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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) We have been seeing more and more of Destro's Iron Grenadiers in the G.I. Joe Classified including the titular guards of the group themselves which were a splendid release from 2024. Metalhead was an impressive deluxe release from the group, with a B.A.T. variant and Destro's family kin Darklon produced for the ranks as well. With Tiger Force and Python Patrol having a hefty presence in the line, it seems like Iron Grenadiers may be one of the next sublines and I sure hope so for these designs I want to see soon! 5. Destro There's no Iron Grenadiers without Destro himself and the leader of the group surely deserves a figure based on this design. The black and gold is always a striking color choice, but what really makes this figure distinct is the red cape owing to a regal appearance. It feels like a while since we've gotten a Destro release, and this would be a great way to get the character back into the fray.  4. Volt...

  (Images Source) Out of all the early arcs in One Piece, Water 7 and Enies Lobby combined make for some of the best storytelling in the entire series! It was well written with true exploration into the characters, expansive world building, and each member of the Straw Hats saw themselves pushed physically and emotionally like never before. We were introduced to several new characters, learned so much about characters already present, and overall I finished the saga out with my jaw dropped at how much transpired. This is a saga I hope Tamashii Nations delves into fast and hard in their S.H.Figuarts line, with these upcoming slots my most wanted of the long arc! 5. Aokiji Introduced early on in the Water 7 saga (prior to the crew's actual arrival in Water 7) is Aokiji, a ruthless marine with powerful Devil Fruit abilities and ties to Robin's past that we learn more about later. His collision with the crew sparks Luffy's drive to become even stronger with how fast Aokiji neut...

(Images Source) The Narutop99 contest was a vote by fans to determine the top 99 favorite characters in all of Naruto, with the top 20 or so collected by Kishimoto on a killer poster for the top winners. Tamashii Nations has certainly taken note of the results and have even begun a subline of figures in their revived S.H.Figuarts Naruto line to celebrate this contest! Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi are being rereleased with accessories to match their appearances on the poster, while Minato and Itachi are getting brand new figures that pass for standard versions of those characters for the new line, while also including their Narutop99 accessories. With this fan vote essentially telling Tamashii Nations which characters are the most popular amongst fans I'm sure we'll continue to see more characters and designs off the Narutop99 come to the S.H.Figuarts line sooner rather than later, and I've narrowed down my top 5 pics from this poster I'd love to see become reality in fig...

While Super7 has been gifting Kaiju fans with a lot of greatness when it comes to the Toho films in the Godzilla universe (still cannot wait to get Destoroyah and Melting Godzilla), it seems that Hiya Toys has picked up the reigns of pumping out the Legendary universe Godzilla/Kong figures to represent that side of the franchise. Hiya recently revealed a Heisei era Godzilla of their own; however, their realm continues to predominantly be the American films and they've put out a lot of great figures already with their own Godzilla and Kong, not to mention the upcoming female Muto, and recently released Skull Devil! With Godzilla x Kong on the horizon, and reveals for that movie already coming through, this list will be my top 5 most wanted Godzilla/Kong figures from Hiya Toys! (Images Source) Honorable mention: Power glove Kong Hiya Toys first hit us with pretty standards versions of Kong and Godzilla for the new movie before turning around and revealing the pink spined Godzilla we...

  (Images Source) The Commander Class in Hasbro's Transformers line has been one of the coolest scale prices in recent years, being introduced in the first year of the War for Cybertron line with a fantastic rendition of G1 Jetfire, followed by a perfect Sky Linx, and from then for a while it has mostly been a way to really flesh out the designs of characters who come with big trailers. Rodimus Prime is probably one of the best Transformers figure ever made, Motormaster rounded out the Stunticons well, Armada Optimus is literally one of my favorite figures to ever be made, and the upcoming Magmatron is a welcome return to plain old bigger bots in the scale line; not to mention that he looks epic! Studio Series has also finally jumped into the Commander Class game as well, with Ultra Magnus putting itself on par with the Masterpiece figure! Getting an outlet for these bigger or more complex characters to be fleshed out between the Leader and Titan classes has garnered some of the be...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) Just like 2023 was the year that S.H.Figuarts finally sucked me in, Amazing Yamaguchi's Revoltech line of figures has nabbed me as well. My Hero Academia is probably my favorite modern anime that has been coming out, and the figures that have been produced for this line so far have been spectacular! Especially with Mcfarlane's My Hero line seemingly cancelled, it is fantastic to see another line of figures based on the show flourishing, and at a much higher caliber of quality as well (I would hope so for the price!). Superb articulation, myriad of effect pieces and accessories, these offerings are packed to the brim to make them the best My Hero Academia figures we could be getting! This year is looking to bring lots of fan favorite characters such as Shigaraki, Dabi, and Ochaco, but as always my eye is on the horizon and the potential for what else we may one day get! Honorable mention: All For One One of the coolest anime vill...

(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images Source) A recent announcement by Mcfarlane about a clever way to keep the Batman Retro line fully stocked with upcoming figures has been to introduce the New Adventures of Batman series into the line so that there are now two classic shows that are being pulled from. I have no idea this show even existed before this wave of figures was announced, but at only around 16 episodes in total I went through the show in all of its cheesy, vintage, children's show glory. While not the pinacle of what Batman tv can be, it was plenty entertaining for when it came out, with some fun designs for many classic characters that can greatly go beyond the line up we have so far! Honorable mention: Zarbor To start off with an honorable mention: Zarbor is from the same dimension as Bat-Mite, yet much more malicious in his attempts at evil whereas Bat-Mite was a lovable, comedic foil for the dynamic duo in the series. Zarbor headlined the final three episodes of...