Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Kaiyodo's Revoltech Street Fighter Online: Ryu& Teiran
(It is just wrong to play Streetfighter with your mouse...)

2. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Soft Vinyl Monster-(17) Mimic & -(18)Sidd
(Mimic always fools me in DQ but beating it sure is rewarding)

3. Koei's 1/10 Hinoe & Musashibo Benkei from "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3
(Surely not the same Benkei I grew to know)

4. Dive's GeGeGe no Kitaro 妖怪大行進 第一夜 Kitaro Bobbling Figure ~Zakka P.A.P Ver.~
(I remembered I use to own this really classic rubber gashapon figurine of Kitaro in my childhood)

5. Dive's CROWS & WORST Crazy Heads Houya Harumichi 2nd Ver. Normal
(Dodgy color for a jacket)

6. Bandai's To LOVE ru -toraburu- Styling
(Seriously not much difference with the HGIF ones)

7. Wahuudou's 1/7 Kisaragi Chihaya from "Idolm@ster"
(Reminds of Misato from Eva)

8. Max Factory's figma: Vocaloid Series 02: Kagamine Ran & Rin
(Scorching hot on the trail of Miku previewed last week)

9. RAWS' G.R.O. Shiratori no Jun from "Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman"
(How many of you actually fantasize about Jun when you are young?)

10. Yamato's Moe Moe Blog Angel Device Mika
(Certainly wouldn't see her sing "Big Girls you are Beautiful")

11. Yamato's Creators' Labo CL#018 Original Ver. Sakurame from "PlaWres 3 Shiro"
(Surely some retro theme this week)

12. Daiki Koubou's Suzumiya Haruhi from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(So now we are back to one Haruhi preview per week?)

13. DC Direct's DC Ame-Comi PVC Statue: Posion Ivy & Harley Quinn from "Batman"
(Batman villainess will surely be highly sought after)

14. GSC's 1/8 Yashiro Kasumi from "Muv-Luv Alternative"
(Everyone just gotta own a crazy bunny plush)

15. Max Factory's 1/8 Raphael from "Fullani
(I might have mistaken for someone from Shining Wind)

16. Bandai's HDM 創絶 Ultra 8 Brothers 前篇
(oh come on, no one want teh dextrous luminous clones!)

17. Bandai's Dragonball Z Real Works Selection: 超戦士への系譜
(oh come on, no one wants lame re-issues!)

18. Bandai's One Piece Location OP Unlimited Cruise ep. 1
(nice designs for familiar characters but surely bomb as a Wii game)

19. Cafe Reo's J WIng 監修 Military Aircraft Series Vol. 4 Famous US Marine Aircrafts
(George W Bush would be proud to see this as his time draws an end)

20. Tomytec's Tetsudou Collection Vol. 9
(Well something Fukuda would see alot as his time had come to an end)

21. Bandai's Tamagorasu Assort
(Used to have some dinosaurs transformed from eggs...)

22. Kaiyodo's Revoltech Hakuto no Ken No. 004: Jacky
(You can even unmask him...)

23. Megahouse's Excellent Modeal P.O.P One Piece Series Neo-6: Brook & Robbie Lucchi
(Have that noir feeling in this pair)

24. Megahouse's Blassreiter Action Works BR-3 Joseph Blassreiter Berserker Model
(Please tell me it's a tail around the crotch area)

25. Fewture Models' Henshin Makoto-chan Series: Mika Neichan
(Wonder who are these kids are running away from)

26. Megahouse's Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade P-8 1/8 Rurouni no Senshi Reina 2P Color Ver. & Excellent Model Macross F (Frontier) 1/8 Klan Klan
(November surely will be a good month for Excellent Model)

27. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Octavia from "Tears to Tiara ~Kakan no Daichi~"
(Valiant female swordsman which should be a fan favorite)

28. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Mahou Shoujo Maarian from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays"
(Classic magical girl set foot into the ToHeart harem)

29. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Sieglinde Baumgard from "Dragonaut -The Resonance-"
(A child prodigy and a sexy one indeed)

30. Jun Planning's 1/8 Kanu Unchou ~Half Naked Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen Great Guardians"
(Deadly stimulation...)

31. Megahouse's Pucchi Chara Land: Gintama -Ore no Daisuki Mono★-
(Mayo overdose!)

31. Megahouse's Chara Fortune Series: Bleach Mikuji 12 Zodiac Sign Ver. ★
(Mayo overdose!)

31. Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Figure Collection: Tales of Destiny & Tales of Destiny 2
(Been a while but surely is a welcome to my current collection)

31. Square Enix's Final Fantasy Series Trading Arts Mini Vol. 3
(Tidus...Aerith...and still no one for FFIX)

32. F Toys' Fender Guitar Collection Stratocaster Crash Design
(Might mean something to avid guitar collectors)

New items previewed on Shokugan Honpo this week:

1. Megahouse's Pierre Herme Collections
(Known as the Picasso of Pastry)

2. Plex's Ultraman Series Tsuburaya Warehouse
(Well we surely are into the retro feel this week)

December Bandai Gashapon Previewed on East-up:

1. miniature mania Lotte Sweets Strap
(I used to stock up lots of Pie no Mori whenever I go down to Nakano Broadway)

2. Kamen Rider Swing ~栄光の７人ライダー編~
(Great chance to own a Rider Man swing!)

3. Dragonball Z DB Chara Strap 7
(Shudders at the thought of the upcoming live action DB movie)

4. Doraemon Okkinaburarin Doraemon
(Well they did say his pouch contains everything)

5. BLEACH 根付
(Nice movie poster...)

6. Ben 10 Collection
(I believe I have already seen this on sale in Singapore)

7. Rokudenashi Blues Bust-Up Collection
(I wonder if they'll do one for Rookies since it was by the same manga-ka)

8. HGIF Macross Frontier Characters
(The songs featured in the show are all big hits in Japan)

9. Kuroshitsuji Strap
(Another strong Victorian age themed anime series)

November Yujin, Epoch & Kitan Club Gashapon Previewed on East-up:

1. 遊人雑貨本舗 Wano Kokoro Charm
(I don't get the football look alike item)

2. Disney Character Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mini Capsule Machine
(Both fun and educational)

3. Wall-E Hatsutomo-dachi Mascot
(Wonder why Wall-E is not call Adam?)

4. Okiku Furikabutte Mascor Keychain Part 2
(More baseball manga action)

5. Rosario & Vampire Mascot Keychain
(Realize the characters' name all have some color theme in it)

6. Disney Mobile Romatic Strap
(Disney Mobile seem to be a big hit for Softbank Mobile...even Hilary Duff likes it)

7. Hobby Gacha 1/43 Famous Car Legend: Honda N360 Collection
(A classic kei car made in the late 1960s)

8. SR Fireball
(A Disney made 3DCG anime series)

9. SR Maria-sama ga Miteru
(Virgin Mary is Looking over you...)

10. Mekuru Meku Otonano Banana
(Do peeling a banana produce a sound?)

11. Nature Technicolor Ocean I
(86mm is certainly super big in the world of miniature animal figurines)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Kotobuikya's 1/10 Leon Magnus from "Tales of Destiny"
(The character seems to be modeled by Code Geass or something)

2. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collectible Doll -125 DX: Boccha-man from "Dr. Slmup Arale Chan", -126: Stitch ~X'mas Ver.~, -127: W-size Micky Mouse & -128: W-size Doraemon
(Wonder what does "W-size" means...)

3. Master Replica's Walt Disney Showcase Collection - 3D Poster: Dumbo, Fantasia, Pinocchio & Snow White
(Doubt Disney stores got these for sales as well...)

4. Max Factory's figma: Hatsyne Miku Character Vocal Series 01
(Still baffled me about the spring onion part)

5. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 Suzumiya Haruhi ~Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(Why do water rifle need to have magazine?)

6. Yujin's SRDXD Gwendolyn from "Odin Sphere"
(For an one-year old game to have 2 figurines to be slated to release at the same time, it sure must be an achievement)

7. Daiki Koubou's 1/6 Kanu Unchou ~Art from Comic Vol. 13~ from "Ikkitousen"
(If you collect at Kanu figurines, you will have spent enough money to buy a car)

8. Pleasant Angels' 俺の嫁計画 Vol. 4 1/8 暁の護衛 Shiki A Type & B Type
(Impressive toning seen for the B Type)

9. A Zone's 1/6 Fate Testarossa Action Doll from "Mahou Shojou Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
(Surely a top quality doll which A Zone is touted to produce)

10. GSC's Nendroid: Saber Lion from "Fate/ Tiger Colosseum Upper"
(Don't you feel like cuddling a weeping Saber Lion?)

11. Gift's 1/8 Saber from "Fate/stay night"
(Basically remolding from the Solid Theater's Alter Saber)

12. Lilith's Yamashita Shunya Character Series Vol. 2: 1/8 Natsuka
(I have a hunch the ABS support at the rear will hold Natsuka just nice despite such weird posture)

13. Funny Nuts' 1/7 Shizukuishi & ~Limited Pink Ver.~ from "Iinari! Aibure-shon"
(Check out the alternative face included...)

14. Movic's 1/7 Musubi ~Anime Ver.~ from "Sekirei"
(Musubi is Sekirai #88 which also indicates her bust size)

15. Bofford Japan's 前線 -Front Line- 1/6 Scale Troopers Equipment Collection I
(Certainly not something you should buy if you have someone who survived WWII in Asia in your household)

16. Bandai's Mugenbine 『Mugen海聖獣』
(Impressive when combined once again)

17. Square Enix's Disney Characters Formation Arts: Alice in Wonderland & Peter Pan
(Alice toally pales in comparison to Peter, Wendy and Captain Hook)

New items previewed on Shokugan Honpo this week:

1. Plex's Ultra Mechnical Collection Ultra Security Squad
(The Space Station might put the Americans and Russians to shame)

2. F Toys' Wing Kit Collection
(So what's up with Tom Cruise's upcoming WWII flick?)

3. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: French 3 Star Restraunt, Pucchi Doubutsu Series: Proud Domestic Cat, Stitch Candy Mascot & Disney Cafe Table
(Are you a cat person or a dog person? I think I might be the former)

New items previewed on Shokugan Ohkoku this week:

1. Bandai's FW Gundam STANDart 3
(Wow didn't know Gundam is like mobile phone technology...)

23rd August 2008: Bandai's Souleater 魂の共鳴 Figure Collection

23rd August 2008: Bandai's 三国伝豪傑大全 虎牢城之章 & 赤壁之章

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Kotobukiya's Hayase Kouichi with Line Barrel from "Kurogane no Line Barrel"
(Smells like some EVA here...)

2. Max Factory's figma: Hanshin Tigers Mascot To Lucky ~Home Ver.~
(Watch out Doala...To Lucky is here!)

3. Max Factory's figma: Tsuruya-san ~Uniform Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuustu"
(With the flurry of release of SOS Dan figma, didn't notice Tusurya has yet to be released)

4. Alter's Roberta from "Black Lagoon"
(Love the guns..the umbrella..the luggage...surely up my alley)

5. Alter's 1/8 Gwendolyn from "Odin Sphere"
(Too aviary for my liking)

6. GSC's 1/8 Unity Uno from "Unity Marriage ~Futari no Hanayome~"
(From the same guy who gave us Melissa Seraphy and ChuXChu...)

7. Clayz's 1/6 Kusugawa Sasara & Kosaka Tamaki from "ToHeart2"
(As Nelly sings... It's getting hot in here...)

8. Kotobukiya's Ryuna 1/8 from "Shining Wind"
(One interesting fact you might not want to know..Ryuna is part of a group known as Mercenary Knighthood Weissritter)

9. Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Vol. 8
(The concluding part comes with the 75674554353 version of Sakura)

10. Taki Corporation's 1/8 Minamoto Chizuru from "Kanokon"
(Chizuru should join the ToHeart duo above to dance to that famous Nelly's song)

11. exhaust's Urushihara Satoshi's Komike no Onna no ko
(Been a while since we see something from exhaust...but if it's this kind of quality, think we rather see less of them)

12. CM's Rally Car Collection Extra Arai Toshihiro Special Campaign
(Think there are quite a bit of Team Arai followers in Singapore)

13. Plex's Ishinomori Pro X PansonWorks Figure Collection
(All hail the great late Ishinomori!)

14. Plex's Anime Heroes Dragonball Z 其之三 ~Cell~
(Even comes with Baby Trunk and Cell's Nymph form)

15. Gift's Melissa Seraphy Nuigurumi from "WAGA Mama ka Purichio"
(This is one Melissa I am surely not getting)

16. Kaiyodo's Revoltech No. 62: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan & No. 063: Ricky from "Dokodemo Issho"
(What a pairing to be released at the same time...)

17. Beagle's Tin Tin Figure Collection #7: Explorers on the Moon & #8: Cigars of the Pharaoh
(Wherever Tin Tin goes, Snowy sure to follow...)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. GSI Creos' Pink Street 19, 20 & 21
(Been a while for the Pinky Street series...the girls are getting ready for autumn)

2. Kaiyodo's Revoltech Hakuto no Ken Revolution No. 003: Ray
(Comes with the barbarian which you can severed...cool)

3. Glam's Crows X Worst Soft Vinyl 鴉魂 Figure Collection 萬侍帝國 九頭竜會 九頭神 竜男 & Dive's Crows & Worst Flash Back Generation 次の時代を担う者たち編 Nakajima Shinsuke
(Once again gangster has no need for good fashion sense)

4. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Soft Vinyl Monster -(14)Killer Machine, (15) Metal Slime & (16) Gold Man
(Something shiny about this trio...)

5. Cospa's Resinya! 1/6 Kamikita Komari ~Normal Ver.~ & ~GEE! Exclusive Pink Stripe Ver.~
(Komari-chan definitely looks to be the most popular among the Little Busters girls)

6. Alpha Max's 1/6 Chouun Shiryuu & Kanu Unchou from "Ikkitousen"
(The poses are stiff, the paintjob lackluster but people will still fall for those eyes)

7. Toys Works'Solid Works Collection Niitengo Little Busters! & 1/8 Natsume Rin from "Little Busters!"
(More to "buster" around...)

8. GSC's 1/7 Ryogi Shiki from "Kara no Kyoukai"
(This kimono version surely looks better than that usual red dress)

9. Enterbrain's 1/7 Rider from "Fate/stay night"
(There's always a reason why someone need to keep wearing a visor)

10. Toys Works' SMC Chouhi Ekitoku from "Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny"
(Nicely sculpted armory for Chouhi)

11. Orchid Seed's 1/6 Chichi noe + 2 Young Hip Cover Gal Cassis ver.
(Reminds me abit of Saber of Fate/)

12. Bandai's DragonballXOne Piece Yume no Fusion Figure
(Surely is the combo fans dream about)

13. Wahuudo's Plenair-san & Car from "TG Shiki Plenair de Ikkou!"
(A must get even if you are not a Nippon ichi fan)

14. Bandai's HDM 創絶 Engine Sentai Go-onger
(Like the way how the color of the weapons compliment with the respective ranger)

15. Kawada's Daiya Block Concept FELIX100
(Wonder even fans of Felix would nbe into this)

16. Bandai's Prop Plus Pucchi Kamen Rider Den-O Ver. 1.5
(Imajin human form!)

New items previewed on Fumou de Pon:

1. Bandai's Props Plus Pucchi Professor Layton
(Even includes the Layton mobile)

10th August 2008: Megahouse's Excellent Model P.O.P. Neo Part 5: Sogeking

10th August 2008: Kaiyodo's Yotsuba&! & Revoltech DX: SUmmer Vacation Ver. & Nendroid 036: Melissa Selaphy from "WAGA魔々かぷりちお"

10th August 2008: Tokimeki Dotcom's Chou Manga Heroes Captain Tsubasa & Bandai's One Piece Collection: Thriller Bark Night

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Saint Seiya 黄金十二宮編: Cygnus Hyuga & Sagittarus Aiolos
(This series look better and better)

2. Square Enix's Sculpture Arts Final Fantasy XI Shadow Lord>
(With the color theme, reminded me alot of Shadow of Colossus)

3. Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts Playarts: Sora, Rika & His Majesty Mickey
(For a king, Mickey look like he is wearing something to stomp the yard with)

4. Megahouse's Excellent Model POP One Piece Neo-EX: Chopperman
(The most celebrated Straw Hat Theaters spin off now with his own POP)

5. Megahouse's Soft Stage: Hakaba Kitaro from "GeGeGe no Kitaro" & Linda's GeGeGe no Kitaro Yokai Parade Bobbing Head Figure Collection Daichi Yoru Kitaro ~Normal Ver.~
(Kitaro looks like an illegitimate son of Hunchback of Notre Dame)

6. Inspire's Legend Heroine Selection: Rum from "Urusei Yatsura"
(When you grow up in the 1980s, Rum surely is the hottest babe in otaku-dom)

7. Yujin's SRDX: Melty Beckle from "Pucchi Mon"
(Pucchi/Petit Monster...any parody on Pocket Monster?)

8. Atelier Sai's Duel Maid DX Bellinetta Shadou ~Seraphic Form~
(Different color hair from the one we have seen last week)

9. Wave's 1/8 Onodera Karen from "Onegai Twins"
(Er...Karen take your hand off that area...it's inappropiate)

10. Alchemist/GSC's PS2 Triggerheart Exelica -Enhanced- with Exclusive Limited Nendroid Set
(Surely a highly sought after item...)

11. Eyes Project's 1/7 Kanu Unchou Cold Cast Figure
(If anyone found a hair gel\/spray which can hold you hair like that, please let me know)

12. Kotobukiya's Four Leaves 1/5 Nanako ~Neko Mimi School Swimsuit Ver.~ from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays"
(Cat's ears and swimsuit the ultimate concoction for trouble)

13. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Rhiannon from "Tears to Tiara ~Kakan no Daichi~"
(From the people who gave us "Utawarerumono" comes this RPG on the PS platform)

14. Megahouse's Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade P 7: 1/8 Angel of Light Nanaeru
(I surely preferred the Queen's Blade's roll call than that of Queen's Gate)

15. Yamato's Moe Moe Block Angel Device Laff
(No you still can't win fraulein or figma with this)

16. Max Factory's 1/8 Minazuki Haruka & Kannazuki Aoi from "Kaidou Tenshi Twin Angels"
(Very strong reference to a famous Gainax pair)

17. Tomytec's Tetsudou Musume DS Terminal Memory Collection Figure
(The only memory I have at a train terminal is bento and rushing)

18. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Ultimate Monsters 5
(LEO KICK!)

19. Megahouse's Chara Fortnue Series GeGeGe no Kitaro Mikuji 妖怪横丁のみんな、大集合っ！
(Kitaro doesn't look like Hunchback here)

20. Bandai's HDM 創絶 Kamen Rider Kiva
(Surfer form Kiva on the top left...)

21. Yanoman's Mizuki Shigeru Yokai Figure Collection Encyclopedia Vol. 7
(Wanna be slapped by a damp fish?)

22. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Figure Collection Galaxy Express 999 Part 2 ~Captian Harlock~
(Doesn't make you wanna don a cape?)

November Bandai Gashapon Previewed on East-up:

1. SD Gundam Impact 02
(Great to ditch the miserable custom series and even include the Knight Gundam here)

2. Naruto Shippuden Shippu Swing 3 ~暁の暗躍編~
(Yes...Keep the Akatsuki members coming...)

3. Tales of the Abyss Strap
(One anime series to follow come October)

4. miniature mania Mister Donut Double Strap
(Try not to chew on this when you are hungry)

5. Hello Kitty Changing Kitty Strap
(Used to be able to change heads now, it's changing bodies)

6. Soul Eater Swing 2
(Irritating Excalibur included)

7. Professor Layton Flashy Swing
(I THINK I've GOT IT!)

8. HG Dragonball Z SP ~Androids Special~
(Don't remember No. 17 in previous parts...)

9. HGIF Evangelion File 03 ~Sadamoto Yoshiyuki Collection~
(I would love a pair of X'mas Eva girls but not 3 other versions of them!)

10. Ultimate Solid MS Gundam
(The Black Tri Stars!)

11. HGIF Motto Lucky☆Star
(The mini boy figurine just takes the cake...)

November Yujin, Epoch & System Gashapon Previewed on East-up:

1. 激拭 Mini Mini Toilet Roll Gorgeous
(Gotta hunt these down...)

2. Wall-E Diorama Figure
(Perhaps the movie with the least conversation ever)

3. Capsule Tomicar Disney Motors
(Wonder will they include Roger Rabbit's expressive car?)

4. Disney Character Noko Noko Friends Figure Mascot 3
(Always good to have friends in cold winter nights..of course a fireplace as well)

5. Stitch! Hawaii! Paku Paku Mascot
(It would be nice to travel to Hawaii during escape winter as well)

6. Jerry Sweets Strap
(Where's Tom?)

7. Mameshiba Mamechi Shiki Strap
(Will you go hysterical when you break open a pea pod to find a dog in it?)

8. DS Chara Touch Pen Inazuma Eleven Ver.
(As absurd as this Level 5 game can be, I can't wait to play it)

9. Defuome Katei Kyoshi Hotman REBORN! Part 2
(I've a friend who catched up 80 over episodes of this series via streaming)

10. MSR Sekirei Part 2
(Hikaru and Kaze Hana trying to outdo each other for using the least fabric for their clothing)

11. Sylvanian Families Tsunagaru Chisana Heya
(At 200 yen, it surely will be a very small room)

12. Moyashimon Monera Magnet Vol. 3
(It can be hard dealing with bacteria not visible by the eyes...)

New items previewed on Shokugan Honpo:

1. Meiji's Omake Gaburi Chew Sweets Kieshi Gum
(For those with a sweet tooth)

I might be as surprised as the next figurine maniac that the 2008 summer edition of Wonder Festival was held just last Sunday, so early in the month of August as we all know it would usually be around the end of August or very least mid August for the biannual hobby summit was to be held at Tokyo Big Sight.

I supposed it could be the fact that with the 2008 Olympics beginning this Friday in Beijing,not that otaku care much about the top sporting event happening once every 4 years.
From Danny Choo, it seems like the event had been well shrunken in terms of exhibition hall space which I think the fact that the event was brought forward might had resulted in Tokyo Big Sight freezing the amount of space catered for it. La Tendo didn't participated this time round; neither did they attended it which was a blessing in disguise as the mad rush for the exclusives leading to overloading of an escalator resulting in an accident which led to some casualties. Surely brought a sour note to kick start a joyous event.

That didn't deterred fans and collectors to flock into the event which we can check out from some notable reports:

1. Danny Choo: He is still in the process of sorting out and categorizing his haul of pictures, not alot of information but plenty of nicely taken pictures.

2. Moeyo: Still in process of updating for the rest of this week, surely the most comprehensive including pictures on cosplayers and individual reviews.

3. Akiba Hobby: A neat site with great pictures with some detailed reviews though pales in comparison to Moeyo.

4. foo-bar-baz: Love the way he/she categorized the pictures to different manufacturers even sub brands from the Wonderful Hobby Life for You booth.

5. Xenohawk: Nicely break up his report into manufacturers and independant resin kit booth.

6. Ami Ami: Pictures are not as well taken but nevertheless a great effort by the online toy store.

7. Shokugan Honpo: Their report which usually concentrate on trading figures and candy toys is not yet out but the complete list of exclusives can be seen.

Seriously this must be the most disappointing Wonder Festival for me, more on that in a while.
I managed to pick a few highlights (which had not been previewed previously) that actually perked my attention (but doesn't mean I'm getting them):

1. Megahouse's Excellent Model One Piece POP Neo 6: Brooks & Lucchi

2. GSC's Nendroid Excelica & Unit Set

3. GSC's Nendroid Yoko from "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan"

4. Max Factory's figma Jonathan Joe Star from "Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure"

5. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Queen's Blade Vol. 2 (I think)

I sure miss the good old days when Wonder Festival gave me excitement with plenty of miniature magic such as Kaiyodo's various collaborations with the likes of Horico, Takara and Tomy and even K&M.
Don't even seen Kotobukiya's quality One Coin series in this event. Square Enix didn't bring their line of Play Arts to Trading Arts as seen in the recent San Diego Comic Convention...
Lastly Kaiyodo who is so devoted to Revoltech didn't even bother to come out exclusive of their mascots Wanda and Reset... I wonder would I attend the future Wonder Festival... You guys know I would...tee hee

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Tokimeki Dotcom's Real Figure: Maeda Taison ~Normal Ver.~ & ~Angry Ver.~ from "Rokudenashi Blues
(Do you feel the Japanese high school otoko tamashii?)

2. Medicom Toys' Real Action Heroes -422: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
(Why is Mr Bird's beak being bandaged?)

3. Medicom Toys' RAH -424: Batman ~The Dark Knight Suit~, -416 ~Batman Begins Suit~, -417 The Joker, Bearbrick No. 241: No. 000DK Batman Kubrick & Be@rbrick, Bearbrick No. 242: No. 000Joker Joker Kubrick & Be@rbrick, Hot Toy's Batman Dark Knight 1/4 Bust: Joker, Kotobukiya's ARTFX The Dark Knight Batman ~Original Suit Ver.~ & Bandai's Movie Realization Batman & Bat-pod
(Why so serious?)

4. Hot Toys' Movie Masterpiece 1/6 Ironman MKIII, Cosbaby Ironman & Kotobukiya: Movie Fine Art Bust: Ironman Statue
(Ever seen Ironman with bird-like skinny legs?)

5. Bandai's Pucchi Eva -Eva Gurashi- Vol. 5
(When did Ikari Gendo become a talk show host?)

6. Alter's 1/8 Signum from "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS"
(Best Nanoha series figurine to date?)

7. Alter's 1/8 Sei Tenshi Jibril Zero from "Makai Tenshi Jibril -episode 3-"
(Doesn't she looks like someone from "Jinkai Makyo"?)

8. FREE+ing's 1/4 Asakura Ryoko ~Bunny Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuustsu"
(Has FREE+ing reach their limit of bunny girls?)

9. Rashinban's Sendou Shoujo Spica-san 灼熱の太陽系防衛戦仕様 (red) & 疾風の夜間潜行BB仕様 (chrome)
(Some spawn of American Gladiator with Queen's Blade?)

10. Sega's Alisha from "Valkyria Chronicles"
(Wonder will I be able to complete Disgaea 3 before embarking on this game come November?)

11. Capcom/Max Factory's Fate/unlimited code SP Box with exclusive figma Saber Lily
(You think it's a good idea to mix the Fate/ franchise with 3D fighting genre?)

12. Takara-Tomy's Yatterman Doronjo in CG & Casshern in CG
(How do you feel if Casshern becomes a female?)

13. Pleasant Angels' 1/8 Angelica Rottshilt A Type (Blue Armor) & b Type (Purple Armor) from "俺の嫁計画 Vol.3 姫騎士アンジェリカ"
(Isn't it downright degrading to put such pristine race like elf into such situation?)

14. Bandai's HeroX Enjin Sentai Go-onger & Kamen Rider Kiva
(Do you always scribble the eyes of your comic characters?)

15. Plex's SL Purica Kamen Rider Machine Cult Rebuilt
(What a great way to honor the past Riders, don't you think so?)

16. Kaiyodo's Revoltech Hakuto no Ken Revolution No. 001: Kenshiro & No. 002: Bakuretsu! Sid dan
(The next Revoltech Revolution?)

17. Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts 2 Standing Arts: Sora
(Disney most charimatic hero ever?)

19th July2008: Yujin's SR Lineage II Ver. 1.5 & SR Valkyrie of the Battlefield

19th July2008: Bandai's One Piece Styling Treasure Gate ~Shin Sekai e no Tobira~