S.H. Figuarts

S.H. Figuarts are a collection of figurines created by Bandai made as early as 2009. The figurines are well known for their posability, their detail and their infamous price tag. The line is divided up into four sections: S.H. Figuarts, the actual figurine line, focusing on shounen-type series such as Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Dragonball Z, and Tiger & Bunny, though it also makes figures for franchises such as Pretty Cure and the movie Iron Man 2; Figuarts ZERO, statuette-like figurines focusing more on One Piece; Chibi-Arts Super Deformed figurines focusing more on Pretty Cure; and Monster Arts, figurines based on the Godzilla franchise, among others.

The Figuarts line is quite infamous with its price tag, especially with Super Sentai - Red Rangers and Sixth Rangers are usually easily available and rather cheap, Blue and Black-type Rangers a little more expensive and sometimes sold in two packs and female Rangers (usually Yellow and Pink) Tamashii Store Exclusives and usually running upwards of $100 US dollars.

In 2011, the figurine for Shinken Red and Shinken Gold became the first to be sold in North American stores as part of Saban's Power Rangers Samurai initiative. In 2012, the figurines for Red Hawk and Black Condor became the first Figuarts to be released with English packaging. In 2013, the Figuarts for Tyranno Ranger and Dragon Ranger will be the first to be sold in America before Japan due to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers