‘Ultimate Dancouga’ From ‘Super Robot Wars 30’ Gets An Epic Chogokin
CCS Toys is doing a hefty toy of Ultimate Dancouga.
Introduced in the DLC for Super Robot Wars 30, the suitably beefy Ultimate Dancouga is getting a hefty chogokin courtesy of CCS Toys this September.
This toy of Ultimate Dancouga is not to be confused with the version from Good Smile Company coming out next year.
Unlike that toy, this version has no combination or transformation gimmicks and is a straight-up action figure, albeit one with a lot of die-cast involved.
Admittedly, in Super Robot Wars 30, we never got to see Ultimate Dancouga actually combine. It was only after Good Smile Company announced their version that we knew that Ultimate Dancouga was comprised of two mecha: the titular Dancouga and the all-new Dairyuga. The latter’s beast form is also that of a dragon, hence its name.
Obviously, as the Good Smile Company version transforms and combines, the price tag is an awful lot higher, which brings me to the great news about this CCS Toys version.
Around 26 cm in height and featuring a lot of die-cast, the price tag is only 33,000 yen (before tax). That’s around $227 at the current exchange rate, and an awful lot cheaper than other chogokins of this scale and complexity.
To give some context, I have a few CCS Toys chogokins and all of them are gloriously good. Their Gurren Lagann and Mazinger Zero are especially notable. The die-cast used is not only in the joints but also in the frame, which gives excellent stability and durability for posing.
The sculpts are also very well done, and it seems that this version of Ultimate Dancouga is very much in line with prior CCS Toys releases.
In any case, Dancouga is probably my favorite super robot anime, and I can thoroughly recommend the recent Blu-ray release as well.
While this CCS Toys version of Ultimate Dancouga won’t be coming Westward, you will be able to pick it up from places such as HobbyLink Japan once it becomes available, as they’ve stocked their toy releases in the past.
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