The newest figure I purchased was the S.H. Figuarts Nise Ultraman (aka Fake or Imit). A prototype of this figure had been teased YEARS ago (I don't even remember how long), and after year after year passed by and it never surfaced, I didn't think it was ever going to see the light of day. Bandai finally decided to produce and release it this year. Nise Ultraman hails from episode 18 of the 1966 series Ultraman. An alien named Zarab arrives on Earth with the promise of peace. Soon after, an Ultraman appears in Japan and starts attacking the city. When the real Ultraman shows up, Nise is revealed to be Alien Zarab in disguise, in an attempt to frame the real one for the destruction. The noticeable difference in Nise's suit is the head, with a thinner face and sharp eyes. The end of the fin on his head, as well as his "ears" are much pointier. The ends of his feet also end in a sharper point, and he sports some extra black lines that frame the red parts of the suit. ...
There have been some recent and new announcements for the S.H. Figuarts Ultraman line. The first news drop was the announcement of a black & white Shinkocchou Seihou figure of the Ultraman Type A suit, which was used in the first few episodes of the show, before being replaced with another suit. This one is best known for the face, which is more crude, with visible wrinkles around the mouth. The reason the figure is monochrome is to commemorate his very first appearance on a promotional stage show a week before the first episode aired. The show was televised in black & white. One of the new announcements was a regular colored Shinkocchou Seihou Ultraman Type A suit, in the classic red and silver. These figures utilize an upgraded body and engineering. Included with this one are multiple hands, a blue Specium Beam, and a hand shooting a water sprout, an ability he used to defeat the monster Jamila. This has me wondering if they will be releasing a figure of Jamila in the near fu...