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  (Image Source) X-Men 97' blew my socks off in the best way, showing that Marvel really knows what they're doing with the characters now that they have them back from Fox. The show was such a fan continuation of the original Animated Series, and that classic theme was exhilarating to hear each time it played! Marvel Legends has not been slacking either with two whole waves of figures produced to represent the show, with figures from both waves selling like hot cakes! The Legends team have confirmed there will not be a third wave this year, but are looking to make more figures eventually, and these upcoming five are my most wanted from the series!  5. Bastion (Images Source) The main antagonist of the show could have been seen as a spoiler so I am not entirely surprised we have not gotten Bastion in the line yet. We've gotten other villains like Goblin Queen so there is no shyness when it comes to producing villains from the excellent series, and I think either form of Bast...

(Images Source) One of the most iconic pieces of the Naruto lore would have to be the Konoha 11, Naruto's friends and allies who he fought alongside throughout the series' length. S.H.Figuarts have yet to really dive into this group of characters aside from Naruto and Sakura which are obvious choices for the line, and with most of the top tier characters like Itachi, Pain, Kakashi, and Orochimaru entered into the line already I think it would be a great time for Tamashii Nations to start hitting us with some of the great characters from this group! Honorable mention: Sakura (Genin) Making it onto the list as an honorable mention would be Sakura's design from the first part of the series, back when she was still a Genin and took part in major arcs like the Chunin Exams. With both kid Naruto and kid Sasuke in the line it is a must to get the kid version of Sakura as well to finish out the trio in both time periods of the series; however, while I do want this version of Sakura...

(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...

  (Banner Images Source)   (Following Images Source) The Amazing Yamaguchi line of My Hero Academia figures is finally delving into the villainous side of the cast with Shigaraki and Dabi as upcoming releases for the year! They are two fantastic choices to start off with, and with so many spectacular villains from the series I can only hope which ones will join the line next! After Dabi the line has already taken a bit of a break, jumping to Ochaco and Mirko (the first female characters in the line), and I think it'd be about time to reveal another villain! So here are my top 5 most wanted My Hero Academia villains from the Amazing Yamaguchi line! 5. Twice Twice has a very plain design when it comes to his costume, but the character himself was absolutely entertaining from start to finish and ended up with a fairly upsetting backstory and conclusion to his story! The zany expressions he would conjure up with his mask are alternate faceplates I need Amazing Yamaguchi to include...

(Images Source) Jakks Pacific's Sonic the Hedgehog line has sure been busy steadily pumping out more and more characters from the Sonic franchise with each wave seemingly becoming more and more obscure. We're getting characters now like Nack the Weasel and the Ballhog! Longtime wants of mine from the 2.5inch scale figures have also been checked off like the Newtron, Ray, and more Chao with the Dark Chao. There are some prime candidates though to be put out next in the line that I hope to see as my next most wanted! 5. Cheese We haven't gotten a new Chao in the line for a while now, and I think that when they do go back to these adorable fixtures of the franchise it would be the perfect choice to put out Cheese! We got Cream in the line already, and she is in dire need of her iconic partner from the series. They are very rarely, if ever, seen without one another, and the design of Cheese would make them an easy one to put out. Just take the existing Chao mold and sculpt a bo...

  (Images Source) Hammond Collection has knocked it out of the park with some of their latest reveals like the Therizinosaurus, not to mention long time Dinosaur figure wants of mine like the Ankylosaurus and Carnotaurus have both been realized by the line! With the figures being produced currently being amongst the best in the line so far, with Mattel continously updating their technique, this list will be counting down my new rendition of each Hammond Collection figure I want most from each Jurassic Park/World film! Jurassic Park - Lex and Tim When I put the Brachiosaurus in this slot last time I was half-expecting it to be a pipedream but lo and behold Mattel went full force and put out a massive Hammond Collection Brachiosaurus last year! With that dino checked off the list it means that all on-screen dinosaurus from the first film have been officially completed by Mattel in this premium line! So for the first film's slot I'll be putting in some human characters who at this...

Recent years have made big strides in rounding out a lot of long time wishlisted characters and designs for the Black Series line of Star Wars figures by Hasbro. The wait for a Super Battle Droid and Droideka were shockingly long but have finally become a reality, not to mention iconic original trilogy designs like Wicket and the Endor Rebels have been released by the line as well. There will still always be characters the line has to get to though, and with this May 2024 edition of Hasbro's top 5 omissions in the line so far I've thought up characters from across the franchise who have shockingly never been released in the Black Series line when you think of  "which characters have/have not had 6 inch scale toys from Star Wars yet?" 5. Shaak Ti We've gotten a nice helping of the prequel era Jedi in recent times, and this year has been a boon for prequel fans like myself as so many awesome designs and characters are finally seeing life in the Black Series! There...