[Saint Cloth Myth] Figure Oh 136 + Hobby Japan 09-07 High Res Scans

Here's more photos of Andromeda God Cloth. You'll note that they seem to have completely done away with hinges to fix the plastron onto the chest which gives a much slimmer figure the same way they've done for appendixes. It makes me wonder if they've moved to PVC or if they've succeded in using this system with metal.

Interesting photos of Alberich as well, it seems they've tried to add extra pieces for extra mobility in order to increase the range of movements you can put him in.

Finally, take note that Gamma star Phecda Thor will be out in September for the RRP of 8,400. That's quite a bit of money but if you consider the size, it's not exactly unjustified. Speaking of size, the indications of 17cm are wrong unless we were all victims of some kind of optical illusions with the Tamashii Nations photos.

Thanks to Yodin from ma-deesse and whoever else he got those from ;)

[Saint Cloth Myth] Andromeda God Cloth - Tamashii Photos

Here are the Official Tamashii photos of Andromeda God Cloth due for release in July 2009 with a RRP of ¥6,500. Not much else to say, I've ran out of room to bother much with God Cloths really but as all the newest myths, it's looking quite nice.

Thanks Cybergundam ;)

[Saint Cloth Myth] Hobby Japan 10 - Poseidon & Athena

Here are the scans of the latest Hobby Japan. I must say the Poseidon family shot looks rather colourful with the various shades of hair and the variations in the scales' colour.



And a few screenshots of the last Elysion episode, if you've not seen it yet.

Thanks to Cybergundam ;)

[Saint Cloth Myth] Athena / Saori Premium Myth Cloth

We've known for a while that there was going to be a few little pluses with the upcoming Premium Myth of Saori / Athena, due for release in February 2009. so now here's some visuals of what they are and how they compare in size.

There's the jar for Poseidon and the jar of Hypnos, the latter which seem like it could allow for a scene similar to that of the Elysion chapter (which is kinda the whole point if you ask me), though not shown in those pictures, so something else to find out later.




For those three, the photographer seem to have put some kind of emphasis on poor Saori's cleavage :p Just remember folks, this isn't a Barbie doll okay! ;)



Thanks to, ermm, cybergundam, Tamashii and other all4seiya folks ^^

[Saint Cloth Myth] Tokyo Toy Show - Alioth Fenrir, Hypnos and more...

Okay folks, so that wasn't a particularily long wait (I wasn't really expecting it to be to be honest). Photos from the Tokyo Toy Show that we saw some glimpses of yesterday have started emerging... lots of them. Well not "Tamashii Nation" -lots but still enough to make me all giddy and excited about the upcoming releases.

So without further ado, I present my greatest expectation:

Epsilon star, Alioth Fenrir:




He has a certain air of "don't mess up with me or else", which to my mind (and trust me, I know something about this) does transcribe rather well the feeling of being a lone-wolf rejected from the world, ready to take on whatever comes at you.

Now on more design issues, I have to admit of being quite please overall. There are separate knee parts which, despite it generic similarity with the Zeta God Robe, make the leg part a lot tighter in design and thus more sleek. The claws seem to also be a separate part which either gets clipped on the hand parts or the end of the forearms. This should help clipping the hands in more easily I hope. The fur skirt has also been included (it wasn't on the Vintage figurine), though it is made of plastic, so we'll se how it looks overall with the colour on. The mask's proportions seem to be just right and give a well balance overall look to the figurine (Hagen's for instance was too high to my liking). Finally, the face and hair seem to be really well worked. Now it'll be a case of waiting to see the coloured version and what he looks like without the eyepiece of the mask, or just without the mask.

One but can dream but if only they could include Ging his wolf companion as well as a blue tunic to allow for a "casual clothes" version, it would be fantastic...

Next on is

God of Sleep, Hypnos


That particular photo make him look almost transparent. There's not much else to say I don't think, other than confirming it will take a hell of a lot of space, especially because of the side peacock feathers but overall, it will nicely complete the twin pair of Elysion lower gods...

Lyumnades Kassa




Those are rather better quality images than what's been available so far. The face is still the same, and I doubt they'll change it now (though you never know, they did change Syd's at the last minute last year) but the scale is rather well done. What's more is that the colours seem to be consistent with Scylla Io's, that is to say, quite faithful to what we saw in the original anime. Now of course that mean they'll both clash with the 5 other sea generals, ah well. Not quite sure what Bandai was thinking there...

Saori - Athena

No new image of the figurine itself as of yet, but a nice bonus to be included, the jar in which Hypnos traps her as she arrives in Elysion. It makes me wonder if the head part will be adaptable to the jar now...

Julian Solo / Poseidon



The first two are of the "Royal Ornament" edition and the last two, the regular edition. I'm quite impressed that they're including a face with closed eyes, they seem to have gone back into the habit of doing so and that's quite a welcome little bonus as we sometimes mostly picture some of these characters with their eyes closed.

Other than that, the colours are quite spiffy and I can't wait to get mine (though I'm yet to work out where I'll put it ...)

Thanks again to Sorrento and all the guys on ma-deesse who relayed the photos ^^

[Saint Cloth Myth] Tamashii teasers - Hypnos and Alioth Fenrir

As it was the case for Poseidon, the developers at Tamashii have posted another set of teasers for upcoming myth cloth and, as you might guess from the subject line, one of them is very exciting ^^

First is Hypnos, which is quite obvious from the photograph:

Together with Thanatos, they'll probably require an entire shelf just for themselves so as to be displayed in their full glory. No indication as per when it will be released, though I have heard rumors of October, November. I'll keep you posted once more is known on this.

The second and probably most expected Myth Cloth of them all for me, is of course Alioth Fenrir.

Now I know it's not showing very much (that's why it's a teaser ;)) but from the design, the God Robe of Epsilon is immediately recognisable. I'm trying not to be too anxious about this upcoming myth cloth but since lately Bandai has either done exceptionally well (Io for instance) or was quite disappointing (Hagen, Bian...) it's hard to know for sure how well crafted it will turn out. I'm also hoping for Ging, his wolf friend, to be included in the box. We shall see.

As for release dates, again, this is just a teaser so we don't know for sure but a rumour I heard a few weeks ago suggest it might be out in December, as always I'll update when I find out more about it.

[Saint Cloth Myth] Seiya God Cloth - Tamashii Photos

Sorry it looks like I'm about a week late on these ones. Still better late than never.

It seems the art on Seiya God Cloth's box will be quite tremendous, check it out:

Back in 2008 - Lots to catch up with

Hey folks,

I know I've been away from writing in there for about 2 months or so. I apologise, especially since as I've been following the news in the Saint Seiya world, there is lots I need to catch up on, so we'll keep things to their utmost important.

So we'd left it at Hagen and Baian but since then, in the Saint Cloth Myth release calendar, there has been loads of juicy new characters due to come out. Let's see if I can dig photos for you.

- January had Seahorse Baian released and here are the Tamashii photos:








The reviews so far have been rather mixed about this myth. Some love it, others find it rather plain, the majority seem to agree on the object form not being the best thing Bandai has done to this day...

Anyway, let's move on to more exciting things

- February 2008: Appendix Leo and Aries

Now that's something due to come out officially today so keep an eye out for those pre-orders. Meanwhile, have a few more Tamashii pictures:













- March 2008: Special Edition Gold Plated Pegasus Seiya & God of Death Thanatos

While we've already covered the former with relevant images (save for an extra item which will be available in Hong Kong, that is a display case with integrated lights), the latter has only been recently announced.

Apparently, the box will be larger than normal. Seeing how the wings seem to be shadowing everything, this does not surprise me much. Here's a few pictures, including recent scans of Figure Oh:

And the latest Figure Oh:

- April 2008: Eta Star Benetnash Mime.

The God Warrior series goes on slowly but surely. The 4th god warrior has been not only announced but is available for pre-order in most major retailers.

However, so far all we have is this:

It seems a trend since Hagen to show as little as possible about the upcoming God Warriors. This one is coming out in April and so far this is all the photos we have....

- May 2008: Scylla Io

Now that's the only Marina worth having (and the only I will buy for myself). Just seeing the prototype makes you go mmmhhhhhh. See for yourself:



Again, not much to see but enough to realise that there is a great fig coming out... makes you wonder why it's the brainless characters who get the best armour... ;)

- June 2008: Pegasus Seiya God Cloth

Yep, well with the Elysion chapter coming up in OVA format, this was to be expected as they always start with Seiya anyway.



This again will most certainly won't disappoint. The big question is what colour? I'm guessing silver blue as in the animé but it may be different...

That's all for now. I'll post some more as news come through, hopefully this is enough ;)