do we have a date on when the monster series is coming out? The first set of protos look great

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It seems they were pushed back to this month, which, knowing Bandai probably means they'll be at the end of the month. So, if you've got 'em on preorder, then you'll likely have them by early May, assuming they aren't pushed back again.

I hadn't seen those protos for wave 5 yet. Ixa looks awesome, but, at the moment the Nigo and V3 look a bit disappointing. I was hoping they'd look more like more simplified versions of the Armor Trans figures. Well, hopefully their shoulders are designed better than the Hibiki figures' shoulders. That'd be the biggest disappointment of all if they wound up being just as crappy.

Bad news. I was looking at the listing for the Monster Hunter figs on Amiami and noticed this.
０８年０５月未定
（発売予定０８年０４月下旬から０８年０５月未定に変更）
looks like they were pushed back again! Dammit. At least the Riders still seem to be on schedule.

However, the HGCORE figs are *not* these 18th scaled fully articulated figs. The HGCORE stuff is more traditional gashapon ministatues, from everything I know. Don't get fooled into buying the wrong thing!

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By looking at the shoulder joints on V3 and rider 2, I'm pretty confident that they'll be more poseable than the figures from Hibiki.

I'm crossing my fingers, I've been waiting for such figures forever, ouhhhhh I can't wait!!

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i got my box from Hlj today!
okay, i only allowed myself to open one. i opened the gold/black/silver dude from Den-o, who has a saw weapon.i don't know his name, since i didn't like the Den-O series. His chest armor looks like 2 giant silver fangs, and his shoulder pads look like crocodile mouths, and his visor is a spread "V".
well, when i took him out of the plastic, his leg fell right off, but it seems to be ok now. very nice articulation. This was $50/8 so about $6.25 each. Cheaper than a Star Wars figure, more than a joe, but cooler because they are KR, and not as common in the USA. Thanx guys for the push to buy these.

OMG! i was just playing with him, and his shoulders are double-ball joint! that is friggin'sweet!!!
his hands were difficult to attach...are they all like that?
his neck is ball-joint too! wow! incredible!

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Ho-lee crap!

http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/90908

Damn those look cool! And I'm glad there's so many repaints in this wave since I'm sharing them with my oldest brother. I hope HLJ gets these in stock soon.

Looking good!

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Damn ! They are spectacular, the weapons are the shizzy, the sculpts are amazing.

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okay, i opened all of mine, and my EXTRA is the purple Kabuto guy...so i'm willing to sell him, since i don't need 2...unless i keep one at school in my office.

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I'd say keep your second Sasword in your pocket.
That way you'll never be bored no matter where you go.
Congrats on catching the MRS fever

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haha! i used to keep a Star Wars Jawa in my pocket as my pocket-buddy.
i'd be afraid to break these guys...i'm a ruff person.
but i keep the doggie-chew toy versions of Gekirangers or Kiva in my book-bag, since nothing can destroy those. They're like pool toys.

OOPS! i mean, in Series 3, i got an extra purple Hibiki. this brings up a question:

FOR those who bought a box of series 3, what was YOUR extra figure?
AND
What was your SECRET figure? mine was Hibiki in white, but not a total repaint, his chest was totally different too.

you know, with my WWE Build 'N'Brawl figures being same-sized, i thought it would look like a Mucha Lucha match to have Kamen Riders VS Rey Mysterio and etc.

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get 'em while the've got the the Early Bird going on! MRS 5 is up for preorder. Looking at a July release.

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN953821

Btw Falcon, the white Oni, Kiriya was the series 3 secret. Like I said in my post regarding that wave, my double was Drake.

really? that's cool. I just thought it was the same for everyone (i don't know those names yet). It's so cool that they are not just repaints, but are also molded differently.
I just bought 2 GI Joes yesterday, and i was SHOCKED at the price: $6.84! that's much too much, and costs more than these guys.

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According to Amazon japan, wave 4 should ship early May.

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