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Quick con-floor B-sides with Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles from SDCC and NYCC 2025. We talk S.H.Figuarts Cyclops (Gameverse), hopes for more comic-leaning X-Men, Kamen Rider’s growing U.S. presence, Premium Bandai belt chatter, and the eternal dream of Shinkocchou Seihou reissues.
Guests
- Justin Cavender (Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles) — SDCC
- AJ Velasco (Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles) — NYCC
Chapters
- 00:00 — Cold open
- 00:13 — Intro: what’s in this B-Sides episode
- 02:52 — “Athleisure Cyclops” fit check (SDCC)
- 03:33 — S.H.Figuarts Cyclops (Gameverse) hype & possibilities
- 05:52 — Kamen Rider’s U.S. momentum (simulcasts & access)
- 07:04 — Rider displays & Zets excitement (NYCC)
- 08:51 — Zets first-form availability + Zets belt on Premium Bandai
- 09:50 — Older Rider forms & Shinkocchou Seihou hopes
- 11:17 — Toei at LACC + fan voting pulse
- 11:54 — Super Sentai/licensing hurdles & “keep asking for it”
- 14:06 — Button / outro
Topics & Highlights
- What Cyclops (Gameverse) could signal for future, more comic-leaning X-Men figures
- How simulcasts and accessibility are boosting Kamen Rider stateside
- Zets first-form + belt talk, and where Premium Bandai fits in
- The community’s role in reissues (Shinkocchou Seihou, older Rider forms)
- Super Sentai interest vs. licensing complexity
Credits
Host/Producer: Julian Lytle
Guests: Justin Cavender, AJ Velasco
Disclosure
Press access and interviews conducted on site; no compensation received.
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