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S.H. Figuarts 2026 Figure Expo Exclusive Nise Ultraman

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. Bandai did a nice job in recreating him, with the eyes being a translucent, 2-toned amber. That being said, they reused the same old mold from the original Type A figure, instead of giving him an updated sculpt with newer engineering. Considering they just revealed a Type A suit in the Shinkocchou Seihou line, this kinda smacks of laziness on their part. They simply gave him a new head, some extra hands, added black lines and called it a day.










His accessories include 6 pairs of hands (fists, relaxed, karate chop, 2 different open palms, and one pair to hold the Giga Battlenizer weapon that's wielded by Belial). He appeared later in the series using it to attack a few Ultras. Of course, they didn't include that weapon. You have to already own a Belial figure, which I do. The other accessory is an extra left hand holding a rope that has SSSP member Hoshino holding on to it, from the scene in the original episode where he finds the kidnapped Hiyata and frees him, allowing him to transform into Ultraman. The rope and figure are one solid tan color. No beam effects. I also noticed that the wrist pegs are a different shape than the usual round ones. They resemble a more pixelated ball. I attempted to put Ultraman A's Specium Beam hand on the wrist, but it seems too big and tight and wouldn't fit, so I didn't bother to risk putting too much pressure and snapping it. This was also kinda lame, considering they used the same mold as Type A.








The articulation is the same as the Type A figure and the old Ultraman releases. He sports multiple hinges and joints, and while he can do traditional Ultra poses, an updated sculpt with some of their newer engineering would've been nice. This is basically the same outdated sculpt from almost 10 years ago. Considering he's the original fake Ultraman, and this is the 60th anniversary, a little more effort into this release would've been nice.












S.H. Figuarts Nise Ultraman is OK. I like the figure, but adding a handful of extras to an old sculpt is the definition of phoning it in. I wasn't exactly expecting a Shinkocchou Seihou version, but something more updated like Nexus, Omega and Cosmos, which were standard releases, would've been nice. Even Evil Tiga got the Shinkocchou Seihou engineering. Since Bandai seems to be focused on filling out the remaining roster of their promised 10 releases for Ultraman's 60th, they can make it up by giving us some more of the original kaiju. The upcoming Teo, Shinkocchou Seihou Type A and Hiyata look great, so if Bandai keeps giving us these great reveals, then I'm willing to let them slide on the low effort they put into Nise.








Here's a short clip.

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