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Tamashii Nations 2020 Reveals

 So now that the Tamashii Nations virtual event has started, the anticipated reveals have been divulged. I'll say that i'm glad that i'm not a huge Dragon Ball or Kamen Rider fan, because my head would be spinning with all the figures announced for those lines (which I believe are 2 of Figuarts' most successful). There is some new Ultraman stuff, some Godzilla stuff, and some Avengers stuff that caught my eye.


The biggest news among G fans is the reveal of the new MonsterArts Godzilla 89, which is in scale with their Biollante figure. I am happy with my NECA 89 figure, though I will admit, this MonsterArts seems to have a more accurate face and eyes. I'll wait until more photos come out and see how much it costs. The MonsterArts Godzilla line seems to have gone up in price these last few years, and honestly, about $100 for a single figure with no extras is absurd. Not to mention some of the QC issues that tend to plague the line. And i'll say it again, NECA also has occassional QC issues, but they're also $20 - $30 figures. Hopefull this new Goji figure isn't too pricey.



ULTRAMAN FIGURES


One nice reveal was a figure of Sevengar, that loveable robot from Ultraman Z, along with Z's basic form. I was hoping for his red Beta Smash form as it's my favorite, but I may get this one if the price isn't too much, which I don't think it will be. Sevengar is an absolute must!






Another reveal that got me excited was Ultraman Leo. I'm glad they're continuing to release the Showa Ultras, now that they've given us the original 6 Ultra brothers. However, i'm still waiting for the release announcement of Tyrant and Alien Hipporito they teased last year.



The other Ultra figure they announced was Ultraman Geed Galaxy Rising, his new form he took in Ultraman Z. I'm not sure if i'll get that one. I have plenty of incarnations of Geed already. 



The other reveal was what appears to be the Z Riser accessory. In the photo, it's shown being held by Jugglus Juggler. Not sure if we'll get a Jugglus reissue that comes with it, or it'll be an extra that comes with another figure.


MARVEL / SUPER HERO FIGURES



Over on the Marvel display, they revealed several new ones, including Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America from the 1st Avengers film, Nick Fury (which is already up for pre-order), and the 2 that caught my eye, an Avengers Thor and white suit Black Widow. The face sculpt on the Thor figure looks great, much better than their first Thor release. And even though I already own 3 Black Widow figures, she is my favorite Avenger, and I really love her white suit (though the film still hasn't been released due to covid, so i've only seen it in trailers). Also, the sculpt on this has her hair down. Hopefully it's a soft material, like Wonder Woman's hair on the last release. And speaking of Wonder Woman.....


Her Golden Armor suit had already been teased some months ago. I really loved their WW84 figure, so I'm psyched for this upcoming release. Wonder Woman is probably my favorite Super Hero, and thus far, this figure looks really nice. It will be a big yes for me!

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD


The next figure in the Monster Hunter line is one called Zinogre, and he looks mighty sweet. If his quality is as good as Nargacuga, then this will be a solid release.


And finally, Figuarts is giving us an animated color version of Sailor Uranus. 


She's already up for pre-order, and she's quite affordable, just like the others. She won't be available until April of 2021, and considering that most of the sites still have the other animated color versions of the various new Sailor gals, you'll have plenty of time to get them, if you wish. Uranus seems to come with the usual assortment of hands and faces, as well as a Sailor Moon face with heart shapes in her eyes. I'll be picking up Miss Uranus to add to my collection. They're also releasing Sailor Jupiter, and she, too, is up for pre-order.






So these are the figures that caught my attention. Some are must haves, others, I may pass but still admire from afar (or end up kicking myself once they're released and turn out fantastic, as well as no longer available at the pre-order price). I was hoping for a few more Ultra kaiju reveals, and maybe some more Godzilla figures, preferrably the 75 suit, or some other Showa kaiju. Some Gamera reveals would've been nice. On the other hand, what i've seen thus far is easy on my wallet, so that's ok.


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