As reported by Cyber Gundam,various release dates for July have been announced:
7/12:
S.H.Figuarts Stronger
S.I.C Kiwami Damashi Kuuga Mighty Form
S.H.Figuarts Module Set 3
S.H.Monster Arts Fire Rodan
7/19:
S.H.Figuarts Scorpio Zodiarts
7/25:
Ultra Act UltraMan Renewal
7/26:
S.H.Figuarts Den-O Sword Form
S.H.Figuarts AkibaBlue
Secretcode, a news team member at sister site TFW2005, was able to get an awesome interview with a rep at BlueFin Tamashii Nations USA. It’s a fantastic read that touches on everything from how their partnership came about, Power Rangers, S.H. Figuarts, S.H. MonsterArts and more.
Thanks to our good friend Secretcode for sharing. Click the headline of the story to check it out!
The folks of Bluefin Tamashii have posted an in-box image of the upcoming SH Monster Arts release of Little Godzilla.
Check out the image! He’s so cute.
Thanks to Gojira Prime for the heads up!Bandai’s Tamashii website has updated with official images of the upcoming S.H. MonsterArts King Ghidorah. Due for the release in September, the king of the monster’s three-headed rival is priced at 9,800 yen and comes packed with his trademark electric-bolt breath effect parts!
Check out all the images of this titanic figure after the jump. Thanks to TokuNation.com member MidoGreen for the heads up!
Thanks to sister site Toyark.com for a press release and images of the upcoming SH MonsterArts Comic Con Explosion Godzilla, an exclusive for San Diego Comic Con 2012!
Product Name: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)Copyright
© 1994 Toho Pictures, Inc.
GODZILLA and the character design are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd.
© 1994, 2012 Toho Co., Ltd.
Basic Info
Product Name: S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)
San Diego Comic-Con Price: 55 USD
Figure Height: 6”
Total length (head to tail): 15”
Articulation: 29points
Materials: PVC, POM, ABS
For ages 15yrs and older
Product Announcement
Get ready to celebrate destruction this July 2012! Bandai Japan’s Collectors label, Tamashii Nations, is proud to announce a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive that will blow the roof off with S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla™ (Comic-Con® Explosion)! Featuring a unique fiery explosion color scheme and twenty-nine points of articulation, this high-end collectable action figure has been professionally crafted by the renowned monster maker Yuji Sakai to meticulously replicate Godzilla’s form as seen in the 1994 Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (commonly referred to as “MogeGoji”). Illustrated by prominent Japanese artist and character designer, Yasushi Torisawa, exclusive package art commemorates San Diego Comic-Con International 2012, and appropriately depicts the beloved San Diego Convention Center being attacked by Godzilla. Run to the Bluefin booth while supplies still last…and then run for your life!
Artists Profiles
Yuji Sakai
(Sculptor)
Born in 1958, Yuji Sakai represents Japan’s top sculpting talent and has come to be known as the world’s foremost Godzilla sculptor. Working as the lead prop designer for the 1999 film, “Godzilla 2000: Millennium”, Yuji Sakai has since released numerous Godzilla kit’s via his namesake sculptor’s workshop and has received praise from around the globe for his remarkable craftsmanship.
Yasushi Torisawa
(Illustrator)
Born in 1962, Yasushi Torisawa is a prominent Japanese illustrator and character designer. His “kaiju” monster design debut began via a collaboration with Godzilla art director Tetsuzo Osawa for the movie “Mothera 3”. Following this project Yasushi Torisawa has established himself as a renowned character, costume, and visual content designer for Godzilla and other popular Japan “tokusatsu” (live-action) series. He also contributes frequently to “tokusatsu” magazines with original “kaiju” illustrations.
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Check out images of this fiery Comic Con Explosion Godzilla after the jump!
Godzilla fans also have something to get excited about, with this display of S.H. MonsterArts figures straight out of the Tamashii Features Vol 3 event.
Pictured with the previously released Mecha Godzilla and Godzilla were also the forthcoming Fire Rodan and King Ghidorah! Godzilla and Mecha Godzilla feature their bonus accessories to be included with Fire Rodan, the powerful red spiral ray and a battle-damaged head, respectively.
Also, outside the usual subject matter of our website but too unexpected to not mention here, Bandai has expanded the S.H. MonsterArts outside of tokusatsu with the first image of the 10th Angel from Neon Genesis Evangelion! From Rebuild of Evangelion, the 10th Angel is a redesign of the classic angel Zeruel from the series.
All images come from AmiAmi‘s coverage of the event, both from their twitter and facebook pages. You can check them all out after the jump!
Over the past 24 hours, we have begun to see the arrival of SpaceGodzilla! Courtesy of online retailer AmiAmi‘s own blog Amiblo as well as Hima-toy, we have our first pictures of this week’s newest release in S.H. MonsterArts, Godzilla‘s doppleganger SpaceGodzilla.
Can’t wait for your preorders to ship? Check out some of our pictures below and visit the respective blogs to see more!
Amiblo has updated their Facebook page with a gallery of their images from Tamashii Nations Akiba showroom. Shown are:
Check them out after the jump!
Pictures are continuing to arrive from our team on location at the 2012 Toy Fair event in New York City. We now have several images of the MonsterArts display over at the Bandai/Tamashii Nations portion of the show floor.
You will see it is largely recycled from the New York Comic Con display that was seen back in October of last year.
Bluefin have updated their Facebook page with plenty of images of the adorable tyke from Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla, giant eyes and all, Little Godzilla!
Godzilla fans will be happy to know that despite Little Godzilla being a Tamashii Web exclusive in Japan, he will have a standard release in North America thanks to the efforts of Bluefin.
Little Godzilla also comes with some added pieces – two clear brown Tamashii Stage baseplates and four articulated SpaceGodzilla crystals, perfect to spruce up your MonsterArts shelf after SpaceGodzilla hits in March! The set of Little Godzilla and crystal effects will begin shipping from Tamashii Web in June and expected to arrive via Bluefin by July.
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