While browsing at my local Japanese supermarket shopping center, I took a stroll into the One Piece Game Shop that's connected to the Mitsuwa Marketplace supermarket. They have various Bandai figures, as well as lots of Gashapon vending machines. I came across the Ultraman Omega Rekiness armor figure, so I decided to buy one, as well as some more action figure stands. It wasn't too expensive, and since I own both the standard Omega and Rekiness, I figure why not have this combined form. This is the form of Omega that happens when he fuses with the monster Rekiness. He sports a blue horn, a spiked armor shoulder pad on his left arm, wrist gauntlets, and a sword that resembles Rekiness' tail. The figure is well painted, with lots of nice shading on the various spikes of the armor. Tamashii Nations did a fine job is capturing this power-up version of Omega in a small scale form, without sacrificing any details. Omega's Rekiness armor has that post-apocalyptic Dieselpunk ae...
Another one of my most anticipated releases for 2026 finally dropped at the end of March. For years I had wanted Bandai to produce a figure of Megaguirus in their S.H. MonsterArts line, and they finally delivered. This fierce dragonfly hails from the 2001 film Godzilla x Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy. It has always been one of my favorite Godzilla films. I found it fast paced, fun, and much more entertaining than their previous entry Godzilla 2000. For many years, it seems that a lot of fans never cared for this movie, which always baffled me. Sure, the plot was a bit far-fetched (scientists create a man-made black hole to shoot at the big G and make him vanish forever), but I felt it was a return to the more colorful outings of the Showa era. In recent years, it seems that fans have begun to appreciate the film more then they did upon its release. I've always loved it, and felt that Megaguirus was one of Godzilla's toughest opponents. I'm glad to finally own this...