In a nice new video, famed mecha designer and anime director Yutaka Izubuchi talks about a new upcoming Metal Build Sirbine toy.
To back up a bit, the Sirbine is a design from the later Aura Battler Dunbine OVA series and featured in the Aura Phantasm artbooks, which Izubuchi worked on.
The Sirbine is meant as a more organic version of the original Dunbine, and over the years, it has become a fan favorite.
So much so that it’s become a regular part of the long-running Super Robot Wars games, mostly notably in some of the recent releases such as X, T, and now Y. However, my favorite version of the Sirbine was in BX on the 3DS.
In any case, the Dragon Scale spin-off Metal Build toys are gorgeous, and I already bought the regular (blue) Sirbine and the gorgeous Bellvine. Whereas this version of the Sirbine is white and arguably closer to how it appears in the OVA, at least towards the end.
It’s also great that Izubuchi was asked to talk about the new toy, especially as the interview is dubbed into English (shown below).
The only issue with these new Metal Build releases is that they are Premium Bandai releases, with this white Sirbine coming in at 38,500 yen (or around $262 at the current exchange rate).
While the pre-orders for this white Metal Build Sirbine toy finish on August 31 and will ship in December, it’s very likely this will come Westward at some point.
In the meantime, you can play with the Sirbine in Super Robot Wars Y, now available to play on the Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.
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