SOUCHAKU-HENSHIN KAMEN RIDER SERIES

Bandai Chogokin Armor Transformation Classic Masked Rider Series (c.2001-2002)

 

CLASSIC

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KUUGA

 

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AGITO

 

CLASSIC

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RYUKI

 

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FAIZ

 

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BLADE

 

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HIBIKI

 

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KABUTO

 

Bandai, in 2001, after producing Agito Souchaku-Henshin series went on to produce the classic Kamen Rider figure using the Souchaku-Henshin format. The format, however, did not totally work well with the classic designs as they were not fully armored like the modern Kamen Riders. The figures appeared very bulky in the chest area and the arm armor piece made the figure look a little out of proportion. However, the format do evoked the charm and nostalgia of the old Chogokin toy from 1970's (where most had the bulky chest looks). So if you don't mind the bulky retro-look then these figures were actually very cool and make nice companions to the modern Riders. Of the original "magnificence seven" Riders only two did not get made into SHS format - Riderman and Rider-X. Riderman probably passed up due to the difficult of his head design and Rider-X probably due to him being the least popular of the bunch.

Bandai-Asia after reissued Kuuga and Agito also reissued these figures in Hong Kong in 2002. They also took the SHS Classic Riders and repainted them into different variants. They released variants of Rider 1 and Rider 2 and even the six Fake Riders (Shocker Riders) along with Charge-Up version of Stronger. Bandai Japan later re-imported these versions back to Japanese market. So far there are no plan for anymore new Classic Riders in the SH format, but with Bandai current revival of the SH series, we might yet see more Classic Rider figures get produce.

SOUCHAKU HENSHIN CLASSIC 

KAMEN RIDERS SERIES

2001

 

GD-34 Kamen Rider 1 (Old ver.)

 

GD-35 Kamen Rider 2 (New ver.)

 

GD-36 Kamen Rider V3

 

GD-37 Kamen Rider Amazon

 

GD-38 Kamen Rider Stronger

 

 2002

  

GD-46 Kamen Rider 1 (Sakurajima Ver.) (2002)

    

GD-47 Kamen Rider Stronger (Charge-Up Ver.) (2002)

 

GD-48 Shocker Riders (Fake Riders) (2002)

 

GD-55 Kamen Rider 2 (Old Ver.) (2002)

 

GD-56 Kamen Rider 1 (New Ver.) (2002)

 

 2006

 

GE-07 Masked Rider 1 The First (3/2006)

 

GE-08 Masked Rider 2 The First (3/2006)

 

 GE-?? Masked Rider Black (10/2006)

 

GE-?? Masked Rider RX (11/2006)

 

EX-?? Hopper Rider Machine (11/2006)

 

GE-?? Shadowmoon (12/2006)

 

CLASSIC RIDER MACHINES

 

While there are plenty of toys and models of the Classic Series Rider Machines, there were no new "toys" produced as these old series that would fit the current SHS figures. Only one that could may be pass as a ride for these SHS Riders was the Old Cyclone released by Bandai under their "Soul of Popynika" banner.