TOY NEWS FOR 11/1/2012 - SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN - UFO ROBO GRENDIZER

UPDATE - 2/28/2013 - MORE PICS!

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UPDATE - 2/26/2013 - OFFICIAL PICTURES AND INFO!!!

Just take a look at these awesome official pictures of Grendizer from Bandai's Super Robot Chogokin line! They sure have me excited to get this guy! I love me some 70's Japanese robots!

 Will we get a Saucer for our beautiful new Super Robot Chogokin Grendizer? I really hope so!

Look for him in June for Y5,250 (approx 58.00)

UPDATED - 11/4/2012 - NEW PICTURES!

And the awesome toy reveals from Japan just keep on coming!!

Yet another classic robot-- and Go Nagai creation-- is set to join the ranks of Bandai's Super Robot Chogokin line- UFO Robo Grendiazer!!

This was an obvious choice for just waiting to happen. Now all we need is the Saucer Set to go with him at some point down the line. Inevitable? Probably.

Fun Fact: The following Grendizer collectibles are at the top of all-time most wanted pieces for my collection.

Original Popy GA-37 Grendizer with Saucer!

Orginal Jumbo Machinder Grendizer and Jumbo Saucer!!!

TOY NEWS FOR 2/24/2013 - BANDAI - ULTRA-ACT - ULTRAMAN TARO

UPDATE 2/28/2013 - MORE PICS!!

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Taro! Taro!

Ultraman Taro is one of the original 70's Ultraman from eponymous television show. He is one of the more powerful and badass of the Ultras and is also known as "Master Taro" by the Ultra Brothers.

I used to love the Ultraman show as a kid and would really like to get the original Ultraman figure from Bandai's Ultra-Act, but alas, I missed out both time and just can't justify the price he demands now.

Look for him in June for Y3,500 (approx $38.00)

TOY NEWS FOR 2/24/2013 - BANDAI - S.H. FIGUARTS - KAMEN RIDER BEAST

UPDATE 2/28/2013 - OFFICIAL PICTURES!!!

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SH Figuarts is crankin' 'em out! (I wish S.I.C. would put their Kamen Rider figures out half as fast as Figuarts does!)

Thank to this magazine scan, we get our figure look at the other newly introduced Rider on Kamen Rider Waizard: Kamen Rider Beast.

I like the design of this Rider, but I'm not too sure how I feel about the actual character. He's a bit annoying and goofy and hasn't really added much to the overall story of the show as of yet. The one thing that I do think is kind of funny though is that Beast's tagline is "It's Lunchtime" which is a play on Wizard's tagline "It's showtime" due the the fact that Beast devourers the Phantom's mana in order to survive.

 He's listed to be released in June for Y2,640 (approx $28.00). Look for official pics to be available soon!

TOY NEWS FOR 2/26/2013 - DIAMOND SELECT - MUNSTERS SERIES 3 - OFFICIAL PICTURES

He is a recently released image of the figures that will be available in Diamond Select's upcoming Munsters Series 3. Also shown is the Staircase with Spot. That will make a nice piece to display your Munsters figures in front of. (I don't like all my figures just packed on to a shelf. I like my stuff to be displayed like a museum, so I'm all about creating mini dioramas.)

The staircase will be a "build-a-figure" with one piece coming with each figure.

Look for them in your local comic shops and Toys R Us in July for around $25 each.

L to R: Hotrod Herman, Raceway Lilly, Hotrod Grandpa & Uncle Gilbert

TOY NEWS FOR 2/26/2013 - HASBRO - IRON MAN 2 - RARE "UNDERCOVER ASSAULT" SET MAY BE AVAILABLE IN US SOON!

So it looks like the rare thought-to-be never produced "Undercover Assault" set from Hasbro's Iron Man 2 line may be coming to the US. In recent months, it's been showing up in the UK at discount stores like TJ Maxx for £9.99.

Previous to this, the sets were selling on e-bay for around $200.00! The hope is, with them showing up overseas at TJ Maxx, that they will also show up in the US also.

So check your local TJ Maxx, Ross and Marshalls (all owed by the same chain) for this set and you just may get lucky!

TOY NEWS FOR 2/26/2013 - HASBRO - TRANSFORMERS PRIME - BEAST HUNTERS - OFFICIAL PICS

Here's a look at some newly released official pics of Hasrbo's upcoming Ultra Magnus and Shockwave from the Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters line.

I've always been a fan of Hasrbo's modern Transformers lines over the years, but they just need some damn paint! The flat, molded plastic color just makes them look cheap to me. And I really hate that crap silver they use in place of actual chromed plastic-- and it's used on a lot on all their figures. Just imagine if that actually was chrome!

TOY NEWS FOR 2/26/2013 - MEDICOM - REAL ACTION HERO - DX - 1/6 SCALE SPACE SHERIFF SHAIDER

I've seen images and toys from the Space Sheriff show for as long as I've been into Japanese pop culture, but I've never actually seen a single episode of it. There are just so many Takusatsu (Japanese super hero) shows in Japan that, unless you're hardcore, it's hard to keep up with them all!

For those of you who are fans of the series-- or the crappy US show called VR Troopers which used footage from Space Sheriff Shaider-- then this figure is for you. It is certainly beautiful looking and I imagine would be the pinnacle of modern Space Sheriff collectibles. But I'll leave that up to you to decide.

He'll be released in October for a hearty Y19,950 (approx 215.00)