Soul of Chogokin Number GX-41S: Brave Reideen DX Set

This is Soul of Chogokin Number GX-41S: Brave Reideen , from anime Brave Raideen (勇者ライディーン Yūsha Raidīn). Bandai’s Soul of Chogokin line of action figures take classic Japanese robot toy models from the 1970″s and 1980″s and remaster them as die-cast metal figures, with a delicate paint finish and the heft that comes only from a die-cast. The original Raideen, one of the classic Shogun Warriors of the 1970s, was the first transforming figure released in Japan, and now it has been remastered as the Soul of Chogokin GX-41S: Brave Raideen, bringing this classic figure to a new generation. This special edition was created for the 10th anniversary of Bandai’s Soul of Chogokin line, and can transform into the ‘God Bird’ form. The figure stands 7 1/2″ tall.

The Brave Raideen series is renowned in Japan as the first to include a giant machine of mysterious and mystical origins. Raideen is in fact portrayed as a sentient being. Also, the inclusion of the Mu myth would be imitated in other anime, such as Super Atragon, and more recently in RahXephon. It was also the first anime mecha work of anime director and writer Yoshiyuki Tomino, better known as the creator of Gundam. The latter half was directed by Tadao Nagahama, and may be seen as a predecessor to his famous Romantic Trilogy, consisting of Combattler V, Voltes V and Daimos.

Story begin after a slumber of 12 millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Raideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterious voice and rushes to the pyramid. It is soon revealed that Akira is a descendant of the ancient people of Mu who must help Raideen save the Earth.

In typical anime style, Akira is aided by Mari Sakurano, the token girl who happens to be the daughter of a prominent scientist, and his friends from the soccer club.