GaoRanger Phantom Power Animals Get First-Ever Model Kits
The line finally gives physical form to Power Animals that only existed as names in the 2001 series, using original design documents recovered from PLEX.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Bandai Candy Division is releasing SMP Power Animal Series Extra, a new candy toy line that turns five Power Animals from Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger into model kits for the first time. The figures are based on original design drawings from 2002 and include new combination gimmicks with existing GaoKing kits.
Bandai Candy Division has launched SMP Power Animal Series Extra, a new candy toy line that brings five Power Animals from Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger into physical form for the first time. The kits are GaoWallaby, GaoToppy, GaoPeacock, GaoCobra, and GaoTurtle, each designed from original line art recovered from PLEX, the studio that designed the 2001 series.
Developer Hasegawa Youya said the team prioritized staying true to the original designs, avoiding modern reinterpretation, and keeping the figures continuous with the 25-year-old source material. The new kits feature combination gimmicks that differ from earlier SMP Power Animal releases, including GaoPeacock attaching directly to the back of the existing GaoKing kit.
The color schemes avoid duplicating existing Power Animal kits, with GaoTurtle's green and GaoCobra's purple deliberately distinct from earlier releases.
- GaoWallaby
- GaoToppy
- GaoPeacock: features seven tail feathers and a sharp beak, with movable wings, mouth, claws, and tail
- GaoCobra: has two fangs and can extend straight or coil into a pot shape
- GaoTurtle: green color differs from earlier green Power Animals
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- Dengeki Hobby Web ガオレンジャー“幻”のパワーアニマルと精霊王が史上初の商品化!!バンダイ「SMPパワーアニマルシリーズ エクストラ」開発者インタビュー！