Evangelion Musha Riobot Designed by Afro Samurai Creator

Sentinel has revealed a new Riobot action figure that will depict Shinji Ikari’s Evangelion Unit-01 with a Japanese Musha warrior attire. The company also announced that Takashi Okazaki, the manga artist and illustrator best known for Afro Samurai, is working on the design of the new figure. Its official name will be “Multipurpose Humanoid Battle Weapon Musha Unit-01.”

Riobot is a line of robot action figures published by Sentinel. The entries in this line are mostly inspired by the Super Robot Wars game series. The company has featured units from not only the Original Generation series but also the shows that have appeared in the crossover games, such as Cross Ange and Getter Robo Armageddon. Sentinel also released action figures based on other robot-themed titles like Voltron: Legendary Defender and Me & Roboco.

Sentinel has yet to confirm the new action figure’s release window and pricing. So far it has only announced that it will open orders for the product on July 26, 2024.

Here is Sentinel’s announcement tweet for the new Riobot action figure on its official X account:

There have been more collaboration figures themed after Evangelion units revealed earlier. In late May 2024, Bandai unveiled a static figure based on the Godzilla vs Evangelion crossover. After closing its pre-orders in late June 2024, Bandai will formally release it in September 2024.

Sentinel will start accepting orders for the Evangelion-themed Multipurpose Humanoid Battle Weapon Musha Type-01 Riobot action figure on Friday, July 26, 2024.