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2026 is already looking to be an amazing year for S.H.Figuarts from Tamashii Nations as they seem to produce more and more figures from numerous sources each year! 2025 left me on a high from figure releases, and 2026 is already looking to do the same and we haven't even made it one month into the year in terms of knowing what the year is bringing! With everything we know will be releasing in 2026, these are my top anticipated S.H.Figuarts so far!   Toji (Image Source) The return of the JJK line was one that went with the perfect choice for me. The flashback arc in season 2 was one of my favorite portions of the series, and with the rerelease of the younger Geto and Gojo the writing was on the wall for Toji to come to the line! His articulation looks insane, his accessory load out is fitting for this character's design at this time, and while the Jujutsu Kaisen line revival has jumped into the Culling Games with more recognizable characters like Yuji and Yuta, the initial jumps...

Tamashii Nations' S.H.Figuarts line had another incredible year of releases throughout 2025. Though the price increases weren't the funnest pill the swallow, the quality of the figures were phenomenal as always. Multiple lines were firing on all cylinders, and in this list I'm going to break down the five figures that wowed me most from the 2025 offerings that I picked up! (Images Source) Honorable Mention: Ichiraku Ramen shop set One of the funnest releases had to be the Ichiraku Ramen play set for the Naruto line. This came out when the line was bursting with releases and seemed to be firing on the same rate as the One Piece and Dragon Ball line, with an entire playset cementing its status as one of the big long running lines. While the break in Naruto figures hasn't been fun, the Ichiraku Playset still stands as one of the most engaging pieces of the line that greatly help to fill out environmental displays and really breathe life into the characters and the world th...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) As of late Tamashii Nations has made a point of loading up the Naruto S.H.Figuarts line with Naruto's allies from the series. Following Pain they started this trend with Shikamaru, and have continued it with Tsunade, Hinata, and what seemed to be a tease for a new Jiraiya figure. The series is loaded with fun, meaningful, and stand out characters that accompany Naruto through his journey and with that being the focus of the line right now I'm looking at the allies Naruto has had throughout the whole franchise and which I want to get figures next! Honorable mention: Tenten Despite her limited screen time and impact during the series, for whatever reason Tenten ended up being one of my favorite characters from the original show (and I may have had a crush on her as a child as well which could've lent to it). I'm not sure how likely it would be to get her anytime soon given her reletive non-importance compared to other char...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) I've taken a look at the first Naruto series specifically and what S.H.Figuarts figures I want from that series from Tamashii Nations, and now I'm jumping into the second Naruto series, Shippuden, to discuss what characters and designs specific to the second series in the Naruto franchise I want made into new figures. So this won't cover characters who may be very cool in Shippuden but whose overall designs did not change (such as Kisame and Guy Sensei), but focus more on those characters we see introduced during Naruto's teen years. Shippuden is where the lines seems to comfortably sit, and so I would not be surprised to see some of these characters get made sooner than later.  5. Sai The line has had a heavy focus recently on the allies in Naruto's life as we got Shikamaru, Tsunade, and Hinata back to back, not to mention a tease for what seems to be a new Jiraiya figure. One of the major allies introduced during N...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Naruto is without a doubt one of the most iconic and recognizable anime characters of all time. Even those that aren't that familiar with the genre of anime can typically spot out Naruto from a crowd, and that just goes to show how popular he was as a character and how good his series was! Since Tamashii Nations revived their Naruto line they have been releasing banger after banger of figures, with Naruto always being some of their strongest releases ranging from the standard kid and teen versions, the immaculate Kurama Link mode figure, and most recently the great soft goods included to make the Sage Mode version of Naruto! It has been a few releases since our last Naruto and so I'm expecting another one soon, and these would be my top picks for the next Naruto Uzumaki releases in S.H.Figuarts.  Honorable mention: Dark Naruto This is a very easy one I can see being released an some of kind of exclusive, that being the Dark Nar...

And just like that, 900 posts have been reached on this blog. I will never get tired of talking about toys and action figures, especially as more new lines and more new companies emerge every year, and the existing lines continue to put out more and more of the designs, characters, and concepts that I love. For the 900th post I'm bringing in a new rendition of my post where I take a look at all the main toylines I collect and what figures I want most from those lines, and with the whirlwind of lines in recent times this list has expanded to include so much more. Unforunately the Lightning Collection from Hasbro seems to be dead, though we did get Dino Thunder Tommy before it ended, and from Star Wars and Transformers we've gotten both Que and Saw Gerrera. From Star Wars to S.H.Figuarts to Sonic the Hedgehog these are my top action figure toylines and the figures I want most from each of them! Transformers: Sideways (Armada) (Image Source) The upcoming Red Alert from Armada look...