Bandai's official Tamashii Web product listing confirms S.H.Figuarts Alien Baltan 60th Anniversary Edition for a September 2026 release, priced at 11,000 yen (roughly $65-68 USD depending on retailer and exchange rate), with preorders having opened back on December 5, 2025. This marks Alien Baltan's return to the S.H.Figuarts line specifically reworked to mark the Ultraman series' 60th anniversary.
Unlike a straightforward reissue, this edition comes with a genuinely different finish and a notable production credit that's worth understanding before ordering.
Bandai's own Tamashii Web product page confirms the following specifications:
The prototype was created in cooperation with LSS, Tsuburaya Productions' own in-house modeling department, giving this release a direct link to the studio behind the original Ultraman series rather than being sculpted independently by Bandai alone.
Bandai's product copy is specific about what changed for this edition: the coloring has been altered to portray Alien Baltan's appearance during a nighttime battle scene, matching the impression the character gave when it first appeared on TV, and the entire body has been given a weathered, dirty look reminiscent of its fierce battle with Ultraman. That's a meaningfully different presentation from a standard retail release, aimed at collectors who want the figure to look like it just stepped out of the fight rather than fresh off the shelf.
Despite the weathered finish, Bandai confirms the figure retains the full range of motion needed for Alien Baltan's action scenes, allowing for a variety of poses pulled directly from the character's appearances in the series rather than a limited, display-only articulation scheme.
Alongside the figure itself, the set includes a PET plate printed with the specific episode subtitle tied to Alien Baltan's appearance, plus a matching base. Bandai's own marketing frames this as a way to recreate the feeling of the original broadcast, giving collectors a small but genuine reference piece beyond just the figure.
Bandai's product page specifically recommends displaying this figure alongside the separately-sold S.H.Figuarts (SHINKOCCHOU SEIHOU) Ultraman 60th Anniversary Edition to recreate the world of Ultraman from that era. Buying both figures together, rather than just Alien Baltan on its own, is worth considering for anyone wanting the complete matched-era display Bandai's own marketing is built around.
Alien Baltan isn't the only classic Ultraman-series villain getting this anniversary treatment: Bandai's Tamashii Web listings also show a matching S.H.Figuarts Zetton 60th Anniversary Edition and an Alien Zarab 60th Anniversary Edition, both part of the same commemorative push. Collectors focused on classic Ultraman kaiju and villains have more than one figure to track this cycle, not just Alien Baltan alone.
Alien Baltan holds a specific significance within the Ultraman franchise as the very first alien antagonist to appear in the original 1966 series, making it one of the most recognizable and frequently revisited villains across six decades of Ultraman media. That first-appearance status is part of why Bandai's own product copy leans so heavily on recreating the character's original television debut rather than a later, more polished appearance, since the weathered, nighttime-battle finish is specifically meant to evoke that formative moment in the franchise's history rather than a generic modern rendition.
Since this edition's entire appeal is built around a specific, deliberately battle-worn paint job, protecting that finish from scuffing or fading matters more than it would on a glossy standard-release figure. A window-box protector sized for standard S.H.Figuarts packaging is EVORETRO's closest current match, keeping the card and bubble shielded from shelf handling before opening.
For collectors displaying Alien Baltan loose alongside the companion Ultraman figure, a modular acrylic case keeps both pieces dust-free and presented together as Bandai's own marketing intends.
While Bandai's own listed retail price is ¥11,000 including tax, international retailers carrying the figure have shown a range of USD pricing, with some listings closer to $65 and others considerably higher depending on import handling and regional markup. Checking multiple retailer listings before ordering is worth doing given how much that spread can affect the actual out-of-pocket cost compared to the Japan-based MSRP.
September 2026, priced at ¥11,000, with preorders having opened December 5, 2025.
It features a specifically battle-weathered repaint recreating a nighttime battle scene with Ultraman, sculpted in cooperation with Tsuburaya Productions' own LSS modeling division.
The main figure body, a PET plate printed with the episode title, and a matching PET plate base.
Yes. Bandai's own marketing recommends pairing it with the separately-sold S.H.Figuarts Ultraman 60th Anniversary Edition.
S.H.Figuarts Alien Baltan 60th Anniversary Edition gives longtime Ultraman collectors a genuinely reworked take on one of the franchise's most iconic villains, built around a specific battle-weathered finish and a direct Tsuburaya Productions sculpting credit rather than a simple rerelease. Pairing it with the companion Ultraman figure is worth planning for if the goal is the complete matched-era display Bandai intended.
Once it arrives, protecting that deliberately weathered paint job is worth prioritizing given how central the finish is to this edition's entire appeal.
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