Tamashii Nations Event 2024 Reveals

Tamashii Nations finally had their 2024 event, where they reveal a bunch of new figures in the works. These are the ones that have caught my attention.

Alien Hipporit is finally going up for pre-order. I recall him being revealed quite a while ago. I want to say maybe a year ago, but honestly, it feels like it was longer than that. Anyway, promo photos have made the rounds, and pre-orders go up this Friday the 15th, with a May 2025 release. I will definitely be getting him.

The other two that immediately caught my attention were Birdon & Mother of Ultra. Birdon is one kaiju that I hoped S.H. Figuarts would eventually release, and considering that Taro hasn't gotten any of his co-stars, Birdon would be a great place to start. Here's hoping he doesn't sit in unproduced limbo for the next year or so. As for Mother of Ultra, it's about time she received a figure, especially since Father of Ultra dropped this last year. I'm hoping she drops in 2025.

S.H. MonsterArts Legion Queen was also revealed. Honestly, it looks great based on these photos. That being said, simply by looking at the photo where it's next to the Gamera, this figure will be HUGE, which means, very expensive. I'm really leaning towards skipping this one. Legion is a cool monster, but with the price probably ending up around $300 - $400, and with the QC nightmare that Iris turned out to be, who knows how Legion will turn out.

There were more photos posted of Greeza from Ultraman X, but he was first shown LAST year, so who knows if the figure will be released anytime soon. I think Greeza is cool; I would buy it for sure.

And that's about it. Around the same time that Hipporit was shown, they also revealed the kaiju Tyrant, who has yet to see the light of day. Will he ever come? Who knows....

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