S.H.Figuarts 真骨彫製法 (Shinkocchou Seihou) Kamen Rider Kabuto Rider Form 20th Anniversary Ver. is a poseable figure from BANDAI SPIRITS’ TAMASHII NATIONS, based on the 2006 series Kamen Rider Kabuto. It’s scheduled for September 2026 at 11,000 yen (appx. $72). Twenty years on, Tendou Souji gets his third Shinkocchou outing. That’s a lot of red beetle.
This is a 14.5 cm (appx. 5.7 in) action figure in the S.H.Figuarts 真骨彫製法 line, made by BANDAI SPIRITS under the TAMASHII NATIONS label. The release window is September 2026. The reference price is 11,000 yen (appx. $72).
A Third Coat of Red, and Why It Matters
The sculpt looks like the same Rider Form master used before, built the Shinkocchou way: muscle first, then suit layered on top. What’s new is the paint, a reinterpretation of the on-screen suit that sits apart from the 2014 release and the 2024 Shinkocchou 10th anniversary version. From the promo shots, the red reads deeper, with the silver chest and shoulder trim kept crisp instead of chromed out. I’ve only seen photos, so I’ll hold judgment on the gloss.
The Helmet That Borrows the Sun
The headline addition is a light-gathering head part. Shine a light from behind and the blue compound eyes glow. That fits Tendou better than any LED would, because his whole persona is the man who walks the path of heaven, and the horn rising out of that visor has always read as a beetle facing the sun. Passive light is a smart call.
Kunai Gun, Hands and a Birthday Base
Accessories cover three left hands and four right hands, plus the Kabuto Kunai Gun in both Gun Mode and Kunai Mode. The base carries the Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th anniversary logo. It’s a lean kit. Still, the hand count leaves room for that one raised finger pointing skyward, and that pose is the reason most of us want Kabuto at all.
How It Stacks Up
Medicom’s Real Action Heroes still set the bar for suit-accurate Rider texture at a bigger scale. Shinkocchou competes differently, packing sculpted muscle and joint range into 5.7 inches for a fraction of the cost. A repaint lives or dies on finish, and that’s where this one will be judged. I’m watching for in-hand photos.
The Collector’s Survival Guide: How to Justify This
The Collector Math: Tendou Souji introduces himself as the man who walks the path of heaven and rules over everything. For 11,000 yen, about $72, I get the ruler of everything, and $72 divided by everything rounds down to zero. Mathematically, he’s free.
How to tell your wife: Tendou’s grandma said there are only two things a man must never do: make a woman cry and waste food. A $72 Kabuto is neither, so by Grandma’s own rules, this is allowed. Please don’t cry, babe; Grandma will blame me.
How to tell your parents: You spent my whole childhood telling me to turn off the lights. Kabuto’s eyes only glow by borrowing light that’s already on, so he adds zero yen to the electric bill. Finally, a light you can’t yell at me about.
How to tell your kids: Kabuto’s belt counts One, Two, Three before every Rider Kick, and no Worm has ever made it to Four. I use the exact same system for hands that wander toward this shelf. I’m already at Two.
If you already own the 2014 or 2024 Kabuto, this lives or dies on whether that new red and the sunlit eyes say something the old ones didn’t. If you don’t, it’s the version with a birthday on its base, and for a character who points at the sky, that feels like the right one to start with.
🟢 Product Specifications 🟢
✅ Product: S.H.Figuarts 真骨彫製法 Kamen Rider Kabuto Rider Form 20th Anniversary Ver.
✅ Manufacturer: BANDAI SPIRITS (TAMASHII NATIONS)
✅ Series: Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006)
✅ Height: 14.5 cm (appx. 5.7 in)
✅ Price: 11,000 yen (appx. $72)
✅ Release: September 2026
✅ Accessories: 3 left hands, 4 right hands, Kabuto Kunai Gun (Gun Mode and Kunai Mode), light-gathering head part, 20th anniversary logo base
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