BANDAI official KAMEN RIDER toy information site

Hello everyone. I am in charge of KAMEN RIDER toy development.

Today, August 31st (Sunday), we are currently accepting reservations for the following products:
"CSM ONSA＆ONKAKU & Sound Attack Drum, Flame Drum & Sound Attack Stick, Fiery Flame"
"CSM ONSA＆ONKAKU"
"CSG Dragon Rod"
This is the reservation deadline.


Today I would like to introduce the last product before the deadline.
●CSM ONSA＆ONKAKU & Sound Attack Drum, Flame Drum & Sound Attack Stick, Rekka


①Transforming ONSA＆ONKAKU
We've added more sounds to the tuning fork since our last blog post, enhancing the gameplay of the disc animals. By using the button to select the disc animal you want to activate and then opening and operating the tuning fork, you can activate a variety of sounds, such as activating a single disc animal, activating a large number of the same species at once, or activating multiple disc animals at once. When activating a large number of disc animals, the sounds of many overlapping hawks add to the realism of the search-and-rescue gameplay! Additionally, when a disc animal returns, a "bububu... bububu..." sound similar to the vibration of an incoming call is added, followed by the sound of the disc animal returning and turning into a disc, allowing for a continuous search-and-rescue gameplay experience.

② Sound drum/flame drum
This release features a substantial selection of background music, and I believe it covers most battle scenes. Among these, two gentle melodies, "Hope" and "Shining Boy," play when a battle ends and the episode reaches its conclusion. One of the features of this release is the inclusion of these two melodies. These two melodies are automatically played after a special move is completed using the BGM standby function. This is a gimmick that was also included in the "CSM HENSHIN BELT TYPHOON." Showa Riders, in particular, have specific music that plays at the end of each battle, creating a stylized aesthetic. Hibiki's post-battle endings also have a similar format, so I incorporated this into the gimmick. Furthermore, after the music ends, "Shounen Yo" automatically plays, allowing you to experience the end of the story with a sense of realism. I hope you enjoy it.

Additionally, the leather used for the Ongekiko is "synthetic leather," but the synthetic leather material that is commonly used is often made from PVC, which can be a concern for its durability. However, this time we have used "microfiber synthetic leather," which is highly durable, and I hope to be able to share that with you in this blog.


●CSG Dragon Rod


Those who visited the Tokyo venue of the Super Kuuga Exhibition were able to see the sample firsthand, and it is the largest KAMEN RIDER toy ever made.
The reservation page has a photo showing the size of the product when held by a person, and it's definitely a size that will appeal to your inner child.
This time, I'll show you a photo of the "Rising Parts," and as you can see below, these parts alone far exceed the weapon size of the DX toy. They are comparable in size to the DX Dogouken Gekido.
 

If you hold it with both hands like this, it becomes a dual-wielding sword. This is a completely original toy design, though.

The 2000 version of the Dragon Rod had a spring-operated automatic deployment gimmick, but our internal testing showed that due to its enormous size, the length it would take when extended, and the need to maintain the overall proportions, it would be difficult to implement this feature in a plastic toy, so we reluctantly omitted it. Instead, we were able to improve the level of reproduction of the appearance, with its enormity and thinness approaching that of a prop. (If it had been all metal, we might have been able to make an extension gimmick without it breaking under the pressure of the spring, but that would have been extremely expensive... We weren't able to overcome all of the various concerns, including physical and financial limitations, but we believe this is the best specification we could have chosen.)

Since the three forms can be recreated using separate interchangeable parts, the storage can also be separated, and the package will not be long and thin, but rather will be roughly the same size as the Pegasus Bowgun.

The box design will look something like this.


We are also looking forward to your reservation!
That's all for today's blog. See you soon!