Matsuda Takato G.E.M. Figure Prototype Leaked

May 25th, 2016. A user on the Chinese microblogging website Weibo uploaded a photograph of a magazine page showing an uncolored prototype of the upcoming Matsuda Takato & Guilmon G.E.M. Figure. The figure was previously teased in V Jump magazine, and is the third G.E.M. figure to come out of the Tamers' fifteenth anniversary celebration.

It is preceded by the Beelzebumon Blast Mode and Makino Ruki figures, which were recently put up for preorder for 14,904 JPY (~$150) and 7,992 yen. (~$80) The Beelzebumon and Ruki figures are both due to ship in late October.

The G.E.M. Series is a line of high quality figures aimed at young adult women, featuring characters from popular anime and manga series. Past Digimon G.E.M. figures include multiple versions of Takaishi Takeru and Yagami Hikari with the various forms of their Digimon partners, repeated reissues of Yamato and Taichi, and other members of the Adventure Chosen Children. This past year the series has made its first forays into Adventure 02 and Tamers merchandise.

Makino Ruki & Renamon G.E.M. Series Figure Shown at WonFes

February 6th, 2016. At today's Wonder Fest at Makuhari Messe, an unpainted sculpt of Makino Ruki and her partner Renamon from Digimon Tamers was shown off as part of studio MegaHouse's next entry in their line of Digimon G.E.M. Series figures. The announcement comes a little over a month after Beelzebumon Blast Mode's figure was announced at Jump Festa 2016.

The Ruki/Renamon figure pair may point to Bandai testing the waters with licensing Tamers merchandise, in light of its upcoming fifteenth anniversary this April. Previously, a reprint of the D-Ark Digivice was mentioned on a Premium Bandai customer survey in a question asking what kinds of products fans would like to see in the future.

The Ruki figure was shown alongside a prototype of Digimon Adventure's Tachikawa Mimi and Lilimon. No release date or final price has been announced for either set of figures.

The G.E.M. Series is a line of high quality figures aimed at young adult women, featuring characters from popular anime and manga series. The G.E.M. Series has most recently featured Ishida Yamato and Garurumon from Digimon Adventure, which has been one of MegaHouse's most popular G.E.M. Series franchises since it became a part of the line in January 2014.

Past Digimon G.E.M. figures include multiple versions of Takaishi Takeru and Yagami Hikari with the various forms of their Digimon partners, repeated reissues of Yamato and Taichi, and other members of the Chosen Children.

Stingmon and XV-mon Will Appear in Digimon World -next 0rder-

October 16th, 2015. Today the Digimon World -next 0rder- title site updated with a new batch of screenshots showing the game's male and female protagonists Takuto and Shiki with a lineup of new Digimon not seen in previous updates. The new screenshot batch confirms that Renamon, Kyubimon, Diablomon, Angemon, Stingmon, XV-mon, Gaomon, Mirage Gaogamon, and Dynasmon will all be included as usable Digimon in the game.

The pairing of Stingmon and XV-mon is an especially interesting choice given that past updates have shown War Greymon and Metal Garurumon in a party, and the game's TGS2015 trailer showed off Omegamon in battle. With Jogress potentially being an in-battle evolution option, Stingmon and XV-mon may point to Paildramon's inclusion in the game as a Jogress.