Product Info and GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Author: Keith Aiken Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto and Jun Umeji

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and daikaiju-sized photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in September 2017. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Exclusives and Limited Editions with bonus features or extra pieces not available from other retailers. The standard "General Distribution" versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Flossie`s Gifts & Collectibles. Most X-Plus figures are recommended for fans and collectors ages 15 years and older.

Toho 30cm Series: Godzilla (1975) /??30cm????????1975? Sales Agent: PLEX Corporation Product Size: Height Approximately 30cm (11.8 Inches) Material: PVC (Soft Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Closed Box Shipping: September 2017 General Distribution Version Price: ¥19,980 (Approximately $175.10 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Godzilla Body Godzilla Tail Shounen Ric Limited Edition Price: ¥19,980 Product Code: 411-T3GG09R ? Limited Edition Contents Godzilla Body Godzilla Tail Replacement Left Arm Mechagodzilla 2 Head Instruction Manual X-Plus` Toho 30cm Series completes their trio of monsters from TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (????????, Mekagojira no Gyakushuu) with Godzilla 1975! The King of the Monsters faced off with both Mechagodzilla 2 and Titanosaurus in the final film in the Showa Series (1954-75). The Shounen Ric website Limited Edition version comes with a bonus Mechagodzilla 2 head, as well as an interchangeable left arm positioned to hold it.

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Toho Tokusatsu Museum: Mothra (1964) & Godzilla (1964) Limited Set /?????????? ???(1964)&???(1964) ????? Sales Agent: PLEX Corporation Product Code? 411-PMMM09P Godzilla 1964 Size: Height Approximately 10cm (3.9 Inches), Length Approximately 15cm (5.9 Inches) Mothra 1964 Size: Height (Including Display Stand) Approximately 12.5cm (4.9 Inches), Wingspan Approximately 30.5cm (12 Inches) Material: PVC (Figures and Display Stands), Iron (Display Stand Bar) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Closed Box Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥9,800 (Approximately $85.89 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Godzilla 1964 Godzilla 1964 Base Mothra 1964 Mothra 1964 Display Stand Instruction Manual In July 2016, X-Plus and Bandai partnered on the first "Toho Tokusatsu (Special Effects) Museum” Limited Set, featuring palm-sized, high quality soft vinyl figures of the original 1954 Godzilla and the 2004 version from GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (??? ?????????, Gojira Fainaru Uoozu). This September sees the release of a second set, this time featuring the titular monsters from the classic MOTHRA VS GODZILLA (???????, Mosura Tai Gojira, 1964). This item is sold exclusively by the Premium Bandai website and Shounen Ric, and will not be available from retail stores.

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Daikaiju Series: Doragory -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????????????? ???????????? Product Code: 411-TSDY09R Product Size: Height Approximately 26cm (10.2 Inches) Figure Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Window Box Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥16,800 (Approximately $147.24 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Doragory Body Doragory Tail The Super Beast Doragory from Tsuburaya Productions’ ULTRAMAN ACE (??????A?????, Urutoraman Eesu, 1972-73) joins the X-Plus Daikaiju Series in September. Unleashed by the evil Yapool, the incredibly strong moth monster teamed up with Alien Metron Jr, and -- briefly -- Muruchi in ACE Episodes 7: MONSTER VS SUPER BEAST VS ALIEN (?????????, Kaiju Tai Chojuu Tai Uchujin) and 8: LIFE OF THE SUN, LIFE OF ACE (??????????, Taiyo no Inochi Eesu no Inochi). X-Plus released their Daikaiju Series figure of Alien Metron Jr. in November 2015. Muruchi was first released in June 2012, and is being reissued for X-Plus` new Soft Series line this August. Now Doragory joins the fight against Ultraman Ace! This item is sold exclusively online by Shounen Ric and will not be available from retail stores.

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Daikaiju Series: Alien Mefilas "Fighting Pose Ver." /??????? ???????????????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm (9 Inches) Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Window Box Shipping: September 2017 General Distribution Version Price: ¥12,960 (Approximately $113.58 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Mefilas Shounen Ric Limited Edition Price: ¥14,580 (Approximately $127.78 US, Tax Included) Product Code: 411-TSGL07R ? Set Contents Mefilas Light Up Display Stand Support Arm 2 LR44 Batteries Instruction Manual "Won`t you tell me that you`ll give me the Earth?" While promoting their March 2017 release of the ULTRAMAN TARO villain Alien Mefilas (Second Generation), X-Plus revealed that a new prototype was in the works for the original Mefilas from the ULTRAMAN (??????, Urutoraman, 1966-67) television series. That figure is now scheduled to go on sale this September. Introduced in ULTRAMAN Episode 33: THE FORBIDDEN WORDS (???????, Kinji Rareta Kotoba), Mefilas had a unique plan of conquest that used guile rather than aggression... he wanted the young boy Satoru -- as a representative of Earth -- to agree to give the planet to him. When that failed, the impatient alien fought Ultraman to a draw, withdrawing to challenge for Earth another day. Mefilas would return in future Ultraman series and has become a fan favorite Ultra Monster. The new Mefilas figure is sculpted in a fighting pose. The Shounen Rick Limited Edition comes with a bonus display stand featuring a gimmick that illuminates the figure’s eyes and mouth. Two LR44 button batteries are included for testing the light up feature.

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FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Gamera 1995 /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE ?????? CoinBank ???? 1995? Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao Product Code: 411-KDG108T Product Size (Including Base): Height Approximately 11cm (4.3 Inches), Length Approximately 16cm (6.3 Inches) Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blister Pack Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $34.83 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Gamera Base (Coin Bank) A collaboration with the Image G-Shop sculpting team, X-Plus` new coin banks combine the FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE -- soft vinyl figures based on previously released/limited edition models from top sculptors -- and the DefoReal Series -- a blend of the cute “Super Deformed” style with more realistic features. This Gamera figure diorama is based on the flying turtle`s appearance in GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (??? ???????, Gamera Daikaiju Kuchu Kessen, 1995), the first chapter of the acclaimed Gamera Trilogy of the 1990s. The figure comes with a base that doubles as a coin bank.

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FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Trauma Gamera /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE ?????? Coin bank ????????? Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao Product Code: 411-KDTG08T Product Size: Height Approximately 10cm (3.9 Inches), Length Approximately 16cm (6.3 Inches) Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blister Pack Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $34.83 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Gamera Base (Coin Bank) The Trauma Gamera diorama depicts the monster as seen during the nightmare sequence early in GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS (???3 ?????????, Gamera 3: Jyashin Iris Kakusei, 1999). The figure comes with a base that doubles as a coin bank.

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Real Master Collection: Ultraman Powered -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /????????????? ?????????? ???????????? Product Code: 411-TRUP09R Product Size: Height (Excluding Display Stand) Approximately 24cm (9.4 Inches) Material: Polystone Specifications: Painted Statue; Some Assembly Required Package: Closed Box Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥18,144 (Approximately $159.01 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Ultraman Powered Display Stand Instruction Manual First released as a Daikaiju Series soft vinyl figure in April 2013, Ultraman Powered now comes to X-Plus` statue line, the Real Master Collection. The hero was the star of the English language Japan-US co-production ULTRAMAN: THE ULTIMATE HERO, released in Japan as ULTRAMAN POWERED (??????????, Urutoraman Pawaado, 1993). A loose updating of the first ULTRAMAN, Powered was designed with blue eyes and muscles reminiscent of the superheroes from American comic books. The X-Plus statue features Powered in a characteristic stance. The figure is constructed of poly resin to more closely reproduce the high degree of detail from the prototype sculpt than is possible with soft vinyl. Ultraman Powered comes with a bonus display stand. This item is sold exclusively online by Shounen Ric and will not be available from retail stores.

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Gigantic Series: Godzilla (2016) 4th Form /??????????? ????2016??4?? Sales Agent: PLEX Corporation Product Size: Height Approximately 47cm (18.5 Inches), Length Approximately 83cm (32.7 Inches) Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: September 2017 Price: ¥73,440 (Approximately $648.59 US, Tax Included) ? Set Contents Godzilla Body Godzilla Tail Gigantic Series: Godzilla (2016) 4th Form -- Shounen Ric Limited Edition /??????????? ???(2016)?4?? ??????????? Sales Agent: PLEX Corporation Product Code: 411-PGSG09R Product Size: Height Approximately 49cm (19.3 Inches), Length Approximately 86cm (33.9 Inches) Material: PVC Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Prototype Production: RYO, Kaibutsuya Shipping: October 2017 Price: ¥73,440 ? Set Contents Godzilla Body Godzilla Tail Replacement Head Instruction Manual The adult Godzilla design from the award-winning box office smash SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016) comes to X-Plus’ Gigantic Series of colossal painted soft vinyl figures. While X-Plus` Daikaiju Series Shin Godzilla was sculpted in a static pose, the new Gigantic Series figure depicts the King of the Monsters in motion with a twisted spine and tail. Sculpted by RYO, with production and painting supervised by Kaibutsuya studio (X-Plus’ Gigantic Series and Monster Emotion), features fine detailing on Godzilla`s entire body from the teeth to the dorsal fins to the tip of the tail. The Shounen Ric Limited Edition Gigantic Series: Godzilla (2016) comes with a "Roar Head" to depict the monster firing its heat ray. The figure is painted with luminescent purple highlights to simulate Godzilla`s body powering up for attack, and an interchangeable standard version head (with closed mouth) is also included. The Limited Edition version will ship in October rather than September, and retail for the same price as the General Distribution figure. In order to meet the expected demand, X-Plus will be releasing limited quantities for the first wave of both the General Distribution and Limited Edition figures. The item will be resolicited at a later date.