Raideen SD

Review by JoshB

It’s an ugly little Raideen, isn’t it?

This toy comes from the 1986 gashapon “Deformed Series” This series was broken down into four parts:

1. Nostalgic Robo
   
   1. Getter Robo G
   2. Mazinger Z
   3. Tetsujin 28
   4. Raideen
2. Nostalgic Monsters
   
   1. Gamera
   2. Daimajin
   3. Godzilla
   4. King Ghidorah
3. Hero
   
   1. Billbine
   2. Gundam
   3. Vifam
   4. Xabungle
4. Tobikage
   
   1. Tobikage
   2. Bakuryu
   3. Kurojishi
   4. Houraioh

Therefore, Raideen comes from Deformed Series 1 – Nostalgia Robo. Each robot in the series was available in either Red, Yellow or Grey and came unassembled in a clear capsule.

Assembly is easy, and once complete you can move the arms and legs a little. It requires paint to look like the picture shown in the included pamphlet.

Small and unessential unless you are a Raideen freak like me. I thought that this would be an interesting exercise in cataloging an otherwise unremarkable line.