The Chodo series is a toyline produced by Bandai. A successor to the Shodo line, it consists of more 10 cm figures with 15 points of articulation, as well as accessory and effect parts. Each box comes with a piece of gum.
In 2022, the lineup has been restarted and rebranded as Chodo α (Alpha) .
In 2024, the lineup introduces the ChoDo α Ultra Monsters (超動αウルトラ怪獣), which features the monsters and aliens from the franchise.
Lineup
Chodo (2018 - 2021)
- Chodo Ultraman
- Release Date: October 22, 2018
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660289753
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Rosso Flame
- Ultraman Blu Aqua
- Ultraman X
- Expansion Set 1
- Buildings
- R／B Slugger (short half)
- Expansion Set 2
- Buildings
- R/B Slugger (long half)
- Expansion Set 3
- Buildings
- Ultimate Zero Armor
- Chodo Ultraman 2
- Release Date: January 28, 2019
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660290995
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Ruebe
- Ultraman Orb Dark
- Ultraman Taro
- Expansion Set 1
- Buildings
- R／B Kourin
- Ruebium Beam effects part
- Ultraman Zero flight hands
- Expansion Set 2
- Buildings
- Orb Dark Calibur
- Dark Origium Beam effect part
- Expansion Set 3
- Buildings
- King Bracelet
- Bracelet Lancer
- Strium Beam effect
- Neo Strium Beam effect
- Chodo Ultraman 3
- Release Date: April 8, 2019
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660338895
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Gruebe
- Ultraseven
- Jugglus Juggler
- Expansion Set 1
- Buildings
- R/B Kourin
- Gruebing Beam effect part
- Expansion Set 2
- Buildings
- Dark Ring
- Jashin Blade
- Armor piece with scar
- Expansion Set 3
- Ultra Hawk No.1
- Eye Slugger
- Wide Shot effect part
- Chodo Ultraman 4
- Release Date: June 24, 2019
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660340126
- Figures included:
- ULTRAMAN Suit Type B
- Ultraman
- Zetton
- Expansion Set 1
- SSSP Base Section 1
- Jet VTOL
- Ultra Blades
- Ultra Slash effect parts
- Spacium Beam effect parts
- Expansion Set 2
- SSSP Base Section 2
- Expansion Set 3
- SSSP Base Section 3
- SSSP Security Car
- Spacium Beam effect parts
- Ultra Slash effect parts
- Chodo Ultraman 5
- Release Date: September 16, 2019
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660393276
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Tiga Multi Type
- Ultraman Dyna Flash Type
- Ultraman Gaia V2
- Expansion Set 1
- Aerial Base front section
- XIG Peace Carry
- Zeperion Beam effect part
- Expansion Set 2
- Aerial Base middle section
- XIG Fighter SS
- Solgent Beam effect part
- Expansion Set 3
- Aerial Base rear section
- XIG Fighter EX
- Quantum Stream effect part
- Agul Saber effect part
- Chest part for Ultraman Gaia V1
- Chodo Ultraman 6
- Release Date: January 27, 2020
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660424475
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Mebius
- Ultraman Mebius Mebius Brave
- Ultraman Agul
- Kyrieloid
- Expansion Set
- Mebium Shoot effect part
- Mebium Blade effect part
- Gaia Photon Edge effect part
- Photon Crusher effect part
- Sacred Fire effect part
- Chodo HERO'S ULTRAMAN
- Release Date: May 4, 2020
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660464679
- Figures included:
- ULTRAMAN (Ultraman Suit Type B)
- SEVEN (Ultraman Suit Ver. 7)
- ACE (Ultraman Suit Ver. A)
- Expansion Set
- Chodo Ultraman 7
- Release Date: November 16, 2020
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660464839
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Agul V2
- Ultraman Hikari
- Zoffy
- Alien Mefilas
- Expansion Set
- Agul Stream
- Knight Shoot
- M87 Beam
- Grip Beam
- Ultra Converter for Zoffy
- Handshake part (compatible with Ultraman Gaia)
- Chodo Ultraman 8
- Release Date: March 27, 2018
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660551355
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Nexus (Junis)
- Evil Tiga
- Ultraman Jack
- Gudon
- Expansion Set
- Over-Ray Schtrom
- Evil Shot
- Ultra Defender (with right holding hand)
- Alternate Gudon Head
- Chodo Ultraman 9
- Release Date: July 12, 2021
- Price: 500 yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660583592
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Cosmos (Luna Mode)
- Ultraman Nexus (Junis Blue)
- Ultraseven
- Alien Metron
- Expansion Set
- Full Moon Rect and Luna Extract (w/ support stand)
- Arrow-Ray Schtrom (single and three-piece) and right forearm
- Emerium Beam effect and right hand/Eye Slugger
- Chabudai (short-legged table)
- Ultraman Orb & King Galactron Set
- Release Date: February 19, 2019
- Price: 4,611 yen
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Orb Orb Origin
- Galactron
- Ultraman Tiga ~The Sealed Darkness~
- Release Date: February 2020
- Price: 4,000 yen
- Figures included:
- Tiga Dark
- Camearra
- GUTS Wing
- Giants of Darkness Statues
- Camearra
- Darramb
- Hudra
- Ultraman Tiga ~The One Who Inherits The Light~
- Release Date: April 2019
- Price: 6,000 yen
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Tiga Sky Type
- Ultraman Tiga Power Type
- 3 Light Giant Statues
- Golza
- Melba
- Bemular & Prototype Suit Set
- Release Date: September 2020
- Price: 3,500 yen
- Figures included:
- Bemular (ULTRAMAN)
- Ultraman Prototype Suit
- Ultraman Gaia ~An Angel Descends~
- Release Date: February 17, 2021
- Price: 4,950 yen
- Figures included:
- Zog (1st form)
- Ultraman Gaia (Supreme Version)
- Ultraman Z ~I Want You To Chant My Name!~
- Release Date: May 2021
- Price: 5,000 yen
- Figures included:
- Ultraman Z Original
- Windam
- Sevenger
Chodo α (Alpha)
- Chodo α Ultraman
- Release Date: January 21, 2022
- Price: 600 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660736912
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Trigger (Multi Type) (w/ Zeperion Beam)
- Ultraman Z (Beta Smash) (w/ Space Z)
- Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type) (w/ Zeperion Beam)
- Glitter Tiga (w/ Glitter Zeperion Beam)
- Ultraman Ace (w/ Metalium Beam)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Circle Arms
- Z Lance Arrow
- Ace Blade
- GUTS Wing 02
- Building Debris
- Chodo α Ultraman 2
- Release Date: June 27, 2022
- Price: 600 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660738527
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Regulos (w/ Red Dragon White Tiger Fist)
- Ultraman Z Alpha Edge (w/ Zestium Beam charge up)
- Ultraman Zero (w/ Wide Zero Shot)
- Tector Gear Zero (w/ alternate head)
- Ultraman Leo (w/ Leo Kick)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Z Riser
- Ultra Zero Lance
- Leo Nunchaku
- Giant Boulder w/ hands
- Pigmon figurine
- Chodo α Ultraman 3
- Release Date: October 24, 2022
- Price: 600 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660835387
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Decker (Flash Type)
- Ultraman Dyna (Flash Type)
- Ultraman Saga
- Ultraman Zero (Strong-Corona Zero)
- Ultraman Zero (Luna-Miracle Zero)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Ultra Dual Swords (Trigger Mode, Decker Mode)
- U-Loader
- GUTS Eagle
- Ultra Zero Lance (retracted)
- Ultra Zero Defender
- Chodo α Ultraman 4
- Release Date: February 20, 2023
- Price: 600 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660836933
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Decker Dynamic Type (w/ Dekcer Shield Calibur (Shield Mode))
- Glitter Trigger Eternity (w/ Glitter Zeperion Beam and support stand)
- Ultraman Z Original Red Damage (w/ Energy Bomb)
- Ultraman (w/ Ultra Slash)
- Zetton (w/ Fireball and support stand)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Decker Shield Calibur (Calibur Mode)
- Glitter Blade
- Celebro
- Spacium Beam
- Zetton Final Beam
- Chodo α Ultraman 5
- Release Date: May 22, 2023
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660957737
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Taiga (with Strium Blaster)
- Ultraman Taro (with Strium Beam)
- Ultraman Mebius (w/ Mebium Shoot)
- Ultraman Tregear (w/ Tregear Eye)
- Zoffy (w/ M87 Beam)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Supreme Blaster
- Bracelet Lancer
- Wrist parts for Ultraman Taro
- Beta Capsule
- Building
- Chodo α Ultraman 6
- Release Date: August 2023
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4549660959038
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Blazar
- Ultraman Z Delta Rise Claw
- Ultraman Geed Primitive
- Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman Belial
- Expansion Parts Set
- Zero Twin Sword
- Zero Sluggers
- Geed Claw
- Belialrok
- Giga Battlenizer
- Chodo α Ultraman 7
- Release Date: December 2023
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117910708
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Blazar (Firdran Armor)
- Ultraman Z Gamma Future
- Ultraman Geed Galaxy Rising
- Ultraman Gaia V2
- Ultraman Agul V2
- Expansion Parts Set
- Z Riser
- Regular
- M78 Style Shining Tornado Slash
- Spiral Burrade
- Agul Saber
- Firdran (Weapon Mode)
- Z Riser
- Chodo α Ultraman 8
- Release Date: February 2024
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117912559
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Ginga (w/ Ginga Cross Shoot)
- Ultraman Victory (w/ Ultrans Pedanium Launcher)
- Ultraman Orb
- Orb Origin (w/ Origium Beam)
- Origin The First (w/ Orb Light Ring)
- Jugglus Juggler (w/ Dark Ring)
- Expansion Parts Set
- Ginga Spark Lance
- Orb Calibur
- Orb Supreme Calibur effect
- Jashin Blade
- Chodo α Ultraman 9
- Release Date: June 2024
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117914058
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Ribut
- Shining Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman (Re-release)
- Ultraman Jack
- Astra
- Expansion Parts Set
- Ultimate Aegis
- Spacium Beam/Right arm
- Ribut Blocker + Spreader Rod
- Ultra Lance
- Ultra Key
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- Chodo α Ultraman 10
- Release Date: August 2024
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117916144
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Arc
- Solis/Luna Armor
- Ultraseven
- Father of Ultra
- Space Sevenger
- Expansion Parts Set
- Ultimate Blade
- Arc Eye Swords
- Solis Sword Explosion
- Luna Sword Crescent
- Emerium Beam/Hand parts
- x3 Sevenger Eye parts
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- Chodo α Ultraman 11
- Release Date: November 11, 2024
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117917745
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Arc (w/ Arc Finalize)
- Galaxy Armor
- Ultraman Taro (Re-release)
- Ultraman Ace (Re-release)
- Ultraman Nexus Junis
- Expansion Parts Set
- Arc Feather Circle
- Over-Ray Schtrom Charge-up effect
- Ace Blade
- Vertical Guillotine
- Bracelet Lancer
- Wrist parts for Ultraman Taro
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- Chodo α Ultraman 12
- Release Date: June 2025
- Price: 700 Yen per box
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117921032
- Figures Included:
- Ultrawoman Grigio
- Ultraman Blu Aqua
- Ultraman Rosso Flame
- Ultraman Joneus
- Ultraman 80
- Expansion Parts Set
- Grigio Shot charge-up effect/hand parts
- Candy-holding right hand
- R/B Sluggers
- Coupled
- Detached
- Hand parts for Rosso Flame and Blu Aqua
- Planium Beam/right hand
- Buckle Beam effect
- Chodo α Ultraman ~Shin Ultraman)
- Release Date: October 2022
- Price: 5,500 Yen
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman (Shin Ultraman)
- Zarab (Shin Ultraman)
- Mefilas (Shin Ultraman)
- Gaia Supreme Version Set (Chodo α (Alpha), 2024)
- Release Date: February 2024
- Price: 7,500 Yen
- Figures Included:
- Ultraman Gaia (Super Supreme Version)
- Ultraman Gaia (Supreme Version)
- Ultraman Agul (Supreme Version)
Chodo α (Alpha) Ultra Monsters (2024 - )
- Ultra Monsters
- Release Date: June 2024
- Price: 1,500 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117914751
- Figures included:
- Gomora
- Red King
- Alien Baltan
- Alien Mefilas
- Ultra Monsters 2
- Release Date: August 2024
- Price: 1,500 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117916212
- Figures included:
- Eleking
- King Joe
- Alien Metron
- Bemstar
- Ultra Monsters 3
- Release Date: November 2024
- Price: 1,500 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117917752
- Figures included:
- Tyrant
- Alien Temperor
- Alien Magma
- Ace Killer
- Ultra Monsters 4
- Release Date: June 2025
- Price: 1,500 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4570117917752
- Figures included:
- Black King
- Alien Nackle
- Golza
- Gudon
Items under consideration for release
Notes
- As with the Shodo line, the missing details on the Chodo figures can be restored/painted by hand if one had the skills for it. However, keep in mind that the sculpted grooves on some or most of the figures are somewhat shallow, which makes if somewhat difficult to paint those areas.