Hands Shibuya has announced their Summer Wonder Fair featuring a number of Marusan Godzilla/Toho figures. There will be Sparkle Glitter versions of Godzilla 1974 and 1989, both are 30cm tall, and will retail for 27,500 each. Also available will be a number of 350 versions of Godzilla 1995, 1968, Rodan, Megalon, and Mechagodzilla all are approx. 23cm tall and will retail for 16,500 yen or 13,200 yen. Some of these are similar to the Pop Up Shop lottery figures we posted yesterday including glitter versions and neon clear ​fluorescent figures. Hands Shibuya is in Tokyo.

Marusan has another Pop-Up Shop happening with the Pop-Up Kaijyu Salon Shop In Asakusa and is releasing more lottery figures. They are releasing the Godzilla 1989 450; Godzilla 1962 350, and Gigan 350 lucky bags, as well as Margacha Toho Kaiju Encyclopedia 60mm, they are 30cm, 23cm and 6cm tall respectively, and retail for 27,500 yen for the 1989, and 14,300 yen for the lucky bags, and 1,200 yen for the Margacha. The lottery can be entered on the Marusan Instagram page or by emailing Marusan with the subject "POP-UP Asakusa 8/19" and your name, address, phone number by August 14th.

Banpresto is releasing the Shin Japan Heroes Universe Art Vignette figures, a new line of figures, this group includes Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, Shin Kamen Rider, and EVA Unit-01 ("Shin" Evangelion). These figures stand between 5.5 inches and 4.3 inches tall, each features a connecting base to create a group pose, and they will retail for approx. $25 each. They can be pre-ordered now from multiple retailers with release scheduled for Feb 2024.

Nissin X Godzilla 10 Inch Interactive Plush Godzilla In Cup Noodles
From Kidrobot 
What’s a kaiju to do when he’s feeling hangry? Why eat noodles, of course! In this tasty plush mashup with Nissin®, Godzilla is fueling his monstruous appetite with that classic lunch staple: Cup Noodles®! This 7.5-inch-tall Godzilla Phunny Plush by Kidrobot comes complete with a noods cup featuring an oh-so-stompable cityscape!
Retail price: $40.00
Release date: Q3 2023
Pre-order now from Kidrobot and other retailers.

X-Plus was at Summer Wonder Festival 2023, and had a number of reveals and a few surprises with those. First there was a celebration of 20 years of the Large Monster Series, particularly Ultraman, with a joint X-Plus/Tsuburaya display/booth that included basically all the figures from the first four series, Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultra Seven, and the Return Of Ultraman, as well as other information. Most photos thanks to Gonzalo Colarte.

As far as the new reveals we got the X-Plus/Omega Beast joint figure, Shin Godzilla, it is Gigantic scale but doesn't seem to be drastically different from previous releases, it is for what appears to be a new line the Favorite Products Line. Also on display was a 30cm Series FSL Baragon that looks to be releasing Nov 2023. Two new DefoReals were revealed a Nightmare Gamera with Gyaos, and a Mothra Larva, Gamera was fully painted while Mothra was a prototype, their release dates were only a month apart Nov and Dec 2023 respectively. The surprise was a Godzilla Tower, which is part of the Toho Maniacs line as well as a Gotengo it seems, the Tower is scheduled to be released Dec 2023. One thing fans seem to be on the fence on is inclusion of the balloon (from the "heroes" escape scene). There was also a number of already announced figures on display as well.

On the Ultraman front there was an image of two new Ultra 5000 figures, a number of new Ultra kaiju figures, new Shin Ultraman figures including Zarab as well as some FSL Ultra kaiju. There was also a number of current and soon to be released figures on display as well.

For Ray Harryhausen/X-Plus/Star Ace isn't slowing down, There was the Metropolis Maschinenmensch 1/2 scale bust and a 1/4 scale statue, there was new Minaton statue, the Hydra from Jason and the Argonauts, the Griffon. 

X-Plus is also continuing their push into model kit, they are expanding their Universal Monsters line, as well as Jurassic Park/World kits, The Redosaurus with Lighthouse, and kits of Red Sonja and Marilyn Monroe was shown as well. As always we will update with release information once available.

X-Plus has announced their Summer Wonder Festival exclusive figures, the Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection Godzilla 1954 "King of the Monsters Godzilla" Soft Vinyl Assembly Kit, and Large Monster Series Garamon Garamon's Counterattack Version. The Godzilla kit is the same as the Godzilla Store version but is molded in brown instead of black, it is 28cm tall once assembled, it will retail for 12,000 yen and be released Aug 2023. Garamon is 24cm tall, includes two badges, will retail for 15,000 yen, and be Aug 2023. Both are limited to 100 pices at the event, with a web lottery of another 100 pieces after the show. Summer Wonder Festival is Sunday, July 30, 2023 at the ​Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall.

Medicom is releasing the Godzilla Vinyl Wars Godzilla 1973 Anraku Ansaku 2nd Term lottery figure. This figure stands 26cm tall and will retail for 16,500 yen. The lottery can be entered on the Medicom website from July 24th to August 10th, and is scheduled to be released December 2023.

Bandai is releasing the Fantazzzy TOYS Gigan Soft Vinyl Jungle Green Version figure, a sofubi styled figure. This figure stands 18cm tall, and will retail for 14,080 yen, it can be pre-ordered July 26th on the Bandai website with release scheduled for later this year.

The Godzilla Store is releasing a number of figures, many exclusives, check out the pics and details below.

X-Plus Toho 30cm Series Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection Godzilla 1954 King of Monsters Godzilla Soft Vinyl Assembly Kit Godzilla Store Limited Edition - Based on the figure sold in 2017, it includes solid and clear parts, and will retail for 12,000 yen.

Godzilla Store Limited Movie Monster Series Hedorah 2023 Summer Version- This figure is 15cm tall and will retail for 2,970 yen.

Marusan Godzilla Toho 450 Godzilla Store Limited Figures- All are approx. 30cm tall and will retail for 27,500 yen.

Marusan Godzilla Toho 350 Godzilla Store Limited Figures- All are approx. 22/23cm tall and will retail for 16,500 yen.

All are available for pre-order with release the end of the month.

Also available is the first 8 DeAgostini Toho Kaiju Collection issues, they will retail for the same price as the DeAgostini website, these will be available every other week starting August 12th.

​X-Plus is releasing the Real Master Collection Favorite Sculptors Line Destoroyah Aggregate, this resin figure is based on a kit by Kokuryu Koubou/Black Dragon Studios. The figure stands 34cm tall, it is 35cm wide, and is 56 cm in length, it comes with a stand, and it will retail for 49,500 yen. It will be available for pre-order ​July 23, with the release scheduled for Oct 2023.
Update: this is now available from X-Plus and the Godzilla Store.