Super Imaginative Chogokin (aka S.I.C.) is one of Bandai's popular line-up based on the Kamen Rider franchise and other characters created by Shotaro Ishinomori and his production company. The figures are usually modified and differ from its counterpart as seen in the series. It is intended for those riders to closely resemble the ones portrayed in the manga and to have a much more darker theme. S.I.C. figures are mostly sculpted by Takayuki Takeya and Kenji Ando.
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The S.I.C. product line is made up of 1/10-scale action figures (typical height is 7"/18 cm). The line debuted in December 1998 with its first figure, Volume 01: Kikaider. Popularity grew for S.I.C. due to its reimagination of the original comic book character.S.I.C. pays homage to the late Ishinomori Shotaro. The designs of S.I.C. reinterprets the original artwork by Ishinomori. The first ten volumes were only statuettes that were mounted on a stand but Volume 11: Side Machine and Kikaider marked a milestone for S.I.C. The figure was given very articulate joints because this set included a figure and a bike.
Due to its overwhelming popularity, many spin off lines were created. The first of which is S.I.C. Takumi-Damashii which essentially are small figurines based on their S.I.C. counterpart. A similar S.I.C. line based on the tokusatsu show GARO was created in 2006, called Equip and Prop. Another Line is called Rangers Strike Solid, It was released on March 2007, It Is similar to the S.I.C. Takumi-Damashii but their poses were based on a card line by Cardas itself & it was dedidated to the long-running Super Sentai. The Movie Realization line debut in 2004. Similar to S.I.C. it features characters such as Devilman, Kamen Rider, Evangelion, Spider-Man, and Batman. By 2009, the newest line of S.I.C. which is smaller than a standard version called S.I.C. Kiwami-Tamashii, it will release on January, the first release feature the character Kamen Rider Hibiki.
SIC LIMITED VERSION:
SIC Toei Hero Net Limited Version:
SIC Mook Hobby Japan Limited Version:
SIC Event Limited Version:
Bandai Tamashii Web Shouten Limited Version:.[1]
Other limited:
A series of previously released S.I.C. figures re-issued in new anniversary versions. These editions feature mini-books collected from the “Hero Saga” series serialized in Hobby Japan magazine.
| Volume | Name | Re-Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Kamen Rider V3 & Riderman | June 2007 |
| 13 | Kamen Rider Kuuga | June 2007 |
| 23 | Kamen Rider Ryuki | Aug. 2007 |
| 20 | Another Agito & Burning and Shining Form Agito | Sept. 2007 |
| 21 | Kamen Rider Amazon & Jungler | Nov. 2007 |
| 12 | Hakaider & Bike | Dec. 2007 |
| 28 | Kamen Rider Faiz | Dec. 2007 |
| 35 | Kamen Rider Blade | Mar 2008 |
| 7 | Kamen Rider #1 | Aug. 2008 |
| 16 | Kamen Rider Black RX & Kamen Rider Black | Sept. 2008 |
| 9 | Kamen Rider V3 | Sept. 2008 |
| 17 | Shadow Moon & Kamen Rider Black (Green Version) | Oct. 2008 |
| 22 | Kamen Rider Kuuga Mighty Form | Dec. 2008 |
S.I.C. Takumi Damashii (TD) are similar to its parent model S.I.C., they both take works created by Ishinomori Shotaro but TDs are different because they are a lot smaller and are statuettes which are sculpted in a pose already. Just like S.I.C., after the bike set TDs allowed the figures to have different poses. Moreover, S.I.C. Takumi Damashii featured as a set, which contains various character, such as Kamen Rider, Kikaider, and many other featured characters. The set also offers color variation for the character figure, aside from secret character that can be obtained in every set. As of 2009 the series has span up to 10 volumes with 3 special volumes & 1 archive.
Smaller & more affordable versions of existing S.I.C. figures.
| Volume | Name | Date Released |
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| 1 | Kamen Rider Hibiki | January 2009 |
| 2 | Kamen Rider Ryuki | July 2009 |
| 3 | Kamen Rider Knight | September 2009 |
| 4 | Kamen Rider Zanki | September 2009 |
| 5 | Kamen Rider Todoroki | September 2009 |
| 6 | Kamen Rider Faiz | November 2009 |
| 7 | Kamen Rider Faiz Auto Vajin | December 2009 |
| 8 | Kamen Rider Faiz (Axel Form) | December 2009 |
| 9 | Kamen Rider Faiz (Blaster Form) | December 2009 |
| 10 | Kamen Rider Blade | February 2010 |
| 11 | Kamen Rider Wild Chalice | May 2010 |
| 12 | Kamen Rider Den-O (Sword Form) | June 2010 |
| 13 | Momotaros Imagin | July 2010 |
| 14 | Kamen Rider Blade (King Form) | September 2010 |
| 15 | Kamen Rider Garren | November 2010 |
| 16 | Kamen Rider Blade (Jack Form) | February 2011 |
| 17 | Kamen Rider Agito (Ground Form) | April 2011 |
| 18 | Machine Tornado | July 2011 |
| 19 | Kamen Rider Agito (Trinity Form) | August 2011 |
| 20 | Kamen Rider Kaixa | November 2011 |
| 21 | Wolf Orphnoch | December 2011 |
| 22 | Side Basshar | February 2012 |
| 23 | Horse Orphnoch | April 2012 |
Special/Limited Editions
Special prize included for Hyper Hobby Plus Vol. 6/2009
October 2009 Tamashii Nation 2009 Autumn event exclusive Hibiki Kurenai was a repaint of the original, as well as having an exclusive extra - a red falcon disc animal. It cannot transform, however.
Tamashii Nation 2010 exclusive
Jusco shop exclusive
Tamashii Web exclusive
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