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From tomopop.com

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Bandai introduces its newest Godzilla figure line, S.H. Monster Arts - TOMOPOP - COLLECTIBLE TOY CULTURE - Vinyl toys, Papercraft, Garage kits, Gamer toys, Japanese toys, robots, movie toys, and more.

We already knew that Bandai was going to make a new figure line centered around the Godzilla franchise, but I did not think it would turn out this great. The name of the new series of figures is S.H. Monster Arts. From first glance, the figures look to have amazing detail and great poseability, something which has been lacking from pretty much every Godzilla figure.

The first two figures in the line will be Godzilla in his 1994 appearance along with Mecha Godzilla as it appeared in its debut. I really can't get over how great these figures look. Just the fact that the tail is articulated, and it can hold itself in the air is amazing to me. This kind of articulation isn't surprising as the technology is based off the wildly-popular S.H. Figuarts line. Just like S.H. Figuarts, these figures will include die-cast and 29 points of articulation.

As for their releases, Godzilla (1994) will be released this November for 5,775 yen. The initial release will also come with bonus heat effect parts and a stand. Mecha Godzilla will be made available in December for 6,825 yen. Considering the amount of die-cast involved with that release, you can understand the cost increase. Like Godzilla, it will also be released with bonus effect parts when released.

There is a lot to look forward to in these lines and I really hope to see this line be made on a consistent schedule. Any fan of Godzilla or kaiju has been waiting for figures like this for a long time. I just feel kind of bad for Revoltech, because they essentially have had their momentum killed. Then again, I don't think they could have stepped up to the King of All Monsters


You guys need to see these pics of the figures, they are just too AWESOME for words!!!