sure to keep you informed.
Bandai has announced a new release for their highly successful Minipla figure-building series!
This new release features SSSS Gridman, from the Studio Trigger anime of the same name. SSSS Gridman has proven highly successful and this announcement is merely the latest in a long line of tie-in merchandise.
At the moment only Gridman himself is shown but based on previous Minipla releases it seems likely that Gridman’s Assist Weapons will be included as well.
No price has been announced yet but SSSS Gridman is tentatively scheduled for release in Summer 2019!
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Previously, Good Smile revealed prototypes for both an upcoming Figman Gridman, and most recently after some spoiler-y developments in the last couple episodes, teased a Figma Grid Knight. Now that the most recent issue of Figure Oh has been released, we finally have our first full color image of both prototypes!
This image shows Gridman for the first time in vibrant color, wielding the mighty Gridman Calibur. Grid Knight is looking equally gorgeous in purple & orange, though for now at least we haven’t glimpsed the Grid Knight Calibur he almost assuredly comes with. This image does however confirm Figman Gridman’s size at 160mm (roughly 6.3″) which is larger than the average Figma, and larger than the Gridman figure GSC is releasing in the DX Assist Weapon Set.
For now we still don’t have specific pricing or release information, but when we do, we’ll be sure to update this story.
It’s best if you’ve seen episode 10 of SSSS.Gridman before reading this post, or you may spoil yourself on it.
Goodsmile has been showing off some updates recently on their upcoming Figma Gridman, a totally separate release from their 2019 releasing DX Gridman Assist Weapon set. Figma Gridman looks to be a bit more of stylized take on the character as a single action figure, is a bit larger than the one from the DX set, and doesn’t appear to be compatible with that. It’s still a gorgeous figure, but now it looks like a new companion piece is coming to go with it.
Making his debut in episode 10, Grid Knight is yet another new imagining of previously unused elements from the Gridman franchise. Twitter user @Mach_Dent has by far been proving to be one of the best resources for breaking down references and homages in SSSS.Gridman since it began. And this week he gives a fantastic breakdown of the elements that have led to Grid Knight’s origin. The Figma Grid Knight prototype is still hidden in shadow, very likely to conceal some of the more obvious spoilers about the character, but we can expect more updates soon.
It’s pretty wild that SSSS.Gridman now has 4 individual Figma’s in development with Akane, Rikka, Gridman, and Grid Knight simultaneously being teased out. Could these recent developments bode well for any more of the cast like Yuta, Anti, or Alexis? Let’s hope!
The Studio Trigger anime series SSSS Gridman has received incredibly positive reception thus far, and multiple retailers are ready to show some love to this digital hero!
Max Factory has revealed a full prototype of a Gridman figure to be included in their Figma action figure series. This line is generally similar in scale to SH Figuarts– although plastic quality varies. The Gridman Figma is pictured with his signature weapon, the Electrifying Great Sword Gridman Caliber!
Sadly, no release details on Figma Gridman have been announced at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for all Gridman reveals!
The release of the Super Mini-Pla Thunder Gridman set is only a week again, but if that wasn’t enough to whet fans’ appetites Bandai have also updated their official candy toy blog with preview images of the accompanying Gridman Sigma and Dyna Dragon set!
This extensive set of images gives us a better look at unpainted versions of both model kits, along with Dyna Dragon and its multiple components – the King Jet and Dragonic Cannon/Dyna Fighter! Also included is a preview of just how Dyna Dragon will combine with both the Gridman and Gridman Sigma figures to form King Gridman.
The Super Mini-Pla Gridman Sigma and Dyna Dragon set is a premium Bandai exclusive due for release in February 2019. It is available both as a two-pack for 6480 yen and the Dyna Dragon on its own for 4860 yen. Check out the full selection of images after the jump!
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With one of these having only been revealed earlier this week, we now have official images of the two soon to be released SSSS.Gridman Strong Style Soft Vinyls!
Fine Clover, the company producing vinyls for both Denkou Choujin Gridman and SSSS.Gridman, revealed on Wednesday that they would be including a special Initial Fighter Gridman vinyl with the Special Edition Blu-Ray Volume 1 box for SSSS.Gridman. Now we have our first official image of this vinyl. At the same time, Fine Clover has also released some official images for their retail release of Primal Fighter Gridman. Primal Fighter Gridman is due out at regular retail in late December for 3980 yen.
Release details and official images for their previously teased Denkou Choujin Gridman have not yet been released. But we’ll keep you up to date as they announce more releases officially.
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As is often the case for popular shows, a new Volume 1 Blu-ray has been announced for the SSSS.Gridman. There is a standard edition on the way as well, but the newly announced limited edition will include some special bonuses:
– SSSS.Gridman Volume 1 Blu-Ray
– SSSS.Gridman OP Single Union
– Slipcase to store all 4 volumes of the series
– Initial Fighter Gridman (purple form) vinyl from Fine Clover
So far this new offering from Fine Clover is the first piece of physical merchandise for Gridman’s original purple form, known as Initial Fighter. A standard release vinyl of Gridman’s optimized red form (Primal Fighter) is also on the way from Fine Clover, as well as classic live action Gridman.
This set was just announced on the official SSSS.Gridman twitter account.
With NYCC raging on, Funimation has just released a fresh English Dub trailer for their upcoming distribution of SSSS Gridman!
A new trailer for SSSS.GRIDMAN? Sign us up. #FunNYCC pic.twitter.com/UtslZEPfMD
— Funimation (@FUNimation) October 4, 2018
Just yesterday we got confirmation that the North American streaming rights for the series have been acquired by Crunchyroll. Now, we can have our first look (listen?) at the series. SSSS Gridman bgeins streaming (dub & sub) via Crunchyroll and Funimation this Sunday, October 7th!