{Bandai} Saint Seiya Myth Cloth - 10th Anniversary Edition God Cloth's / Athena Cloth / Pegasus Kouga (Revived Bronze Cloth) Announced!

May 15th 2013 marked another major announcement for Bandai's Saint Seiya Myth Cloth line. At the beginning of May, Bandai gave us a brief teaser on their Myth Cloth line and stated that a major announcement will be made on the 15th May; and we finally get full info on what's to come! First off, and foremost... it has been 10 years since the launch of the Myth Cloth line. Time flies and it has already been 10 years. With the introduction of the EX line or the so-called version 2.0, and with the Myth Cloth line seemingly coming to an end, Bandai dropped us some rather intriguing news to enhance the Cosmo for the Myth Cloth line to burn up once again! No news regarding about the EX line though. Here were the highlights:

-Athena Cloth-
The most anticipated Athena Cloth has finally been unveiled and confirmed. The goddess doesn't have to hide behind the dark silhouette anymore! Our beloved goddess is finally official! At this point, it looks to be confirmed that she isn't a website exclusive, but her price is well over 10K Yen! Scheduled to be release in December! Athena... finally! And she looks awesome too!

-Bronze Saints-
Aside from Athena and her Cloth, Bandai announced they will be releasing 'again' the 5 Bronze Saint's God (or Divine) Cloth dubbed as the 10th Anniversary Edition. Same mold, same stuff with the only difference is the color being done in metallic color and they will include perhaps 2-3 different faces of each character in the pack. Not to mention they box is different too. Pegasus Seiya God Cloth is scheduled to be release first in September, Dragon Shiryu God Cloth is scheduled to be release in October, Cygnus Hyoga God Cloth is scheduled to be release in November, Andromeda Shun God Cloth is scheduled to be release in January 2014, and Phoenix Ikki God Cloth is scheduled to be release in February 2014. Al prices for the 5 are 7,875 Yen.

-DX Display Stage-
Another DX item that hasn't seen the light for a while is a new display set. Unlike the previous display set's, this one uses the same structure as seen with the EX stands. Same holder compared to the older holder from the Myth Cloth stands. One stand can fit 5 figures, and it looks pretty neat. It will go good with other products such as SHF in our opinion. It looks a bit crowded with the 5 Bronze Saints in their God Cloth as well as Athena and her Cloth but nonetheless nice. The display stage doesn't come cheap though, 5K Yen and is scheduled to be release in December along with Athena.
-Others-
We're always wondering 'when' will we ever see a Gold Cloth made of real gold, and not just 24K we mean REAL gold; and what do you know, Bandai finally did it... they will be collaborating with a local jewellery company and will be producing a 'not for sale' pure gold Sagittarius object!!!!!!!! (Sorry, we had to use the exclamation marks!) Size will be 15cm tall and weight will be 2000g. Apparently, even though it's not going to be mass produced or for sale, Japan and Hong Kong will be getting announcements on how to obtain this item. Perhaps through prize of related ideas. This one is going to be priceless is all we could say! You can kill somebody with this! LOL~

Saint Seiya Omega
So it looks like Bandai will continue with their Myth Cloth line and won't let it die easily LOL~ That was what we meant by intriguing... Omega will be getting the Myth Cloth line treatment and it will be based on their revived Bronze Cloth. Pegasus Koga, Lionet Souma, Dragon Ryuhou, & Orion Eden were the ones on display and only Koga's has been confirmed and with a release date of November. Looks to us that the Myth Cloth line will become a lower end line due to the price compared to the EX line; since the Myth Cloth line was suppose to conclude with the release of Athena's Cloth, Bandai wants to continue the line with characters outside of the original Saint Seiya series. Who know's this might work out way better then the SHF Koga and Myth Cloth Lost Canvas Touma. Those aforementioned characters merchandise were a major disappointment and sales disaster. So we won't be seeing any Omega characters in the EX line, well at least anytime soon.

Our Thoughts...
We had to put this part in here. We're a little disappointed with Bandai's announcement this time around. The last time they made a big announcement like this for the Myth Cloth line was giving us EX. Now while we're happy to see Athena's Cloth, the milking for the Bronze Saints not so happy to see. If they were going to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of this line, they should have given us an EX version of the 5 Bronze Saints in their God Cloth. The display stand is a great touch, but the price is a killer. Unless there is something else that is worth the price. And speaking of prices, Athena Cloth's price is really insane... her price is a lot more compared to Hades! We know she's the goddess that everybody has been waiting for, but 10K Yen? Bandai better has something good for her to smack us with that price. Omega, even though we don't really like the anime very much, is a good way to introduce new fans as well as collectors in the Myth Cloth line. Not to mention a damn good way to keep that line alive. Being a lower end line now, this will definitely attract other people to spend due to the price. But one thing we really have to rant... why are there crystals and the Cloth so colorful? Is this seriously Saint Seiya and not Pretty Cure? XD

(Bandai} S.H.Figuarts - Sailor Mercury (Ami Mizuno) Announced!

Bandai announced the next Bishoujo Senshi already! Sailor Moon has even't been released and Bandai has already executed another 'fatal' blow... well sort of! The next one to be coming is Sailor Mercury! I can hear a lot of guys screaming her name already! A prototype was displayed in a Softmap shop recently; and the good news is that Mercury isn't an exclusive! But it feels as though the remaining ones may be... No other details has been revealed, but if Sailor Moon is due to be release in August, Mercury may follow around October. We'll keep you guys posted when more news becomes available!

{Tamashii} Robot Tamashii (Damashii) - [Side MS] XXXG-01S Shenlong Gundam Now Official!

So it finally comes.... Shenlong Gundam! Were one step closer to finishing the Wing Gundam's in the Robot Tamashii (Damashii) line. (Unless they start to do those novel ones too) Hopefully they'll begin with the OVA (Endless Waltz) version's, those are awesome! Shenlong Gundam doesn't look bad, but not sure if it is worth being an exclusive though. Scheduled to be release in September!

{Tamashii} S.H.Figuarts - Kamen Rider Skyrider (First Version) Now Official!

Looks like Skyrider's first version is finally official! This was showcased in previous toy event's... but who would have known that it ended up being an exclusive? Bandai did it again! We don't really dig the first version, but his later upgrade look a lot better. But nonetheless, it's Skyrider! Scheduled to be release in September! Remember, this is a Tamashii Website Exclusive item!

{Tamashii} S.H.Figuarts - Kiba Ranger Now Official! (Gosei Sentai Dairanger)

We previously reported that Kiba Ranger from Dairanger is on the way to the SHF line. Bandai has made if official! Looking really good! It even comes with the chest plate seen in Akibaranger! The Byakkoshinken looks fantastic itself too! Scheduled to be release in September! A Tamashii Website Exclusive item this is!

{Square Enix} Play Arts Kai - Batman / Wonder Woman / Green Lantern (Variant Ver.) Now Official!

Square Enix announced they will be making a couple 'variant' version's of DC super hero's in their Play Arts Kai line! Some of them were showcased in a recent toy event and it didn't take long for these 3 to be official! Yes, we're getting Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Green Lantern! All 3 of them look wonderful; Batman's gives off this Samurai x Ninja x Batman kind a feel and he has a Katana! Green Lantern looks like he has some armor on which looks good. Kind a reminds us of Raiden in MGS Revengeance... and Wonder Woman! The first ever Play Arts figure of this legendary woman! She's looking good too. Wait! It even get's better! Not only are all 3 of them scheduled to be release in August, but their prices... a staggering 9,200 Yen each! If you're going to get all of them, time to save up my friend! Also during the event, Flash, Posion Ivy, and Batgirl variant's prototypes were displayed too. It won't take long till we get updates on those....

{Bandai} Super Robot Chogokin - Shin Getter 1 Now Official!

We previously reported that Bandai will be releasing a SRC Shin Getter 1; and Bandai has made it official! First thing, we now know why the price is higher compared to his counterpart... just look at his size! (Around 15-16 cm tall) He is much taller than the SRC Shin Mazinger! Pretty befitting for him as he is suppose to be big in the anime as well as in the Super Robot charts! Anyways, it doesn't look like we will be getting his Getter Tomohawk but the Getter Scythe... and it smells like Bandai already has plans to release a weapon set for this badass... and it may end up being an exclusive. It also looks like his articulation is very versatile and extremely poseable too! Shin Getter is looking fantastic! Now hurry and release Mazinkaiser Bandai for crying out loud!!

{Tendou Toys} Items Up For Pre-Ordering!

Tendou Toys has started accepting pre-orders for items! If interested contact Tendou Toys for more info!

It's been a while since Tendou Toys have posted any pre-ordering items officially, we apologize for this as things have been rather hectic for both us and our dealer (that we're collaborating with through our Blog) as we are dealing with other projects on hand.

Closing Date for below item's is whenever quota is MAX!

All pre-ordering are first come, first serve!

#  S.H.Figuarts:

• Dragon Ranger (Zyuranger) (June 2013)
• Tyranno Ranger (Zyuranger) (July 2013)
• Ryu Ranger (Dairanger) (August 2013)
• Super Akiba Red (August 2013)
• Akiba Blue (Season Pain Ver.) (July 2013)
• Akiba Yellow (Season Pain Ver.) (July 2013)
• Dragon Ranger (Zyuranger) (June 2013)
• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] Space Sheriff Shirivan (October 2013)
• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] Space Sheriff Shaider (November 2013)

#  DX:

• MMZ-00 MoyaMoya Zukyuun (June 2013)

#  Robot Tamashii (Damashii):

• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] [Side HM] Heavy Metal L-Gaim MK I (Final Battle Spec) (September 2013)

#  D-Arts:

• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] Wargreymon -Original Designer's Edition- (November 2013)

#  S.I.C.:

• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo (September 2013)

#  Gunpla Master Grade (MG):

• [Tamashii Website Exclusive] XM-X2 Crossbone Gundam X-2 (July 2013)

Check out its own thread for more info on how to pre-order!

{Kaiyodo} Revoltech Toku-Satsu - [Series No.045] Iron Man Mark I Now Official!

Kaiyodo announced Iron Man MK I will be coming to their Revoltech line! It's finally here! Looking really good and very detailed too! Hopefully the the retail item is the same quality! Oh we know our beloved Kaoyodo and their Revoltech's! LOL~ Iron Man MK I is scheduled to be release August!