For the franchise’s 25th anniversary, Kaiyodo gave Hokuto no Ken its first dedicated Revoltech line, the Hokuto no Ken REVOLUTION series. From September 2008 to November 2010, a new articulated figure was released every month at a base price of 2,490 yen, sculpted with few exceptions by Matsuura Ken, built around the Revolver Joint ball-joint system that revolutionized the genre. Twenty-three entries, three seasons plus an epilogue, a giant horse and a few hidden treasures: the foundational line for all Hokuto articulated figures.
Details
ManufacturerKaiyodo
LineRevoltech Hokuto no Ken REVOLUTION (25th anniversary)
ScaleNon-scale (~130 to 145 mm)
MaterialsABS, PVC
Production period2008-2010
Price2,490 ¥ base, 8,900 ¥ (Raoh & Kokuoh-go)
What Kaiyodo announced
The text printed on the back of the boxes places the line in direct continuity with the 199X: “About ten years after the release of Hokuto no Ken 199X, pioneer of the Japanese articulated figure, Kaiyodo’s Hokuto no Ken figures adopt the revolver joint and bring a new revolution to the sector. Thanks to the new joint parts, Hokuto no Ken Revo, with its considerably widened range of motion and overwhelming joint retention, makes it possible to reproduce poses from the series’ great scenes that were until now impossible to render.” Planning and manufacturing by Kaiyodo, distribution by Hobby Stock, official site revoken.jp. The sculptor credit is printed in English on the front of every box, beneath the character name.
Season 1, the foundations
The first season established the essential cast, with Kenshiro opening the line, followed by the Bakuretsu! Zeed-dan set and its transformation-based exploding body, Rei, Jagi, Toki who came from the start with his interchangeable Amiba head and Cassandra shackles, Shin, and Raoh to close things out. Approximately 19 points of articulation and 13 ball joints per figure, soft materials for hair and outfits, display stands and alternative hands included.
No.001 KenshiroDetails
Release
September 1, 2008
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Specifications
145 mm, 2,490 yen
No.002 Bakuretsu! Zeed-danDetails
Release
September 1, 2008
Sculptor
Ōshima Yūki, the only exception in the line
Mechanism
body explosion by transformation, with no parts to swap
Specifications
155 mm
No.003 ReiDetails
Release
October 1, 2008
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.004 JagiDetails
Release
November 1, 2008
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.005 Toki (Amiba head included)Details
Release
December 1, 2008
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Accessories
Amiba head, handcuffs, 13 revolver joints
No.006 ShinDetails
Release
January 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.007 RaohDetails
Release
February 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Specifications
160 mm, closes the first season
Season 2, going all out
The second season considerably expanded the line. Alongside the “last battle” versions of Kenshiro and Raoh, shirtless with reworked sculpts, came the jailer Uighur, a Rei with hair turned white by the Shinketsu Shu, Shu, Souther with his mask and spear, and then the absolute pinnacle of the line, the Raoh and Kokuoh-go box set at 8,900 yen, the only large-format entry in the series. Following those were a Falco equipped with an LED in his right arm to replicate the glow of the Koko Ken, Juza, a Kenshiro from the Land of Shura, a nameless Shura, Kaioh, and finally Yuria, who closed out the regular series in March 2010.
No.008 UighurDetails
Release
March 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Opens
first box of the second season
No.009 Rei white hairDetails
Release
April 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.010 ShuDetails
Release
May 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Specifications
145 mm, 21 points of articulation, 14 revolver joints, 2,490 yen
Accessories
ball and chain, six hands, display base
No.011 Kenshiro “last battle”Details
Release
June 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.012 Souther (mask and spear)Details
Release
July 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.013 Raoh “last battle”Details
Release
August 1, 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
No.014 Raoh & Kokuoh-goDetails
Release
September 1, 2009
Price
8,900 yen
Specifications
160 mm, thirteen revolver joints in the horse
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Status
the only large format in the line
No.015 Falco (LED arm)Details
Release
autumn 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Specifications
145 mm, 20 points of articulation, 14 revolver joints
Detail
first light-up mechanism in the line, LED right hand, detachable foot
Opens
first box of the third season
No.016 JuzaDetails
Release
November 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Detail
can ride the No.014 Kokuoh, sold separately
Accessories
axe, gourd, six hands, display base
No.017 Kenshiro Shura no KuniDetails
Release
December 2009
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Detail
several parts marked RENEWAL, sculpt reworked
Accessories
optional head, two sleeved forearms, six hands, display base
No.018 Nameless ShuraDetails
Release
January 2010
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Detail
anonymous warrior of the land of Shura, unnamed on the box
No.019 KaiohDetails
Release
February 2010
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Accessories
helmet, cape, clear maddōki effects, display base
No.020 YuriaDetails
Release
March 2010
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Status
first female character in the line, closes the third season
Accessories
removable articulated helmet and cape, two faces, four pairs of hands
The Musou epilogue and hidden treasures
Six months after the end of the regular series, the line was briefly revived for two entries in the colors of Tecmo Koei’s Hokuto Musou video game: a Kenshiro with oversized Hyakuretsu Ken effects and a Rei that came with a head split in two, in the purest Kaiyodo tradition. The line also hides its Holy Grails: three gold versions of Kenshiro and Raoh reserved for the “Seven Stars” loyalty campaign, obtained by accumulating the points slipped inside the boxes, and an unlikely three-figure platinum box set featuring Kenshiro, Raoh, and a Zeed-dan tattooed with “777” on his skull, distributed exclusively in Maruhan pachinko parlors in early 2010.
No.021 Kenshiro Musou Ver.Details
Release
September 15, 2010
Price
2,490 yen
Specifications
145 mm, 21 points of articulation, 14 revolver joints
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Licence
game costume, additional Tecmo Koei copyright, approval KBD-400
No.022 Rei Musou Ver.Details
Release
October 2010
Sculptor
Matsuura Ken
Accessories
sliced mohawk head fitting the No.002 body, Nanto Suichōken effects, six hands
Detail
double neck joint, revolver joint in the back hair
Seven Stars golds (No.011, 013, 017)Details
Distribution
Seven Stars loyalty campaign, points included in the boxes
Maruhan platinum setDetails
Distribution
Maruhan pachinko parlors
Release
February 2010
Contents
Kenshiro, Raoh and a Zeed-dan tattooed 777
Finding them today
Long out of production, the series circulates widely on the Japanese secondary market: Mandarake, Suruga-ya, AmiAmi pre-owned, and Yahoo Auctions Japan, at prices that vary enormously depending on the entry. The later numbers in the series and the Kokuoh-go box set are the most sought after, not to mention the golds and the Maruhan set, which are true treasure hunts. In 2014, Kaiyodo would resurrect some of these sculpts and expand the cast within the Legacy of Revoltech line, which has its own dedicated page.
AI-assisted translation This page was translated from the original French using AI, with human review. Some wording may be imperfect. Read the original French version
