Japanese novelties - New for 2023 (various companies)

[DinoFan2010]

Mosasaur could be a great baby specimen! So cute!

[Halichoeres]

@Halichoeres, i think that is the first non-resin figurine of a standing fintail Spinosaurus to be released.

This is a very specific set of qualifications!

@Faelrin, yup, that Mosasaurus was in the 2022 version of this thread. I might have bought it if they'd done a specific, rather than generic, ammonite, or of course if it had come with a fish.

I notice the Spinosaurus foot anatomy is wrong, if I'm not mistaken. This is a rare instance of a fish being more accurate than its theropod accessory.

[Stegotyranno420]

@Halichoeres indeed it is, but i do recall many people wanting a more Witton-esque version as opposed to Papos or GR's

[Halichoeres]

Another Kabaya Hone Hone Zaurus set:


If I'm not mistaken, they are:
Megalosaurus
Diabloceratops
Anhanguera
and an anthropomorphic T. rex

[Halichoeres]

From SOTA, a skeleton of Toyotamaphimeia with a little human for scale. Available in black, white, gray, and glow-in-the-dark.

[Halichoeres]

Little acrylic dinosaur standees by Gakken:


Tyrannosaurus + Triceratops
Allosaurus + Stegosaurus
Velociraptor + Protoceratops
Diplodocus + Spinosaurus (what?)
Scolosaurus + Pachycephalosaurus

They mostly look pretty 90s but some people might like the quirky format.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

must be a new trend. I've noticed anime characters being sold like this as well. I guess they take up less space?

[Halichoeres]

Another Plannosaurus kit from Bandai: Ankylosaurus

[Halichoeres]

From Qualia:

Brachiosaurus
Futabasaurus
Pteranodon
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus

Wouldn't mind seeing another round of their gashapon figures, but in the meantime maybe some people will be into these mini plushes.

[CityRaptor]

Oh, hey, it's Tyrannomon!

[Halichoeres]

Metal skeleton kits by Toyo Seimitsu:


Brontosaurus
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus

[Halichoeres]

Ikimon Technicolor plush:

[Halichoeres]

Kabaya Hone Hone:

Tyrannosaurus
Triceratops
Spinosaurus
Pteranodon
mammoth
Deinonychus

The accessories combine to form this dragon thing:

[Halichoeres]

Bandai gets very original with a brown Tyrannosaurus:


Part of their "Strongest King" line along with some extant and mythical animals.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Halichoeres]

Another Kabaya Hone Hone Zaurus set:



1. Giganotosaurus
2. Therizinosaurus
3. woolly rhino
4. hone hone ranger
The blue and yellow pieces combine to make a beetle.

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Halichoeres]

This isn't supposed to release until January, but I don't want to start a "new for 2024" thread until there's a "new for 2024" sub-forum. What do you think, mods?

Anyway, Jan 2024 Bandai Plannosaurus Pteranodon:


Eyeballing it, it looks like the skeleton itself might be poseable, but it has different shells for a standing or flying pose.

[Halichoeres]

Also from Bandai, an Anomalocaris and a hot dog that combine to form a vaguely Brachiosaurus-shaped robot:



The good ol' hot-dog-neck dinosaur.

This is part of an everyday-objects-and-animals-become-robots line called Unitroborn. You might enjoy browsing them on HLJ, some of them had me busting up.
https://www.hlj.com/search/?Word=unitroborn

[Faelrin]

Am I still sleeping? No? What a wacky combination lol.

Lol you are right, some of those names/mixes are something else, like Crocodile Banana Juice, or High Speed Train Cheese.