26th December 2007:
Had intended to compliment the below preview with another special from the NBC figure series but blatantly the
good people of Yujin decided not to rush it out before X'mas... that sure must have been a nightmare for them:
1. Nightmare Before X'mas Figure Collection Special Part 3 ~Fantastic X'mas Town~
25th December 2007:
Had a great time this X'mas with my chums, how about you?
Some haul to appease me this X'mas...
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24th December 2007: Square Enix's Final Fantasy IV Trading Arts Mini
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24th December 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 040: ARL-99 Helldiver & 041: Type-7 Brocken ~Normal Ver.~ from "Kidou Kesatsu Patlabor"
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24th December 2007: Bandai's Figure Meister: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuustu 2's Santarina Haruhi for the season with some loose
mascot figurines from Pucchi Eva DE 補完計画
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23rd December 2007:
Ok... Things hadn't being pretty jolly for me...But I will persevere
But one man's lament shouldn't affect another's happy holidays...so from Gashapon Rakuen, I wish you a...
By the way the words are made of millions fo Toranoana Palm Characters I had in my collection.
21st December 2007:
The disk space of my webpage account is way exceeded which got me crazy for the last few days, not gotta fully make use of my
Photobucket account...
Then this afternoon my router went cranky as well, seems to be having the signs for ages now, perhaps now for a new one soon..
Let's hope X'mas will make me feel a bit chirpier...
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Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:
1. GSC's Shuraki Trinity Box -05: 1/8 Rize
(Beside Needa who is designed by Yamashita Shunya, I infd it rather difficult to fancy the rest of this series)
2. Toranoana's 1/10 Amaha Masane ~発動態~ &
Tsuzuki Shiori ~発動態~ from "Witchblade"
(No aspect of this pair of figurines that is worth acquiring for)
3. Toys Planning's Snap P's 04: Saber ~Armor Ver.~ &
05: Saber ~Own Clothing~ from "Fate/stay night"
(So this series is just not limited to Nitroplus characters)
4. Max Factory's 1/8 Beck Champ from "Senko no Ronde"
(Based from a Xbox 360 arcade fighter/shooter game)
5. Volks' 1/6 Soryu Asuka Langley &
Ayanami Rei from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(I know, everyone is sick of seeing Rei & Asuka figurines but this polystone pair is pretty sweet, don't you think?)
6. Bandai's Petit Voice: MS Gundam 00
(Always felt the Petit Voice SD figurines look so much better than the other figurines Bandai produces)
7. Yanoman's Demon's Chronicle XII: Tenkai no Kundan Exercitus Caelestis
(Some of these entities don't look too celestial)
8. San-S' CuZoo!! Series: CuPuppy &
CuPets
(Wow...didn't know you can keep ferrets as pets...)
9. Kotobukiya's Star Wars Cross-Section 3D X Wing
(Trading figurines which can form a beautiful detailed miniature X Wing)
10. Re-ment's Pucchi Mode Collection: Boots & Bags Collection,
Disney Character Spoon Mascot &
Pucchi Sample Series: Original Food Display
(Realistic Food Display is surely a trait of Japan's restaurants)
11. Subarudou's Disney Popping Puzzle
(Disney characters make the best theme for jigsaw puzzles)
12. Subarudou's Pokemon DIsmond & Pearl Pokemon Car DP
(New idea for your Itasha)
13. Toys Works' Solid Works Collection DX: Little Busters!
(One of the worst Solid Works DX set I have came across)
14. Atelier Sai's Duel Maid+ New Weapons Limited Version
(The weapons look to be derived from a certain MS Gundam series)
15. Griffon Enterprise's 1/7 Kanu Unchou ~DVD Jacket LAST 日焼け跡版 Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(Pink this time huh...)
16. Wahuudo's 1/7 Yuzuhara Tomomi from "ToHeart2
(Yes the return of the ugly obvious seams)
17. Cospa's Resinya Portrait Collection: 1/6 Asakura Otome,
Asakura Yume,
Shirakawa Nanaka,
Asakura Otoyume &
Shirakwa Kotomi
(The Asakura sisters' names are focused on sound and dream)
18. Wave's 1/8 Kuza Kiriha from "Fortune Arterial"
(This game deemed for Jan 2008 release is gaining steam before it is even out)
19. Kaiyodo's Fraulein Revoltech 003: Soryu Asuka Langely
(Wow the ragdoll has been included!)
20. Alter's 1/8 Jordh from "Megachu!
(As my fellow collector mentioned that Jordh looks like some characters from Escalayer)
21. Alter's 1/8 Enma Ai from "Jigoku Shoujo"
(Those ruby-like eyes...)
22. Kaiyodo's Revoltech 044: Black Ox from "Tetsujin 28" &
Type-J9 Griffon with Aquaunit from "Kidou Kesatsu Patlabor"
(Black is surely the theme for Revoltech in Feburary)
Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:
1. Pepsi & Medicom Toys' Pepsi Nex X Fox Be@rbrick
(Comes with 500ml of Pepsi Nex, some are really plain like "Fight Club", "Titanic" & "The Omen")
2. Run'A's Lilo & Stitch Yura Yura Friends
(Previously we see the Winnie the Pooh version, basically all the figurines are made to have swing motion capability)
Items Previewed on Fumuo de Pon for the past week:
1. Tomytec's Bus Musume Bus Guide Uniform Collection Vol. 1
(How come I am not surprised they are resoting to this after the Tetsudou Musume series has ended.)
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16th December 2007:
There are 8 volumes of the Movic's CLAMP in 3D Land, here's the 1st half of the octet:
1. CLAMP in 3d Land Vol. 1
2. CLAMP in 3d Land Vol. 2
3. CLAMP in 3d Land Vol. 3
4. CLAMP in 3d Land Vol. 4
16th December 2007:
Today marks the end of the road for the original La Tendo at Sunshine Plaza....
Felt a bit of reluctance and even sadness to see it goes since it had been such a crucial part of
my social life for the past 3 years or so...
But I am sure the brand new one at Kallang Leisure Park will proves a more than capable replacement..
Here's to LT Sunshine Plaza!! You'll always be in our hearts!!
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15th December 2007: Kaiyodo's : Revoltech: Danboard from "Yotsuba&!" & Bandai's Gundam STANDart: XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero
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15th December 2007: Yujin's SR Lineage III, GSC's Nendriod Petit: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu #01 & Yujin's The Legend of Zelda ~The Phantom Hourglass~ Desktop Mascot
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15th December 2007:
7th December 2007:
I'm really vague about what is releasing this festive season but I do know I want the FFVII Potion with Trading Arts Mini badly at this juncture.
La Tendo Sunshine store will be closing down on the 16th this month and they had massive sales there as I am typing this, everything must go,
so go down get all PVC figurines at 50% of the original price or 4 sets of gashapons for a mere $50.. So go on down NOW!!
Alright enough of the rattling, here's this week's rant:
6th December 2007:
As promised, here's my review of the new La Tendo.
It's not detailed enough but you'll get the rough picture...
2nd December 2007:
It's been 3 weeks in the making but nevertheless I toiled through the nights and some days to complete my
travelogue of my recent Japan trip, aptly named "Colors of Autumn".
Hope after reading through my write out, you will feel motivated to go in Japan for the mission of "紅葉狩り" in the coming year...
Made my first purchase at the brand new La Tendo which as mentioned has officially opened yesterday and looking bigger and better...will do a write up of it very soon.
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2nd December 2007: Bandai's One Piece Styling ~Grand Holidays~, Square Enix's Final Fantasy Trading Arts Mini Vol. 1 & Kaiyodo's
Revoltech 038: Super Valkyrie VF-1A
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1st December 2007:
It's 4 in the morning and just finished helping
La Tendo with their set-up for their new stall at Kallang Leisure Park...
Later is the official opening, do dropby if you have the time...I will take some nice pictures of this new store and you will
know why I am harping over it....
23rd November 2007:
Another long list of new items on preview, and surprisingly this week's rant include 3 complete figures that perk my interest, guess which ones:
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Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past weeks:
1. Kaiyodo's Hakuto no Ken 200X Kenshiro & Dark King
(Somehow it reminds me of Bravestarr & Thirty/thirty)
2. Kotobukiya's 1/10 Akira ~Military Unifrom Ver.~ &
Shiki ~MIlitary Uniform Ver.~ from "Togainu no Chi"
(Can't believe the military uniform versions are much more stunning than the original ones)
3. Bandai's Saint Saiya Myhtical Clothing Appendix: Leo Aiola &
Aries Mu
(This pair are pleasing to the eyes, should have the rest of the Golden Saints eventually)
4. Medicom Entertainment's 超像 Art Collection Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure: Jonathon Joestar ~Special Color Ver.~
(I should buy this for my colleague...he's GAY!)
5. Toy's Planning's Snap P's Lamento ~Beyond the Void~ Konoe
(I really wonder how does this Snap-P thing works...)
6. Jun Planning's Death Note Ryuk Big Size Soft Vinyl Collection
(That pose is so typical of Ryuk in the manga...)
7. GSC's figma Nagato Yuki ~School Uniform Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(This series will rival that of Revoltech Fraulein series...more to come includes Kanu and Nanoha)
8. Alter's 1/8 Kanu Unchou from "Ikkitousen Dragin Destiny"
(Danny Choo mentioned that this is the most stunning Kanu figure ever, no disagreement there)
9. Alter's 1/8 Reinforce II from "Mahou Shoujo Lryical Nanoha StrikerS"
(What a name she has....)
10. Bandai's Neon Genesis Evangelion Portraits Vol. 4
(Misato beats Rei & Asuka for me anyday, especially that red number she is wearing)
11. Atelier Sai's 1/10 Mahou Senshi Sweet Nice ~Sweet Version Miyazawa Limited Color Ver.~
(Sailormoon anyone?)
12. Cospa's Resinya! 1/7 Kawashima Ami from "Toradora!
(Looking at Ami, reminds me of 186554345623 other anime girls with this prototype)
13. Yujin's Mizunashi Akari Doll from "ARIA"
(I wonder if Sacho constitutes a bit of that alarming high price)
14. Volks' KatsutamaP: Feena Fam Earthlight &
Estel Freesia from "Yoake Mae yuri Ruri iro na"
(Somehow Estel, a mysterious girl in the PS2 game proves to be much more popular than many supporting characters in the series)
15. Movic's 1/8 Teana Lanster "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikeS"
(A Mahou Shoujo with lesser coverage as compared to the more popular ones)
16. New Line's 1/6 Komaki Manaka ~Changing Ver.~ from "ToHeart2 X-Rated" &
Kotobukiya's 1/8 Komaki Ikuno from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays"
(While the elder Komaki sister was caught changing, her younger sibling was struggling with her chronic illness)
17. Piccoro's 1/8 Eve ~Ending Ver.~ from "Black Cat"
(Piccoro always seem ambitious with the sculpt but it will warped over time badly)
18. Solid Theater's 1/8 Alter Saber from "Fate/stay night"
(I find this possessed Saber something different from the usual Saber we had seen...I like)
19. Solid Theater's 1/6 OS Idol Win-chan ~Normal Ver.~ &
~Miyazawa Limited Ver.~
(Mi-ne sensei's might get a service pack 3 for free for his works here)
20. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Kusaragi Misato from "Evangelion Theater Ver."
(A nice Misato figure but still pales in comparison to a polystone statute from New Line which my friend, Chan has)
21. Pink Company's Baccbed-sama ga Miteru deka Beako
(I see many eyes...)
22. Pink Company's Chibi Ginjyo SD Figure
(The lanterns on her hair must be for business solicitation purpose)
23. Bandai's HD-S Kamen Rider Denoh Vol. 2
(Momotaro looks like he is into Saturday night fever)
24. Yujin's TFC Shooting Game Historical Special
(Wow that's what our classic shooting game planes look like in 3D)
25. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Kyoto ni Koi Shiteru (In Love with Kyoto)
(Brings me back to my short Kyoto escapade 2 weeks back)
26. Re-ment's Disney Character Cookie Mascot
(So can we eat these cookies?)
27. CM's Rally Car Collection SS.16 Ford,
SS.17 Mitsubishi &
Extra: Colin McRae Memorial 2
(I forsee SS.18 Proton(M'sia car) & SS.19 Cherry(China Car))
28. Tomytec's The Bus Collection Vol. 11
(I have heard of Densha Otaku, but never really heard of a Bus Otaku)
29. CM's Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor Collection Figure Vol. 2
(I think I only seen loose pieces of Vol.1 in my recent trip in Japan, issit that popular? Or it is so bad they reduced production?)
30. Douyusha's Karu Car Collection Vol. 1 Daihatsu
(Think my above-mentioned gay colleague has a Daihatsu Tanto)
31. Media Factory's BECK Guitar Collection 4th Edition
(I wonder if they may do one for custom guitars of famous J rock bands)
32. Yujin's Uchi no Okutsuri (Drugs of the House) Mascot Strap
(In local context, we shall have Vicks, Panadol, Dettol & Handyplast)
33. Plex's 1/6 SL Burika Rider Belt Tribute Vol. 2
(Now can anypne give me the correct IDs of the Riders who's belts are shown here?)
34. Kaiyodo's Revoltech Ingram 1 from "Patlabor Movie" &
Tetsujin 28 &
Ingram 2 ~Friend Shop Limited~ from "Patlabor Movie"
(I am contemplating whether to get these Ingrams which most probably are slight repaints from the original)
Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:
1. Bandai's Pucchi Eva DE 補完計画
(I want Pen Pen!!)
2. Bandai's Dinosaur King Vignette 3
(I want Teirano!!)
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16th November 2007:
I've only been gone for a week, I was expecting an avalanche of previews of new figurines to be released in the next few months,
but the amount for this rant was surely overwhelming...check it out:
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Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past 2 weeks:
1. GSC's 1/7 Bridget from "Guilty Gear Isuka"
(Bridget is actually a boy!)
2. Movic's 1/10 Lead Character &
Akihiki Sanada from "Persona 3"
(Sanada's interchangable arms are seamless in its transition)
3. Organic's Busou Renkin Figure Collection: Muto Kazuki,
Tsumura Takiko &
Papillon
(The manga & anime series are not as popular as Watsuki sensei's previous works, Rurouni Kenshin)
4. Fewture Models' Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar Hammy Soft Vinyl Figure,
Deluxe Vignette Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar 01: 音の洪水！！,
02: 流浪のロボ &
03: 素敵なお兄さん…
(I always lobby for vignette figurine and these surely perk my interests as well)
5. Megahouse's Picture Studio Code Geass: Zero &
Karen;
Picture Studio SEED Club: Kira &
Cagali
(Not surprise the demographic of this series lies in the fan girls region)
6. Glam's CROWS & WORST Bone in the TFOA OOPARTS Double Heads Set
(Wonder what happened to the left eyeball of the duo)
7. Megahouse's Excellent Model One Piece NEO EX: Tony Tony Chopper
(This is a snub to those who think Chopper could never release as a Excellent Model on his own)
8. RAWS' Real Artworks Seroes: Devil May Cry 3 3D Poster Art
(Now this is a cool-looking Dante...Check this out Kotobukiya)
9. GSC/ Wanibooks' 1/7 Kanu Uchou ~Cerberus Project BlackXWhite Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(Kanu looks so demure here...)
10. Max Factory's 1/8 Feena Fam Earthlight from "Yoake mae yori Ruri Iro na""
(Feena has always been a big hit in Singapore, I am sure this swimsuit version will be much sought after as well)
11. Yujin's SRDX SP: Celica Lucraft from "ZOIDS" Mousou Senki
(I know it's hot and humid piloting a ZOIDS but this is way too much)
12. Pink Company's 赤提灯
(A drunk, bootleh Rozen Maiden who doesn't like wearing pants...gotta get this)
13. Musashiya's 1/5 Hoshino Ruri 16 Sai (Maid V) from "Kidou Senkan Nadesico"
(This high-priced polystone statue series actually have the audacity to produce a 5th edition of the maid version of Ruri)
14. Chrono∞Gate's Non-scale Luxury Ver. Hime &
Kamura Reiri from "Princess Resurrection"
(Love the side props more than the characters themselves)
15. Toy's Planning's Unisonshift Collection
(Didn't know Itounoichi is a pink blob like creature)
16. Max Factory's 1/8 Luca from "Ar Tonelico 2"
(I am sure Chroche should be next in line to be produced)
17. GSC's 1/8 Rider ~妄想・慎ましきメイド編~ from "Fate/hollow atarxia"
(Rider adopts the "megane" maid character but she is not one to obey meekly to her master)
18. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Queen's Blade Collection Vol. 1
(This high-quality busts from Medicos surely worth the 1260 yen price-tag for each)
19. Atelier Sai's 1/8 Kaze no Stigma Vol. 2: Lapis
(It's a stigma to carry such a big crystal sword for a girl like Lapis)
20. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Shana ~China Bikini 宮沢模型流通限定版~ from "Shakugan no Shana II"
(So Shana has traded Melon-pan for banana float)
21. Yamato's SIF EX: Kinoshita Rumi ~Devil Type~ from "Pia☆Carrot e Yokoso G.O."
(The Pia Carrot family restaurant surely is the fore-front of maid cafe)
22. Toy's Planning's Fate/hollow ataraxia Figure Collection Vol. 1
(The Fate gang having some fun in the sun, even Gilgamesh...)
23. Toy's Planning's Miyamura Miyako from "ef-a fairy tale of the two"
(With the release of the anime series, Toy=pla jump the gun to produce this figurine...quality not guaranteed though)
24. Eyes Project's 1/8 Ayanami Rei ~Swimsuit Ver. 2 White~ &
~Black~ from "Neo Genesis Evangelion"
(I never could define the color of Rei's hair, issit greyish blue like this or just sky blue?)
25. Movic's 1/8 Corticarte Apa Lagranges from "Shinkyouku Sokai Polyphonica"
(This Corticarte surely gives a different aspect as compared to the GSC one)
26. Happinet/ Alter's 1/8 Alice in Wonderland from "POP Wonderland"
(Fancy Alter to do a larger scale Alice from POP Wonderland... the subtle paintjob really suits my style)
27. Clayz's 1/6 Escalayer from "Beat Angel Escalayer"
(It's been a while for me to see Miyakawa sensei in action)
28. Megahouse's Puni Kore ARIA the Origination: Akari &
Alice
(I wonder if Megahouse would produce a similar size gondola to house these dolls)
29. Lilics' 1/7 Kyodou Senna &
Shion from "Daibancho -Big Bang Age-"
(Shion seems like a very common name in the otaku world)
30. Movic's Evangelion New Movie Ver.:序 Voodoo Doll
(These fashionale voodoo dolls are starting to invade otaku-dom)
31. Musashiya's 1/6 Bondage Mizuho from "Onegai☆Teacher"
(No... Don't ruin my beloved Mizuho with the awful bondage festish)
32. Wahuudo's 1/7 Kousaka Rin from "ToHeart2"
(It's so blatant you can remove her clothings... Wahuudo should really do a better job to cover the visible seams)
33. Wahuudo's 1/7 Pleinair with Shark from "TG shi Plenair de Ikkou!"
(Who prefer this over the Griffon ver.. please raise your hand)
34. C-Works' 1/6 Saeki Kaori ~Ami Ami Limited Red Color Ver.~ from "Black Bible"
(Ok, we can't really blame Wahuudo with the poor cover-up of visible seams...apparently C-Works is guilty of it too)
35. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Mahou no Otetsuisan Magical Amber from "Tsukihime"
(The first time I have seen a witch using syringes as weapons)
36. BAndai's Kinnikuman Figure Collection ~7 Devil Supermen~
(With the exception of the toy robot of Meat & Spring-man the rest are too nice to resist)
37. Bandai's One Piece Collection Grand Pirates
(Poised to be the best OP Collection set ever...)
38. Bandai's Gintama Kigurumi Mascot ~Kisekaete kudasai~
(Everyone disguises as everyone else..)
39. Bandai's HDM Ultra Super Weapon ~Monster Attack Team~
(If such weapons proved useful against the kaiju, why do we need Ultraman?)
40. Bandai's MS Gundam 00 Portraits
(The first of many 00 Portraits to come)
41. Bandai's Sakai Yuuji Concept Works 「構！」
(The concept works look very close to the real deal for sure)
42. Yujin's Toshi Yoroizuka Sweets Figure
(Supposedly from a celebrated pastry make in Japan...)
43. Bandai's Figure Meister: Inounoichi Collection RED
(Should be more like a Shakugan no Shana Figure Meister set)
44. Megahouse's Dragonball Capsule Neo ~激闘・Ｚ戦士総集編~
(Yet another chance to cherry-pick from previous series to milk more money from DB collectors)
45. Movic's Sengoku BASARA 2 BASARA Mikuji ~Charameito~
(Seriously anyone wouldn't be faulted that this is produced by Megahouse)
46. Zakka's Self-Defense Forces Regulative Equipment Collection
(Once again good publicity for the self-defense force)
47. Free+ing's Lucky☆Star Figure Collection Vol. 2
(Wow the sequel is hot on the heels of the 1st volume)
Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:
1. Meister Japan's Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Character Museum
(Diao Chan certain possess the quality to mesmerize any man)
2. Re-ment's Mirakuru! Mimika Kitchen
(Based on a popular NHK anime of the same name.)
3. Epoch's Sylvanian Kitchen Collection: The Water-wheeled Bakery in the Forest
(Anyone fancy a bynnu-shaped waffle?)
4. Takara-Tomy's TMW Midnighht Eagle
(Based on an upcoming movie starring Ozawa Takao, Tamaki Hiroshi & Takeuchi Yuko)
5. Bandai's Ultra Kaiju Theater IV
(Wow sepia color surely brings out a nostalgic mood)
6. F Toys' Nightmare Before X'mas Yura Tura Ornament
(I'll get a X'mas tree just to hang these ornaments!)
Bandai & Yujin Gashpons For February 2008 previewed on Fumuo de Pon:
1. Moving Rubber Dokodemo Mascot
(~~I~~~~Can give you Gatsby~~~)
2. Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar Collection Figure Vol. 1
(They surely are pushing this relative unknown Shounen Jump title into limelight)
3. SR Archaic Sealed Heat
(The only NDS game with gorgeous graphic!)
4. SR Quiz Magic Academy Part 2.5
(Hmm...I'm wondering who the secret character is)
5. Bakuretsu Tenshi Figure Collection
(Why SWIMSUIT?!)
6. Yodel's Akogare Onesan
(I'm actually quite sick of seeing girls in uniforms..)
6. SD Gundam Full Color Custom Part 15
(Not surprisingly featuring MS from Gundam 00)
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12th November 2007:
TADAIMA!!! I'm back from yet another fulfilling Japan trip with my beloved wife and my younger sibling
and her beau...
With visits to the likes of Den Den Town in Osaka as well as Akihabara Electric Town & Nakano Broadway Sun Mall, there are bound to
have a haul to be reckoned with.
Not too much this time round as I tried to not compound more misery on my space constraint issue but still it's still quite a haul especially
the last one which I didn't get from Japan, but a pre-order locally.
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8th November 2007: Alter's Wonder Festival Summer 2007 Exclusive Saber & Irisviel from "Fate/zero" & Pussy Cat's Komike 69 Exclusive
Prism Ark Fix Figuration with Priecia Figure
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8th November 2007: Kaiyodo's Kaiyodo Maniac with Exclusive Vignette-chan Secret & Cave's PS2 "Mushihime sama" game exclusive Young Reko-hime Figure
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4th & 2nd November 2007: Banpresto's Dragonball Historical Figure & Takara-Tomy's Ghibli ga Ippai Tomica Limited Collection: Auto Tricycle from "Tonari no Totoro"
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4th & 9th November 2007: Yujin's SR Zelda & the Twilight Princess, Bandai's Girls in Uniform Kamen Rider Ver. & Toranoana's Palm Characters: Makai Seki Disgaea Vol. 2
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10th & 8th November 2007: Bandai's Torikore! Gainax DX Loose & K&M's Fate/stay night Bust Collection Loose
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11th November 2007: President Japan's 1/8 Abel Nightroad from "Trinity Blood" (Check out the size of the box!!)
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1st November 2007:
My last post before returning from Japan, hope that I have a good haul once again...
Den den Town, Akihabara, Nakano Broadway here I come!!
28th October 2007:
I always love medieval stories of knights going on quest, slaying monsters, saving princesses, having various companions
of different classes joining the party, here are 4 sets based on games/anime series/movie which I have never played/watched, but
my passion for these weapons-bearing characters is overbearing:
1. Brave Story Brave Strap
2. Marchen Awaken Romance Konami Collection Figure
3. Valkyrie Profile Trading Arts
4. One Coin Grande Figure Series: Tales of the Abyss
26th October 2007:
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Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:
1. Kaiyodo's Revoltech No. 040: Helldiver,
Brocken ~Normal Ver.~ &
Brocken ~Early OVA Friend Shop Exclusive Ver.~
(Military Labors from Patlabor to compliment those released earlier, wonder if I have the chance to get the exclusive Brocken)
2. Bandai's Saint Seiya Mythical Clothing Appendix: Pegasus Seiya ~Own Clothing Ver.~ &
Dragon Shiryu ~Own Clothing Ver.~
(Yes continue to milk from this series...I am sure many avid collectors would still be sucker enough to get these)
3. Hot Toys' Movie Masterpiece: 1/6 Ex Machina- Dunan Knute &
Ex Machina- Briareos Hecatonchires from "Appleseed"
(Shirow Masamune fans will love these pair)
4. Hot Toys' Video Game Masterpieces: 1/6 Leon S. Kennedy,
Leon ~R.P.D. Ver.~,
Ganado Chainsaw,
Jack Krauser &
Jack ~Post Transformation Exclusive~
(Hot Toys really did a good job on the Biohazard characters, to give Neca a run of their money)
5. Medicom Toy's RAH -365 Rei from "Hakuto no Ken"
(Wow it's unimaginable for Medicom to take on the Hakuto no Ken series but they did it)
6. Medicom Toy's Styliture Collection -55 Lupin the 3rd ~Pilot Film Ver.~
(Check out the hair on the back of Lupin's hands!)
7. Medicom Toy's Kubrick -232 Sex Pistols (Set B)
(Their rock culture lives on...30 years and counting)
8. Medicom Toy's Vinyl Collectible Doll -110 Ninja Hattori-kun &
Kaibutsu-kun ~Old Comic Ver.~
(Fujiko Fujio fans rejoice!!)
9. Medicom Toy's RAH -293 Mick Jagger &
RAH -294 Keith Richards
(Can't recognised these old farts without their wrinkled faces)
10. Kaiyodo's Hakuto no Ken 1/6 Bust: Conqueror of the Century's End Raoh &
北斗神拳伝承者 Kenshiro
(Stunning bust at affordable prices...time to invest on some paperweights)
11. A Zone's Hybrid Action Figure No. 26: 1/6 Takamichi Nanoha from "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS"
(Bleach, Rozen Maiden amd now it's time for Nanoha)
12. Megahouse's Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade P-5: 1/8 Weponary Store Katorea
(Perhaps her overbearing assets are weapons as well...)
13. Yjuin's SRDXD: Shakugan no Shana
(Yujin's venture into articulated action figure is a really ugly Shana)
14. GSC's 1/8 Cecubus from "Mabinogi"
(From a Korean online RPG which based on Celtic folklore)
15. GSC's 1/8 Basuteru Ink Pop-up Vignette from "Moe-tan"
(It surely looks like a pop-up book...well done GSC)
16. Wave's Neon Genesis Evangelion 使徒XX nano! Zeruelxx nano!,
Tabrisxx nano! &
Leilelxx nano!
(Next WAVE of Angel nano!...pardon my pun)
17. Chara-ani's 1/8 Kitamura Kiriko ~Pink Ver.~ from "Maid o Narae! ~中林校長の野望~"
(From the title it seems like the principal by the name of Nakabayashi seems like a seedy person)
18. Toys Works' Solid Works Collection DX: Makai Senki Disgaea
(They always seem to lag other companies in trading figure...first ARIA from Yujin, Haruhi from Bandai and now Disgaea from Kotobukiya)
19. GSC's Nendroid: Tsuruya-san from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(Tusruya-san is also featured in the Nendriod Pucchi series, so I will bound to have her in my collection as well)
20. Surfers Paradise Altimy's 川壁桃花 Silicon 60 cm doll from "桃華月憚"
(Silicon doll..now that's something new)
21. Bandai's S.I.C. Takumi Vol. 9
(The Rider V1's proportion looks a bit out)
22. Bofford Japan's Sengoku Diorama Trunk 武 History 長篠の戦い
(Bofford's solve your issue to display your miniatures...you can even bring it along anywhere you go...CHECK OUT THAT PRICE!)
23. Konami's Konami Figure Collection Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagaan
(The anime is a sleepr hit, I am sure this set will be a sleeper hit as well)
24. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Small Bright Lamp & Chest ~White Ver.,
~Red Ver.~,
ご褒美 Cake,
Bread & Butter &
Pucchi Fridge Tappuri-san Bronze
(Another pucchi galore from Re-ment for December...hmm..how I wish I can have those strawberry cakes for X'mas)
Items Previewed on Fumuo de Pon for the past week:
1. Beat Road's それゆけ！女性自衛官 Vol.3 航空自衛隊編
(Wonder the ladies in my country's air force look as gorgeous)
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20th October 2007:
Last Monday was my 1st year wedding anniversary, but for the marriage of Oda Eiichro & One Piece, it had been ten years running and
still going strong, so here's a tribute to my favorite manga of all time...er...shouldn't it be Dragonball..or Captain Tsubasa...nevermind:
1. One Piece Styling Part 3
2. One Piece Gekijyou Iron no Time
3. One Piece Collection EX: Yuke Yuke Bokurano Chopperman
4. One Piece Collection ~Kaizokudan Heroes~
5. One Piece Collection ~Luffy's Family~
6. One Piece Locations ~from Wii Unlimited Adventure~
The Revoltechs are coming pretty much on time...which is pretty rare for Japanese figurines and toys...perhaps everyone else have
to look up to Kaiyodo/Organic for punctuality in release date
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20th October 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 036: Theater Ver. Strike Valkyrie VF-1S & 037: Shin Getter 1
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19th October 2007:
14th October 2007:
Another massive haul for this week with some sweet stuff I got from an assortment of retailers for the first time in a while...
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13th October 2007: GSC's Nendroid 17: L & 18: Amane Misa from "Death Note"
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13th October 2007: Re-ment's Pucchi Doubutsu Series: Oideyo! Panda Gumi
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13th October 2007: Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Vol. 4
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12th October 2007:
10th October 2007:
Meet some characters you might stumble upon in Jump Ultimate Stars:
1. Naruto Ultimate Collection Part 2
2. 魁!! 男塾闘士烈伝
7th October 2007:
One Coin Megami Teisei Vol. 6 has left me high & dry for a few months now after its predecessor Vol. 3 & 5
too made the waiting game a bit unbearable as well...
But now it is finally here, I am just glad I can close the chapter finally...or can I? Kotobukiya may spring a surprise Vol. 7
anytime soon...
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6th October 2007: Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Figure Collection: Megami Teisei -Akuma Shoukan Roku Vol 6
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6th October 2007: Yujin's SR Elemental Monster
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6th October 2007: System Service's POP Wonderland Vol. 2: Red Riding Hood
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5th October 2007:
2nd October 2007:
After months of procrastination, I'm back in business..BABY!
It's an all-book figure special this time round :
1. Genshiken Puru Puru Figure 01: Ohno Kanako
2. Net-run-Mon Trading Figure
3. ながされて藍蘭島 Vol. 10 with exclusive Mei Mei figurine
29th September 2007:
Yotsuba is out! Go Grab HER!!
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29th September 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 034: Super Valkyrie VF-1J from "Macross" & Yotsuba Revoltech from "Yotsuba&!"
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29th September 2007: Kotobukiya's One Coin Figure Series: Lamento ~Beyond the Void~
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28th September 2007:
A month of silence from yours truly but it has been a rather hectic month with Japanese friends' visits, birthdays to attend to and
catching up with old friends...
Been wanting to do some reviews, but PROCRASTINATION is a always there obstructing me...
Will be returning my 2nd homeland in early November, so let's hope I do something before that...
21st September 2007:
