[TALK] S.H. Figuarts Thread: The Next

[ClimaxHeroDen-O]

Bandai's really being a big tease with all the Den-O Figuarts...

yes, and as a hardcore Den-O fan, it just boils my blood. I mean, they did Kabuto, the series prior to Den-O, completely, even with all the Kabuto SH figures

 

[Dark Kabuto]

They already have the body for doing den-O from releasing Gaoh and NEW Den-O...and with the "Final" Movie coming out, it'll be a perfect time for Bandai to release'em...

 

[ClimaxHeroDen-O]

They already have the body for doing den-O from releasing Gaoh and NEW Den-O...and with the "Final" Movie coming out, it'll be a perfect time for Bandai to release'em...

uhh, that's now the Cho Den-O Trilogy, but yeah, perfect oppotunity

 

[RiderXero]

Probably a dumb question but - has there been a Kiva yet?

 

[dchoc]

Probably a dumb question but - has there been a Kiva yet?

Hahaha... Kiva came out in the Souchaku Henshin line... last line before it transitioned over to SH Figuarts...

 

[Alung]

I gotta say SH Kiva and the forms really is SHF level aside from missing a few joints on the foot and slight limit of arm movement due to the shoulder armor. If anything, Bandai should release SHF Kiva last after everything else.

 

[RiderXero]

Hahaha... Kiva came out in the Souchaku Henshin line... last line before it transitioned over to SH Figuarts...

Ahh okay. Being relatively new to the whole Figuarts line and Japanese toys in general (well, buying them at least), I wasn't sure. Is there a big difference between the lines before they switched?

 

[Igadevil]

Basically, S.H. (Sôchaku-Henshin) was largely defined by having snap-on metal armor, though how much varies over the years. That was sort of the big gimmick with them- take it out of the box! Put the armor on! With the Kuuga and Agito figures, they even had interchangeable armor to do the different forms. It also saw a lot of changes and innovations along the way- SH Kuuga, Ryuki, Hibiki and Kiva are all very different beasts.

S.H.F. is usually almost-all plastic with just a bit of metal. They do the "clear eyes" thing, they're theoretically better proportioned, and there's generally more consistency. They haven't changed much since the first ones, so you can comfortably put the newest and oldest ones together and they look contemporary. Unfortunately S.H.F. also inherited S.H.'s most crippling flaw: they haven't released enough of the old Riders yet.

 

[Kazuma]

Unfortunately S.H.F. also inherited S.H.'s most crippling flaw: they haven't released enough of the old Riders yet.

THIS :thumbs:

 

[Kevthepanda]

Unfortunately S.H.F. also inherited S.H.'s most crippling flaw: they haven't released enough of the old Riders yet.

Thirds this.

And to think the older demographic would be the ones with the $ to spend.