Tokyo Hunter: July 2006

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Haul pics - 29 July 2006

I got a vintage Popy Jumbo Machinder Raideen for one of my clients at Mandarake Shibuya on Saturday and will be shipping it out to him on Monday. Check out the pics here. Total cost is calculated as follows:

Item cost: 47,250 yen (actual receipt included and will be shipped together with item)
Commission fee: None charged because it's his first item that I helped acquire for him. Normally, I would've charged 5,000 yen for commission fee for item of this value.
Handling fee: 1,000 yen
EMS shipping fee to the US: Estimate at maximum 4,700 yen according to shipping chart for a 2.5kg item. I have yet to weigh the item including shipping box but it'll definitely weigh no more than 2.5kg.

TOTAL: 52,950 yen or less (any extras will be refunded to the client)

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Akihabara & Shibuya sightings - 29 July 2006

Prices shown are store prices, mostly with 5% government sales tax included. All items are in mint condition unless stated otherwise. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com as soon as possible so I can help you with obtaining these items on my next trip.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Chara Hobby 2006 Exclusive Items List

Monday, July 24, 2006

Haul pics - 23 July 2006

Got some cool stuff from the Double Hero Festival on Sunday. Check out the pics below:

Haul pics - 23 July 2006

Double Hero Festival - 23 July 2006 - Part 2

Part 2 of the Double Hero Festival coverage is up! Enjoy!

Double Hero Festival pics - 23 July 2006 - Part 2

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Double Hero Festival - 23 July 2006 - Part 1

I attended my first event in Japan today and boy, what a great way to start my first event experience! Today's event was the Double Hero Festival at Tokyo Dome celebrating the 30th anniversary of Toei's Super Sentai series and the 35th anniversary of Kamen Rider series. It was held on 22nd and 23rd of July but I only attended the 23rd one because it's Kamen Rider day at the event with special guest appearances of four main casts from the Kamen Rider Kabuto show. You should know by now how much I LOVE Kamen Riders! The 22nd one was Super Sentai day with special guest appearances of the five main casts from the Boukenger show. There were so many things to see at the event including displays of the costumes, vehicles, and props from ALL sentai shows plus costumes and vehicles of ALL Kamen Riders on display at the event. Tons of Boukenger and Kamen Rider Kabuto merchandise on sale during the event including some event-only exclusives such as the white and brown colored Worm figures from Kamen Rider Kabuto and a Special 5 Red Set of Red Rangers from Hurricaneger until Boukenger. There are also some Kamen Rider and Super Sentai t-shirts (adult sizes) for sale during the event priced at 2,980 yen each. I managed to grab one Kabuto t-shirt but it was one size larger than what I usually wear. It was the last one too so I had no other choice. And of course, what's a Super Sentai and Kamen Rider event without a live action show?! It's my first time watching a live show of the Sentai Rangers and Kamen Riders on stage fighting all kinds of villains and it was so much more exciting than watching the TV shows even though it doesn't have the state of the art special effects, only sound effects and voice acting, plus some cool fireworks. Still, the show was amazing! The live action show starts every 2 hours and I got to see it twice during the time I was there. I watched the entire show the first time but only listened to it the second time while I snap hundreds of pics of the costumes and props on display. I've divided the roughly 300 pictures I took into 2 parts because it's getting late now and I need to get some good sleep after a long, tiring, but exciting day attending my first event. I gotta work tomorrow too. I will upload part 2 tomorrow evening so do check back for the continuing coverage of the event! There are some pics I took that are very blurry , especially of the live action show because the assigned seats tickets were all sold out and I had to stand real far away to watch the show and took pics from roughly 30 meters away. I won't be writing the usual commentary under every picture due to the number of pics I've uploaded , so do ask me if there's something that interest you and you'd like more info on. For now, check out Part 1 of the event coverage! Enjoy!

Double Hero Festival pics - 23 July 2006 - Part 1

Haul pics - 22 July 2006

I brought back some cool stuff from my Akihabara trip on Saturday. Most of 'em are for my own collection but I also managed to find and purchase 2 wanted items for one of my clients. Check 'em out!

Haul pics - 22 July 2006

Akihabara sightings - 22 July 2006

Prices shown are store prices, mostly with 5% government sales tax included. All items are in mint condition unless stated otherwise.

Kotobukiya store
Code 3 Star Wars Revenge of the Sith 3D movie poster sculpture - 5,800 yen
Code 3 Star Wars Return of the Jedi 3D movie poster sculpture - 5,800 yen
Code 3 Star Wars Return of the Jedi (Lightsaber ver) 3D movie poster sculpture - 11,550 yen
Gentle Giant Star Wars Darth Vader statue chrome light-up Blister store exclusive (Limited 2,500 pieces) - 38,000 yen
Gentle Giant Star Wars Darth Vader Collectible Bust - 4,980 yen
McFarlane Toys Collector's Club exclusive set of 3 - Spawn i.030, Clown 5, Blue Spawn i.007 - 18,900 yen
Saint Seiya Pandora Box Perfect Version Limited Edition - 25,200 yen

Kaiyodo store
Kaiyodo Revoltech EVA-01 SDCC exclusive Glow in the Dark version - 2,100 yen

Liberty
Takatoku Macross 1/3000 scale SDF-1 Macross - unapplied decals, no visible yellowing - C9 item in C8 box - 102,900 yen
Takatoku Macross 1/55 scale VF-1A Battroid Valkyrie - C7 item in C7 box - 13,440 yen
Takatoku Macross 1/55 scale VF-1J Battroid Valkyrie - C7 item in C8 box - 10,500 yen
Takatoku Macross 1/55 scale VF-1J Red Battroid Valkyrie - C6 item in C6 box - 13,440 yen
Takatoku Orguss 1/40 scale Gerwalk Nikick - C9 item in C8 box - 21,000 yen
Takatoku Orguss 1/80 scale Orguss Orgroid II, Orguss Orgroid & Gerwalk Nikick - C9 item in C8 box - 7,350 yen
Takatoku Orguss 1/40 scale Orguss II Olson Special - C9 item in C8 box - 42,000 yen
Gakken Mospeda 1/35 scale Legioss - C9 item in C8 box - 27,090 yen

Mandarake
Aoshima - Shin (New) Getter 1 Black Version - 7,350 yen
Bandai (Jumbo Machinder-looking) Getter 2 - 21,000 yen

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Akihabara pics - 22 July 2006

I went down to Akihabara again today. I'm gonna make Saturday my Akihabara trip day 'cus they always have some good stuff on sale always beginning on Saturdays! For today, Kaiyodo started selling their SDCC exclusive Revoltech EVA-01 today at their store in Akihabara and K-books had some sort of promotion with their manga sales but since I don't read manga, I didn't bother to check it out. There was a long line at K-books though. Anyway, do check out my blog every Saturday evenings for tons of pics and sightings in Akihabara! Now on with the pics!

Akihabara pics - 22 July 2006

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Shibuya sightings - 15 July 2006

Prices shown are store prices, mostly with 5% government sales tax included. All items are in mint condition unless stated otherwise.

Blister
Nike Naruto Air Rival GT AF GS shoes - Only 23,24 & 25cm sizes available - 7,140 yen (More info)
DC Direct Batman Jim Lee's Hush series 1: Artist Signature set limited edition 1500 pieces - 37,800 yen

Mandarake
Bandai Hobby Japan exclusive SIC Black Kikaider - 29,925 yen
Bandai Hobby Japan exclusive SIC Another RX - 5,250 yen
Bandai SIC Robot Detective K Powered Up version - 5,250 yen
Kadokawa Comics A Keroro Gunsou Keroro Box Figuration 2 with Powered Natsumi figure - 2,625 yen
Max Factory Dead Or Alive 1/6 scale Kasumi C2 Black costume version - 12,600 yen
Takara Transformers Goodbye Megatron set of 2 with Starscream & Megatron - C7 opened but complete - 42,000 yen
Takara Transformers Godmaster Overlord - C7 opened but complete - 21,000 yen
Kaiyodo Fist of the North Star 200x Super Premium Box Special Figure Kenshiro - 10,500 yen
Kaiyodo Robot Museum Plus GaoGaiGar with Goldion Hammer Gold colored version - 4,725 yen
Popy Jumbo Machinder Raideen - Item in C8 or better condition, Packaging in C5 condition - 47,250 yen
Fewture Models Alien statue sculpted and autographed by Takayuki Takeya - 36,750 yen

Monday, July 17, 2006

Weekend in Tokyo!

I had a wonderful weekend in Tokyo from 14-16 July traveling around Shinjuku, Ginza, Shibuya, and Harajuku with my mom who came over to visit me. While she's busy doing her shopping in Tokyo, I went and visited Animate, Mandarake, and did some sight-seeing. Enjoy the following sets of pics!

Shinjuku pics - 14 July 2006

Shibuya & Ginza pics - 15 July 2006

Harajuku pics - 16 July 2006

Check out the stuff I bought during my weekend trip in Tokyo!

Haul pics - 14-16 July 2006

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Chara Hobby 2006

Chara Hobby 2005

Date: 19-20 August 2006
Location: Makuhari Messe
Entrance fee: 1,300 yen

Chara Hobby is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition for all hobby and entertainment related products and information held annually in Japan.

Usual events held at the exhibition:

・Stage Events
・Exhibitors' Zone
・Character Zone
・Toyguns Zone
・Kids & Family Corner
・Illustration Contest for kids
・COSPA WAVE (Cosplay zone)
・CharaHobby Market
・CharaHobby Market PRO

There will be TONS of Chara Hobby exclusive items for sale there including the Chara Hobby 2006 mascots Hobby Devil & Hobby Angel figures, limited edition Chara Hobby 2006 exclusive High Grade and Master Grade Gundam kits, and many more! Check back for more info on what exclusive items will be available at CharaHobby 2006 and contact me to place your orders! I will be attending the show on 19 August but won't be there the next day because I'll be attending Wonderfest 2006 [Summer] at Tokyo Big Sight.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Limited Edition FFIII Crystal White DS Lite & FFIII game

According to IGN.com, Square Enix will release a Final Fantasy III Crystal White limited edition package to coincide with the 24 August release of Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS. The limited edition set includes a copy of Final Fantasy III and a Crystal White DS Lite covered in FFIII character artwork and a FFIII logo. The DS Lite unit will also include a unique serial number. The bundled set is priced at 22,780 yen (DS Lite retail price of 16,800 yen + FFIII game retail price 5,980 yen). Interested buyers please contact me immediately if you want a piece of this limited edition release and I will try to purchase it for you on launch date.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Dengeki Hobby exclusive LOB Dunbine Todd use

Dengeki Hobby is currently taking preorders for their Lord of Bystonwell series Dunbine Todd Guines version (priced at 4,500 yen) in their Dengeki Hobby August 2006 issue. An order form is included in the magazine along with a proof of purchase label that you cut out and glue it to the form. Just fill out the form, glue the proof of purchase label, purchase a 4,500 yen postal money order and mail them to Dengeki Hobby and your order is set! It's a made-to-order item and you will definitely receive one when it's released. They will stop accepting orders by 31 August and the exclusive will be released in November 2006. This exclusive figure is only available to those who currently reside in Japan. If you're interested in getting this piece, please contact me immediately to place your order for this exclusive item!

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Nakano sightings list - 09 July 2006

Prices shown are store prices not including 5% government sales tax. All items are in mint condition unless stated otherwise.

Mandarake UFO
Medicom R.A.S. 004 Kamen Rider 1 - 3,150 yen
Medicom R.A.H.M #24 Hyper Hobby exclusive - 8,400 yen
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Advent Pieces Limited - 31,500 yen

Madarake New Special
Popy Jumbo Machinder Grendizer - 126,000 C4 with box
Takara Transformers Headmasters Black Zorak - 73,500 yen

Mandarake Amazing
Kenner The Dark Knight Collection Batman Batmobile - 18,900 C7

Mandarake Special 3
Bandai Garo & Gouten & Madoukoku - 5,440 yen
Bandai SIC Faiz Blaster Form & Autovajin - 4,200 yen
Miracle House Shin Getter black version - 7,350 yen
Yujin SRSP Dynamic version Koutetsu Jeeg - 3,150 yen

Robot Robot
Kaiyodo Trigun Monev the Gale White Phantom WonderFest 2002 Summer exclusive - 20,000 yen
Kotobukiya Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Cloud & Fenrir US version - 15,800 yen
Takatoku Toys Macross 1/55 Battroid Valkyrie VF-1S - 30,000 yen C9.5
Takatoku Toys Macross 1/55 Battroid Valkyrie VF-1J - 15,000 yen C9.5
Bandai Hi-Metal Macross 1/55 VF-1S Super Valkyrie - 35,000 yen C9

Akihabara sightings list - 08 July 2006

Prices shown are store prices not including 5% government sales tax. All items are in mint condition unless stated otherwise.

Liberty
Bandai SIC Another RX - 4,179 yen
Bandai Hobby Japan exclusive SIC Black Kikaider - 41,790 yen
Bandai SIC Hakaider 4 figure set exclusive - 73,500 yen
Bandai SIC Artist Special Kikaider - 3,129 yen
Bandai SIC Robot Detective K Powered Up version - 4,179 yen
Bandai SIC Silver Hakaider - 7,329 yen
Bandai SIC Red Hakaider - 7,854 yen
Bandai SIC Blue Hakaider - 5,754
Bandai SIC Kamen Rider J Toei Hero Net exclusive - 5,229 yen
Bandai SIC Ryuga Survive Hobby Japan exclusive - 8,379 yen
Bandai SIC Ouja & Ryuki Blank Form Toei Hero Net exclusive - 10,290 yen
Bandai SIC Faiz Axel Form Toei Hero Net exclusive - 10,290 yen
Bandai SIC Silver Kikaider 00 - 168,000 yen
Bandai SIC Kuuga Dark Armour version - 136,500 yen
Bandai SOC Black Bossborot - 26,040 yen
Bandai SOC Minerva X La Sirene De Noir - 9,240 yen
Bandai MG 1/100 Gundam RX78-2 10th Anniversary version - 10,290 yen
Bandai MG 1/100 Gundam Wing Zero Custom Endless Walts version CharaHobby 2005 exclusive - 10,290 yen
Bandai MG 1/144 Z Gundam Mekki version set of 4 - CharaHobby 2004 exclusive consist of Hi-Zack, Rick Dias Quatro Bajaana color, Gundam MKII Titans, Z Gundam - 13,440 yen
Bandai MSIA Zaku II Yumiko Shaku use - Gundam A Chara Model exclusive - 3,129 yen
Bandai MSIA Toy's Dream Project Limited Edition Maguanac Rashid, Auda, Abdul custom - 7,329 yen
Bandai DX Chogokin Aquarion Forced Attack Type - 17,640 yen
Kaiyodo Robot Museum Plus series Getter Robo 1 Rollout version - 8,379 yen
Kaiyodo Robot Museum Plus series Getter Robo 1 Damaged version - 9,240 yen
Kaiyodo FOTNS 200x Raoh - 10,290 yen
Kaiyodo FOTNS 200x Kenshiro version 1 - 6,279 yen
Kaiyodo FOTNS 200x Ein - 10,290 yen
Kaiyodo FOTNS 200x Shin - 5,229 yen
Kaiyodo FOTNS Raoh & Kokuoh-go dark colored ver - 6,800 yen
Fewture EX Gokin Black Getter Ryoma Mode - 42,000 yen
Medicom 12" RAH Kamen Rider 1 #100 Commemoration - 10,290 yen
Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-01 Convoy - 9,240 yen

Cospa
1/1 scale Kingdom Hearts Keyblade - 135,000 yen
Bleach Shinigami sandals M-size 24cm length - 3,780 yen

Mandarake
Takara Transformers Generation DX gold-plated Primus - 52,000 yen
Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-01 Convoy - 7,350 yen
Takara Transformers Masterpiece MP-02 Ultra Magnus - 7,350 yen
Bandai SIC Hobby Japan exclusive Black Kikaider - 31,500 yen
Bandai SIC Hobby Japan exclusive Another RX - 5,250 yen
Bandai SIC Faiz Axel Form - 9,450 yen
Bandai SIC Ouja & Ryuki Blank Form Toei Hero Net exclusive - 7,350 yen
Bandai SIC Ryuga Survive Hobby Japan exclusive - 8,400 yen
Bandai SOC Minerva X La Sirene De Noir - 10,500 yen
Bandai DX Chogokin Aquarion Forced Attack Type - 14,600 yen
Bandai Hi-Metal VF-1S Super Valkyrie - 21,000 C8
Popy Jumbo Machinder Getter Poseidon - 18,900 yen C6 no box
Popy Jumbo Machinder Raideen - 18,900 yen C6 no box
Popy Chogokin DX Golion - 47,250 yen C6
Popy Chogokin Gaiking - 42,000 yen C7
Gakken Mospeda Ridearmour VR-052F - 39,900
Takatoku Toys Macross VF-1S Super Valkyrie - 26,250 yen C8
Tomy Sound Flasher Ideon - 5,250 C6

Nakano pics - 09 July 2006

I went to Nakano for the day and got a good deal on the Garo & Gouten & Madoukoku set -- 5,440 yen (retail price: 6,800 yen).

Check out the Nakano pics I took here:

Nakano - 09 July 2006

Let me know if there are any items in the pics that interest you and I'll go check out the prices for you.

Akihabara and Nakano sightings list coming up soon!

In the meantime, enjoy the pics!

Akihabara pics - 08 July 2006

Akihabara pics taken on my 8 July afternoon trip. Enjoy!

Akihabara - 08 July 2006

If you guys have any requests on what to take pics of, shoot me an e-mail and I'll snap a pic or two of it on my next trip. Most stores don't allow people to take pictures but I'll try to get permission to snap some and maybe take a few pics when they're not looking! ;-)

Saturday, July 08, 2006

No Dark Nurses in sight at Ginza ...

My day didn't start out according to plan with me waking up an hour late which caused me to arrive at Ginza at 10:15am instead of the planned arrival at 9am. According to Gamespot news, the 50 Dark Nurse cosplayes should be somewhere between Ginza station and the "Marion Theather Complex," but they were nowhere to be found and there is no "Marion Theather Complex" on ANY map I saw at Ginza and on my own Ginza map that I carried with me. There are plenty of theater complexes in Ginza but no "Marion Theater Complex." There are only 5 theaters in Ginza with names that start with the letter "M" -- Marunouchi Piccadilly 1&2, Marunouchi Louvre, Marunouchi Prazer, Marunouchi Toei, and Miyukiza. I went to both Marunouchi Piccadilly 1&2 and Marunouchi Toei (and a few other theaters that I can't remember the name of) and only Marunouchi Piccadilly 1&2 is showing the movie. No other theaters I saw in Ginza had it and the 50 Dark Nurse cosplayers were nowhere to be found. You might say that they had already left by the time I arrived. When I got there, there was no indication that they were there and they were supposed to be there for the entire morning. No flyers being handed out and none being thrown in the garbage bin by uninterested people, plus the only theater showing the movie had no one lining up to buy the tickets! I spent the whole morning walking through the entire Ginza area and decided to give up the search at noon, had lunch, and headed over to Akihabara. It was a rather dissapointing morning, but the day was better spent at Akihabara. There's a long list of items of interest I saw in Akihabara and tons of photos being uploaded now. Check back soon!

Friday, July 07, 2006

50 Dark Nurse cosplayers at Silent Hill movie premiere in Ginza

50 Dark Nurse cosplayes at Silent Hill movie premiere in Ginza

Date: 8 July 2006
Location: Ginza station to Marion theater

The following news was taken from GameSpot.com:

GameSpot news: Scary nurses sought for Japanese Silent Hill premiere

According to ITmedia, 50 cosplay fans are being sought to assist in a promotional event for the Japan premiere of the film Silent Hill. The idea is to get 50 "Dark Nurses" to shuffle and stagger from a location near Tokyo's Ginza Station to the Marion theater complex on the morning of July 8. There they will greet customers -- presumably by gurgling hideously and limping toward them with rusty scalpels --and hand out flyers. There is no monetary compensation for providing this service, but volunteers will get to keep their Dark Nurse threads and be given other memorabilia related to the film.

Being a huge fan of the Silent Hill games myself, I definitely wouldn't wanna miss this event! I still have yet to watch the movie. (-_-)" I'll try to catch the premiere at Ginza after I snap some pics of the Dark Nurse cosplayers! Check back later on Saturday night for coverage of the event! Expect lots of pictures of Dark Nurses and possibly some Silent Hill memorabilia if I manage to get some.

Tokyo Game Show 2006

Date: 22-24 September 2006
Location: Makuhari Messe
Entrance fee: 1,000 yen (Advance ticket) / 1,200 yen (Day ticket)

Set to be the biggest game show to date, 2006 will mark the event's 10th year. There will be 134 companies attending with a total of 1,702 booths at the event compared to last year's TGS with 131 companies and 1,433 booths. The first day is business day and only the second and third day will be open to the public. Advance tickets will go on sale beginning 19 July. I'm planning to get 2 tickets to the show, one for each day, and probably a case of batteries for my camera 'cus I'll be snapping pics and taking videos like crazy! Check back soon for the latest updates and announcements on TGS.

Tokyo Dome Double Hero Festival

Date: 22-23 July 2006
Location: Tokyo Dome
Entrance fee: 1,800 yen / 2,300 yen assigned seats

Another exciting festival to look forward to! I'm a big fan of Kamen Rider shows and I've already got my ticket in advance but unfortunately, not soon enough to get the 2,300 yen assigned seating tickets to sit down and enjoy the live action shows with special appearances of actors and actresses from Boukenger on Super Sentai Day (22 July) and actors and actresses from Kamen Rider Kabuto on Kamen Rider Day (23 July). Guess I'll have to fight the crowds to find a good spot to view the entire show standing up. I'll only be attending the Kamen Rider Day event on 23 July and will be taking tons of pictures to be posted on this blog. There will be a gazillion festival-only merchandise for sale at Tokyo Dome during the festival, so expect me to carry lots of cool goodies back! Please contact me as soon as possible if you're interested in getting some of the exclusive festival merchandise (although I have no clue as to what kind of items will be available there but I'm guessing there will be special t-shirts, key-chains, caps, and toys, etc) and I'll purchase them on your behalf. I need to know what kind of merchandise and which character you're interested in, and also your budget for each item type.

Wonder Festival 2006 [Summer]

Wonder Festival 2006 [Summer]

Date: 20 August 2006
Location: Tokyo Big Sight
Entrance fee: 2,000 yen

I'll be attending this year's summer Wonderfest on 20 August with a couple of friends. I'll try to find out more info and pictures of exclusive items that will be available for purchase at Wonderfest. Please check back soon for further updates and announcements on this event!

Tokyo Hunter service and blog site is now open for business!

Konnichiwa and a warm welcome to the official opening of the Tokyo Hunter service and blog site!

My Tokyo Hunter service offers assistance to clients in locating and purchasing their most wanted items that are only available and/or at a much cheaper price in Japan. Just about anything (legal) that you're looking for, I'll help you find and purchase it in Japan! There will be a slight commission charge for my service, but you will find that what I charge is a lot cheaper and less complex than online websites that help you bid on Yahoo Japan auctions.

Please check out my profile for a short introduction to my service and contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com if you're interested. I'll e-mail you a Word document that contains all the information on how to order as well as the commission fee structures for my service.

I'll be posting as often as possible on my blog site all the latest product information (toys, anime, collectibles, games, etc), info on upcoming and coverage of events/conventions/shows, items of interest that I saw during my trips down to Tokyo including prices and information (and possibly some pictures), as well as the items I've found for my clients. Your suggestions on what I shouuld be covering and obtaining info of and posting them on my Tokyo Hunter blog are most welcome! Please check back as frequently as possible for the latest updates and announcements on my Tokyo Hunter blog!

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