Kamen Rider Gaim Kiwami Arms On Set

With Kamen Rider Gaim's final form, Kiwami Arms, expected to debut in upcoming episodes, recently circulating online are photos of the said form spotted at Yonohommachi, Saitama during an episode shoot.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Kamen Rider Zanki

I wish Bandai would continue the SIC Kiwami Tamashii line for Kamen Rider Hibiki. Even when they are not as popular as the other riders, the SIC Counterparts are very colourful and if you are too keen to look like the TV characters, we'll  SIC Hibiki figures don't need that extra morph so they are most likely too look like it. Besides, in my opinion the SIC Hibiki line is the most colourful bunch yet. But gathering SICs takes a toll on my humble budget, so I continue on to get the Kiwamis instead. In fact the KTs are not bad at all. A nice example is Zanki.

SIC KT Zanki doesn't work like SHFs but hell a lot better most of today's figures. Zanki is quite humble in his own right even if he doesn't have that perfect toe and shoulder articulation. But with a price that is 1/4 of your SH Figuarts you will never receive the same fun as any toy on that scale and price tag. Sculpting in this size is awesome. The only complaint about Zanki is that his gauntlets have missed paint apps that shows where the green mold starts and where the paint application begins.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Kamen Rider Knight

Ok. For all the praises I said again about the SIC Kiwami line there is about 1 of 10 releases that seems to be a bad apple. Wait, I'm not saying that the SIC Kiwami Tamashii Knight is that bad, but it is not one of the biggest wants in the line either. This is probably the reason why he was part of the last picks I did to complete (or at least be updated) on the said figure line.

The box design continues to have the old school feel with dark photos of Kamen Rider Knight at the back and some of the listed SIC and SIC Kiwami Tamashii offerings, well back then. When you take our the figure and its plastic case, his rider logo is omnipresent. Some collectors even cut this out and paste it on a harder card board that will serve as a backdrop of this SIC KT. The war rages on as you will be taking a few minutes longer to take out the figure because of the wretched twisties.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Faiz Axel

It's time to open your eyes for the next Faiz. Next Faiz I'm talking about is Axel form. Sounds familiar to today's Accel,well that's how it is nowadays in the Kamen Rider world - repeat, rebrand, repackage.

It may come to a surprise today that the whole SIC Kiwami Tamashii Faiz forms are a bit pricey due to its popularity on this specific toy line. I can't blame them because of the pleasing aesthetics that surround Faiz. Axel joins this foray of good looking SIC KTs.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Wild Chalice

Ok, so I take it back. Not all Blade figures in the S.I.C. Kiwami Tamashii line is that bad, in every bad bunch of apples there is always an exemption. A good example is Wild Chalice. Wait he was released before the other Blade figures followed, so what happened?

If you happened to miss the SIC version of Wild Chalice (because he was an exclusive), this is another chance to get the same look and feel with the Kiwami Tamashii line. He is actually better looking as the powered version of Chalice in the Blade series.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Hibiki

People ask, how do you classify SICs? Well simple it is an artist rendition of the Kamen Rider. It is not about the deformity, this is where a lot of people have mistaken SICs for. This is what Ishimori - the founder of the series actually intended. Somehow, it was hindered to have its full fruition because of, and in my opinion only, censorship in Japanese TV series at that time. Not quite as liberal as we see today. A good example? Cutie Honey. Nuff said. A Kiwami Tamashii however is just the same, but only a scaled-down version of the original...a chibi SIC if you will.

But Hibiki doesn't fall far from the grotesque-ness of the SIC. Well he should be in the first place because he is fashioned to an Oni - a Japanese mythical beast or devil. Nevertheless, SIC KT Hibiki is one stunning figure. As the first SIC KT to be released by Bandai, the sculpt is very, and I mean very detailed. SIC KT Hibiki maybe the first SIC KT to be released but he stands out like and paved the way for other SIC KTs we see today. For me, he is perfect.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki

The first series to produce a massive number of Kamen Riders and probably were the idea of a Kamen Rider War began. Welcome to my review SIC Kiwami Tamashii Ryuki. Produced as part of the second wave of Kiwami Tamashii line, lets see if he is a keeper shall we?

Like I mentioned, since he belong to the second wave of KTs there has been improvements in terms of box design and the look and feel. Also, improvements in terms of accessory count.

Toy Review: SIC Kiwami Tamashii Blade Jack Form

SIC Kiwami Tamashii Blade Jack Form is just a repaint of SIC blade but this has wings to boast of...well not really.

The only changes between Blade and Jack Form is the golden paint apps to replace the silver. from the original. The chest design, the absorber and the are newly painted to accommodate the design. The wings are translucent red which you can remove via the hole at the back. Great thing about the wings is that they are independent from each other so you can spread those according to your liking even tilting the whole thing to make it seem like Blade is actually flying.