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Originally Posted by Deefuzz

I'm brand new to Chogokin. I'm brand new to any Japanese robot type stuff that isn't Transformers. All I know is that the Yamato looks awesome, the Saturn 5 and Space Shuttle were badass too. There were a couple of little robots in the "history of Chogokin" display that I thought were cool too.

So they just do random robots and machines? Is that what this line is about?

It's mainly a line of modern toys based on vintage designs, with some new ones added in. For example, back in the day, Popy and Bandai made several super robots and other anime toys with diecast metal, and some were labeled Chogokin, which denoted diecast content.

Chogokin is a fictitious metal material from a super robot anime IIRC, maybe Mazinger. Back in the day, Bandai ran with that, and laleled their diecast toys with the "Chogokin" label.

Sometimes it can be misleading though, because while it denotes diecast metal content, some of the releases don't have that much metal. For example, Xabungle is one from the Soul Of Chogokin line that I think didn't have as much diecast and IIRC the initial Daikyumaryu Gaiking.

The Soul Of Chogokin line basically pays homage to Bandai's old DX Chogokin releases from the 80's. They are basically modern toys with full articulation and diecast metal content. Basically like Takara's Transformers Masterpiece line, only cheaper and more widespread/spanning. It's Bandai's premiere line.

Some modern anime are incorporated, like Macross and Evangelion. There are multiple lines, like Soul Of Chogokin(SOC), Soul Of Popynica(SOP), forgot what SIC meant..Super Robot Chogokin(newest one), and more. The Macross Frontier DX line is labeled Chogokin by Bandai but not as a SOC or SIC line.

So basically we can boil it down to modernized toys for adults(with diecast metal content) utilizing a mix of classic and modern mecha, vehicles, and characters. For example, Spike Spiegel's Swordfish II jet is a Chogokin release but I forgot under which line.