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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Jazwares' Epic scale Pokemon figures are few and far between but very fun nonetheless and the latest release is no different with the epic Golurk! There's so many larger than life Pokemon that would fit into this scale who deserve new figure releases, and I'm frankly shocked we don't get more of these every year! Here's hoping the upcoming release of Winds and Waves churns more life into the line, because there's so  many Pokemon I want immediately! 5. Ho-Oh We got Lugia several years ago at this point, and rumor has it we are even getting a 6 inch scale Selects Lugia release! Lugia's generational counterpart is long overdue for a figure, and the multicolor appearance of Ho-Oh's feathers would looks amazing as a wide wingspanned epic scale figure! Especially as we got the Legendary Beasts several years ago at this point too, leaving Pokemon Silver and Gold as long overdue for their obvious companion piece...

Blokees line of Galaxy 4inch scale Transformers model kits have been further and further fleshing out the cast of the G1 television series, with their latest wave, "The Lost Light," rounding out our four cityformers as well as the heralds of Unicron with Scourge. Warpath is another we've checked off, though it's a missed opportunity for him not to be a Shining Edition, and Cyclonus is one of the best thus far in the line. IDW seems to be their current big focus, but G1 is always ever present, and I've got a few more Autobots and Decepticons from the classic series that are well worth their due in the roster! (Images Source) 5. Hoist With Hoist and Trailbreaker sharing a body type I am surprised we did not get them in the same wave as we used to with characters like Prowl and Bluestreak, and Inferno and Grapple. Though I do hope an eventual Hoist leans more towards his G1 cartoon design than Trailbreaker did. He is one of the standouts from season 2 who got a great...

(Images Source) The latest and one of the most anticipated Star Wars projects has premiered and wrapped up its stellar first season. Maul: Shadow Lord has proven to be one of the best projects in recent Star Wars history, giving the focus to one of the best characters of the franchise and creating a well crafted story across 10 episodes with some of the most epic lightsaber duels ever. Hasbro's Black Series line of figures launched with four releases to celebrate the show, including some big names like Devon and the deadly Eleventh Brother, but there are plenty more characters I'd like to see before the line moves on.  5. Officer Lawson One of the those primary characters is Officer Lawson. His design isn't as exciting as many other characters on this list, but his prominence to the story and the well played out side of his story where we saw Janix's police investigation led by him were some of the most thought provoking.  4. Scorn and Icarus Rook Kast looks to be a gre...

(Images Source) Following up on my post I had made about the top Cobra figures I wanted made in Hasbro's GI Joe Classified toyline, I am now focusing solely on the Joe side of things. The heroes of the story who battle Cobra day in and day out, each with their own special abilities and training, their own themes, and potentials to be some of the coolest figures in the line! 5. Ambush Ambush has me excited for his accessory options more than anything. A poncho and a whole tent set up for his camouflaged stake outs are all a must, and with Doc coming with a whole stretcher at the standard price point I hope that means that Ambush would be do-able with all that at the standard price point too. We've already seen camouflage materials introduced into the line by way of the Action Marine - Sniper, so the pieces are already coming together for an Ambush release!  4. Grand Slam and Flash The original 13 in the GI Joe verse are quickly coming together with many of them released in the p...

(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...