 X-Plus has announced the Gigantic Series Kong 2021, a figure first revealed at Wonder Festival. Kong is in a roaring pose, stands 49cm tall, is a Ric exclusive, and retails for 59,400 yen (he will be available on the US Ric site at a later date). He can be pre-ordered now from X-Plus with release scheduled for March 2023.
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 Entertainment Earth has a number of Godzilla Vs. Kong magnets and mugs from Aquarius Merchandising. There are 12 magnets, 6 mugs, and also a bucket of buttons, all share the same artwork, the magnets are about 2 1/2-inches x 3 1/2-inches in size, they retail for $4.99, the mugs are 11oz., and retail for $9.99, and the bucket contains 144 buttons, and retails for $142.99. All can be pre-ordered now from Entertainment Earth here with orders over $39 getting free shipping with code FALLFREE22, with release scheduled for Nov 2022.
  Lineage Studios has announced their Godzilla Vs. Kong Enamel Pins, there are two types and two different styles of each. There are full figure and bust pins, including Godzilla, Kong, and Mechagodzilla, with each coming in regular and supercharged versions, each is approx. 3 inches in size with the bust versions retailing for $18, and the full figure for $22. They can be pre-ordered now from Lineage Studios, and other retailers with release scheduled for Oct 2022. 
 Tamashii/Bandai has announced their SDCC 2022 exclusive items including the S.H. MonsterArts Kong 2021. This figure includes an updated paint scheme with battle damage, and extra accessories, check out the full details below. Product Description
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      Gigantic Masterline Godzilla vs Kong Godzilla Heat Ray Version “Dad, I’m telling you, there’s something provoking him that we’re not seeing here. Why else would Godzilla flash an intimidation display if there wasn’t another Titan around?” - Madison Russell Godzilla’s hits keep on coming, and they don’t stop coming! Prime 1 Studio’s newest statue line will make your mouth drop to the floor!!! Prime 1 Studio is incredibly proud to present a HUGE development in Prime 1 Studio Godzilla statues: the Non-Scale GMGVK-02 Gigantic Masterline Heat Ray Godzilla Statue from Godzilla vs. Kong! At over 34 inches tall, Prime 1 Studio’s Gigantic Masterline Godzilla is a full 10 inches taller than the largest previous Prime 1 Studio Godzilla statue: UDMGVK-01 Godzilla Final Battle. This larger King of the Monsters lives up to his massive reputation! The immense size of this version allows for unbelievable crisp detailing and realistic textures. Our Prime 1 Studio artists have again brought their energy and passion to this massive version of Godzilla. In this size, Heat Ray Godzilla’s hyper-detailed scales, dorsal fins, and Kaiju anatomy have been sculpted to perfection. Godzilla’s face is visibly more terrifying as he throws out his enormous and iconic roar! He’s painted to lifelike rendering in realistic colors faithful to his film appearance. True to his name, you can see Heat Ray Godzilla power up his Heat Ray through his LED-Illuminated eyes, mouth, and dorsal fins! A truly, spine-tingling, cheer-out-loud moment in any Godzilla fight! Heat Ray Godzilla stands on a polystone base, themed to a film-appropriate, rubble-strewn, city ruins environment, clearly devastated by his thunderous appearance. This Godzilla dares the Kaiju fan in you to GO BIG or go home! (Hopefully, he gets to go to your home!) Order the GMGVK-02 Giant Masterline Heat Ray Godzilla Statue now! Specifications:
Retail price: $2699 Release date: May. 2023 - Dec. 2023 Gigantic Masterline Godzilla vs Kong Godzilla Specifications: Godzilla statue on environmental rubble-themed base Product Size: Approx. H:87cm W:79cm D:80cm Material: Polystone and other materials Retail price: $2499 Release date: May. 2023 - Dec. 2023 
   Bandai and other shops are releasing the Godzilla & Kong 2021 Godzilla Vs. Kong Wonder Figures from Star Space, Star Space is a new company making figures and is already impressing fans. The set features both Godzilla and Kong resin figures, each figure has its own base, each comes with a logo plaque, both have light up features, Godzilla is 48cm tall, Kong is 50cm tall, total of 110cm in length (both statues together) and the figures retails for 99,000 yen each. It can be pre-ordered now with release scheduled for Sept 2022. 
 Last year Art Spirits announced their Super Gekizo Series Kong 2021 from Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021), they have released a number of Toho/Monsterverse and Gamera figures in the past with positive reviews so we were looking forward to this figure. For those that don't know Art Spirits has two main lines, the Super Gekizo Series (Hyper Solid) which are approx. seven inch scale, and the Gekizo Series (Hyper Modeling) which are about half that size and are usually sold in sets. Kong 2021, like many Art Spirits figures is in a dynamic pose with battle axe in hand ready to fight, which I personal prefer, so here we go with this review.  Packaging: The box for this figure is the usual fair, featuring typical style text for this film, it has a window on the front and smaller windows on the sides revealing the figure inside. The figure itself is package between two plastic bubbles that keep it secure with not much chance of damage in transit, which is a good thing. The figure comes in four parts, figure itself, base, and axe in two pieces all in there own spots within it.  Sculpt and paint: The sculpt is excellent overall, very detailed fur and skin, excellent mouth, teeth, and face features, very similar to the better vinyl figures out there. The axe is very well done as is the base with plenty of small details, an example is the top end of the axe which gives the appearance like the bone it is made from was broken off much like you would expect a real bone to look (note the seam with the two halves of the axe is hidden in Kong's hand once joined). If there is one down side it is with the seams, most you do have to look for but they are there (not unlike the Ichibansho Godzilla 2021), the most noticeable is the neck seam but it is mainly noticed from one side, which you most likely won't be posing at that angle with that showing.  The paint is excellent on the figure and axe, the figure features a nice blend of browns and grays with the skin being almost black but not too dark, the face and mouth are superb, far better than the Ichibansho Godzilla 2021 for sure. The axe is just as well done the blue of the axe borders on almost looking clear or iridescent, the detail is so good you can see the coloring difference between the fin and the material tying it to the bone, it looks very clean. If there is one downside it is the base, the coloring is very gray, there some very slight shading but they could have added a little more color.  Price/size: this is the biggest negative of this figure, unfortunately, retail is close to $200 plus shipping and considering the size at seven inches tall it will cause some to pass. Other figures like the previously mentioned Ichibansho Godzilla was $75 and is about eight inches tall, and the forthcoming X-Plus Kong 2021 27cm tall (approx. 10.6 inches) and retailing for 16,500 yen (approx. $144), can certainly make one question the price but this is as good a sculpt and definitely better paint than the Ichibansho. We'll judge the X-Plus against it once that is released but it does lack this figure's dynamic pose. The size does have a positive in that it won't take a lot of shelf space which can be at a premium for some collectors.  Overall this is an excellent figure that I definitely feel no one should pass on base on the figure itself it is that good, not perfect but. It is just if one wants to spend a bit more compared to others and there are those that would and I can't blame them. We want to thank Art Spirits for the opportunity to review this figure and check out Tokyo Zerostar to order this figure.
 The Yetee is releasing two Godzilla Vs. Kong t-shirts, which have a unique take compared to others. The shirts are Teamwork with Godzilla and Kong standing over Mechagodzilla, and Head of the Mecha which speaks for itself. They are designed by Logan Feliciano, come in mens and womens styles, sizes ranging from XS to 5XL in mens and S to 2XL in womens, 100% cotton, and both shirts are $24 each. They can be pre-ordered now on The Yetee website with release scheduled for the end of Feb 2022. 
 X-Plus is releasing the DefoReal Kong 2021 figure, this figure has a similar look and pose to the LMS version. This figure stands 15cm tall, the Ric, like the LMS version, has a light up axe, it retails for 8,800 yen for the Ric, 7,700 yen for the standard (the figure is not on the US RIC site yet). It can be pre-ordered now from X-Plus and other retailers with release scheduled for June 2022
  Art Spirits is releasing the Gekizo Series Godzilla Vs. Kong figure set, this set includes Godzilla, Kong, Mechagodzilla, and the Skullcrawler. These figures are 9cm, 11cm (just Kong without base), 10cm, and 7cm respectively, and the set retails for 8,712 yen. Pre-order starts Jan 20th on the Bandai website, with release scheduled for June 2022. 
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