24th December 2007: Square Enix's Final Fantasy IV Trading Arts Mini

24th December 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 040: ARL-99 Helldiver & 041: Type-7 Brocken ~Normal Ver.~ from "Kidou Kesatsu Patlabor"

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

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.)

15th December 2007: Kaiyodo's : Revoltech: Danboard from "Yotsuba&!" & Bandai's Gundam STANDart: XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero

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

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Movic's Evangelion New Theaterical Version Progressive Knife Replica
(Lucky it's a replica, if it's a real blade guess who will pay you a visit...)

2. Organic's CROWSXWORST Black List of The Next Bouya Harumichi Ver. S.W.R.
(They totally tarnish the art of Chinese calligraphy)

3. Bandai's One Piece Dekkai: Tony Tony Chopper
(Wonder will they release a life size Usopp next? I think not...)

4. GSC's 1/8 Kuonji Shinra from "Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de"
(This is from a popular adult-theme adventure game)

5. Atelier Sai's 1/10 Miu-chan ~Cobalt-colored Swimsuit~, ~White Colored Swimsuit~ & 素体-chan ~Naked Ver.~ Action Figure
(Seriously only Kaiyodo is the only legitimately-excellent maker of articulated figurines)

6. Shueisha's 1/8 Aono Tsukune from "Rosario + Vampire"
(Based on a Monthly Shounen Jump manga series that will be made into anime series in 2008)

7. Piccoro's Bijin CAST: 1/8 Kannagi Ayano from "Kaze no Stigma" & 1/8 Kirara from "Samurai 7"
(Heroines from this 2 popular Gonzo anime series finally see the light of day as figurines)

8. Happinet's 3D Design Figure Ichigo Mashimaro Big Sofbi: Anna Coppola ~Cream Color Ver.~ & ~White Color Ver.~
(Sweet Anna...a target of many "Moe"-crazy fanatics including Nobue)

9. Movic's 1/8 Ayanami Rei from "Evangelion New Theatrical Ver."
(The sculptors will never get sick of Rei in plugsuit)

10. New Line's 1/6 Kosaka Tamaki ~Private Ver. Normal~ & ~Private Ver. Irisawa~ from "ToHeart2 X-RATED"
(Can't help but be impressed with the lingerie Tamaki is donning here)

11. Taki Corporation's 1/6 Narusawa Rui from "Doukyusei2"
(Rui is all ready to join Fujii Fumiya & The Checkers)

12. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Uesugi Kenshin from "Sengoku Rance"
(An 18-years long eroge game series with a warring Japan touch)

13. Toy's Planning's Fate/hollow ataraxia Figure collection Vol. 2
(Toy-pla was quick to follow up with a sequel before the Vol. 1 has actually being released. Really like the male characters...)

14. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Kuruha from "Shining Wind"
(Those who had missed out on the one from Max Factory could get your hand on this...)

15. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Ichinose Kotomi from "CLANNAD"
(Perhaps the first girl figurine with a violin...)

16. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Komaki Manaka ~Maid Ver.~ from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays"
(The hair accessory really holds the hair in place, my missus can verify it's usage)

17. Kotobukiya's DOAX2 Venus on the beach! Series: 1/6 Tina
(~Under the Sea...Under the Sea...Just Tina in her see-thru. white number and me~~)

18. Organic's Dream King ~Catch Your Dream of Street ~ Vol. 1
(Surely some connection with the "Gang King" set released a while back...)

19. Morizo's Monster Hunter Poogie Collection
(If you have being an avid MH fan, you should know the presence of our pig friend)

20. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Saint Seiya: Mythical Armor Collection Vol. 1
(I am sure SS fans had been awaiting the day the Saints' Mythical Armor can get a lavish miniature trading figure series like this)

21. Tokimeki Dotcom's K-1 Dynamite!! Figure Collection
(Even as miniatures these fighters are not to be trifled with)

22. Plex's Anime Heroes: Dr . Slump Arale-chan
(The selection of characters for this Anime Heroes series is wonderful again..and there are plentiful of colorful characters from Dr Slump to be made)

23. Douyuusha's Modern Plane Collection Vol. 8 ~"World's Strongest Heli" AH-6D Apache Longbow
(After so many years of waiting, we have finally gotten our Apaches..oops wasn't supposed to leak that out)

24. Square Enix's Final Fantasy Trading Arts Mini Vol. 2
(2 more from the FFXII alumni, at this rate the characters from that series will be exhausted by Vol. 4)

25. Orchid Seed's 1/8 シェリスエルネス・ザーバッハ from "魔が堕ちる夜 "
(Comes with an assortment of weapons, and seriously it's not for usage in battle, if you know what I mean)

26. Cospa's Resinya!: 1/7 Aisawa Taiga from "Toradora!"
(Meanwhile Taiga's bokken is used mainly to fend off unwanted advances)

27. Organic's Hey! Riki Blacklust Sppin-off Gaiden Collection No. 1: Saotome Riki
(Hey Riki...You're so fine...youblow my mind....literally)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Takara-Tomy's Deunan from "Appleseed Ex Machina"
(The film involves famed Hong Kong director John Woo, so perhaps we can pose Duenan in some "Hardboiled" action)

2. Organic's tezuka moderno labo. Black Jack & Hi no Tori
(The Bird of Fire should never shows her awful looking limbs)

3. GSC's Nendroid Pucchi Lucky☆Star Stage 1
(Feel the Seifuku fever!)

4. Funko's Wacky Wobbler: betty Boop ~French Maid Betty~
(French maid has been such a fantasy back in Betty Boop era)

5. Piccoro's 1/8 Eve ~Ending Ver. Ami Ami Exclusive Clear Black version~ from "Black Cat"
(I prefer this black version as compared to the original white one)

6. Amie Gran's 1/6 Dress Asuka from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Felt the excessive lighting here is taking some shine off this polystone figurine)

7. Miyabiya's 1/8 Imari Kurumi from "Bible Black"
(Compared to the pervertic extremities in the series, I feel this is considered mild)

8. Atelier Sai's 1/8 Hinomoto Hikari ~Hibiki High School Winter Uniform~ from "Tokimeki Memorial 2"
(I wouldn't wanna date a girl with eyes like that...not even in a game)

9. Bandai's Girls in Uniform Vol. 4
(Anyone care to list the series these characters are from here?)

10. Alpha-Omega's Excellent Model CORE: 1/8 甲魔忍軍頭領 Shizuka from "Queen's Blade EX"
(I wanna enrol into her ninja clan!!)

11. Megahouse's Action Figure Collection +: Kalen Stadtfeld from "Code Geass"
(Kallen's attire is quite nicely made in fabrics but it emphasize too much on her chest)

12. CM's Potemayo 1/1 Soft Vinyl Figure
(Next up Chobits' Sumomo 1/1 Soft Vinyl Figure...)

13. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Nao ~Normal Ver.~ & ~Miyazawa Model Exclusive~ from "Mabinkoi"
(Either colors of her robe, you basically can strip them off...)

14. Megahouse's Cosmo Fleet Collection: Galaxy Battleship Yamato ~Full Chapter~
(I wonder if they would consider doing a pirate ships series in this fashion for One Piece)

15. Megahouse's Princess Style
(I believe some princes might like this style of furnishing as well...not just for the princesses)

16. Megahouse's Ultimate Braves Robot Legends ~Sunrise Ver.~
(Back to the good old days of SD Super Robots days)

17. Megahouse's Doubutsu Tencho Series: Kokuma Kitchen ~New Color~
(I fancy a bear-shaped pan cakes...well pan cakes of any other form will be fine as well)

18. Megahouse's One Piece Fortune Strawhat Priates, Gather!
(What no Thousand Sunny?!)

19. Megahouse's Mini Kore Series: おはなし百菓
(It's hard not to compare with the Pucchi Kyoto set from Re-ment which is releasing around the same time)

20. Megahouse's Monsieur Artworks Collection Dai Kaiju Battle EX Edition Vol. 2 & Artworks Monsters: Gomora
(I recognise a few pieces from the Vol. 2 of the Dai Kaiju Battle from previous series, a cheap way to rip off collectors...)

Yujin Gashpons For March 2008 previewed on Fumuo de Pon:

1. SR Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS Part 1
(While the lead, Nanoha looks very plain here, Subaru on rollerblades kicks ass)

2. Yattaman Figure Keychain
(Classic Tatsunoko Timeslip series will a modern twist)

3. Moyashimon Buku Buku Shell
(This anime series about virus and bacteria are gaining a lot of popularity)

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

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Bandai's Saint Seiya Mythical Cloth: Sea Horse Baian
(The 2nd of the Mariner Generals of the 7 Seas being released after Sea Dragon)

2. Medicom Toys' RAH -368 Hanaki Gurico & -369 Kwachi Tesshou from "CrowsXWorst"
(Surely Medicom RAH series will do justice for these WORST characters)

3. Medicom Toys' RAH -370 Wingman Ver. 2.0 DX Type
(Meanwhile Wingman is one character which doesn't need any justice done)

4. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collectible Doll -111 Ears Included Doraemon & -112 Crown Mickey
(A couple of vinyl dolls that really worth a second look..especially the retro Mickey with the oversized crown)

5. Organic's Hellsing Figure Collection -見敵必殺- vol.1 "Awaiting" & "Blood & Bats"
(The size is just right up my alley, now see if the overall quality is up to standard as well)

6. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Tsuzuki Shiori from "Witchblade"
(This deranged cloneblade surely has great assets)

7. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Ryoufu Housen ~Ama Loli Ver.~ シンポ流通 Limited from "Ikkitousen"
(This pink version makes Ryoufu looks like a ballerina)

8. Kaiyodo's Fraulein Revoltech 002: Tohsaka Rin from "Fate/stay night"
(The stand seems to hold Rin well in place)

9. Wave's 1/8 Sendo Erika from "Fortune Arterial"
(From a upcoming adult visual novel from August who brought us "Hani Hani Operation Sanctuary")

10. Wave's 1/10 Suzumiya Haruhi from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(You can change the armband from the SOS Dan-cho to famous detective!)

11. Wave's Dark Keroro & Natsuka Original Ver. ~Premium Limited Jacket~ from "Keroro Gunsou"
(It's been a long while since we see anything from our favorite alien frogs...)

12. First Class' Yuriya 100-shi Lightning Figure
(Lightning base 1st class...figurine definitely not 1st class)

13. Bandai's Metamo Figure Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu: Tsuruya-san ~Neko Ver.~
(We just have a different breed of tiger at different temperature)

14. Pink Company's Kodomo no Jikan Kokonoe Rin Waterball & Tohou Mascot Keychain Vol. 2 妖夢 & Alice Set
(This Pink Company had been pretty active with coming products recently, but just not appealing enough for the critical eyes these days)

15. Toys Works' 1/8 Takasu Ayako ~White Swimsuit Ver.~, ~Black Swimsuit Ver.~, Emelenzia Beatrix Rudiger ~Black Swimsuit Ver.~ & ~White Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o!"
(Wow the little girl's name is a mouthful...)

16. Taki Koubou's 1/5 Shiranui Mai ~Black Ver.~ from "The King of Fighters"
(The black & gold looks better on this otherwise badly posed figure)

17. Aoshima's 1/7 Masterpiece of Yamashita Shunya Funny Knights No. 2 Petra & ~Milestone Exclusive~
(Another nice Yamashita's character being made, this time done by the highly-priced resin kit maker, Aoshima)

18. GSC's Shuraki Trinity Box -04: Needa
(Wow, you can shed her down to her close-combat mode as well!!)

19. GSC's Nendroid Hatsune Miku
(The famed mascot of the Vocaloid software which is taking the otaku-dom by storm now)

20. Kaiyodo's Monsieur BOME Collection Vol. 26: Akira
(Her pose is a replica from the Bunny girls set)

21. Atelier Sai's 1/10 Sweet Lip, Sweet Kiss & Sweet Passion from "Mahou Senshi Sweet Knights"
(Maybe they are Charlie's Angels while their Charlie is called "Sweet Talking")

22. Organic's Bad Boys Glare of Eyes Vol. 3 ~新生・廣島連合編~
(Welcome in the freshmen...)

23. NTV Service's Death Note Real Figure Collection
(The first time I have seen the TV station coming out figurines themselves)

24. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Ultimare Monster Vol. 4
(I like the dino-tank...perhaps in the fashion of Zoids)

25. Dive's D-Chest Skajan Collection ~テーラー東洋編~
(Even the stand that hold the jackets looks good)

26. Creator Communications' Lotteria Brand Sample Series
(Has always been my favorite fastfood joint in Japan...)

27. Bandai's Neon Genesis Evangelion Characters
(I wonder I could just nabbed Rei & Shinji)

28. Bandai's Saint Seiya Saint Agaruma Vol. 1
(Why is Seiya, Mu and Shun looking at one direction?)

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!!)

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)

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

8th November 2007: Kaiyodo's Kaiyodo Maniac with Exclusive Vignette-chan Secret & Cave's PS2 "Mushihime sama" game exclusive Young Reko-hime Figure

4th & 2nd November 2007: Banpresto's Dragonball Historical Figure & Takara-Tomy's Ghibli ga Ippai Tomica Limited Collection: Auto Tricycle from "Tonari no Totoro"

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

10th & 8th November 2007: Bandai's Torikore! Gainax DX Loose & K&M's Fate/stay night Bust Collection Loose

11th November 2007: President Japan's 1/8 Abel Nightroad from "Trinity Blood" (Check out the size of the box!!)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Toys Works' Solid Works Collection DX: Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
(Mutsuki is all geared up for the Super Soaker battle!)

2. Bandai's 1/8 Thermo Figure: Nagato Yuki ~Neko Ver.~ & Suzumiya Haruhi ~Bunny Ver. 1.5~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(Ver. 1.5 Bunny Haruhi is quite innovative to have some black parts to compliment the red costume)

3. Taki Corporation's Komaki Ikuno ~DVD Jacket Ver.~ from "ToHeart2"
(Manaka's younger sister looks better with the sun dress)

4. GSC/Wanibooks' 1/7 Ryomou Shimei ~Cerberos Project Ver. ~from "Ikkitousen"
(I think think the GSC/Wanibooks Ikkitousen figurines look the best)

5. Romandou's Amami Haruka 1/6 Action Figure & Akizuki Ritsuki 1/6 Action Figure from "The Idolm@ster""
(This pair looks as horrendous as the Bandai's Q-joy Haruhi series previewed a few weeks back)

6. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monster Mascot Collection Vol. 4
(I wonder the alphabets in a slime silohuette is really for personalization)

7. Takara-Tomy's TMW Tokyo Tower Monogatari
(With the 50th anniversary of the famous tower, comes this series of 1/2000 scale miniatures which can light up)

8. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Kinnikuman
(Meat's inclusion makes this stand out from the usual Medicos series)

9. Bofford Japan's Mononofu Vol. 8
(What ecletic weaponry we have in this volume)

10. Hot Toys' Modern Firearms Collection Vol. 3
(A sniper rifle with a cool name like Dragunor will always have demand from suave hitmen)

11. Chara-Ani/Alter's 1/8 Nagato Yuki ~Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuustu"
(Whoops, someone got a wedgie...)

12. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Anna from "Gekkou no Karunebare"
(She's wearing a Piyo Piyo apron!!)

13. Wave's 1/10 Amami Haruka from "Idolm@ster Xenoglassia"
(What is Haruka clutching on her right hand?)

14. Kaiyodo's Fraulein Revoltech 001: Ayanami Rei from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Check out what "Fraulein" means...)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Tokimeki Dotcom's Cho Manga Heroes: Salaryman Kintaro, Manga Heroes: Tensai Bakabon & Moretsuataro & Manga Heroes: Rokudenashi Blues Vol. 2
(I am getting a feel that this Heroes series is really gaining steam and I might grow to like it)

2. Bandai's Dragonball Chara Pucchi ~Unbeatable Fusion!~
(Great Saiyajin is here!)

3. Suntory's Final Fantasy VII Potion with Trading Arts Mini
(To foil anyone who claim it would look bad because of the size...)

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)

20th October 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 036: Theater Ver. Strike Valkyrie VF-1S & 037: Shin Getter 1

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Kotobukiya's Albitoro from "Togainu no Chi"
(The 3rd figure of this series has a very flamboyant yet sinister feel to it)

2. Fewture Models' DID 戦国武将 Series 井伊直政 ~Special Ver.~ & 伊達政宗 ~No Paint Special Ver.~
(Date Masamune's armor is such a signature to him)

3. Art of War's Berserk Gatz Black Swordsman 2008 Ver.
(It is stated that there is metal in this figurine..I am guessing it's either the sword or the armor)

4. Dive's Crows X Worst Kizu Kyosuke ~Normal Ver.~
(Hey this lad shared the same initials as me...)

5. Cospa's Resinya! 1/7 Kushieda Minori from "Toradora!"
(The first of 3 Toradora! girls to be released)

6. Alter's 1/8 Aroe & CPU Sharon from "Quiz Magic Academy"
(Wow Sharon sure can get along with the likes of Sumomo from "Chobits" since they are all CPUs)

7. Alter's 1/8 Black Franco from "続・殺戮のジャンゴ -地獄の賞金首-"
(Starting to really want to get this as well as the predecessor)

8. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Yuzuhara Konomi ~Maid Ver.~, 1/8 Kousaka Tamaki ~Maid Ver.~ & 1/8 Yamada Michiru
(The armchair Komaki is on looks very old school..something Murata Range will like)

9. Kotobukiya's 1/6 Lei Fong from "DOAX2 Venus on the beach!"
(Seems like it comes with 2 set of bathing suit...but can't really be sure)

10. Kotobukiya's 1/7 Shiragawa Kotori ~Sunbathing Ver.~ from "D.C.S.S."
(Seriously all these swimsuit figurines is to make up for the time lost by otaku for not going to the beach)

11. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Shana ~Candy Bikini Ver.~ from "Shakugan no Shana"
(It is quite unthinkable that such a sleep-inducing series have a 2nd season)

12. Kotobukiya's Ibuki Fuko from "Clannad"
(These days PVC figurines need to come with plenty of Easter eggs like assorted faces or fox's tail & ears)

13. Griffon Enterprise's Pleinair ~Shark's Spine Snap Ver.~ from "Maki Senki Disgaea"
(The character design is insignificant as compared with the shark she has tormented)

14. Yamato's Original Designer Series: 1/6 Tandem Twin Doubutsu Nee-chan 豹 Momo & 山猫 紅玉 ~Special Ver.~
(I still the think the very first doubutsu nee-chan 山猫 紅玉 is the best looking of them all)

15. Beat's 1/6 Wild Cat Anna ~Normal Ver.~ & ~Ami Ami Exclusive Ver.~
(Is this a cheap imitation of Tandem Twin?)

16. Eyes Project's 1/6 Ryoumou Shimei ~Maid Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(The sabre is the best part of this figure)

17. Max Factory's 1/7 Kotona Elegance ~Costume Ver.~ from "Zoids Genesis"
(Kotona is sitting on a futuristic bartop chair, perhaps waiting for someone to buy her a drink)

18. Chrono∞Gate's Morita Yukari from "Rocket Girl"
(The base with the space rocket is true gem...)

19. Tomytec's Tetsudou Musume Vol. 5”
(It seems like the train station is feline-friendly)

20. Free+ing's Lucky☆Star Figure Collection
(Should be manufactured by the good people of GSC like all Free+ing Haruhi figures)

21. Tomytec's Tetsudou Collection Vol. 6
(Looks like they just repaint a single mold and push it as different trains...)

22. Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Trading Figure Vol. 5
(I like the knight as well as Fei in his original series)

23. CM's Rally Car Collection SS.15 Mazda
(We used to say Mazda 323 is Tarzan's favorite car..know why...?)

24. Tomytec's The Car Collection Vol. 5
(Can't believe people are actually interested in miniature Hiace)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's FW Gundam STANDart:
(Gundam Wing at its glorious best!)

Items Previewed on Fumuo de Pon for the past week:

1. Bandai's Pucchi Voice Kamen Rider Denoh Vol. 2
(Really love the Imagins, pucchi style)

2. Bandai's Prop Plus MS Gundam 00
(wow some characters have sharingan...)

13th October 2007: GSC's Nendroid 17: L & 18: Amane Misa from "Death Note"

13th October 2007: Re-ment's Pucchi Doubutsu Series: Oideyo! Panda Gumi

13th October 2007: Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Vol. 4

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Fewture Models' Neko Ramen 大将 (William Thomas Jefferson the 3rd)
(An anime series has been made about a ramen-serving cat with the name of an ex President of U.S.A)

2. Bandai's Dragonball Hybrid Action Choryuden Son Goku ~GT Ver.~
(Those eyes made Goku looks like he is high on drugs or something)

3. Fewture Models' DID 戦国武将 Series 豊臣秀吉 ~Special Ver.~ & ~International Ver.~
(The authentic divider and some weapons cost as much as the figurine itself)

4. Lilics'対戦 Hot Gimmick 3: 1/7 Digital Surfing Novia ~Wink & Pink Hair Ver.~
(This piece looks vaguely familiar, just that the previous one most probably is not produced by Lilics)

5. Lilics' Mai-OtoHiME Otome-tachi no Ofuuro Figure
(Nice vignette but they are venturing into CM's territory here...)

6. Lilics'どきどき魔女神判！ 逆パンダのどきどき今日の気分？神判！ Soft Vinyl Figure
(For something so bloody plain, the name seems pretty illustrous)

7. Cafe Reo's Moeru! Pro-Wrestling no Susume Chikara Ishi Hotaru vs Chiha-tan ~German Suplex Ver.~
(Kurt Angle or Chris Benoit wiill be very please with this splendid execution)

8. Taki Corporation's Komaki Manaka ~DVD Jacket Ver.~ from "ToHeart2"
(Komaki Cast Off!!)

9. Amie Gram's 1/6 Gothic Loli Asuka from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Not a whiff near the Kotobukiya version and yet so expensive)

10. Chara-Ani's 1/7 Suzumiya Akane ~Samba Ver.~ from "Akane Maniax"
(Come feel the Brazilian heat...SAMBA!)

11. Taki Corporation's 1/7 Sakuraki Mai ~Onedari Ver.~ from "Doukyuusei"
(That's way too much clothing to remove...)

12. Toys Planning's Nekomiya Nono from "Yotsunoha"
(The title is a cheap bootleg of "Yotsuba!" with the character a cross between Cardcaptor Sakura & Kamichu!)

13. Volks' Kasutama P Rozen Maiden: Souseiseki & Suiseiseki Set
(The twins look so solemn here...)

14. Daiki Koubou's 1/4 Majikina Mina ~Fair Skin Ver.~ from "Samurai Spirits Zero"
(Somehow the skin tone brings out a totally different feel)

15. Konami's SOL Special Operations Lady Delta MMS & SWAT MMS Action Figure
(The ammo and attire looks goood, just that teh figurine seems too scrawny to be fitted in)

16. Konami's Busou Shinki Vol. 8: Mulmeltia, 飛鳥 & EX Weapon Set Plus Xelnoglad
(Looks more and more Mecha Musume style)

17. CM's Dr Slump Arale-chan Gatchan Collection Figure
(Many of us still refer Gatchan by the sound she characterstically made.."po~pi po~pi")

18. Bandai's Motion Revive Series Kamen Rider Vol. 3
(No wonder so many people is turned off by the deisgn of Drak)

19. Douyuusha's Tsubasa Collection Vol. 13: 零戦21型 “真珠湾攻撃隊”, EX Vol. 1 ラバウルでの激闘 坂井三郎 搭乗機 & EX Vol. 2 空母瑞鶴より発艦 岩本徹三 搭乗機
(Wow they even know the names of the famous pilots...that's real obsession!)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Epoch's Sylvanian Families: The Water Wheel Confectionary in the Forest
(Epoch's quality will be put under scrutiny against the likes of Megahouse & Re-ment)

2. Megahouse's Station Name Amulet for Examinations Strap
(It's amazing what the Japanese can use to draw luck from)

6th October 2007: Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Figure Collection: Megami Teisei -Akuma Shoukan Roku Vol 6

6th October 2007: Yujin's SR Elemental Monster

6th October 2007: System Service's POP Wonderland Vol. 2: Red Riding Hood

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Megahouse's Excellent Model One Piece POP Neo-3: Rorona Zoro & Mr. 2 Bon Clay
(Mr 2!!!)

2. Kotobukiya's Shiki from "Togainu no Chi"
(This is an enlarged version of the One Coin chibi version)

3. Happinet's G.R.O Skullman ~Color Ver.~/a> & ~Silver Ver.~
(Would you pay the same price for a mere silver statue when you can have the fully colored one?)

4. Dive's Azuma Ryo Action Figure ~White Coat Ver.~ & ~Black Coat Ver.~ from "QP"
(Comes with all the right tools for a classic hitman)

5. Linda's Crows&Worst Crazy Heads:Murata Jyuzo
(Think Dwight from "The Office" wouldn't mind these bobbleheads as well)

6. Max Factory's Sawatari Makoto from "Kanon"
(Seems like Max Factory sort of recycled a bit of their previous Kodomo no Jikan figurine for Makoto here)

7. Wahuudo's 1/6 Prier from "La Pucelle"
(Ooh...those fat thighs...)

8. AlfoaOmega's 1/8 C.C. & 1/8 Karen Stadfeld from "Code Geass"
(A momentous pair which see the inaugural cooperation between Alter & Megahouse)

9. Yamato's Tandem Twin Doubutsu Ne-chan: Inu Alma
(I can't really see the link between dogs and sadomachoist)

10. Bandai's Q-joy Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
(Oh gracious god...what in the blue hell...no wonder this series is titled "killjoy")

11. Musashiya's 1/6 Ryoumou Shimei & Zanon's 1/6 Ryoumou Shimei from "Ikkitousen"
(Spot the similarities...Both 1/6 Ryomou, both too risque, & both just plain awful looking)

12. Pink Company's 赤提灯
(A drunk, bootleh Rozen Maiden who doesn't like wearing pants...gotta get this)

13. CM's Mai-OtoHiME Collection Figure Part 2
(Love those dark HiMEs like Nobue & Chie)

14. CM's Sentimental Johnny Collection Figure
(This is from a really old TV Tokyo anime series...from 1998)

15. Kaiyodo's Revoltech: Danbo
(You can interchange Miura-chan's head which makes this a must-buy!)

16. Tokimeki Dotcom's Manga Heroes Rokudenashi Blues Vol. 1
(A boxing manga from 1988 in Shounen Jump Weekly)

17. CM's Rally Car Collection Extra Rally Japan
(Now we have all the companies involved...)

18. Megahouse's Artworks Collection: Dai Kaiju Battle EX Edition
(After a hiatus, this series seem to come back in more spectacular fashion)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's 帰ってきたウルトラ名鑑第３弾 ~地球頂きます!編~
(The kaiju in this series seems to possess a certain theme)

Bandai Gashpons For Janurary 2008 previewed on Fumuo de Pon:

1. Ultimate Solid Kinnikuman
(Kinnikuman with the Ultimate Solid touch should be a series to look out for..especially Mongol-man)

2. HGIF Capcom Heroines Collection
(Bandai improve their HGIF series to battle Yujin's SR but Capcom Heroines are way overused)

3. H.G.C.O.R.E. Kamen Rider 05
(Armored Hibiki and the new Rider of 2008...)

4. HG Dragonball Z Part 16 ~遥かなる天下一武道会編~
(Some classic duel here plus Haiku-han)

5. Data Card DES Mini Dai Kaiju Battle
(Fancy mini gashapon machines, how about mini card machines?)

6. SD Gundam Full Color Custom Part 15
(Not surprisingly featuring MS from Gundam 00)

29th September 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 034: Super Valkyrie VF-1J from "Macross" & Yotsuba Revoltech from "Yotsuba&!"

29th September 2007: Kotobukiya's One Coin Figure Series: Lamento ~Beyond the Void~

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Medicom Toys' project BM! No. 13: Lelouch Lamperouge from "Code Geass"
(First venture outside the Kamen Rider genre for he Bandai-Medicom collaboration, and what a beautiful figurine of Lelouch)

2. Medicom Toys' Real Action Heroes- 360: Reideen MGS4 Ver.
(Stunning details made this Reideen figurine a must for all MGS fans)

3. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collection Doll-96: Mickey Mouse ~David Flores Ver.~ & -109: Franken from "Kaibusu-kun"
(Wanna know who is David Flores??)

4. Daiki Koubou's Infinity Blade Mahou Senshi Lulu
(Those eyes are pretty amateurish...)

5. Eyes Project's 1/6 Iroha from "Samurai Spirits 天下一剣客伝"
(Watch out for Cyclone Iroha!)

6. Eyes Project's 1/6 Hurricane Honey ~大黒や工房Ver~ from "Cutey Honey" & 1/6 Silene from "Devil Man"
(Go Nagai's classic heroines with ample bosoms for one to savour)

7. Yamato's Creators Labo CL#015: Ayanami Rei from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Yamashita Shunya take on one of the most endearing anime heroine...)

8. GSC's Nendroid: Al Azif from "Zanma Taisei Demonbane"
(Didn't know the famous Slime from Dragonquest made a guest cameo in Demonbane...)

9. B-Club's 1/7 Karen Stadfeld from "Code Geass"
(Karen looks like she is fainting...)

10. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 Shokatsuryou Koumei from "Ikkitousen"
(A figurine which cause a lot of controversies with reference to a well-respected anicent character as well as the notion of pedophilic.)

11. Movic's 1/8 Subaru Nakajima from "Mahou Shojo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS"
(A new character for the 3rd season with a considerable fanbase)

12. GSC/Wanibooks' 1/8 Sonsaku Hafuku ~Cerberus Project Black Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(The black cheongsam certainly put this above other Hafuku figurines)

13. Max Factory's 1/8 Suruya-san from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(Somehow the market is flooded with Suruya figurines out of the sudden)

14. Run'A's Detroit Metal City (DMC) Toyful
(For a while I was thinking when did Devil May Cry have some visual rockers-like characters)

15. Medicom Toys' Kubrick-231: Spiderman 3 Cross Type
(Kubrick Spiderman characters just ain't a bit appealing...)

16. Blakes' Anime Heroes Dragonball 其之二 天下一武道会編
(The line up of classic Dragonball characters here gives me goosebumps)

17. Medicom Toys' Kubrick Special No. 286: ARTO-FU
(Is that Gumby on the extreme left?)

18. Douyusha's Modern Plane Collection Vol. 7: "The Eagle that Controls Sky" F-15 Eagle
(I think F-15 doesn't control much skies these days)

19. Douyusha's Tsubasa Collection Vol. 12: 陸鷲 -鍾馗・飛燕・疾風-
(The first name of that series ia a legendary Chinese ghost-hunter...)

20. Square Enix's Dragonquest Character Figure Collection ~天空編 ~
(These figurines may look like crap but somehow I am just attracted to them..help me!)

21. Square Enix's Dragonquest Yawaraka Keychain
(Ever heard of Hermit's Slime?)

22. Movic's Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma Trading Figure Special 2008 Calendar
(Now this is the tabletop calendar I maybe looking for...)

23. Zakka's Tokusatsu Heroes Vol. 8: 東宝怪獣総進撃
(I think the roll call is pretty comprehensive here)

24. Bandai's Motion Revive Series Kamen Rider Vol. 2
(Zabee's design surely beat all the Denoh's anyday)

25. Zakka's 爆烈造形 横山光輝 三国志 群雄列伝 第一弾 -劉備三兄弟-
(Nice try Zakka, but you ain't no Medicos in terms of quality)

26. Atelier Sai's 1/6 Celfieta Luacia from "冥色の隷姫 -緩やかに廃滅する青珊瑚の森-"
(For a moment I thought it's a new addition to those risque figurines)

22. Atelier Sai's 1/8 Kawasumi Mai from "TV Anime ver. Kanon"
(The bunny ears really don't goes well with the outfit)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Megahouse's Doubutsu Tencho Series: Panda Tencho no Candy Shop & Wagon Shop
(Hopefully Panda Tencho is selling real candy and not those like the candy shop of 50 Cents) <.p>

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Taki Corporation's 則巻アラレ Deka Soft Vinyl & 則巻ガジラ (Gatchan) Deka Soft Vinyl from "Dr Slump Arale-chan"
(Huge soft vinyl figures for Dr Slump faithful)

2. Fewture Models' Tachikomans Tachikoma Silver from "Ghost in the Shell SAC"
(Looks more dark grey than silver to me...)

3. Yamato's Macross Plus 1/60 Fully Transformable YF-19 25th Anniversary Model
(This sleek black Super Valkyrie have some of my Macross-crazy collector friend going gaga over)

4. Megahouse's Perfect Piece Floppy: Caramel Man No. 1 from "Dr Slump Arale-chan"
(Dr Mashirito always seen to appear into the stomach of Caramel Man)

5. Kaiyodo's Revoltech No. 038: Super Valkyrie VF-1A of Ichicho Hikaru & No. 39: Gaiking ~Fesobin Ver.~
(Keep the Super Valkryies coming...)

6. Megahouse's Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade P-4: 冥土へ誘うものアイリ (Aice) & 炎の使い手ニクス (Nicks)
(Nicks can hold me in her hands and burn me....)

7. Alter's FA4 Idol M@ster Collection Vol. 2
(Love the paranoid manager on the left)

8. Alter's 1/8 Nadie from "El Cazador de la Bruja"
(Another wonderful figure from Alter but once again a sculpt that is worrisome)

9. Yamato's Dynamite Project: 1/5 Kanu Unchou from "Ikkitousen"
(When Kanu asks you to keep out, you better do so...)

10. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Rio ~Rio Calender 2007~ from "Super Blackjack"
(Can you resist when Rio, the hot Pachinko girl do a striptease in front of you?)

11. Bandai's Girls in Uniform Masked Rider Edition
(The Denoh pair doesn't look bad at all...)

12. GSC's Nendroid Pucchi: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
(Mini Nendroids in blind trading boxes? It's a dream come true!)

13. Cospa's Resinya!: 1/6 Minase Nayuki from "Kanon" & 1/6 Kusugawa Sasara from "ToHeart2"
(More figurines from Cospa in a market which can be a little saturated at the moment)

14. New Line's Rei & Asuka ~Beachside Ver.~ from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(One figurine from this company is already not cheap, what do you think might be the cost of a pair?)

15. Hip Parade Vol. 5 ~Sphere of Grace~
(I doubt any lady would want their hip to refer as a sphere...)

16. Lilics' Arika Yumemiya Soft Vinyl Figure, Tokiha Mai Soft Vinyl Figure & Lena Sayers Soft Vinyl Figure
(After the success of PVC, I wonder if collectors actually dig soft vinyl girls figurines)

17. Happinet/Piccoro/集英社's Lala from "To loveru ~toraburu~"
(The name of the series is a baldy twistiing of "to love" and "trouble")

18. Sugarmint Complex's Skura Mikan ~2 styles Anime cheer Ver.~ & ~Whole white Cheer Ver.~ from "Gakuen Alice"
(Mikan just look awfully done here...)

19. Re-ment's Pucchi Doubutsu Series: Big Circus from Picture Book, Pucchi Mode Collection: Desriable Dolly Fashion, Pucchi Dolso (Mannequin) & Little Clothing Cabinet
(A lot of focus on the Pucchi Mode series, which might not be very receptive here)

20. Square Enix's Final Fantasy IV Trading Arts Mini
(A NDS game to anticipate at the end of the year)

21. Mitsuwa Model's Miniature Room Showa Type
(Great to create a nostalgic Showa feel)

22. F Toys' 超時空要塞 Macross Valkyrie Collection Vol. 2
(Concluding the strong Macross theme in this week's rant)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Yamato's Capcom Girls Collection: 1/6 Poison
(She has poisoned me enough to lust for her..heehee)

2. Gram's Gang King Baragaku Calling Vol. 1: Zombie-kun
(I'm just curious what is he holding in his left hand)

3. CM's Yume-senshi Wingman GFC02 Wingman Delta End Set
(I love Masakazu sensei's art but tnot these Wingmen...)

4. Square Enix's Static Arts It's A Wonderful World: Neku & Shiki
(Still waiting for the English version of this game 'cos it's hard to comprehend the Japanese version)

5. Organic's CrowsxWorst Blacklist Rustride No.1 Fujikawa Teru with Sapphire
(It's the 1st time the Crows figurine comes with a bike...)

6. Wave's 1/10 Louise from "Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~"
(Louise is up there with Hermione from the Harry Potter series as the most captivating young witches ever...)

7. Wave's 1/10 Tsuruya-san & Kyon's Sister from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(A nice package of 2 popular background characters from the series)

8. Wave's 1/10 Warrior Girl from "Etrian Odyssey"
(A bit like Pinky cross Disgaea to me)

9. Wave's 1/10 Suzu from "Nagasarete Airantou"
(Perhaps I'll get this to supplement those book figurines I have of this series...)

10. Bandai's Cure Dream 1/8 Doll from "Yes! Precure 5"
(The costume design for the Precure series has degenerated to such state...)

11. FREE+ing's 1/4 Nagato Yuki ~Bunny Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(We are just short of Ryko in Bunny Suit for this series...)

12. Marushima's 1/6 Yasumi-chan Series No. 221 Holiday Summertime2
(Wouldn't mind to be sprayed down by Yasumi-chan...)

13. Atelier Sai's Geneblock RNA Box
(Urgh..they should just stick with the mechas...)

14. Yamato's Creatoer's Labo CL #04: Alisha
(Perhaps it's Yamashita Shunya's tribute to Avril Lavinge or something)

15. Daiki Koubou's 1/5 Shiranui Mai from "The King of Fighters"
(Another Mai in rather awful pose...)

16. Megahouse's Excellent Model: 1/8 No. 47 Claire from "Claymore"
(A highly anticipated figurine from a highly-raved anime series)

17. Megahouse's Excellent Model A.I. Series: Otousan & Kurona-chan from "Uchuu Kazoku Carlbinson"
(What a weird family unit...)

18. Megahouse's Action Figure Collection+: Yuzuhara Konomi & Lucy Maria Misora from "ToHeart 2"
(Perhaps the ToHeart gilrs are more suitable as dolls than Matsumoto from Bleach)

19. Megahouse's Puni Kore: Suigintou, Hinaichigo & Souseiseki
(Just short of Kanaria & Barasuishou to complete the Rozen Maiden series)

20. Toys Works' SW Series: Milim Igsas ~Pretty Maid Ver.~ & ~Ami Ami Limited Edition Ver.~ from "Crimson Crave"
(Some brooms have such audacity...)

21. Toys Works' SW Series: Shakugan no Shana ~Himitsu Ver.~ & ~Neko mimi Ver.~
(The nekomimi version reminds of Tuskuyomi...)

22. Daiki Koubou's Moetan Trading Figure
(Not as appealing as the CM's one)

23. Yujin's 顔文字くん 正しい生活のススメ
(I know Zero will like these ASCII mascots...)

24. Yujin's Pyu no Fuku! Jaguar Figure Strap
(One Shounen Jump that really bewilders me...)

25. Run'A's NHK Character Toyful, Peanuts Toyful, Relax Kuma Toyful & Rose O'Neil Kewpie X Rody Winter Ver. Toyful
(Plenty of Toyful bobblehead on the way...)

26. Zakka's Pocket Figure Series: ご当地めざまし君 Figure Collection
(This alarm clock guy just look traveling around Japan...)

27. Zakka's Kitahara World Toy Collection
(Such diecast toys are gems to vintage toy collectors...)

28. Megahouse's Dragonball Capsule Neo Fonal Chapter ~The Legends of Super Warrior~
(Where's the diorama this series is so famous for?)

29. Megahouse's Chara Fortune Series: Gintama Mikuji 干支ver★
(The Gintama crew masquerading as the 12 animal zodiacs!!)

30. Megahouse's Chara Fortune Series: Bleach Mikuji ＭＩＸ★
(As suggested this is a mix of the 2 previous series...for those Bleach suckers!)

27. Yanoman's 鬼神伝承・弐 -眷属二十八部衆・壱-
(Yanoman just can't seem to capture the heydays of the Demon's Chronicles)

New items previewed on Shokugan Honpo:

1. Targa's Snoopy Dice Dream
(Really don't get the meaning of having the Peanuts crew on dices...)

8th September 2007: Megahouse's Dragonball Capsule Neo ~Revival & Threat of Majin Buu~

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Organic's CrowsXWorst Black List of the Next Bouya Harumichi Ver. EX 07
(I wouldn't caught dead with a pair of shades like that...)

2. Griffon Enterprise's 1/6 Sonsaku Hakufu ~P.E. kit ver.~ 宮沢模型限定 スク水日焼け版 & 1/6 Kanu Unchou -青龍刀ver.- 宮沢模型限定 Normal Color Ver. from "Ikkitousen"
(Wow...tan marks ...)

3. Sol International's Melty Blood -series III- Kohaku & Touno Akiha
(Somehow Tuskihime is not as receptive locally as Fate series)

4. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Silfa from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays" & 1/7 Kusugawa Sasara from "ToHeart2 X Rated"
(Let's do a check up on which ToHeart characters have yet to be made into a figurine....None!)

5. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Sheena Kanon from "Shining Wind"
(The hat is the only item you can remove from this piece...)

6. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Nijihara-ink ~TV Color Ver.~ & Pastel-ink ~TV Color Ver.~ from "Moetan"
(The TV anime series recapture the Moetan popularity from 2 years back)

7. Kotobukiya's 1/6 Louise ~Little Devil Ver.~ & ~Sweet White Ver.~ 宮沢模型限定版 from "Zero wo Tsukaima"
(Louise love to sit on chairs or ladders?)

8. Kotobukiya's 1/6 Ayanami Rei ~Plugsuit Ver.~ from "Neon Genesis Evangelion Theater Movie"
(What an angelic gaze!)

9. Millenium's D.G.P. Iron Maiden
(Nothing to ddo with the rock band nor the execution chamber)

10. Kaiyodo's Ayase Fuka ~School Uniform Ver.~ from "Yotsuba&!"
(The 2nd daughter of the Ayase household and the more prominent one)

11. GSC's 1/8 Shuraki Trinity Box-03: Shell
(Not too much into the design but I must say excellent paintjob)

12. Atelier Sai's 1/6 Suzumiya Harui ~School Uniform Ver.~ from "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu"
(Next up a bunny suit with a loudspeaker version of Haruhi)

13. Targa's Targa -GT- R The Engine
(Detailed enough you can add the engine oil yourself!)

14. Bandai's Bucchi Eva Eva Gurashi Vol. 2
(You always got to have a voyeur in the pack)

15. Organic's Soukunin Tamashii Figure Collection
(Construction workers never looked more glorified...)

16. Tokimeki Dotcom's Manga Heroes Babiru 2 Sei
(Classic Yokoyama work though it does look to reference alot of Tezuka Osamu sensei)

17. Max Factory's 1/8 Emiya Kiritsugu/Zero from "Fate/Zero"
(Shiro's foster father and former master of Saber)

18. Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Playarts: Cloud & Hardy Daytona
(Some actually prefer this bike than AD Fenrir)

19. Kotobukiya's Vergil from "Devil May Cry 3"
(Something ominous about Dante's brother...)

20. Max Factory's Wendy ~Changing Ver.~ from "GunXSword"
(Never heard of something called a changing room?)

21. GSC's Nendroid: Re Mii from "Zoids Genesis"
(Wow that roast chicken will add on a few more calories to Re)

New Gashapons & some Shokugans previewed on Fumuo de Pon:

1. Yujin's Gantz Figure Collection
(This gruesome Tatsunoko Production seems to have some avid fans around)

2. Yujin's Shugo Chara! Mascot
(Design by Peach-Pit who created the Rozen Maidens)

3. Yujin's SR Super Umi Monogatari
(Popular Pachinko game like Super Blackjack)

4. Bandai's HG Dragonball Imagination Figure Part 11
(Back to the good old Dragonball days!!)

5. Bandai's HGIF Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu Part 4
(Finally feature the most prominent male character of the series, Kyon)

6. Bandai's Nodame no Cantabile Capurichio Collection
(Chiaki Senpai!!!)

7. Bandai's Bleach Pucchi Bleach Swing EX 3
(Ichigo & Hitsugaya look so cool in that movie poster)

8. Bandai's Gashapon Mini One Piece
(Pay attention to the contents of the mini capsules...)

9. Bandai's Naruto Shippuden Shippu Swing 2
(Comes with a mini picture of the character this time round)

10. Bandai's HG Ultraman ~Hikaru no Kuni Special~
(Hail the Ultra Brothers!)

11. Bandai's H.G.C.O.R.E. MS Gundam 02
(The design of the AEU Inakuto is pretty interesting)

12. Bandai's Kamen Rider Denoh Action Pose 2 ~Saigo made Crimas~
(Even in final form Denoh Looks weird)

13. Bandai's Bleach Characters Part 5
(It's a bout time Matsumoto makes her appearance in this series)

14. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Ultimate Monster Godzilla
(The guys at Twisted Kaiju Theater will love this!)

15. Bandai's MS Gundam S.O.G. Extra Best
(Don't find anything extra best about this set....)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. GSI Kureos' P Chara Monster Hunter: Reia Equipped, Bone Equipped & Mon-chan (Pinky Original Costume)
(If they continue to work with Capcom., we might see "Bioharzard" & "Sengoku Basara" P Chara soon!)

2. Linda's Crows & Worst Crazy Heads Kouzuki Gen & Daibu's Crows & Worst Flash Back Generation P.A.D Haruyama Kouichi
(Takahara Hiroshi sensei's creations are in such high demand in Japan for sure)

3. Beagle's Zodd III from "Berserk"
(You don't wanna encounter this entity at night or anytime...)

4. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collectible Dolls 100: Yellow Magic Orchestra 増殖人形３体SET & Real Action Heroes-356: Yellow magic Orchestra 3 piece Set
(Ryuichi Sakamoto and guys are making a strong comeback this year!)

5. Medicom Toys'Vinyl Collectible Dolls-102: Tinkerbell ~Glitter Ver.~ & ~X'mas Limited Ver.~
(There are some Disney characters that have endearing popularity in Japan.. Stitch, Pooh, Jack Skellington and of course Tinkerbell)

6. Max Factory's 1/7 I-No from "Guilty Gear XX"
(Rock my world, baby!)

7. Solid Theater's 牧本美佐絵 ~Fantastica Ver.~ from "Jinkai Makyou"
(Another alluring Jinkai figurine...)

8. Alter's 1/8 T-elos from "Xenosaga Episode III"
(T-elos is eerily attractive....)

9. Wave's 1/10 Aisaka Taiga from "Toradora!"
(Beside size, there is minimal difference from the Max Factory one)

10. Konami's Otomedius 空羽亜乃亜 on MMS & Aerial Tron on MMS
(Basically Busou Shinki designed by Yoshizaki Mine)

11. Konami's Skygirls: Sakurano Otoha on MMS, Ichijo Eika on MMS & Sonomiya Karen
(The Skygirls correctly made into these articulated figurines...)

12. DC Direct's Ame-Comi Heroine Series: Power Girl & Supergirl
(Supergirl in anime form is as sweet as nectarines...)

13. GSC's Nendroid: Kotona Elegance from "Zoids: Genesis" & Nao from "Mabinoki"
(These pair are charming but love the supplmented accessories and animals as well)

14. Griffon Enterprise's Solid Works Series: 1/7 Etna from "Maksai Senki Disgaea"
(Etna wants you to leash her up!)

15. Griffon Enterprise's 1/7 Ryofu Housen ~Private Ver.~ & Sonsaku Hakufu ~Wet Hair Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(Voyuerism has gone too far...be prepared to get your ass kick by these girls)

16. Run'A's 1/8 Stray Little Devil Bum
(This is one little devil no one really care whether she has gone stray...Bummed!)

17. Griffon Enterprise's 1/6 Angel of Light Nanaeru from "Queen's Blade"
(An angel wearing polka dot panties is extra MOE!!)

18. Griffon Enterprise's 1/7 Kanu Unchou ~China Dress Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(No wonder Kanu figurine is always so hot in the market...)

19. Griffon Enterprise's 1/7 Ryubi Gentoku ~Dragon King of Chengdu~ from "Ikkitousen"
(Nothing looks remotely like a dragon king here...)

20. Kotobukiya's Wolverine from "X-Men"
(This is the reason why I am so attracted to this feral superhero...)

21. Chara-ani's Kyo kara Maoh! Trading Collection Chibima!
(Chara-ani sort of keep regurgitating between this series and Rozen Maiden)

22. CM's Rally Car Collection SS. 8.5 Peugeot Vol. 2
(More Gallic flair on the race track!)

23. Bandai's Nodame no Cantabile Cantaswing
(It's Nodame's signature piano keys tote bag!)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Media Factory's Beck Drums Collection
(It's amazing they can shrink a full drum set into the size of a lighter)

2. F Toys' JAL Wing Collection
(After ANA, it's only fair they do a series for Japan's other big airline company...)

25th August 2007: Square Enix's Disney Pixar Formation Arts

25th August 2007: Yujin's 2007 summer WF exclusive SRSP Xecty Eve from "Shining Wind" & SR Concerto Gate

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Playarts: Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockheart & Aerith Gainsborough
(It's for sure they would take this popular series from the crypt and sucker more money from the avid fans)

2. Toys Works' 1/8 Onechan Bara vorteX Aya ~Red Swimsuit Ver.~ & ~Black Swimsuit Ver.~
(I find the color theme of the black more eye-catching...)

3. Orchid Seed's 1/6 Comic Anrel Vol. 6 Swordswoman Faina
(I doubt she has the physique to be a real swordswoman...)

4. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Ikaruka Satsuki from "Seinarukana"
(You can arm a MS with her sword and it doesn't look out of place...)

5. Milestone's Funny Knights Cream Cole One ~Strawberry Ver.~
(Wonder what other flavor of cream is there to offer?)

6. Takara-Tomy's Pinky Q: Pinky with Messa Schmidt KR200 Ver. 2
(The color theme is more authentic than the previous red one...)

7. Zakka's Harley Davidson Motorcycles
(I didn't know Harley produces bikes for the police in the States)

8. Yodel's Real-X Nissan Racing Car Histories Collection
(Wow Fairlady design surely came a long way to what it is these days)

9. Yujin's Ping Pong Club KaaChara Mascot!
(Action is incorporated this time round to the characters...)

10. Happinet's Space Adventure Cobra Figure Collection ~30th Repaint Model~
(Classic Shounen Jump series which is celebrating it's 30th anniversary)

11. Zakka's Tokusatsu Heroes Ultraman Ultra Q
(Love the classic black & white ones to reflect the ancient Showa creations)

12. Kaiyodo's Revoltech No. 036 Movie Ver. Strike Valkyrie VF-1S & No. 037 Shin Getter 1
(I'm set to collect all the Revoltech Valkyries and the Shin Getter looks very appealing as well..)

13. Medicom Toys' Revoltech RAH220-50 Alphonse Elric ~Movie Human Ver.~ & RAH350 Roy Mustang from "Full Metal Alchemist"
(Collector of the previous duo should have financially recovered for this new pair)

14. Medicom Toys' RAH-359 Snake ~MGS4 Ver.~ from "Metal Gear Solid 4" & Kubrick-229 Metal Gear Solid Collector Edition
(MGS fans are anticipating fervently for the PS3 version of MGS4 to release early next year)

15. Jun Planning's Deathnote Bookend Ryuk
(This would be perfect to hold my Deathnote manga volumes)

16. GSC's 1/8 Corticarte Apa Lagranges from "Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica"
(What a tongue-twisting name...)

17. GSC's 1/8 Kino from "Kino no Tabi"
(Wow the smoke emitting from the gun barrel is taking shape!)

18. Max Factory's 1/8 Aisaka Taiga from "Toradora!"
(A light novel by Takemiya Yuyuko msde into manga in Dengeki Comic Gao!)

Recently I have stumbled upon an online toy retailers, "Fumuo de Pon" which unbashfully showcased some upcoming gashapon releases which was previously frowned upon yb manufacturers...

With that let's have a peek at some notable gashapon series for November & more:

1. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Dark Heroes 2
(Part 1 which features a cool-looking Shadowmoon was well recieved locally)

2. Bandai's Ultimate Action Gundam
(Featuring Gundam Axia from the forthcoming Gundam 00)

3. Bandai's Always Sanchome no Tasogare Strap
(Based on the sequel of the 2005 box office hit "ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日")

4. Bandai's Hayate no Gotoku! Hayate Strap
(From hit anime series more affectionately known as "Hayate the Combat Butler")

5. Yujin's SR Shooting Game Historical
(The good ol' Atari days?)

6. Yujin's SR Lineage II
(This Korean MMORPG is surely picking steam in their neighboring country)

7. Yujin's Legend of Zelda The Phantom Hourglass Desktop Mascot
(How can I not get Link and gang?)

8. Yujin's Calendar Cat
(Wanna see how cats behaved in different season?)

9. Yujin's Nightmare Before X'mas ~Fantastic Jack Special~
(As if we had not seen enough of Jack...)

10. Konami's J-mini D.Grayman
(The Noah Clan mini is so adorable)

11. Bandai's Sunrise Robot Selection 2
(Shows there's more to Sunrise than Gundam)

12. Bandai's H.G.C.O.R.E. EX Kamen Rider
(Yes I wonder why they include kaiju in this series as well)

13. Bandai's Figure Maister Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu 2
(The 2nd series of the anime will be equally hot among the otaku scene)

14. Bandai's Gundam Heroine History ~SEED~
(I wonder beside what other Gundam series will have sellable heroines)

11th August 2007: Medicos Entertainment's 超像伝説 さよなら銀河鉄道９９９ -アンドロメダ終着駅-

18th August 2007: GSC's Nendroid 11: Ryuk & 12: Yagami Light from "Deathnote"

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Capcom's Furinji Miu & Kosaka Shigure from "History's Strongest Disciple, Kenichi"
(It's a rarity game maker Capcom is coming out figurines, and stranger is the fact it is not their creation)

2. New Line's 1/6 Asuka ~School Swimwear Ver.~ from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Will they ever produce in a Shinji in Swimwear figurine? Let's pray no.)

3. Volks's Katsutama P Rozen Maiden: Shinku & Suigintou
(Fully articated 1:1 scale Rozen Maidens...pretty cheap by Volks standards)

4. Cospa's 1/6 Shirakawa Kotori from "D.C. Da Capo"
(First Capcom..now anime apparel maker Cospa jumps onto the figurine bandwagon!!)

5. Movic's Yamashita Shunya Original Character: 1/7 Kokona
(Previewed in the winter WF, took them half a year to decide to put into in production)

6. Taki Corporation's Dragonball Z Majin Buu Squeeze
(Wow...check out the size of that thing!)

7. Run'A's 鉄道擬人化 Rail Girls
(It's been years since we last seen such terribly sculpted mini figurines...)

8. Organic's Gang King King of Swanky Boys Vol. 1
(From Dictionary.com, Swanky means elegant or ostentatious)

9. Softbank Creative's つくりものじ謹製 Kamo House Figure Set
(Based from a web comic series I supposed...)

10. Ensky's Star Wars Real Mask Magnet Collection Vol. 4
(Wow you can unveil Darth Vader's real face underneath his signature helmet)

So the fallout of Wonder Festival 2007 Summer Edition has caused ripples in the figurine & hobby scene, though the ripples are not exactly as profound as previous editions...

Before we start, let's go through the list of exclusives from all major brands as cataloged by Shokugan Honpo.

First and foremost, the most prominent English blogger danny choo based in Tokyo sparked off his report with a nice 10 minute video of the event... seriously I never seen the start of the queue, those suckers must be there since 2 days before...
All the thumbnails of the pictures associated to the event will be chronicled here.

One of my favorite otaku blogger group, Moeyo has always the habit to give perhaps the most detailed account of the items on display with the manufacturer, item name, release date etc. will give their low-down here.

Thus far they gave an insight to the Megahouse booth which gave a lot of emphasis on their Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade series, Max & GSCs' Wonderful Hobby Life For You! 6 which spotlights on Max Factory's upcoming Figma action figure series and GSC's Shiraki Trinity Box series & perhaps the only webpage that took snapshots of all the official cosplayers of the booths.

Below is a list of websites with notable reports:

1. Earl Box- Shows that Kaiyodo has an affinity towards Yotsuba all of the sudden...
2. ひなちき- Thus far is very Nendroid-orientated...
3. Temporary Feeling- As usual unleash a series of delectable pictures from the event with extensive coverage on the various independent modelers.
4. Hobby Dog- More beautiful resin kit on show...
5. オタ暮らしの手帖- A good review of what Kotobukiya, Wave & Movic have to offer
6. Akiba Hobby- Very extensive reviews, to rival that of Moeyo

This event kind of mark the end of the miniature trading figure era with no mini figurines to really catch my attention sad to say, not even Kotobukiya...
Complete figurines may be even a bit jaded, articulate action figurines may be the new trend as Kaiyodo's Revoltech is going strength to strength and Max Factory just makes its greatest competitor in the form of their Figma series..it's a good fight to watch out for...

Now for another half a year to the next Wonder Festival....

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Kotobukiya's Senkoku Basara 2 戦極像: 長曾我部元親
(The impressive combatant which can glide with his gigantic fork...)

2. Kotobukiya's Dante from "Devil May Cry 3"
(The face looks too much like some Korean popstar wannabe which hinder what would be a perfect Dante figurine)

3. GDH's Afro & Kuma from "Afro Samurai"
(Certainly will be a must-get for fans of this dark horse Gonzo series)

4. Organic's Bad Boys Glare of Eyes FX FX04: 岩見エイジ
(Those features will make people mistaken him as Trunks from DBZ minus the signature purpler hair though)

5. Organic's tezuka modreno labo: Chink, Pluto & Unico
(The next wave of this series feature Astroboy's arch nemesis, Pluto)

6. Beagle's Tin Tin Figure Collection: #1 Congo, #2 America, #3 Pharoh & #4 Mystery
(Once again you need the Japanese to provide the mida touch on some endearing comic series from Europe like in the case of Moomin and Tin Tin this time)

7. Free+ing's Kyon's Sister ~Bunny Ver.~ "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(I thing you can alternate her left hand...)

8. Megahouse's Excellent Model Core: Tsukasa Bullet -司弾- 02: Holstein Hanako-san
(No wonder there were so many dairy farms in Japan...)

9. Atelier Sai's Duel Maid -Girl's Weapon-
(This just remind me of Sailor Moon...maid style)

10. Atelier Sai's 1/8 神凪綾乃~聖陵学園学生服Ver.~ from "Kaze no Stigma"
(So that sword is really made from mud or something?)

11. Megahouse's Action Figure Collection: Cure Aqua from "Yes! Precure 5" & Matsumoto Rangiku from "BLEACH"
(Alot of my fellow collectors find Matsumoto rather distasteful, perhaps some characters just shouldn't be made into dolls)

12. Taki Corporation's Dragonball Mr Bobo's Shenlong Model ~Light Up Abled~
(It even breaks into pieces like in the series)

13. Bandai's Saint Saiya Myth Cloth: Zeta Star Mizalsid
(I am no Saint Seiya fan, but is there realy a green cloth saint?)

14. Chrono∞Gate's Enma Ai from "Jigoku Shoujo"
(The anime series was quite highly-rated I oughta check it out soon)

15. Wahuudo's 1/6 Halloween-musume
(Somehow I got a close affinity towards figurines with Jack O' Lanterns)

16. Beagle's Mizunashi Akari 60cm Doll from "ARIA The Natural"
(While Matsumoto aren't a good candidate for a doll, Akari is for sure...)

17. Neca's Player Select Action Figure: Lara Croft as Tomb Raider
(One of the more attractive Lara's figurine out there...and great pose too)

18. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Asakura Yume & Asakura Otome from "D.C.II Da Capo II"
(Seriously between Da Capo & ToHeart, we have enough girls figurines to rival Rei & Asuka)

19. Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Collection: 魔界戦記 Disgaia
(Etna riding the penguin is just making me laugh)

20. Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Collection: Moe-tan ~Normal & Limited Ver.~
(I'm glad I was not into limited color ver.)

21. Kotobukiya's One Coin Grande Collection: Pani Poni Dash!
(I wouldn't mind getting te Rebecca piece just for Mesousa)

22. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Yoshioka Chie from "ToHeart2 ~Another Days~"
(Oh yeah did I mention Kotobukiya is the biggest culprit of the ToHeart-Da Capo overkill?)

23. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Zechti Ein from "Shining Wind"
(Is she related to Eiwyn or something?)

24. Chara-Ani's 1/8 Louise from "Zero no Tsukaima"
(Louise might be a lousry magician but she has the eyes to melt a man's heart)

25. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Rainbow Deli & 収納美人
(October's Re-ment's series include some tasty pastries and accessories what woman wants)

26. CM's Super Car Collection the 2nd: Lamborghini A Ver.
(If these were the real deal, on;y the Forbes Top 50 can afford them)

27. Megahouse's Pierre Hermé Mini Collection
(Pierre is known as the Picasso of Pastry...cool!)

28. Bandai's Ultimate Action Evangelion DX ~New Movie Ver.~
(I still like F Type the most...)

29. Zakka's Giants Miniature Figure
(I think Hanshin Tigers may be in the pipeline)

30. Run'A's Kinnikuman Panson Works Kinnikumab Toyful
(I love the packaging box in the shape of a mini house)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's Ultraman 怪獣戯画 Vol. 4
(A sneak peek of the 4th volume of this series...)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Alter's 1/8 Exelica from "Trigger Heart Exelica"
(Busou Shinki with the usual Alter quality)

2. Movic's 1/7 月海 & 松 from "Sekirei"
(Moivc has done a decent job with this pair...)

3. Daibu's CROWS＆WORST Flash Back Generation P.A.D. 第５弾 藤川輝 ~通常版~
(Now I realized the title CROWS might actually refer to the color of dressing for these characters)

4. Solid Theater's 1/8 Avril Coldcast 通常版(劇中設定色Ver) from "Coyote Ragtime Show"
(The first character from this anime series to be made into figurine)

5. Wave's Neon Genesis Evangelion 使徒XX nano！SachielXX nano! & LilithXx nano!
(Fancy Wave to take a jaded series and inject some new life into it...)

6. Wave's 1/10 Takaya Noriko from "Top o Narae!"
(The swimsuit has close resemblance to their uniform in the series)

7. Wave's 1/10 草薙素子 from "Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex"
(There will be no other Motoko figurine able to match that Vice/Alter one released not long back)

8. Bink Company Baltenon Production's Beako from "バックベアード様がみてる"
(So she is like Ke-ke-ke-Keitaro with an eye that has life on its own?)

9. Max Factory's 1/8 榊瑞樹 from "Lovely Idol"
(Shoot that posion arrow through heart~~)

10. Toranoana's Fine Scenery: 1/8 天羽雅音＆天羽梨穂子 ~Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Witchblade"
(Amane surely is a sizzling hot mom!!)

11. Max Factory's 1/8 Saber/Zero from "Fate/Zero"
(Sleek and suave are the words that flow into my mine when I see this)

12. Bandai's Pucchi Voice: Kamen Rider Denoh
(The animated version of the live action characters look better than the real actors themselves)

13. Yanoman's 水木しげる妖怪 Figure Collection Encyclopedia Chapter 5
(The Kappa-like character on the top is called Karaba)

14. Takara-Tomy's Takara Micro World: The Mob Squad
(This has to be the most interesting miniatures I have seen in ages...)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's Code Geass Potraits
(An excellent choice for the Bandai Potraits shokugan series)

28th July 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 010: Ingram 1 from "Patlabor" & GSC's 1/8 Melissa Seraphy from "WAGA魔々かぷりちお"

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Art Collection Vol. 1: Johnnason Joe Star from "Bizare Adventures of Jo Jo"
(Looks kind of gay to me...)

2. Banpresto/ Max Factory's PS2 涼宮ハルヒの戸惑 超限定版 with exclusive Chou Yuusha Haruhi Figure
(Sculpted by the renowned action figure sculptor, Asai)

3. Alter's 1/8 鶴屋さん ~Maid Ver.~ from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(I believe this is the first SOS Dan figurine Alter has covered...)

4. Alter's 1/8 Tesu Sensei from "Peac@Pieces"
(The Peace@Pieces series continues to deliver top notch figurines...)

5. Wedgeball Things' 天海 春香 from "Idolmaster Xenoglassia"
(Limited to 500 pieces...)

6. Millenium's D.G.P. 夜勤雀棟・弐
(These midnight shoft nurses remains a firm fave in the D.G.P. line after so many years)

7. Kaiyodo's Revoltech: Yotsuba
(This will surely be off the shelf like hotcakes when it is out!)

8. GSC's Nendroid Charin Rider from "Fate/hollow ataraxia
(Can feel the joy of riding a bike?)

9. Oligocres/Free+ing's PC Game SHUFFLE! Memories プリムラのちっちゃな大ぼうけん！？ with exclusive Nendroid Oshiare Primula
(Love the little cats that come with her...)

10. CM's Shigunam from "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS"
(A majestic looking figurine but hopefully doesn't possess the poor sculpting CM's is well known for)

11. GSC's 1/8 Shuraki Trinity Box-02: 柳妹鳳
(The name translated from Chinese as the willow sister phoenix)

12. Orchid Seed's 1/7 史絵 from "Edelweiss"
(The face resembles those classy Dolfies)

13. Toys Works' Solid Works Series: 天宮学美＆上原むつき ~紺ブルマVer.~ & 赤ブルマVer. from "Manabi Straight!"
(It's time for P.E.!)

14. Toys Works' Solid Works Series: 1/8 Shana ~Wedding Ver.~ from "Shakugan no Shana"
(Wondering they would come out graduation ver. or even funeral ver. in the future...)

15. Toys Works' sola 四方茉莉 Tomato Shirugo
(Someone care to explain to me what is this Tomato Shirugo all about?)

16. Yujin's TFC おおきく振りかぶって Figure Strap
(Isn't that Ichigo from Bleach?)

17. Ensky's Neo Genesis Evangelion Movie Real Mask Magnet Collection ~Normal Edition~ & ~Limited Edition~
(It is quite interesting the way the Eva 00 supports his head with his hand)

18. Bandai's Soft Vinyl Tamashi: EVA 使徒 Sachiel & Shamshel
(It is a wise choice indeed to produce soft vinyls version of all the angels from Eva)

19. Kaiyodo's Revoltech No. 034: TV Ver. Super Valkyrie VF-1J from "超時空要塞 Macross" & No. 035: OVA Ver. Black Getter
(This pair somehow brings some lost magic back into Revoltech...to me at least)

19. GSC's 1/8 水瀬伊織 from "Idolmaster Xenoglassia"
(It is no surprise that Xenoglassia is by the same company that made Mai-HiME)

20. Yamato's SIF EX: 1/7 孫策伯符 洛陽高校制服Ver from "Ikkitousen"
(In the true spirit of Ikkitousen, all clothing must go!!)

21. Organic/Kaiyodo's Monsieur BOME Collection Vol. 25 : Lucia
(Think Lucia might be from a doujinshi)

22. Kaiyodo's Heartful Memories ~Little Witch Parfait 2~ 1/7 Parfait
(When you are named after a pastry and look like a magical girl, otaku will be lurking...)

23. Max Factory's Collect 800: Onegai☆Onsen Collection
(After a long preview, I am utterly disappointed that this is all they can produce)

24. Musashiya's 1/5 Hoshino Ruri 16 Sai (Special 5) from "機動戦艦ナデシコ"
(Think I spot some coloration....)

25. Takara-Tomy's 1/5 Takara Microworld それゆけ！女性自衛官 Vol. 2
(Somehow I have got enough of these uniformed girls)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Kaiyodo/ Family Mart Exclusive's Asahiyama Zoo Magnet
(The Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido is surely gaining a lot of attention...)

2. Bandai's Natsukashi no Kaden Collection ~Matsushita Denki History~
(It's great to revive this Showa nostalgia again...)

3. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Ai sare Choco & Pucchi Young Child Club: Akachan to Asobu
(September's Re-ment's series bring us sweet chocolates and the joy of having a baby...)

20th July 2007: Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monster Gallery Vol. 4

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. GSI Creaos' P Chara Evangelion Pinky: Ayanami Rei Ver. 2 & Asuka Langley Ver. 2
(Rei's bandaged head is just a re-mod of Agito from "Air Gear")

2. Kotobukiya's Sengoku Basara 戦極像: 真田幸村
(The 2nd piece of the series featuring the main protaganist in the game with really weird facial features here)

3. GSC's Nendroid: Tachigoma -Silver- & -Yellow-
(Is that a mini electrical cord I see at the rear?!)

4. Alter's 1/8 The Girl with No Name from "続・殺戮のジャンゴ -地獄の賞金首-"
(If spaghetti westerns features cowgirls like her...I'm hooked!)

5. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Clalaclan Philias from "Shining Wind"
(That shield might not be big enough to fend off lecherous pursuits...)

6. C-Works' C-Works DIVA 1/6 佐伯香織 from "Bible Black"
(That's the problem with wearing contact lens...they then to drop and you will have to go on all fours to seek them...)

7. Max Factory's 1/8 Fauna from "めがちゅ！"
(Do you know that "fauna" is the scientific terms for animals?)

8. Musashiya's 1/5 Hoshino Ruri 16 sai (Maid III) from "機動戦艦ナデシコ"
(I do notice Musashiya loves to use those outdated 70s wallpapers as background for their shoot)

9. Yujin's SRDXD: Gradiel from "Princess Crown"
(Somehow a crown doesn't goes well with a full armor)

10. Max Factory's 1/8 Shana from "Shakugan no Shana"
(Max Factory is perhaps the only toy company yet to release a Shana figurine)

11. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Kawano Harumi from "ToHeart2 AnotherDays"
(Sealed with a kiss...chu~)

12. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Belldandy from "Ah! Megamisama "
(Yes..she's surely a gift from the god...)

13. Square Enix's Sculpture Arts Final Fantasy VII Aerith Gainsborough
(That classic scene from the game which many fans will cherish but I got my eyes on Lenneth from Valkyrie Profile Sculpture Arts)

14. Sugarmint Complex's 部活少女 Chapter 1 Special Color Normal Ver. Type B
(The girl with the Kendo get up is the only 1 wort collecting for me)

15. Bofford Japan's Monster Hunter 狩猟道具収集生活 ２号
(More importantly where can we get the actual hunter figurines?)

16. Tokimeki Dotcom's Battlefield World's Tank Collection
(Seriously there's only so many tanks out there...)

17. Megahouse's Cosmic Fleet Collection: 宇宙戦艦 Yamato ~さらば友よ編~
(Like the fact they comes with the smaller auxillary jet fighters)

18. Sekiguch's 横山光輝 三国志 関羽, 張飛 , 孔明 & 呂布
(Soft Vinyl representations of Yokoyama sensei's endearing characters based on the legendary Chinese tale)

19. Kotobukiya's DOAX2 Venus on the beach! Series: 1/6 Ayane
(~I'm your venus..I'm your fire..Your desire~~)

20. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Kamiyu from "Utawarerumono -散りゆく者への子守唄-"
(Very interesting pose there which once again puts stability in jeopardy)

21. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 趙雲子龍 -剣の舞- from "Ikkitousen"
(The best looking version of this character so far...)

22. Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Vol. 4
(KERO-CHAN!!)

23. Wanibooks' Ikkitousen Vol. 13 Limited Edition with exclusive 孫策伯符 figure
(Could there be a touch of Good Smile in this?)

24. Lilic's 1/6 Mizuka from "Sengoku Kyanon ~Sengoku Episode III~"
(The eyes might be abit too eager but the paintjob is sublime!)

25. Taki Corporation's 1/7 関羽雲長 ~成都学園制服Ver~ from "Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny"
(I wouldn't mind going to a school where girls like Kanu here can easily flash through their uniforms...)

26. Taki Corporation's Alpha HMX-17a ~DVD Jacket Ver.~ from "ToHeart2"
(Look! Matching gloves and slippers...)

27. Square Enix's Final Fantasy Tactics 獅子戦争 Trading Arts
(Perhaps the only FF-related trading figure set I am not keen in)

28. Square Enix's Chocobo & Magical Book Keychain Figure Collection
(Chocobo, Moogle and Black Mage...the classic spokesmen of FF)

29. Rack Japan's Design Interior Collection Vol. 4 No.2 Limited Color & No. 6 Limited Color
(The limited color of 2 looks like some chocolate cake...)

30. Piccoro's 1/8 Muto Mahiro from "Buso Renkin"
(Younger sister to the hero, Kazuki...)

31. Alter's 1/8 KOS-MOS Ver. 4 from "Xenosaga Episode III"
(Alter has the midas tocuh when comes to Xenosaga figurines)

32. Toy's Planning's O-Ji Collection Vol. 1-2-3 Set
(Comes with badly masked girl figurine who shows too much flesh)

33. Zakka's Bazooka Meikan Vol. 2
(Better not let the terrorists in the Middle East get their hands on these...)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. F Toys' World Arms Collection Vol. 1
(Featuring weapons from WWII)

14th July 2007: System Works' POP Wonderland Vol. 1: Alice in Wonderland & Bandai's HG Dragonball GT Imagination

8th July 2007: Movic's CLAMP in 3D-Land Vol. 3
14th July 2007: Bandai's るろうに剣心彩色演舞 & Bandai's One Piece Collection Family 8

8th June 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech: Alter Saber & Square Enix's Final Fantasy Master Creatures: Knights of The Round

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Glam's Crows & Worst Crazy Heads:　Mishima Bunta, RE Bone in the TFOA Vol. 1 & Bone in the TFOA II secondcoming
(Those boneheads reminded me of the good ol' 80s big head heavy metal bands days)

2. Megahouse's Picture Studio Code Geass: Lelouch & C.C.
(Mama says don't eat on the bed!)

3. Megahouse's Picture Studio SEED Club: Yzak & Meer
(A shirtless Kkng Yzak surely will make my good friend Ferris blush in anticipation)

4. Happinet Robin's Hi-Blitz Monster Hunter King of the Sky Leoraus Action Figure
(Intimdating looking fellow, wonder it can stand properly without those plastic supports...)

5. Taki Corporation's Dragonball Shen Long Reappears! Big Figure Light Up
(Maybe it might just grant your wish...)

6. Megahouse's Excellent Model One Piece POP NEO-2: Franky, Botgas D. Ace & Vivi
(Franky's addition lights up this series...)

7. ダイキ工業's 1/4 触乳２ 相沢さなえ
(MOOOooo...Keep out..beware of milking cow!)

8. Konami Digital Entertainment's 1/8 Gan from "天元突破グレンラ"
(An entire line up of Gurren Lagaan figurines will be releasing, so fans of the series do watch out...)

9. Solid Theater's 1/8 神坂春姫 ~Original Scheduled Color Ver.~ from "Hapinesu!"
(With a change of color, this piece looks like a whole new figurine...)

10. Megahouse's Action Figure Collection Yes! Precure 5: Cure Dream & Precure Lemonade
(Can't believe the Precure franchise can survive till the 5th season, seems like the kids in Japan love it...)

11. Musashiya's 1/5 呂蒙子明 V & 1/6 趙雲子龍 from "Ikkitousen"
(I would be sleeping myself if I gaze at these boring designs for too long)

12. Orchid Seed's 1/6 趙雲子龍 from "Ikkitousen"
(Now Orchid Seed does a better job here than Musashiya...)

13. Griffen Enterprise' 1/7 Minakki Saya from "Black Cat"
(These Black Cat heroines just lack some appeal)

14. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 Erika Yumemiya ~Damage Ver.~ from "Mai-OtoHiME"
(Considering Erika's tender age, we should ban this...)

15. Megahouse's 1/7 Chara Fortune SEED & SEEd Destiny autumn & winter ver.
(Ooh Lacus/Meer as santarina...)

16. San-S' Tamiya RC Buggy Collection
(Ready to hit the dirt track...)

17. Mitsuwa Model's 1/7 Miniature Room ~Reddish Type~
(Wally will love that sofa set...)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's Ultra Panorama Fight Round 2
(Doesn't seems like you can form a full panorama with every pieces as like in Part 1)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Soft Vinyl Monster: (6) Slime Knight, (7) King Slime, (8) Balamos, (9) Destamua & (10) Mildoras
(While the Slimes are usual fixtures, the rest are interesting selection...)

2. Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts II Playarts: Sora ~Wisdom Form~
(So this form comes with 4 extra Wisdom teeth?)

3. Square Enix's Static Arts: 「名無し」/a> & 「羅狼」 from "Stranger・無皇刃譚"
(A new anime series by BONES studio...I like..)

4. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 Akane Sior ~Maister Robe Ver.~ from "Mai-OtoHiME"
(Neko mimi Modoooooo....)

5. GSC's 1/8 萩原雪歩 from "IdolMaster Xenoglassia"
(Her name might drew reference from Otaku paradise..Akihabara!)

6. GSC's Nendroid: Binchotan
(Perhaps the only Nendroid which looks exactly as the original design..beside Tachikoma of course)

7. Atelier Sai's 1/6 鷹栖絢子 ~Pink Undies Ver.~ from "護くんに女神の祝福を！"
(Yah when an anime girl flash in front of you, it's a blessing from your goddess...)

8. Konami's beatmania II DX Figure Collection Vol. 1 2 piece set
(I wonder why you need to arm yourself with a katana in a DJ mixing game)

9. Clayz's 1/7 Doronjo-sama from "Time Bokan Series: Yattaman"
(A lot of old school otaku's dream comes true!!)

10. Wahuudo's 1/7 Angela from "Princess Waltz"
(Anegla's eyes are so frightening yet alluring....)

11. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 間桐桜 ~Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Fate/hollow ataraxia"
(I think Sakura is showing way too much flesh in the new Fate series)

12. Bandai's 超造形魂 Kinnikuman Built-up Edition
(The one on the topr right resembles a bit of Predator...)

13. Bandai's Pucchi Voice Code Geass Vol. 2
(I wonder do Seiyu get pays for every Pucchi Voice sold like recording artist with their songs played on the radio...)

14. Tokimeki Dotcom's Anime Heroes: Kinnikuman Best Selection ~Original Color Ver.~/a>
(I love the way Ramen-man been portrayed here...)

15. CM's Rally Car Collection SS.14 ~Nissan~
(My dad used to have a Datsun once...before I knew it was really Nissan's predecessor)

16. Square Enix's Final Fantasy Trading Arts Mini
(No matter how bootleg this might look..it is authentic Square Enix product)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Maister Japan's 八犬伝２ -伏姫編-
(The balls are really nicely made...but then again who wanna collect those 8 balls again?)

2. Furuta's Chocoegg Super Mario & Chocoegg 戦闘車輌
(I really fancy the Super Marion characters but wouldn't wanna spoil my teeth with all those lousy chocolates)

3. Kaiyodo/ 7-11 exclusive's Pokemon Movie 10th Anniversary Commemorative Bottle Cap
(A mix of the previous bottle cap figurines as well as the old Tomy battle chess figurines)

New Items Previewed on Ami Ami:

1. Kaiyodo's Hakuto no Ken 世紀末激闘録 Figure Collection Vol. 3: No. 6 Rei & Yuda
(Yuda looks like a 80s big hair rocker female vocals...)

2. Max Factory's 1/8 Shuraki Trinity Box-01: 美城暁
(Shana may have met her match...)

3. Kaiyodo's Mon-suier BOME Collection Vol. 24: Buster Machine No. 7 Nono from "Top wo Narae 2!"
(BOME's rendition of Nono seems sublime except for the obvious lines around the shoulders)

4. Kaiyodo's 1/6 Cammy ~Blue~ & ~Pink~ from "Street Fighter Zero 3"
(Oh...haven't I seen that figurine...2 YEARS AGO?!)

5. Griffen Enterprise's 1/6 Iroha from "Samurai Spirits 天下一剣客伝"
(Wonder does it come with the tatami...)

6. Eyes Project's 1/8 Asuka ~Pink Swimsuit Ver.~ & ~White Swimsuit Ver.~ from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(Looks slightly better than a Sega Prize Toy...)

7. Wave's Treasure Figure Collection: 1/10 Shizuru Viola from "Mai-OtoHiME Zwei"
(Time to hit the beach with Shizuru...)

8. Wave's 翠星石 from "Rozen Maiden ~traumend~"
(Good effort from Wave with one of the popular Maidens, maybe Suiginto maybe next...)
9. Wave's 1/8 向坂環 ~Shoujo Ver.~ ~Yellow Dress Ver.~ & ~White Dress Ver.~ from "ToHeart2"
(I like her with the short hair when she is younger...)

10. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Al Azif & Another Blood from "Demonbane
(Ooo..strategically-placed stars...)

11. 3DF's 3D Design Figure D.C.II Da Capo II
(I think I have seen that milk cow style headdress somewhere before...)

12. Organic's Secret Base Ultimate Battle
(Claim to the fight of the century..I very much am skeptical about it)

13. Subarudo's Onegai My Meldoy Funyaato Ring
(Wonder will it fit my fat fingers?)

14. Subarudo's Pocket Monster Poke Kore Cap DP Vol. 2
(Wonder anyone really buy for the candies inside?)

15. Subarudo's Kirarin☆Revolution Kira Pucchi Kiranai
(An arcade game machine that interest the girls and some biys like myself...heehee)

16. Subarudo' Water Game DS Lite Yoshi Island
(No they are not including mini NDS but its a game playable using water)

17. Maister Japan's 風林火山２ 天下統一への道
(The way to conqeur the world is to invest in a fearsome looking samurai armor...)

18. Maister Japan's Crystal Art Series Pucchi Aqua Vol. 1
(An amazing way to assemble an aquarium anytime anywhere)

19. Orchid Seed's 呂布奉先 ~Goth Loli Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny"
(Typical Orchid Seed...you can once again remove the clothing...)

20. Jun Planning's Craft Label: Yagami Light & L from "Death Note"
(I think they should stick with the Death Gods...)

16th June 2007: Bandai's One Piece Locations from Wii Unlimited Adventures

27th May 2007: Kaiyodo's Fate/stay night Bust Collection Another Version Secret: 聖杯 (Saber Alter)
9th June 2007: Yujin's SR Capcom Fighting Jam Vol. 2

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Dive's Crows X Worst 陣内公平 ~Normal Ver.~
(If anyone is wearing that in Singapore, make sure they don't suffer from heat stroke)

2. Medicos Entertainment's 超像 Kinnikuman Finishing Move Seroes Vol. 1: Baro Special ~Anime Ver.~ & ~2nd Color Ver.~
(It's a submission move, you even have problem submitting to it...)

3. GSC's Nandroid: Hetare Sakura from "Fate/hollow ataraxia"/a>
(Oh Sakura, what pointy feet you have...)

4. Max Factory's 1/8 Fasalina from "GunXSword"
(Wow...talking about causing ripples...(check out the base))

5. Max Factory's 1/8 Yulie Ahtreide from "Wild Arms the 4th Detonator"
(She looks more from "Emma, a Victorian Love Story" than from "Wild Arms")

6. Yamato's SIF EX: 1/6 椚あやの ~Maid Type~ from "Pia Carrot e Yokoso G.O."
(One Omu-rice for me please!!)

7. Toys Planning's Fate Rin Hand Puppet
(3000 yen for a hand puppet is absurd...)

8. Bandai's Girls in Uniform Vol. 3
(The design of certain sentai uniform is really creative...)

9. Epoch/C-Works' DIVA New Bible Black Chapter 1: 1/6 伊万里胡桃 ~Clear Parts Ver. Ami Ami Ltd. Exclusive~
(Using clear food wrapping as garments is the in-thing to don now!)

10. GDH's Francesca Lukinni from "Sky Witches"
(Aren't these supposed to be known as Sky Girls?)

11. Yujin's SRDX: Yuno from "Hidamari Sketch"
(Now I come to you..with open arms~~)

12. Wave's Girl Medic from "世界樹の迷宮 "
(Looks like a RPG character done by the artist that did Disgaea)

13. Yamato's SIF EX: 1/7 Dixie Clemets from "Rumble Rose"
(She sure qualifies to be a Dixie Chick!)

14. DC Direct's Ame-Comi: Batgirl PVC Figure & Catwoman PVC Figure
(A pair of nice Batman heroines with a touch of Japanese anime style)

15. Amie Grand's 1/7 呂蒙子明 ~Maid Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(The way she places herself on the building structure makes a construction worker blushes!)

16. Sugarmint Complex's GFC+ Ah! Megamisama Beach Collection
(Ahhh... Belldandy looks hideous!)

17. Chrono∞Gate's Mylene Hoffman from "009-1" & Francois Alnut from "Cyborg 009"
(Cyborg 009 fans must be ga-ga over the Francois figurine)

18. Aniplay's 1/8 一橋ゆりえ from " Kamichu!"
(You know I am a sucker for diorama figurine, so I am giving this piece a full 10!!)

19. Yamato's SIF EX:1/7 高瀬瑞希 from "Comic Party"
(Is it me, or is there something wrong with the orientation of her eyes?)

20. Bandai's Figure Maister: Xenosaga Shield Vol. 2
(A detailed look of those excellent figurines in this volume 2 which come courtesy from the good people of Alter)

21. Bandai's Ultimate Solid Ultimate Monster Vol. 2
(Is that the famous Thai Ultraman in the middle?)

22. Romandou's Bust Emperor Vol. 3 ~Summer Vacation~
(Collectors of this may have a tedency to be a serial killer...)

23. Medicos Entertainment's 超像伝説 Kinnikuman Superhuman Olympic 2nd Color
(Seemingly no protaganist in this set)

24. Bandai's Pucchi Voice Guntama Vol. 2
(An anime series heard to deserves its longevity)

25. Bandai's 乙女魂 nano: Code Geass
(Somehow doesn't looks very much like the characters designed by CLAMP)

26. Yujin's Mario KArt DS Racing Collection EX
(Doesn't look much different from the previously-released gacha version)

27. Yujin's Tomicar Jr Collection: はたらくトミカ編
(ooh...the garbage truck is an interesting inclusion)

28. Yujin's Nightmare Before X'mas Jack Flash Mascot
(I had a string hunch the secret piece is Jack as well)

29. Yujin's Lilo & Stitch Stitch Zodiac Mascot
(Why is there a Stitch's impersonation of Genie from "Aladdin"?)

30. Yujin's 横尾忠則 魔除猫 Figure Mascot
(These cats aren't the same adorable kitties we grew to know...)

31. Yujin's Relax Kuma Gacha Mini Machine
(Each comes with their own special capsules)

32. Bandai's Gundam Collection Complex
(Spanning famous Gundams from many generations)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Pucchi Kawa Kitchen
(They even include the Gelato maker...)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Megahouse's Excellent Model One Piece Series Neo-1: 1/8 Monkey D. Luffy & Nami
(Supposedly color variant but it's almost hard to spot the difference with the original series)

2. Netoy's WORST Little Yankee Heroes Vol. 3
(Pirates wouldn't have a hard time making bootleg versions of these)

3. Kotobukiya's 戦国ＢＡＳＡＲＡ２ 戦極像: 伊達政宗
(I think it's better he keeps his helmet on...)

4. Square Enix's FFVIIAC Masterpiece Arts: Sephiroth
(The rigid hair just looks awkward...)

5. Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Playarts: Reno, Kadaj & Yuffie Kisaragi
(Some crucial side characters from the movie, and Reno is rightfully chosen to be made)

6. GSI Kureosu's Pinky:St Pinky:Cos Yutaka Sitting Ver. Repaint & Standing Ver. Repaint
(I seriously think GSI has run out of efficable ideas for the ailing Pinky St series)

7. GSI Kureosu's Pinky:St 16: PK016, PK017 & PK018
(But at least they try to include the interesting alternate suit body and additional hairpiece seen in PK018)

8. Toyz's Dragonball Big Size Figure: Piccolo Daimaou 原作彩色版
(A rare figurine of Piccolo in the original Daimamou in his morbid lookiing throne)

9. Bandai's Dr Slump Arale-chan Fantasy Lion Plasmo & Caramel Man No. 1 Plasmo
(Unbelievable but these pair are products from 1985 and splendidly dug out by Bandai for reissue)

10. Sol International's Melty Blood Series II: Shell & Shion Eltonam Atlasia
(This pair is certainly beating their below-par predecessors by a yard)

11. Takara-Tomy's Microman Action Series: Evangelion Movie Memorial Plugsuit Set
(The golden weapons kinda spoil everything)

12. GSC's Nandroid: Asahina Mikuru from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(After the Death Note quartets, the other Nandroids just seem stale)

13. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Urutori from "Utawarerumono"
(A stunning figure of the Okamiyamukai and I will not be surprise to see her sister, Kamyu be the next to be made into 1/8 figurine)

14. Movic's 1/8 Fate T. Harlaown from "Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS"
(At age 15, Fate certainly has blossomed into a fair lady)

15. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Estel Freesia from "夜明け前より瑠璃色な"
(The mysterious character that only appears in the PS2 version of the game)

16. Kotobukiya's 1/8 Blanc Neige from "Shining Tears"
(Kotobukiya's take on the Shining Tears characters made the resident soceress in a very promiscuous fashion)

17. Megahouse's Puni Kore (Puny Collection): Queen Silver from Kingdom of Dream Crayon & Popurri from "ふしぎ魔法ファンファンファーマシィー"
(Little dolls with puny names...)

18. Megahouse's Action Figure Collection +: Nagato Yuki from " 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱" & Azone's Hybrid Active Figure 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 No.3: Asahina Mikuru
(Mikuru looks too much like Jenny doll from Takara)

19. Megahouse's Chara Fortune Series: ぷちえう゛ぁ　ねるふ学園占い★
(I love the little Angel as the side mascot)

20. Holy Sprout's 1/8 稲森光香 "Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight"
(Somehow the head seems too big for the body)

21. Beagle/GSC's Solid Works: 1/8 Intron Depot #4: Space Pirate ~Normal Ver.~ & ~Red Ver.~
(I wonder if they include the "Keep Out" tape...)

22. Max Factory's 1/8 Tuskimiya Ayu from "Kanon"
(The transparent wings might be the downfall of this piece)

23. GSC's 1/8 春日野陽菜 from "Boy Meets Girl"
(A beautiful figurine who remind me of Itsuki from "I''S")

24. Alter's 1/8 Reucotia from "めがちゅ!"
(Based on a PC game which loosely based on Ah! My Goddess)

25. Beat Road's それゆけ！女性自衛官 Series Vol.1.5 海上自衛隊編
(Must be really popular in Japan to produce a Ver. 1.5)

26. Cafe Reo's ぼくは航空管制官 Sound Light Holder
(Wow..they even have Garuda Air)

27. Bofford Japan's 向吉悠睦の世界 現代仏像 Collection Vol. 3
(After a hiatus, Vol. 3 delivers more sculptures of religious values)

28. Kabaya's Snoopy Petite Party Vol. 2
(Peanuts fans watch out!)

29. Subarudo's Transformer EZ Collection
(You guess it..it's from the upcoming Transformer movie from Hollywood!)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bofford Japan's Special Strike Machine Vol. 1
(I can't really grip the theme here, you have planes, submarines, a pistol and a propeller?!)

2. Bandai's 帰ってきたウルトラ怪獣名鑑 Vol. 2
(I like the one with the Kaiju begin the statue of the Goddess of Mercy, though it maybe a bit disrespect to the bodhisattva)

3. Megahouse's Mini Kore Doubutsu Tencho Series: Animal Interior
(To compliment the mini untensils and crockery produced so far and a prelude to the mini figure set to be released soon)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Beagle's Berserk Griffon 星降る丘 限定２ Whole White Statue, Guts -Kingdom of Falconia- 限定版 Statue & 髑髏の騎士 騎乗II 1/10 Normal Version
(This series of Berserk statutes have been relentlessly been releasing despite the price. However with such impeccable sculpting by Art of War, you can't blame them to be popular!)

2. Bob Culture Shock's Street Fighter 1/4 Mixed Media Statue: Ryu & Evil Ryu
(This is what happens when Chun Li turns down his offer for a date...)

3. Vance Project/Takara-Tomy's Pinky Q: Pinky with Messashumit KR200
(It's time for a holiday...)

4. Neca's Biohazard 10th Anniversary: Action Figure Series 2
(I wonder will they have an Ali Larter Resident Evil figurine..yummy...)

5. ダイキ工業's 1/5 向坂環 ~デレ顔 Ver.~ from "ToHeart X-Rated"
(Not a bad figurine but the material for the bikini reminds me a lot of an apron)

6. Solid Theater's Furei☆Stationery 2 Ami Ami Limited 2 Piece Set with Exclusive original Shitajiki\
(More stationery lolicon..yucks)

7. Fring's 1/4 鶴屋さん ~Bunny Ver.~ from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(The color theme reminds me alot of Lum from "Urusei Yatsura")

8. President Japan's 1/8 Esther Blanchett from "Trinity Blood"
(The wonderful details of her nun gown doesn't make up for that badly sculpted face)

9. Kaiyodo's Revoltech 030: Diesnoof from "Top o Nerae! 2" & 031: OVA ver. Getter 1
(Getter 1 is a cheap replica of the very 1st Revoltech but the Gunbuster one looks nice)

10. F Toys' Ramy no Oishii Restaurant Mini Mini Mascot
(Based on the new Disney-Pixar film in July)

11. Millenium's D.G.P. 少女戦機ソウルイーター
(Must be too obscene to reveal the entire figurine)

12. 甲府ベルフーズ's 酒蔵紀行 全国の銘酒と肴の Figure Series ~三杯目~
(Comes with suitable finger food to go with each wine this time)

13. Medicom Toys' Kubrick Alien Box Set
(Wow they are throwing 3 alien warrior for the price of one)

14. Run'A's Toyful: Lilo & Stitch & Stitch Vol. 2
(Our blue, furry alien friend is still a charmer in Japan for sure...)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collective Doll 101: Minnie Mouse (Comic Ver.)
(Wow check out those eye lashes!)

2. Medicom Toys' Kubrick Special 242: Snoopy Showcase Vol. 01, 02 & 03
(While Snoopy & Kubrick lovers would rejoice, I find them rather plain looking)

3. Medicom Toys' Kubrick 228: Devil Robots 10th Anniversary
(Gold must surely goes with Silver)

4. Wonder Wall's Bonga Konga, FangWolves "Blue Strike", Grabbit Flocky Black & Takizaado Pink
(The price was inflated ue to the limited number...that's designer toys for you)

5. Organic's Bad Boys Glare of Eyes FX: FX03 桐木司
(This guy has that classic shounen hero looks)

6. GSC's Nandroid: L & Misa from "Death Note"
(That completes the Death Note Nandroid quartet and makes me wanna collect them all!)

7. GSC's 1/8 天海春香 from "IdolMaster Xenoglassia"
(Is that a fallen skirt I see on the sand?!)

8. Clayz's 1/6 伊藤乃絵美 ~Maid Ver.~ from "With You ~Mitsumeteitai"
(Very typical Miyakawa, nothing interesting)

9. Max Factory's 1/7 Anies Bell from "奥さまは魔法少女"
(Is that Kon I see on the wand?)

10. Orchid Seed's 1/7 関羽雲長 ~Strawberry Milk Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(I wonder if they are going to produce more of this milk variants soon)

11. Toys Works' 通常版 Hobby-chan
(Very strong Mine style in this piece)

12. Kaiyodo's el.
(Stunning figure with a ultra-cool name!)

13. Griffen Enterprise's 1/7 Karen Altensia from "Fate/hollow ataraxia"
(I thought Griffen would follow up their dark Saber with Rin instead of this)

14. Wave's 1/6 向坂環 ~Swimsuit Ver.~ from "ToHeart2"
(Around 4000 otakus just died of over-excitement..)

15. Wave's 1/8 Choko from "Chokotto Sister"
(Why do Choko always has to adopt that pose?)

16. Lilics' 1/6 Nokoruru ~Artstorm Ver.~ from "Samurai Spirits 天下一剣客伝"
(Perhaps the best Nakoruru figurine I have seen thus far)

17. Q-SIX's 1/7 YOURS Painted Polystone Figure
(This piece claims another 4000 otakus...)

18. Yamato's SIF EX: 1/6 Amy from "Bakuretsu Tenshi"
(This computer whiz kid sure likes to provide some fan sabisu)

19. Toys Works' Solid Works Collection DX: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
(Either the SOS dan version or the bunny suit version)

20. Toys Works' Solid Works: 1/6 Suzumiya Haruhi ~学ランVer~ from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(Could be the same sculptor that had done the Solid Works Collection DX: Shakugan no Shana...)

21. Toys Works' Solid Works: 1/6 Athena Glory from "ARIA"
(Vol. 6 of this series features a solemn-looking Athena)

22. Max Factory's 1/8 朝倉涼子 from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(Perhaps the first figurine of Ryoko which is a nice break from the main 3)

23. Kaiyodo's Mon-sieur BOME Collection V0l. 23: Saber from "Fate/stay night"
(No. 23 is always special these days..therefore only a special character can be chosen for the 23rd piece of this series)

24. Organic's Bad Boys Glare of Eyes Vol. 2 ~~伝説を伝えし者達編~
(I wonder when the character featured above will be included in the trading figure series)

25. Aoshima's 1/64 Option Car Collection
(For a car known as Option, there doesn't seems too many options to choose from...)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Bandai's Play Hero Monsters: Ultraman Monsters
(With Garamon & Baltan to headline this set, I am sure classic Ultra-fans will cherish this!)

1. F Toys' 1/87 Motor Tank Collection Vol. 1~JGSDF~
(Unleashing the pride of the Japan's own Surface Defense Force)

13th May 2007: Kaiyodo's Fate/stay night Bust Collection No. 1: 聖杯 Saber from Limited 1st Edition Fate/stay night [Realta Nua] PS2 game

19th May 2007: Yujin's SR Shining Wind

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Taki Corporation's Dragonball Z Porunga -夢の神- Large Figure with Light-up Capability
(Noice novelty item for DBZ fans but Porunga looks too much like a bootleg toy from China)

2. GSC's Nandroid: Tachikoma from "Ghost in the Shell"
(Another interesting choice for Nandroid series though it just look like any chibi Tachikoma)

3. ebcraft's Fate/stay night "Hyper Fate Collection": Archer
(Like Saber comes with a CG-style head and look at the assorted weaponry!)

4. GSC's 1/5 天下一剣客伝 Iroha from "Samurai Spirits"
(I always feel Iroha has very thick thighs...don't let her know that or I'll be dead!)

5. GSC's 1/8 涼宮遙 from "君が望む永遠"
(Perhaps the only big scale PVC figurine made so far for this series)

6. Max Factory's I1/7 Kreha from "Shining Wind"
(The color theme and her hair makes her look a split image of Meg from "Bakuretsu Tenshi")

7. ダイキ工業's 1/4 真鏡名ミナ from "Samurai Spirits 零"
(She looks like a professional bodybuilder here!)

8. Konami's 1/8 Statue Yoko from "天元突破 Gurren"
(From a recently premiered hit Gainax series)

9. Oscar 企画's 1/8 R.D. Selection Vol. 4 秋山好香一尉
(Love those bunny emblem on the military-style uniform)

10. A Zone's Princess Miu from "えっくす☆きゅーと"
(Not to be mistaken from Miu of "Ichigo Mashimaro")

11. Alchemist's Limited Edition PS2 Kono Aosora ni Yakusoku wo ~melody of the sun and sea~ 海己 set
(Tons of goodies for those H-dating game lovers...)

12. Organic's Felicia from "Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers)" & Chunli ~2007 Ver.~ from "Street Fighter II"
(I am sure many SF fans will berate the weird face of Chun Li here)

13. Alter's 1/8 Igiss from "Persona 3"
(Once again Alter beats Kotobukiya with the same character deisgn)

14. Alter's 1/8 Kaminagi Ryoko from "Zegapain"
(I think many fans of the series would relish this Roko figurine)

15. Yamato's Creator's Labo #012: 1/6 Non Non from Yamashita Shunya
(Another wonderful Shunya character been made)

16. Yamato's Designer Original: 1/6 [whipXnonoko] nonoko -moon-
(From a designer known as kaoru)

17. Griffen Enterprise's 1/8 関羽雲長 ~DVD Jacket LAST ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(You sure it'll be the last?)

18. GSC's 1/8 Alisha Florence from "ARIA The Natural"
(This sweet Alisha figurine surely captures her essence to perfection)

19. Max Factory's 1/8 砂沙美＆美紗緒 from "砂沙美☆魔法少女クラブ"
(That furry creature reminds me a lot of the cat-bunny from "Tenshi Muyo")

20. Sofmap's 1/7 真行寺真央 from "Boy meets Girl"
(I believe a lot of boys wanna meet this girl for sure...)

21. Kaiyodo's Revoltech: Alter (Dark) Saber from "Fate/hollow ataraxia"
(Saber fever is riding on the high once again...)

22. Toys Works' 陰獣 繁殖態 ~Red, Blue, Yellow~
(This is just morally not right...)

23. Yujin's TFC Shining Wind
(Riding on the high of the game and anime series)

24. Hot Toys' CosBaby: Pirates of Carribean ~At World's End~
(I just get a chuckle when I see such adorable incarnations of the eerie Davy Jones and Chow Yun Fatt)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Megahouse's Doubutsu Tencho Series: Dakkusu Tencho no Kouhiya-san
(The canine-style airpot is way too interesting!)

1. Bandai's ウルトラ怪獣戯画第３弾
(I wonder how does roasted Ultraman Taro taste like...)

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Soft Vinyl Monster: (1) Slime, (2) Golem, (3) Dragin King ~After Metamorphosis~, (4) Despisaro & (5) Lapison
(I'm quite into these Toriyama-designed DQ monsters but never into soft vinyl)

2. Brecks' MS Gundam Bust Up Collection: 戦場の漢達 Ramba Rai
(Obviously the war is taking a toll on him, look at the eyebags!)

3. Organic's tezuka moderno labo. Atom & Pinoko
(Organic is surely banging into the Tezuka Moderno genre)

4. Square Enix's FFVIIAC Masterpiece Arts: 1/4 Cloud Strife
(Once again ripping people off with the Advent Children cloud and the fact is people is willing to be ripped off!)

5. Jun Plannings's Craft Label: Rem from "Death Note"
(It'll be interesting to see other shinigamis to be made)

6. Kaiyodo's Iria & Zeriam from "Zeiram"
(Depicted from the 1991 live action movie by Amemiya Keita)

7. Alter's 1/6 Saber ~Maid Ver.~ from "Fate/hollow ataraxia
(Isn't that mop used for sports hall?)

8. Toy's Planning's 淑女 Kazumi
(Makes me wanna have a Japanese beer and dip in the onsen)

9. Wave's 1/10 朝比奈みくる ~Bunny Girl Ver.~ from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(Why is that envelope stuffed in her valley?)

10. Megahouse's Code Geass 反逆のルルーシュ ギアス占い
(The remaining episodes should be showing when this set is out)

11. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: Mini Sweets ~U.S. Ver.~, Harikiri Obento Contest & Watashi no Inu Desu ka?
(July's Re-ment series brings you to the candy shop, have a contest in designing children's bento and dressing up your pet dogs)

12. Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monster Mascot Collection Vol. 3
(There we have that 2 headed Despisaro again...)

13. Targa's Super Sea Story Super Figure
(Supposedly one of most popular Pachinko game in Japan)

14. Takara's Micro World: 世界の艦船 海上自衛隊潜水艦史
(You don't wanna imagine life within a submarine...)

15. Douyuusha's 城郭 Collection 日本の名城 第三章
(Wonder whether they'll do a Western castle series)

16. Douyuusha's Dinosaur Skeleton Collection Dinosaur Museum
(Hope they'll not come to life like that from "Night at The Museum")

17. Douyuusha's Science & Experiments Series: (1) Robotics Science, (2)Electrical Science & (3) Optical Science
(Now that's educational shokugan...)

18. Megahouse's Dragonball Capsule Neo ~復活・脅威の魔人ブウ編~
(The Buu taking a bath vignette looks really interesting)

19. Hot Toys' Military Modern Fire arms Vol. 2
(The M4A1 is a deadly looking weapon man...)

20. Toranoana's Palm Characters: 魔界戦記 Disgaea 2
(After 9 months of delay, it is finally coming...)

21. Gentle Giant's Harry Potter Bust Up: Order of the Phoenix
(What an ecletic selection of characters featured...)

22. Yanoman's Demon's Chronicles XI: 魔女の鉄槌 Malleus Maleficarum
(Featuring the most famous medieval treatise on witches)

5th May 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech: Saber from "Fate/stay night" & Movic's CLAMP in 3-D Land Vol. 2

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past week:

1. Megahouse's Excellent Model RAHDX Gundam Archives Side 7: Rolan Seark & Sochie Haim from "Turn A Gundam"
(I wonder if Turn A Gundam is the least fave Gundam series ever...)

2. Organic's Flockies Tezuka Moderno: Leo & KoKo
(This Tezuka Moderno designs surely rejuvenate alot of Tezuka sensei's classic characters)

3. Organic's CROWS & WORST P.A.D Vol. 2: 木島好一 ~通常版~
(Those over-sized suit with flamboyant colors seems to always associate with yakuza)

4. Organic's Bad Boys Glare of Eyes FX02 Hiro (佐藤博衛門尉景元)
(He seems to be high on marijuana or something)

5. Musashiya's 1/5 関羽雲長（戦闘ver.） ~Pink Uniform Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(This Kanu looks way too subdued)

6. Atelier Sai's 1/6 春日つかさ ~Volleyball Club Uniform Ver.~ from "Tokimeki Memorial Only Love"
(It's the first time I have seen a figurine in volleyball uniform)

7. Atelier Sai's 1/8 Krain Krain from "新天魔界 Generation of Chaos IV"
(This piece was a limited exclusive from the last WF and cost twice this price!)

8. Chara-Ani's Mad Lax from "MADLAX
(Lara Croft meet your nemesis...)

9. Kotobukiya's 1/8 草壁優希 ~Vacation Ver.~ from "ToHeart2 Another Days"
(What a stunning hibiscus on her hair...)

10. Kotobukiya's 1/8 水瀬伊織 from "Idolmaster Xenoglassia"
(The 2nd character form this series done by Kotobukiya)

11. Solid Theater's Ami Ami Original Character Amiko Meigurumi
(The official mascot that can be seen on the top left hand corner of the page)

12. Bandai's MS Gundam S.O.G. (Strategy of Gundam) Extra Vol. 5
(Like the details of the mecha from this series)

13. Bandai's Ultimate Action Evangelion DX ~New Movie Ver.~
(The new movie version looks exactly like the original version...)

14. San-S' Shounen Magazine: Custom Bike Collection Vol. 3
(It can be quite amazing if every manga series in the Shounen Magazine Weekly features bikes)

15. Kotobukiya's One Coin Figure: Lamento ~Beyond the Void~
(After "Togainu no Shi", anothe series with nice character designs is sadly been transformed into chibi version)

16. Solid Theater's Fine Scenery: Onna no Ko Series Vol. 2: 着物の女の子 五十鈴紬
(Rape me and I will slice you all with my katana!!)

17. Tokimeki Dotcom's World Airplane Collection Diecast Model
(Diecast airplanes sure will rouse many model plane collectors' interest)

18. Aoshima's 1/64 Diecast Mini Car Granchan Collection
(It's pretty obvious that the cars featured here are from the 80s)

19. Yujin's 朝隈俊男 Series Best Selection
(A nice collection of the previous series by this renowned clay sculptor)

20. Yujin's 行け！稲中卓球部 Figure Mascot Strap Vol. 4 ~トコトン行くぜ！編~
(Comes with Panda No. 1 Key this time round!)

21. Zakka's 宇宙戦艦 Yamato Mechanical Collection Vol. 2
(The minion planes at high quantity are surprise inclusion)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past week:

1. Maister Japan's 必殺仕事人
(From a classic 1978 movie!)

28th Apr 2007: Kaiyodo's Revoltech 020: Griffen from "Patlabor"

Items Previewed on Ami Ami for the past weeks:

1. CM's Mecha Action Series: Testa-rossa from "青の騎士ベルゼルガ物語"
(Seemingly a lot of anime characters like to use the name "Testarossa")

2. Max Factory's 装甲騎兵ボトムズ 35MAX AT Collection: Light Scope Dog & Agelbiz
(The Votoms fever continues to persist)

3. Megahouse's 熱血！平成教育学院 勉強小僧
(A suitable toy to keep you through your mugging years...)

4. Medicom Toys' BE@RBRICK Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) Set
(Collaborated with Sakamoto Ryuichi's 1970s band)

5. Medicom Toys' Real Action Heroes 332 Death Note: L, Yagami Light & Amane Misa
(Beautiful RAH incarnations of the 3 main characters from Death Note which I doubt I have the money to buy...*sob*)

6. Medicom Toys' Vinyl Collectible Dolls 96: Black 商会 変奇郎
(Very shady character...which should draw many people's interests)

7. Toranoana's 1/10 藤木源之助 from "Shigurui"
(Why do all samurai figurines have such weird faces?)

8. President Japan's 1/8 Abel Nightroad from "Trinity Blood"
(Stunning figurine which my friend told me might be the best he had seen thus far...)

9. Organic's Bad Boys グレアーオブアイズ FX FX-01: 段野秀典
(In true spirit of a Bad Boy...)

10. Volks' Kasutama P: Asuka Langely & Ayanami Rei from "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
(I dunno what is the infatuation with articulated Eva Girls...)

11. Wave's Neon Genesis Evangelion 続・使徒ＸＸ A-04 シャムシエルＸＸ
(This new angel looks a bit naughty...)

12. Kaiyodo's Monsieur COME Collection Vol. 22: Tousaka Rin from "Fate/stay night"
(I'm actually quite impressed with BOME's rendition of Rin)

13. Romandou's Nami SOS Lovely Unit + Koishikawa Nami Whole White Ver.
(She'll have very chronic back problem soon!)

14. Fring's 1/4 Suzumiya Haruhi ~Bunny Ver.~ from "涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱"
(And so they keep milking this...)

15. Jun Planning's 1/6 Moe Art Collection: Amane Misa from "Death Note"
(Wow...is that snake skin?)

16. Solid Theater's Fine Scenery: Onna no Ko Series Vol. 2: 着物の女の子 五十鈴紬
(Rape me and I will slice you all with my katana!!)

17. Orchid Seed's 1/7 聖鳳院エリカ from "Miraroma"
(Amazing how the cuffs can be there without the sleeves)

18. Yujin's SRDX: 薔薇水晶 from "Rozen Maiden traumend~"
(Nice base but whether it can support the figurine, that's another question)

19. Yujin's SRDX: Lily C. Shabert from "Galaxy Angels II"
(Pretty androgenous lookinig but her vital stats tell it all)

20. Musashiya's 1/5 天下一剣客伝 Iroha from "Samurai Spirits"Ｘ
(What big...BOW...)

21. Yujin's Tsunami from "Nintendo DS メイド手帖 恋のいろは"
(She sure isn't bringing in the wave for me...)

22. Orchid Seed's 1/7 Ignis the White “永久に消せぬ炎のイグニス” from "塵骸魔京"
(The piece that send many into fits the last WF)

23. Wanibooks/GSC's 1/7 関羽雲長 ~White Cosloli Ver.~ from "Ikkitousen"
(I can't help but be smitten by Kanu's face here)

24. Millenium's D.C.P. Hajimete no Oisha-san
(Some sick people just don't know how much is too much...)

25. Alter's Shinku from "Rozen Maiden"
(Wouldn't you wanna hold Shinku's hand here?)

26. Griffon Enterprise's 1/6 古代の王女 Mesna & 冥土へ誘うものAily from "Queen's Blade"
(Griffon's take on Queen's Blade just ain't as good)

27. Jun Planning's Pullip Rozen Maiden: 薔薇水晶 & 金糸雀
(Golden Canary kinda creeps me out...)

28. Griffon Enterprise's 1/7 Urd from "Ah! Megamisama"
(The face contorts and there is no flow to Urd's hair)

29. Mile Stone's Funny Knight 1/7 Rudy
(Another wonderful design from Yamashita Shunya)

30. President Japan's 1/8 砂沙美 from "砂沙美☆魔法少女クラブ"
(Wow..those pointy eye lashes!)

31. Atelier Sai/ Happinet Robin's 1/8 KOS-MOS Ver. 4 from "Xenosaga Episode III"
(I say wait for the Alter version if you ask me)

32. Aniplex's 1/8 梓川月乃 ~Ami Ami Exclusive White Swimsuit Ver.~ from "焼きたて！！ジャぱん"
(Tsukina has such surreal face here)

33. Eyes Project's 1/7 不知火舞 from "King of Fighter"
(There's wonderful Mai as that from Max Factory and there's Mai here which not as appealing)

34. Lilics' 1/7 Chi ~Maid Alice Ver.~ from "Chobits"
(I don't recall seeing this version of Chi in the anime)

35. Yujin's SRDX: 雛苺 from "Rozen Maiden traumend"
(Comes with Kun Kun the ugly ragdoll dog)

36. Kadokawa's Lucky☆Star Okiraku Box ~泉こなた編~ & ~柊かがみ編~
(Figurines made by the good people from Megahouse)

37. CM's Tongari Boshi no Memorial Collection Figure
(One classic anime series which previously have Epoch doing a rare trading figure series)

38. Kabaya's Wood Mate Child Room
(Re-create an entire room filled with wooden furniture)

39. Kabaya's Dinosaur Collection
(I wonder if you meet an Allosaurus will he greets you "Allo Allo")

40. Nestle's Aero Box Nuigurumi Pack
(Remind me of a chocolate mix of Cinnamaroll & Post Pet)

41. Yujin's 顔文字くん Strap
(These ASCII art character surely has a huge popularity)

42. Meiji's Puraloli Hello Kitty
(Hello Kitty in Gothic Loli attire should be a hit)

43. Re-ment's Pucchi Sample Series: おとぎの国のお菓子 &
(June's Re-ment line-up allows you into enter Alice's Wonderland and feed Mumble from Happy Feet)

44. Cafe Reo's Hello Kitty 豊天商店 Hand Towel
(Hello Kitty with an authentic Showa taste)

45. Medicom Entertainment's 超像伝説 Goodbye Galaxy Express 999 ~アンドロメダ終着駅~
(The much awaited sequel to one of my all time favorite set)

46. West Kenji's 円谷 Mini Soft Vinyl Collection: 快獣ブースカ Vol. 3
(There's a musketeer version of this friendly creature)

47. Tomy Direct's Star Wars Helmet Collection Vol. 3
(There's even General Grievance!)

48. Mitsuwa Model's Miniature Room
(TRying to give Re-ment a run of competition)

49. Tomytec's The Bus Collection Vol. 10
(I should send them design of our SBS or SMRT buses)

Items Previewed on Shokugan Honpo for the past weeks:

1. Takara's Micro World: 小澤さとる潜水艦史
(Including Blue Submarine No. 6)

2. Zakka's Tokusatsu Heroes Collection Vol. 7: Himitsu Sentai Goranger/a>
(Grand ancestor of all sentai!!)