X-Plus Giant Monster Figure Lineup for March 2015

Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in late March 2015. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsor Anime Jungle.

Real Master Collection PLUS: Gamera (1999) -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????????????? PLUS ?????1999?? ????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 32cm, Length Approximately 38cm Material: Poly Resin Specifications: Painted Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late March - Early April 2015 Price: ¥29,700 (Approximately $252.67 US, Tax Included) The aggressive Gamera design from GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS (???3 ?????????, Gamera 3: Jyashin Iris Kakusei, 1999) kicks off X-Plus` new Real Master Collection PLUS line of statues with bonus features. First released as a soft vinyl figure in November 2013, the Real Master Collection PLUS: Gamera (1999) is based on the "Limited Damage Version" sculpt and includes the wounds to Gamera’s shell and stomach from his battle with Iris. The statue is constructed of poly resin to allow a higher degree of surface detail than possible with vinyl. Gamera`s right arm ends with an exclusive light-up "vanishing fist", using LEDs to recreate a burning effect. This item is sold exclusively online by Shounen Ric and will not be available from retail stores.

Photo courtesy of X-Plus. © Tsuburaya Productions

Large Monsters Series: Billgamo -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????? ?????? ????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm Material: PVC (Soft Vinyl) Specifications: Painted Package: Window Box Shipping: Late March - Early April 2015 Price: ¥14,256 (Approximately $121.21 US, Tax Included) The golden robot monster Billgamo joins the X-Plus Large Monsters Series! Created by Alien Baltan Jr., Billgamo debuted in RETURN OF ULTRAMAN (???????????, Kaettekita Urutoraman, 1971-1972) Episode 41: THE REVENGE OF ALIEN BALTAN JR. (??????Jr???, Barutan Seijin Jr no Fukushuu). The figure`s eyes and parts of the nose are molded in transparent plastic for the built in light-up gimmick. This item is sold exclusively online by Shounen Ric and will not be available from retail stores.

Photo courtesy of X-Plus. © Tsuburaya Productions.

Toho Large Monsters Series: Anguirus (1968 Edition) -- Shounen Ric Exclusive Reissue /????????? ???????1968???? ????????? Product Size: Length Approximately 34cm, Moonlight SY-3 Height Approximately 11cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted Package: Window Box Shipping: Late March - Early April 2015 Price: ¥12,312 (Approximately $104.74 US, Tax Included) Inspired by December`s release of the new Toho Large Monster Series: King Ghidorah (1968), X-Plus continues their reissues of in-scale figures from the classic movie, DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (?????, Kaiju Soshingeki, 1968) with Anguirus. A Shounen Ric exclusive, not available from retail stores, the reissue of Anguirus (1968) also comes with a bonus Moonlight SY-3 spaceship.