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(Images Source) The post-time skip era of One Piece continues with Punk Hazard, which saw many returning characters from pre-time skip, and also teed us up for Dressrosa and major ramifications going forward. While Tamashii Nation's S.H.Figuarts line has jumped around a bit in the timeline, Punk Hazard is one arc they haven't made their way too quite yet, and between the supporting cast and the villains of this storyline there are lots of great designs and characters just begging to be made. Honorable mention: Luffy Luffy's outfit in Punk Hazard is one that could be handled in a similar manner to his Egghead look, but I think it is an opportunity to really shine with soft goods in the line. For the most part the One Piece line has stayed away from doing soft goods on their figures, but that has to change given how successful it is in other lines, and Punk Hazard Luffy is a cash-grab opportunity to release the same Luffy with a new jacket and some new faceplates.  5. Trafalg...

(Images Source) The Marineford arc of One Piece was always going to be a difficult storyline to follow up on, with the added pressure of also following up a dramatic time skip for the Straw Hats, and for the most part I think the Fish-Man island saga did a good job reintroducing us to the Strawhats and giving us a dramatic story as they travelled towards the New World. While Tamashii Nations has a strong pre-time skip focus at the moment, there have still been a decent amount of post-time skip content in the S.H.Figuarts line between Wano and Egghead, and Fish-Man would be another great story arc from this era to delve into for figures, especially as a story arc to follow up on after their current Marineford focus. A lot of the characters from this story are HUGE and feasibly likely to never be seen in the line, unfortunately enough for Shirahoshi and King Neptune, but there were still plenty of characters that are financially feasible in size, and these are the five I want to see most...

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...

(Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Dragon Ball GT has been receiving a lot more love in the S.H.Figuarts line as of late, with Super Android 17 being our first big villain from the series to see release, and the core trio of the initial saga being pumped out relatively close together as seen above. While the show had its low points, it most certainly had so many high points as well and after watching it I personally enjoyed GT and its villains. I hope the recent surge of GT isn't all we'll get, because these next five slots are characters and designs I'd love to get next! 5. Majuub For as important as the end of Z made Uub we still haven't received any representation of him at all across the Tamashii Nations line. While a base form Uub would be cool, I think a Majuub would be even better as the embodiment of his most powerful look that we see him take on during his fight with Baby. He became a core Z fighter in this series after his set up in the end of Z, and G...

(Image Source) Daima is the latest entry into the Dragon Ball universe offering a fun adventure taking place immediately after the end of the Buu saga. As it is the most current series it has seen a lot of love from Tamashii Nation's S.H.Figuarts line with many figures already released and many more revealed for the future. It expanded the world with new lore, new characters, and new villains, and with it at the height of popularity now this list is my top 5 most wanted figures from Tamashii Nations! 5. Releasing all the figures already shown (Images Source) Dragon Ball does have a track record of showing off figures that never actually see the light of day, and I'm hoping that isn't the case with all of the Daima figures that have been shown off at conventions. Glorio, Panzy, and kid Kai have been seen several times and are desperately needed to finish off the core adventuring group of the series, and very recently we saw a litany of reveals including the magnificent Kuu a...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) With the rereleases of Final form Cooler and Broly due out this year, and Tamashii Nations' focus on the Frieza saga and Daima lines seemingly beginning to wane, I'm hoping to see more of the Z film characters and namely the villains get more S.H.Figuarts going forward. There were some amazing designs and characters introduced in these movies, and the hype is certainly real for these characters especially as we saw how excited fans were for Turles. This list compiles my top five most wanted Dragon Ball Z film figures! 5. Cooler's Armored Squadron The Cooler movies have enjoyed two really well done offerings from Tamashii at this point with their final form Cooler and the Metal Cooler from the sequel. The perfect way to continue to build out these movies' roster would be with the Armored Squadront hat flanked him similar to Frieza's Ginyu force. All three had great alien designs, Neiz being easily my favorite with his...

With the conclusion of Dragon Ball I have seen the quintessential fight anime. While very light on actual plot, the spectacle of world shaking battles never lightened up as we were treated to one destructive event after another in an escalating series of arcs. From Frieza to Cell to Buu the anime world was treated to iconic villains with equally iconic transformations for the heroes. Tamashii Nations has made Dragon Ball Z the bread and butter of their S.H.Figuarts line and the Frieza Saga in particular has enjoyed a heaping helping of action figure support over the past few years. Despite the high output of figures every year there are still dozens of characters, transformations, and outfits still yearning to be made in the line and in this list I'll count down my top 5 most wanted Dragon Ball Z action figures! Honorable mentions: Kid Buu and Future Gohan Don't get me wrong, I would absolutely love an official Kid Buu figure from S.H.Figuarts and I feel it is one of the most g...