Super Reborn Chogokin (SRC)

The Super Reborn Chogokin, formerly the Ultra Realistic Series, was a series of articulated Ultraman figures manufactured by Saiyudo Co. Ltd. and licensed by T.C. Ruishi.https://web.archive.org/web/20080923121209/http://www.saiyudo.com/product_src.htm The toys themselves were often recognized as the first "Super-Articulated Ultraman Toys" to their ability to bend at the waists, something the Action Hero Series could not do at the time.
==Information==
===Vol. 01===
*Year of Release: 2007
*Height: 6 inches
*Material: PVC
*Accessories: 3 pairs of swappable hands per figure (claw, chop, fist)
*Features:
**High articulation
**Interchangeable armour parts
**Die-cast metal feet
**Light-up eyes (advertised, not actually included)
*Staff:
**Producer: Shiryu Kin
**Sculptor: Kanki Hayashi
**Design Artist: Jim JJ
*Manufactured by: Saiyudo Co. Ltd.
*Licensed by: T.C. Ruishi / TIGA Ent. / Tsuburaya Chaiyo Productions Co. Ltd.
:;Variations
saiyudosrc_standard.jpg|Standard
saiyudosrc_metallicred.jpeg|Metallic Red Special Edition
saiyudosrc_transred.jpg|Transparent Red Special Edition
saiyudosrc_asia.jpg|Asia Toys Expo 2006 Light-Up Edition
saiyudosrc_semitrans.jpeg|Semi-Transparent Special Edition
saiyudosrc_gold.jpg|Metallic Gold Special Edition
saiyudosrc_black.png|Matt Black Special Edition
saiyudosrc_milkmag.jpg|Milk Magazine Exclusive Edition
saiyudosrc_metallicgrey.png|Metallic Grey Special Edition
saiyudosrc_prototype.jpg|Prototype packaging
===Vol. 02===
Saiyudo Co. Ltd. teased the second wave of Super Reborn Chogokin figures on their website, mentioning Zoffy and Ultraseven to be potential candidates for the next wave of figures and that 10 lucky winners would receive a special edition of the set.https://web.archive.org/web/20080929181214/http://www.saiyudo.com:80/news2.htm However, due to the legal disputes, the toyline was discontinued.
==Fan Reception==
The toys were badly received by fans of the Ultraman franchise, mainly due to the poor build and quality of the toys. The plastic was of a very cheap kind and broke even with the slightest mishandling. Many fans have said that the plastic seemed to be "petrified" and was so fragile that some came broken in the packaging. The light-up eyes were also then proven to be of fiction, as even the advertised light-up variant had no such effect. Finally, the toy was very limited in the amount of "Chogokin parts" actually included. After Chaiyo Productions lost the legal battle against Tsuburaya, the toys went out of production and have not returned since.
==Gallery==
posterchogokin.jpg
saiyudosrc_figs.gif
saiyudosrc_concept.jpg|Concept art by Jim JJhttp://tokusatsutokusoutai.blog106.fc2.com/blog-entry-89.html
==References==
Category:Merchandise
Category:Toy Lines
Category:Outlaw Content