Kamen Rider No. 1 figure recreates its original TV debut look
Toyverse’s 28.5cm collector figure recreates the original Kamen Rider design, with reservations opening on 30 October.
Kamen Rider No. 1 (仮面ライダー1号) is getting a premium painted sofubi figure that recreates the hero’s original television debut. Toyverse will open reservations on 30 October at noon Japan time, with the finished figure priced at ¥38,500 and expected to ship in June 2027.1
The release is the first Toei-related entry in Billiken Shokai’s “Gokujo Saishoku Kansei-ban” line, which turns the company’s well-known soft-vinyl kits into painted, ready-to-display figures. The official Toyverse product page identifies the item as a 28.5cm finished figure and says it is being sold through Toyverse’s online shop, with a limited sticker included for orders placed there.2
What the figure recreates
The design is based on the “Old No. 1” version of Kamen Rider, the form seen in the earliest episodes of the 1971 series. Toyverse says the paintwork reproduces details from that original screen appearance, including the offset pattern on the back of the helmet. The figure is posed standing with its arms folded, giving the product a more statuesque feel than an action-figure presentation.
The timing is deliberate. 2026 marks 55 years since the Kamen Rider television series began, while Billiken Shokai is celebrating its 50th anniversary. That gives the product a neat anniversary hook without pretending it is a new television project: this is a collector-focused figure based on a classic design.
The official shop lists the figure as PVC, with PVC and ABS used for the belt and ABS for the antennae. It is intended for collectors aged 15 and over. Toyverse also warns that the displayed images show a prototype, so the final paint finish may vary slightly because the colouring is done by hand.2
What matters for collectors
The important detail is the reservation window, rather than an immediate launch. Orders open on 30 October and are scheduled to run until 14 December, although Toyverse says the limited production run could sell out earlier. The shop currently says it only ships within Japan, so international collectors should not assume the online reservation is globally available.2
Our opinion
This is a smart anniversary release because it focuses on the original Kamen Rider silhouette instead of adding another noisy modern reinterpretation. The folded-arm pose and deliberately vintage helmet details make it read as a display piece first, while the 28.5cm scale gives it enough presence for a shelf without turning it into a full statue. The caveat is the usual one for hand-painted prototypes: the final item may not match every promotional photograph exactly. Even so, the campaign has a clear subject, a defined reservation date and a specific connection to the 1971 design, which makes it more interesting than a generic anniversary logo slapped on new merchandise.