DX King-Ohger - Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger, Bandai

16 Jan, 2023

The latest Super Sentai series "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" will start broadcasting from March 2023. With the slogan "All are kings", several kings confront evil.

DX King Oh Ger - Ohsama Sentai King Oh Ger

The Gattai robot that plays an active role in such a work is "King-Ohger", just like the title of the work. King-Ohger which is completed by combining 10 shgods, is surprisingly the first robot in the Super Sentai series with an insect motif.

This time, we interviewed the person in charge of planning and development at Bandai, who created King-Ohger. We asked about points of interest, such as the idea of using insects as a motif and the aim of the person in charge.

——So far, robot No. 2 has been used as a motif, but this is the first time that insects have been taken from robot No. 1. How did you decide on the "insect motif"?

Planning staff: When I was working on ideas with Mr. Omori of Toei and Plex (a design company) about what kind of motif to use in the work, a voice came up saying, "How about an insect motif?" Insects have been popular with children for many years. There are many variations, so you can make various kinds of toys. With that in mind, let's discuss with Toei and Plex and create a new insect robot that has never existed before! Thats how its going to be.

The 10 Shugods that make up the DX King-Ohger. It is said that he pursued fine details in order to resemble the insect that became the motif.

——There are many kinds of insects, but 8 kinds of insects, mainly stag beetles, have been chosen as motifs for DX King-Ohger.

Planning staff: When the motif was decided, I wanted to create a visual of a variety of insects lined up. There are many different types of insects, so as a toy, even just having a large number of them would be interesting. Therefore, we selected insects so that 10 bodies, large and small, would be combined. That being said, the DX King-Ohger in the planning stage had a much larger number combined. However, there was a concern that the deformation mechanism would become complicated if the number increased too much, so we settled on 10 bodies. We had a draft meeting with Toei to decide which insects to use as a motif, and we had a heated discussion.

——As a toy with an insect motif, the individual details are finely detailed. It is also interesting that you can play by itself by moving the wings and legs.

Planning staff: We are also very particular about the proportions of the insects themselves in the design. Of course, it's important even after combining, but I was conscious of the fact that it looks like an insect even when it's alone, and that it has a gimmick that seems to be an insect. In addition to that, it is painted with dirt and baldness to give the impression of a veteran warrior who has protected the nations. When I first saw the factory sample, it worked so well that I was worried that the paint was really peeling off (laughs).

Developer: God Stag Beetle uses a ball joint for its legs, and this is also a mechanism that was created to make it look like an insect. Ball joints are rarely used in DX toys in the Super Sentai series, and there was also the issue of durability, so the development side was divided into pros and cons. However, I decided to use a ball joint this time because it allows for a wider range of insect-like poses.

--So that's it. The word "range of poses" has just come up, but I think the appeal of DX King-Ohger is exactly the "range of motion that allows for a wide range of poses". The joints of DX Don Onitajin from the previous game "Avataro Sentai Don Brothers" had a lot of movement, but it has a range of motion that surpasses that.

Planning: A wide range of motion that I thought was difficult to achieve, but I was able to achieve it with DX Don Onitajin. So, the starting point for this project was the idea that it might be possible to create something that can move, even with conventional size combined toys. In DX Don Onitajin, the hip joint movement angle was carved considerably, but in DX King-Ohger, the range of poses is widened because it can be opened in small increments. Arms, hips, elbows, and knees are of course movable, so you can enjoy various poses.

Development staff: Other than the range of motion, I would like you to pay attention to the large number of colors that are easy to understand when combined. I asked the factory to do it too, but in the end, nearly 90 coloring processes were applied.

Planning staff: Only part of the head is painted purple, so that part was also difficult.

Developer: It was difficult to paint the detailed areas. However, I think that it has become a fun item just by looking at it.

DX King Orger. More than 20 parts of the whole body are movable, realizing a wide range of poses. Also, there are no surplus parts.

——Certainly, even if you just look at him in cool poses, you can always look at the detailed coloring and details. On the other hand, I am concerned about the future expandability of the united robot.

Planning: DX King-Ohger Another item to be released in the same month is the DX God Kabuto, which transforms into a large bazooka. Since you can equip the DX King-Ohger, you will be able to take new poses. After this, I hope to continue to propose new ways to play, in which insects arm Robo No. 1 more and more.

DX God Kabuto transforms into a bazooka! When armed with DX King-Ohger, it will look like the above.

——The insect robots that will be added in the future will also be selected at the “draft meeting” (laughs).

Planning Manager: Yes (laughs). With insects that children love as a motif, we will release mechanisms with built-in action gimmicks one after another. By doing so, the range of poses you want to pose will expand, so I think you can enjoy DX King-Ohger even more.

——From such a DX King-Ohger, the toys of “Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger” will begin. Please tell us about your enthusiasm for the coming year from your respective standpoints as the person in charge of planning and the person in charge of development.

Developer: It may be a manufacturing point of view, but I think DX King-Ohger has become an item where you can feel the technological evolution of the Super Sentai series toys. I tried to put in a common joint that I have never used before in the part where the god tent toe and god ant are attached. I would like you to pay attention to the fact that the common joints have expanded the range of play!

Planning staff: This time, the core is Robo No. 1, so I would like you to pick it up first. Insect mecha that will appear in the future—Shugod and the others will be arming the DX King-Ohger more and more, so I think you can enjoy it as if you were “arming your own.” I would be happy if you could enjoy those points as well.

The curious "DX King-Ohger" is scheduled to be released on March 4, 2023. Pre-orders will begin on January 22nd. We want you to experience the amazing range of motion and posing with your own hands !! ” Advance lottery sales page ). It will be a chance to get DX King-Ohger about three weeks early from the release date.

In addition, we will also carry out a campaign to get special parts as a lottery reservation or store reservation privilege. Please look forward to the next report for more details!