Just a few days until it's time to pre-order another Digivolving Spirits figure!It's been a long time since we first saw this figure (9 months ago, the day Digivolving Spirits was formally announced.)Digivolving Spirits #05 Alphamon from Digimon X-Evolution will be up for pre-order on March 1st for 9,180 yen and will be released in July 2018.The transformation on this one looks a bit complicated...They put a lot of work into this one so that when the figure transforms, you really get the emphasis of them having differently colored bodies. There are lots of fine details on both characters that help both feel distinct.Like prior Digivolving Spirits figures, they tried to do interesting things with the materials and textures for when you hold it in your hand. Die-cast metal has been used since the first figure, and they include it in a number of places here: head parts, chest parts, the rings on his arms, knee parts, some joints, etc. They also decided to have the main portion of Alphamon's body be a matte black, which they believe adds an interesting and quality finish to the mold and figure.Alphamon didn't show up in the prior evolving figures line, and they clearly went to extra effort here to have the wildly different forms fit into the same transforming figure. It appears their primary goal for each character was: Emphasize Dorumon's cuteness, and make Alphamon look as good in silhouette as a normal action figure (they mention Figuarts as a something they aimed for.)They wanted to finish by pointing out a few unique elements of this figure. If you look at the photos of Alphamon, you might notice in some images his hand is open. They included replacement hands so that you can pose Alphamon doing one of his signature moves, "Digitalize of Soul." In addition they include a piece that can act as a stand/pedestal for Dorumon.They also preview the packaging by saying it will have new artwork by Kenji Watanabe, and it will also have gold foil.They finish with one last preview...Both the first and most recent figures from Digivolving Spirits!And if you want to order or pre-order other Digivolving Spirits...#01 WarGreymon (Affiliate links): Digivolving Spirits WarGreymon at CDJapan (currently not available, may change)#02 MetalGarurumon (Affiliate links): Out February 28th in the US Digivolving Spirits MetalGarurumon at CDJapan (currently not available, may change)#03 Diablomon (Affiliate link): Out March 24th in Japan Digivolving Spirits #03 Diablomon at CDJapan (currently not available, may change)#04 Angewomon (Affiliate links):We recently got better photos of Digivolving Spirits Dukemon on display.