Thursday, September 13, 2012

S.I.C. MASKED RIDER "THE NEXT" MASKED RIDER 1 (ICHIGO) & MASKED RIDER 2 (NIGO)

Thought I'd share some shots of my newly acquired S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) Masked Rider figures from the Japanese movie "Masked Rider: The Next". 

Bandai SIC Kamen Rider The Second Ichigo & Nigo
 Unlike the early S.I.C.s, these guys are wonderfully articulated.

"The Next" was the sequel to-- you guessed it-- "Masked Rider: The First"! 

Bandai SIC Kamen Rider The Second Ichigo & Nigo
Ready to take on a gang of Shock Riders!

The second movie also featured Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) V3, but sadly, S.I.C. never made a figure of him. I do hear that third movie might be in the works which will introduce Riderman, so hopefully we'll see a new 2-pack from that movie with both V3 and Riderman. I love these updated versions of the old 70's characters, and S.I.C. works their usual artistic flair and interpretation into these two figures. 

Bandai SIC Kamen Rider The Second Ichigo & Nigo
A darker and moodier shot, much like the tone of the second movie on which these two figures are based.

These figures have been long sold out everywhere I looked, so when I found them on Amazon Japan, I used a special service to buy the set and ship it to me. They only charge 5% of the total as their fee-- very reasonable-- so it really didn't cost me much more than if I'd bought them direct myself.

Bandai SIC Kamen Rider The Second Ichigo
"Rider Ichigo-- Henshin!"

Bandai SIC Kamen Rider The Second Nigo
 "Rider Nigo-- Henshin!"