Super Robot Chogokin

Super Robot Chogokin is a Bandai robot-figure line introduced in August 2010 as a smaller, more accessible counterpart within the broader Soul of Chogokin family. Its name links it to Chogokin, Bandai's long-running tradition of robot toys that combine molded plastic with metal components, while the Super Robot Chogokin format emphasizes compact presentation and high articulation. Figures generally measure about 14 centimeters, making them substantially smaller than many Soul of Chogokin releases and easier to display in collections with limited space. The line was designed for collectors and older fans rather than primarily for young children. Its central product proposition is the combination of poseability, recognizable mechanical styling, and optional equipment that recreates signature weapons, attacks, effects, and action poses from the source works. Additional weapons and accessory sets could be sold separately, allowing owners to expand a basic figure without requiring every feature to be included in the initial release. Effect parts and display accessories were also associated with the range, including bases and setting-oriented items intended to evoke locations or laboratories from particular robot series. Super Robot Chogokin concentrated on Japanese robot and character properties. Its principal subject matter came from the Super Robot tradition, including classic and modern giant robots, while the range also extended to Super Sentai and Armored Core-related designs. This licensing and subject mix gave the line access to several generations of anime, tokusatsu, and game audiences. The products were positioned as collectible representations rather than conventional playsets: compact dimensions, metal content, engineered joints, interchangeable equipment, and display-oriented accessories were more important than large scale or simple child-focused play. The line's relationship with Soul of Chogokin was both a source of credibility and a point of differentiation. Both families used plastic and die-cast metal, but Super Robot Chogokin's approximately 14-centimeter scale and generally lower price point made it a more attainable entry into Bandai's premium robot-collectible ecosystem. It retained the visual and mechanical appeal associated with Chogokin products while reducing the size and cost burden of larger collector figures. The range also used exclusives connected with Tamashii web stores, Tamashii Nation events and festivals, and mail-order programs, reflecting Bandai's collector-commerce model. Because the line included optional accessories, special effects, event releases, and property-specific items, it functioned as an expandable collection rather than a single standardized toy format. A figure could be displayed in a neutral configuration or enhanced with attack effects and weapons associated with its original series. The available reference material does not establish a definitive current production status, complete release chronology, sales performance, or a single corporate operating entity beyond Bandai's association with the line.

Super Robot Chogokin was introduced by Bandai in August 2010 as a distinct, smaller-format robot collectible associated with the Soul of Chogokin family. The Chogokin tradition is based on robot toys that combine plastic bodies with die-cast metal components, and Super Robot Chogokin carried that construction principle into a more compact product architecture. The defining format was a scale of roughly 14 centimeters. Compared with larger Soul of Chogokin products, this size reduced display requirements and supported a lower price position while preserving features valued by older collectors, including articulated joints, mechanical detail, metal content, and series-specific accessories. The range was not presented simply as a basic action-figure assortment. Its accessory strategy encouraged collectors to reproduce memorable attacks and poses through separately available weapons, effect parts, and other equipment. The subject matter was centered on Super Robot properties, but the assortment also incorporated Super Sentai and Armored Core designs. This broadened the line beyond a single anime subgenre and connected it with tokusatsu and game-related robot audiences. Some planned or associated accessories included display bases and setting pieces, such as laboratory environments linked to particular robot series. Distribution included regular releases as well as collector-oriented channels. The line included Tamashii Japanese Web Store exclusives, products associated with Tamashii Nation events and festivals, mail-order items, and special effect-part initiatives. These formats supported limited or property-specific releases and encouraged the accumulation of complementary figures and accessories. The available reference material describes the line's launch concept, product format, subject areas, and distribution mechanisms but does not provide a complete release list, a confirmed discontinuation date, financial data, or a detailed corporate history. Its present status is therefore recorded as unknown rather than being characterized as active or defunct.

1. 2010Line introduced

   Bandai introduced Super Robot Chogokin in August as a compact robot-figure line related to Soul of Chogokin.

   Source

A compact, articulated, collector-focused alternative to larger and more expensive Soul of Chogokin releases, combining die-cast construction with optional weapons and effects for Super Robot, Super Sentai, and Armored Core properties.

• Super Robot Chogokin articulated figuresCollectible robot figures2010

  The core products are robot figures approximately 14 centimeters in size. They combine molded plastic with die-cast metal and are designed for collectors who value poseability, mechanical styling, and display presentation. Their smaller format differentiates them from larger Soul of Chogokin releases while retaining the Chogokin construction approach.

• Weapons and accessoriesFigure accessories

  Optional weapons and accessory sets extend individual figures with equipment associated with their source series. These items are intended to recreate characteristic attacks, moves, and battle configurations, and may be sold separately from the principal figure.

• Super Effect Campaign partsEffect accessories

  The Super Effect Campaign comprised special-effect parts designed for particular mecha but usable with other compatible figures. The parts support display scenes involving attacks, impact effects, energy discharge, and other action motifs.

• Exclusive releasesLimited collector releases

  The range included releases distributed through Tamashii's Japanese web store, Tamashii Nation events and festivals, and mail-order programs. These channels served property-specific or limited products and formed part of the line's collector-oriented distribution model.

• Super Effect Campaign

  Japan

  A product initiative centered on special-effect parts for individual mecha. The parts could also be used with other figures, encouraging customization and cross-use within the collection.

  Source

• 2010Create a smaller-format Chogokin collector lineProduct launch

  Bandai developed Super Robot Chogokin as a line related to Soul of Chogokin but differentiated by a substantially smaller figure scale and a lower price position.

  What changed. The company introduced approximately 14-centimeter articulated figures using both plastic and die-cast metal, supplemented by optional weapons, effect parts, and display accessories.

  Aftermath. The line expanded Bandai's robot-collectible offering across Super Robot, Super Sentai, and Armored Core properties. The available sources do not establish sales results or the line's final production status.

  Source

• 2010Bandai introduces the Super Robot Chogokin line

  Bandai launched Super Robot Chogokin as a compact robot-figure range within the Soul of Chogokin family. The line emphasized approximately 14-centimeter figures, articulation, die-cast and plastic construction, and optional accessories.

  Product launch
  Source

1. Super Robot Chogokin
2. Tamashii Nations Super Robot Chogokin item listing