S.H.Figuarts

What is S.H. Figuarts?

Taken from Tamashii Nations' official website: A new standard in action figures representing the state of the art of Bandai's design technology. Designed to perfectly mimic the range of motion of the human body, the series name is a contraction of the concepts of "Simple Style" and "Heroic Action." Standing roughly 14cm (5.5 inches) tall, the highly posable S.H. Figuarts figures are designed to feel like little treasures.

History

Making its debut with “Kamen Rider V3 (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)” and “Kamen Rider Ichigou (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)” in February 2008, S.H. Figuarts presented itself as a new generation of toys in itself. Combining posability and details into a 5.5” figure, S.H. Figuarts was truly “state of the art” in terms of toy engineering.

While initially released alongside with the “Souchaku Henshin” toy-line, the popularity of Figuarts eventually saw the end for the “Souchaku Henshin” toy-line. For a period, the initials “S.H.” were not explained, leading many to believe that it stood for “Souchaku Henshin” – as homage to the now defunct toy-line. It was some time after that Tamashii Nations publically announced what the “S.H.” stood for.

Since its debut in February 2008, S.H. Figuarts has come a long way. Apart from Kamen Rider releases, it has expanded to include anime and Super Sentai characters. It has also seen spin-off lines. These include the “Figuarts: ZERO”, “Ultra Act” and “D-Arts” toy-lines.

Releases

While Figuarts has seen anime releases, the list here only includes tokusatsu releases.

Regular Releases

The list below includes both items that have already been released, and items that have been announced (either through Tamashii Nations’ official webpage (http://tamashii.jp/item/itemlist.php?pref=105) or through magazine scans).

Because of the popularity of certain figures, some of the figures have seen re-releases. The “Date of Release” in the following table only records the initial date of release for the figures.

Figure	Date of Release
Kamen Rider V3 (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)	February 2008
Kamen Rider Ichigou (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)	February 2008
Kamen Rider Nigou (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)	29th March 2008
Shocker Rider (Kamen Rider THE NEXT)	28th June 2008
Kick Hopper	9th August 2008
Punch Hopper	9th August 2008
Deneb Imagin	30th August 2008
Kamen Rider Kabuto	25th October 2008
Kamen Rider Gatack	22nd November 2008
Kamen Rider Caucasus	29th November 2008
Kamen Rider Ketaros	20th December 2008
Kamen Rider Heracus	20th December 2008
Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto	31st January 2009
Urataros Imagin	31st January 2009
Momotaros Imagin	28th February 2009
Momotaros Imagin DX Set Similar to the Momotaros Imagin release, with the addition of a table, 2 seats and coffee cup from the Den-Liner	28th February 2009
Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form	28th March 2009
Kamen Rider Kuuga Titan Form	28th March 2009
Kamen Rider Kuuga Pegasus Form	25th April 2009
Kamen Rider Kuuga Dragon Form	25th April 2009
Kamen Rider Black	30th May 2009
Another Agito	20th June 2009
Kamen Rider Agito Ground Form	27th June 2009
Kamen Rider Black RX	18th July 2009
Kamen Rider Decade	12th August 2009
Kamen Rider DiEnd	29th August 2009
Hana (19 Years Old Ver.)	29th August 2009
Zect Trooper (Shadow Team Ver.)	19th September 2009
Kamen Rider TheBee	19th September 2009
Kamen Rider Decade (Complete Form)	31st October 2009
Kamen Rider Drake	12th December 2009
Kamen Rider Sasword	19th December 2009
Kamen Rider IXA The initial release of this figure included a random bonus stand. There are a total of 4 different stands, each with a different saying by Nago Keisuke (the main user of the IXA gear).	23rd January 2010
Kamen Rider W CycloneJoker	27th February 2010
Kamen Rider W HeatMetal	20th March 2010
Kamen Rider W LunaTrigger	27th March 2010
Kamen Rider Gills	24th April 2010
Kamen Rider W HeatJoker and HeatTrigger	28th April 2010
Kamen Rider W CycloneTrigger and CycloneMetal	28th April 2010
Kamen Rider G4	22nd May 2010
Kamen Rider W FangJoker	29th May 2010
Kamen Rider G3-X	29th May 2010
Kamen Rider Kuuga Ultimate Form	12th June 2010
Kamen Rider Decade Violent Emotion	26th June 2010
Kamen Rider W LunaJoker and LunaMetal	17th July 2010
Kamen Rider Accel	17th July 2010
Kamen Rider Exceed Gills	24th July 2010
Kamen Rider W CycloneJokerXtreme	11th August 2010
Machine Hardboilder	28th August 2010
Kamen Rider G3	11th September 2010
Kamen Rider Ichigou (Kamen Rider THE FIRST)	11th September 2010
Kamen Rider Faiz	19th September 2010
Cyclone (Kamen Rider THE FIRST)	9th October 2010
Kamen Rider Nigou (Kamen Rider THE FIRST)	9th October 2010
Kamen Rider Kiva Emperor Form	20th November 2010
Kamen Rider Dark Kiva	27th November 2010
Kamen Rider Kabuto Hyper Form	11th December 2010
Kamen Rider OOO TaToBa Combo The initial release of this figure included a bonus "Ankh" hand to display alongside the figure.	5th February 2011
ShinkenRed	11th February 2011
Kamen Rider OOO GataKiriBa Combo	19th March 2011
ShinkenGold	26th March 2011
Kamen Rider OOO LaToraTah Combo	16th April 2011
Golden Knight GARO	16th April 2011
Kamen Rider OOO SaGoZou Combo	23rd April 2011
Kamen Rider NEW Den-O Strike Form (Trilogy Ver.)	29th April 2011
Kamen Rider Faiz Blaster Form	14th May 2011
Kamen Rider OOO TaJaDor Combo	28th May 2011
ShadowMoon	11th June 2011
Kamen Rider Birth	25th June 2011
Ankh Stand Set	16th July 2011
Kamen Rider Shin Ichigou	23rd July 2011
Kamen Rider OOO ShaUTa Combo	30th July 2011
Kamen Rider OOO PuToTyra Combo	20th August 2011
Kamen Rider Ryuki and DragReder Set	27th August 2011
Kamen Rider Kaixa	17th September 2011
Kamen Rider Amazon	17th September 2011
GokaiRed The initial release of this figure included a bonus “Gokai Darin” – the steering wheel of the Gokai Galleon.	23rd September 2011
Riotrooper	8th October 2011
GokaiBlue	29th October 2011
Kamen Rider Shin Nigou	19th November 2011
GokaiGreen	19th November 2011
Kamen Rider Knight and Dark Wing Set	23rd November 2011
Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form	17th December 2011
Kamen Rider Ouja	29th December 2011
GokaiSilver	21st January 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze	28th January 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Module Set 01	28th January 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Stand and Effect Set	28th January 2012
SkyRider	11th February 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Elec States	31st March 2012
Super ShinkenRed	14th April 2012
Kamen Rider Zolda	14th April 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Fire States	28th April 2012
Kamen Rider V3	12th May 2012
Machine Massigler	19th May 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Magnet States	26th May 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Module Set 02	9th June 2012
Kamen Rider Meteor	23rd June 2012
Kamen Rider Raia	23rd June 2012
DekaRed Bonus: Includes the Deka Wappa Outrageous Power that is seen in Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger.	30th June 2012
AkibaRed Bonus: Includes three special stands for AkibaRed, Blue and Yellow respectively.	30th June 2012
AkibaBlue	July 2012
Scorpion Zodiarts	July 2012
Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form	July 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Module Set 03	July 2012
Kamen Rider Stronger	July 2012
Kamen Rider Meteor Storm	August 2012
Red Hawk Bonus: Includes the Jet Winger Outrageous Power that is seen in Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger.	August 2012
AkibaYellow	August 2012
Kamen Rider Tiger	August 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Module Set 04	September 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze Cosmic States	September 2012
BoukenRed Bonus: Includes the Bouken Scooper Outrageous Power that is seen in Hikounin Sentai AkibaRanger. The three Outrageous Powers can be combined to form the Outrageous Cannon, just like in the show.	September 2012
Red Buster	September 2012
Kamen Rider Zeronos	October 2012