Import Figure Intel
The latest reveals, pre-orders, and shipping updates from three of the collector world’s most-watched import houses.
Kaiyodo
Revoltech / Amazing Yamaguchi — JapanKaiyodo’s Amazing Yamaguchi line keeps pushing into DC, Marvel, and video-game licenses this quarter, alongside its usual model-kit output.
Amazing Yamaguchi Black Flash
Kaiyodo shared the full reveal for its upcoming Black Flash figure, including two interchangeable portraits, several sets of hands, and red speed-force effect parts on a display stand.
Amazing Yamaguchi Ryu Hayabusa (Bloodstained Ver.)
A battle-worn take on Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden 2 launched as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, priced at $104.99, alongside a separate $49.99 option-parts expansion pack with extra weapons and hands.
Amazing Yamaguchi Nightwing
A Batman: Arkham Knight-based Nightwing joins the Amazing Yamaguchi line, built with the series’ signature Revoltech joints and a wide accessory set, and is up for pre-order through import retailers.
ARTPLA King Ghidorah “Re: Imagination”
A new plastic model kit themed after the classic Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster film, sculpted by Shinobu Matsumura, with three individually expressive heads and detailed joint engineering.
Medicom Toy
MAFEX / BE@RBRICK — JapanMAFEX’s August slate is stacked with Marvel and Star Wars releases, several of which are shipping the same month they were revealed.
MAFEX Deadpool & Wolverine (Logan)
A worn, live-action-accurate Wolverine in his yellow-and-blue X-suit ships this month alongside a matching Deadpool figure, each with three unmasked head sculpts.
MAFEX Black Panther (Endgame Ver.)
Part of Medicom’s August lineup, this Endgame-era Black Panther arrives at ¥14,080 with the line’s usual multi-accessory, multi-head-sculpt setup.
MAFEX Venom (Comic Blue Ver.)
A comic-styled blue Venom variant rounds out Medicom’s August wave, priced at ¥10,780 and detailed in the manufacturer’s official monthly release sheet.
MAFEX Astro Boy Ver.1.5 (New Price Edition)
Astro Boy returns to the MAFEX line in an updated Ver.1.5 release with an ABS-plastic head and newly added eye parts, priced at ¥11,000.
LPZZ
U-P-Finegures — ChinaLPZZ (recently operating under the parent name U-P-Finegures / UPFIG) continues expanding its hyper-articulated 1/12 DC lineup.
The Batman (2022) — 1/12 Scale
Pre-orders are open for LPZZ’s take on Robert Pattinson’s Batman, featuring the character’s military-inspired armor, a layered utility belt, and a textured fabric cape.
Batman: Arkham Knight — Catwoman
A complete reveal dropped for Selina Kyle in the Arkham Knight-inspired line, showing off a sleek comic-accurate suit and dynamic posing options.
Batman: Arkham Knight — Deathstroke
The Arkham Knight Deathstroke figure is currently in stock through import retailers, listed at a discount off its original price.