Soul of Chogokin

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Soul of Chogokin is a popular line of adult collector's toys produced by the Japanese company Bandai.

The line, which began in 1997, focuses almost exclusively on mecha (robots) taken from various 70's/80's anime series, although the line has diverged from this on a number of occasions, most notably the release of several mecha from the popular mid-90's anime phenomenon, Neon Genesis Evangelion. More recently, the line has expanded further to include mecha from 70's Super Sentai and Tokusatsu series, such as the Battle Fever Robo from Battle Fever J and Leopardon from the Japanese TV adaptation of Spider-Man.

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[edit] Lines

[edit] Soul of Chogokin

Number Figure From the Series Release Date
GX-01 Mazinger Z Mazinger Z 12.1997
GX-02 Great Mazinger Great Mazinger 11.1998
GX-03 Combattler V Combattler V 06.1999
GX-04 UFO Robo Grendizer Grendizer 02.2000
GX-05 Daiku Maryu Gaiking Gaiking 04.2001
GX-06 Getter Robo Getter Robo 11.2001
GX-07 Mazinger Z OVA Mazinger Z 12.2001
GX-08 Aphrodai A Mazinger Z 01.2002
GX-09 Minerva X Mazinger Z 02.2002
GX-10 Boss Borot Mazinger Z 03.2002
GX-11 Dianan A Mazinger Z 06.2002
GX-12 Venus A Mazinger Z 06.2002
GX-13 Dancouga Dancougar 02.2003
GX-14 Eva 01 Test Type Neon Genesis Evangelion 06.2003
GX-15 Eva 02 Production Model Neon Genesis Evangelion 08.2003
GX-16 Eva 00 "Kai" Neon Genesis Evangelion 08.2003
GX-17 Eva 00 "Yellow" Neon Genesis Evangelion 09.2003
GX-18 Getter Dragon Getter Robo G 11.2003
GX-19 Getter Lyger Getter Robo G 12.2003
GX-20 Getter Poseidon Getter Robo G 12.2003
GX-21 Eva 03 Production Model Neon Genesis Evangelion 03.2004
GX-22 Eva 04 Production Model Neon Genesis Evangelion 03.2004
GX-23 Zambot 3 Zambot 3 05.2004
GX-24 Tetsujin 28 Gigantor 09.2004
GX-25 Garada K7 Mazinger Z 11.2004
GX-26 Doublas M2 Mazinger Z 12.2004
GX-27 Gaiking Gaiking 05.2005
GX-28 Blue Gale Xabungle Xabungle 09.2005
GX-29 Black Ox Gigantor 11.2005
GX-30 Battle Fever Robo Battle Fever J 03.2006
GX-31 Voltes V Voltes V 05.2006
GX-32 Gold Lightan Gold Lightan 07.2006
GX-33 Leopaldon Spider-Man (tokusatsu) 08.2006
GX-34 Gunbuster Gunbuster 11.2006
GX-35 Walker Gallia Xabungle 01.2007
GX-36 Ideon Ideon 03.2007
GX-37 King Joe Ultra Seven 05.2007
GX-38 Iron Gear Xabungle 09.2007
GX-39 Baikanfu Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos 11.2007
GX-40 God Mars Six God Combination Godmars 03.2008
GX-41 Raideen Raideen 04.2008
GX-42 Kotetsushin Jeeg Kotetsushin Jeeg 07.2008
GX-43 Daimos Tosho Daimos 0X.2008
GX-44 Dygenguar & Außenseiter Super Robot Wars Original Generation To be Announced

[edit] Black version, recolors and renewal versions

Bandai released lots of variants of the original releases. Most are just repaints, while some of them have a totally different sculpt or add more features to the original SoC.

Number Figure Edition Release Date
GX-01B Mazinger Z Black version 09.1998
GX-01R Mazinger Z Restyling 11.2002
GX-01RG Mazinger Z Gold version 06.2003
GX-02B Great Mazinger Black version 07.1999
GX-02R Great Mazinger Restyling 11.2002
GX-03B Combattler V Black version 07.2000
GX-04B UFO Robo Grendizer Black version 06.2001
GX-04X UFO Robo Grendizer Drill Spacer & Marine Spacer 10.2002
GX-04S UFO Robo Grendizer Perfect Set 12.2002
GX-05B Daiku Maryu Gaiking Black version 03.2002
GX-05R Daiku Maryu Gaiking Restyling 03.2004
GX-06M Getter Robo Training version 11.2001
GX-08MA Aphrodai A Mazinger Angels 09.2004
GX-09MA Minerva X Mazinger Angels 12.2004
GX-10B Boss Borot Black version 12.2002
GX-11MA Dianan A Mazinger Angels 10.2004
GX-12MA Venus A Mazinger Angels 11.2004
GX-13R Dancougar Recolour 03.2004
GX-28R Blue Gale Xabungle Recolour 12.2005
GX-32SB Gold Lightan Two robots: one silver and one black 08.2007
GX-37B King Joe Black Version 02.2008
GX-41S Raideen Fade-in set 04.2008

[edit] Limited items

Even though they were never too difficult to find, the following versions were never released in shops. Most of them required the use of coupons found in manga/magazines/CDs. Some were released in fairs/exhibitions.

Number Figure Edition Release Date
GX-01RG Mazinger Z Restyling Gold EXPO2004 PRE-EXHIBITION 04.2003
GX-07E Energer Z
GX-08MAW Aphrodai A Mazinger Angels Snow White 09.2004
GX-09MAB Minerva X Mazinger Angels La Siren De Noir
GX-11MAM Dianan A Mazinger Angels Marine Blue Mermaid
GX-12MAG Venus A Mazinger Angels Queen of Gold

[edit] Special items

The following special items were released in limited numbers. They have all reached incredibly high prices in secondary market.

Number Figure Edition Limited To
GX-01RB Mazinger Z DVD Limited Edition 1000 pieces
GX-01 Mazinger Z Kurogane no Shiro Black version 10 pieces
GX-11B Black Dianan Questionnaire Reward 2 pieces
GX-18SP Getter Dragon Shine Spark Getter Gattai Contest 1 piece

[edit] Soul of Chogokin SPEC

The SPEC series started in 2007 as an expansion series to the original SoC line.

Number Figure From the Series Release Date
XS-01 EVA 01 Test Type Neon Genesis Evangelion 01.2007
XS-02 SPT Layzner SPT Layzner 02.2007
XS-03 EVA 01 Movie version Rebuild of Evangelion 09.2007
XS-04 EVA 00 Movie version Rebuild of Evangelion 10.2007
XS-05 Dragonar-1 Opening Silhouette Dragonar 10.2007
XS-06 Dragonar-1 & Cavalier 0 Dragonar 12.2007

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