It's been 15 years since Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann made its television debut, and I am surprised it took that long for someone to make a functionally combining Gurren Lagann figure. I mean it's only the head combining with the rest of the body, but I guess there are reasons. Anyway, Sen-Ti-Nel is making a … Continue reading This Took 15 Years: RIOBOT “Henkei Gattai” Gurren Lagann
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Eiichi Shimizu Does it Again: RIOBOT Raideen
Eiichi Shimizu is quickly becoming the hottest mecha designer nowadays. From doing Linebarrels of Iron, to the ULTRAMAN manga, and even western properties like Tech-On Avengers most recently. He's also being tapped by a lot of companies to do redesigns of iconic mecha. And that's what we have right now as Sen-Ti-Nel announced the latest … Continue reading Eiichi Shimizu Does it Again: RIOBOT Raideen
Robots Becoming BFGs: RIOBOT R-Gun Powered
Sen-Ti-Nel has yet to ship RIOBOT R-1, the first unit in the SRX triad thanks to holiday shipping congestions. Yet they've already announced the next RIOBOT figure from Super Robot Wars OG and it will complement your existing SRX, once you have all needed robots by April 2022. The R-Gun / R-Gun Powered is a … Continue reading Robots Becoming BFGs: RIOBOT R-Gun Powered
The Ultimate RIOBOT Set! RIOBOT SRX
For the last three posts, I've been taking individual looks at the components that make up what I consider as the largest RIOBOT set to be released, the RIOBOT SRX. To those still unfamiliar, the SRX is comprised of three Real Personal Trooper units, creatively named R-1. R-2 Powered, and R-3 Powered. Each has its … Continue reading The Ultimate RIOBOT Set! RIOBOT SRX
The Ultimate RIOBOT Set, Part 3: RIOBOT R-3 Powered
It’s been a while since Sen-Ti-Nel revealed that they’re doing a RIOBOT SRX set though I didn’t make any coverage as I wasn’t really that interested. But now that official solicitations are up, oh man, these look really good. It’s also nice of them to break the set up into its three main components just … Continue reading The Ultimate RIOBOT Set, Part 3: RIOBOT R-3 Powered