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Tamashii Nations S.H.Figuarts line has had an epic 2024 with lots of great reveals and releases amongst existing lines and new lines; but beyond that we have had plenty of reveals for the future throughout 2025 as well. There is so much to be excited for that I am thrilled to see in the pipeline, and before I put out a list counting down my favorite Figuarts of 2024 I'm looking ahead to my top anticipated S.H.Figuarts figures of 2025! Honorable mentions: Voldemort and Harry Potter (Images Source) I recently posted about my excitement at seeing the return of the Harry Potter line and my hope to see it continue. Both Voldemort and Harry look like fantastic releases to revive the line, and Voldemort's soft goods in particular I can't wait to see in-hand! 5. Demon Slayer (Images Source) Since the initial three announcements for the Demon Slayer line I feel like there has been scarce news up until recently when we had the dual reveals of Rengoku and Akaza. I'm excited for th...

(Banner Images Source)   (Following Images Source) I thought the initial releases in the Harry Potter S.H.Figuarts line by Tamashii Nations looked great and was a bit let down when the line died shortly after the first few releases. One of the funnest reveals of Tamashii Nations' 2024 event was the return of the Harry Potter line with two of the best looking figures in the line! They've jumped ahead to Goblet of Fire for the newest products in the line, and I hope to see many more coming without another drought! Thus far they have themed their releases after specific movies as opposed to doing multiple movies at once, so with Goblet of Fire being the current focus I have made up my top 5 most wanted SHFiguarts from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  5. McGonagall Some of the head figure of Hogwarts are ones I need to see as priorities if the Harry Potter line continues. Minerva was a lasting presence throughout the saga and one of the strongest female presences amongst the ...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Savage Opress is the latest reveal for the Clone Wars in Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series line and he looks phenomenal. He checks off yet another incredible character from the series who has been brought to 6 inch form similiarily to Jesse, Fives, Pre Vizsla, and Season 7 Maul before him. Here is hoping that the presence of the Clone Wars in Black Series does not waver anytime soon, and these upcoming five characters/designs are the ones I hope to see soon! 5. Ahsoka (season 1) We've made ourselves collection of various Ahsokas from across the franchise at this point, with a few based on her Clone Wars appearances, now stretching to Rebels, Mandalorian, and the Ahsoka show itself. As of yet we have not gotten her original design in the line though which would represent a lot of those early storylines from the series.  4. Saw Gerrera I wish that the Rogue One iteration of Saw Gerrera had sold better because I personally love the ...

(Images Source) More and more Combiners are returning to the modern day Transformers toylines, not only applying to the miraculous looking G1 Combiners such as the forthcoming Devastator and Superion, but also to smaller scale Combiners such as Commander class Magmatron, and the potential future of the Armada Optimus Prime's combinations. As a gimmick Combiners have always been one of the most popular and enticing features of Transformers, and I can't wait to see what Combining Transformers may be coming in the future to join what has already been revealed. As always, I've got my top five hopes for the future, and I'll lay them out here.  5. Mudflap and Skids As much controversy as these two characters made after their debut in the second film I am still surprised that all these years later they are absent from the Studio Series line after the amount of screen time they had and the memorable impact they made on fans. While their individual modes throughout most of the f...

(Images Source) Getting so many Beast Wars figures all in one year during the Kingdom toyline was a true dream for fans of the series, and while the stream of Beast Wars figures has been reduced to a trickle, we've still gotten some fantastic additions to the cast in the past few years. Tarantulas and Inferno concluded our season 1 cast, while others like Tigerhawk, Silverbolt, and Dragon Megatron have done a lot to further the universe of the toyline. With the toyline now giving attention to every universe in the Transformers franchise it is expected that output each year from each Transformers universe will be low, but these are what I hope to still see down the pipeline for Transformers Beast Wars! 5. Transmetal Tarantulas Thus far Megatron is the only one we've received an alternate form of and out of the foot soldiers of the Predacon army I think that Tarantulas' upgraded form was a sick redesign and his transformation into a car was paired very well with his spider fo...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) I recently finished reading through the 2003 Teen Titans comic series by DC Comics and it was undoubtedly one of the funnest comics I've read from this era of DC, and quite possibly the best iteration of the Teen Titans I've read as well. Unfortunately we don't have too many figures from this rendition of the team quite yet aside from the recent Conner Kent figure as well as the proportionally odd red suit Tim Drake. With so many fantastic members of the team and villains throughout this run I hope to see some of these upcoming slots in the DC Multiverse line by Mcfarlane in the coming year.  5. The Teen Titans This slot itself will revolve around the Teen Titans team itself which saw quite a few changes throughout the several years the comic ran for, with a more classic rendition of the team populating the earlier pages of the comics and the later arcs of the run shaking things up towards more obscure and unique line ups. B...