Haul pics - 30 December 2006

The following are items purchased for my clients during today's trip down to Akihabara, Shibuya, and Nakano:



Medicom Kubrick Objects Subjects Imagination of Ultra exhibition exclusive set of 4 - 2,650 yen
Info: Got this for myself at the exhibition in Parco Part-3 Shibuya today (web link).

Yujin SRSP Tekken 5 Asuka Kazama Bishoujo Figure Comvention 2006 exclusive - 10,500 yen

Editions Treville Nanonano Iconics book (web link) - 5,250 yen
Info: Online order through Editions Treville online shop for client arrived today.

Pan Exotica Junko Mizuno's Hell Babies book (web link) - 3,045 yen
Info: Online order through Editions Treville online shop for client arrived today. Both covers signed by author.

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Akihabara + Shibuya + Nakano sightings - 30 December 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.



Liberty
Medicom Kamen Rider Stronger RAH Shigeru Jou mail order exclusive - 15,540 yen
Medicom Kamen Rider X RAH Keisuke Keitaro mail order exclusive - 20,790 yen
Medicom Kamen Rider Amazon RAH Tackle mail order exclusive - opened but complete - 19,740 yen
Medicom Kamen Rider RAH Shocker soldier beret type mail order exclusive - 21,600 yen
Medicom Kamen Rider RAH Hongo Takeshi mail order exclusive - 20,790 yen
Medicom Kamen Rider RAH220 Hongo Takeshi - opened but complete - 10,290 yen
Medicom Kikaider RAH Android Man mail order exclusive - 20,790 yen
Mega House Art Works Monsters Horse Orphenoch online store exclusive - 17,640 yen
Mega House Art Works Monsters Crocodile Orphenoch online store exclusive - 21,000 yen
Mega House Jinki Extend Aoba Tousaki limited edition - 13,440 yen
Alpha Range Murata PSE PRO Solid #3 Pinup limited edition repaint version - 8,190 yen

Mandarake Akihabara
Hobby Japan Nadesico The Prince of Darkness Hoshino Ruri Hobby Japan mail order exclusive - 7,350 yen

Mandarake Nakano
Fewture Models Mazinger AD-1901 Special 3 piece set Aflodai & Mazinger & Garada - opened but complete - 12,600 yen
SIC Battle Hopper red version - 8,400 yen


Interesting sightings:
Mega House Art Works Monsters Another Agito statues (normal & clear versions) spotted at Liberty in Akihabara. Scheduled for February 2007 release. Web link.
Sideshow 1/1 scale T-800 Endoskeleton (priced at 882,000 yen!!) spotted on display at Blister store in Shibuya.
Upcoming Medicom Star Wars RAH Shadow Stormtrooper Blister exclusive & Medicom RAH Spawn spotted at Blister store in Shibuya.

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Arika Yumemiya resin kit Dengeki Hobby mail order exclusive

Item: 1/8 scale Arika Yumemiya resin kit Dengeki Hobby mail order exclusive (more pics)
Number of parts: 33
Size: 18 cm
Series: Mai-Otome
Maker: Grainz Works
Sculptor: Bunmei
Retail price: 9,000 yen
Release date: April 2007
Info: Dengeki Hobby 2007 February issue mail order exclusive.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

GITS:SAC Motoko Kusanagi resin kit Hobby Japan mail order exclusive

Item: 1/6 scale Motoko Kusanagi resin kit
Size: 25 cm
Series: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Maker: RC Berugu
Sculptor: Reflect
Retail price: 10,370 yen
Release date: March 2007
Info: Hobby Japan 2007 February issue mail order exclusive

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

High School Girl Saber Hobby Japan mail order exclusive

Item: 1/8 scale High School Girl Saber prepainted PVC model (more pics)
Size: 15.5 cm
Series: Fate/stay night
Maker: Hobby Japan
Sculptor: Yoshi (Trepang)
Retail price: 5,000 yen
Release date: August 2007
Info: Hobby Japan 2007 February issue mail order exclusive. Initially released as event-only resin kit.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

Revoltech EVA-01 Yamashita Ikuto Original Color Version picture gallery

I've just opened and played with my Revoltech EVA-01 exclusive figure and snapped several pics of it in various poses. It's basically the same as the regular Revoltech EVA-01 except for some really cool markings by Yamashita Ikuto and some parts, specifically the torso and upper arms, are made of clear purple plastic. It comes with the same weapons and accessories, too. Unfortunately, I left my regular Revoltech EVA-01 at the office along with all of my other Revoltech figures so I don't have any Revoltech figures to take comparison pics, but I did take some close-up pics of the figure for your viewing pleasure. Click here to view the picture gallery. To all clients who preordered this figure with me, it'll be shipped out to you within the first week of January 2007! For now, enjoy the pics! (^_^)

Haul pics - 26 December 2006

The postman delivered two packages to my doorstep today. There's a medium-sized box that contains two D.Gray-man PVC figures, Allen Walker & Lenalee Lee, that I ordered for a client from Germany. Then there's this huge box from Evangelion Store packed with 24 pieces of Kaiyodo's Revoltech EVA-01 Yamashita Ikuto original color version Evangelion Store exclusive. For those who are unfamiliar with Yamashita Ikuto, he's the original mecha designer for the Evangelion series. I got two of the exclusive Revoltech EVA-01 for my own collection and the rest will be shipped out within the first week of January 2007 to all clients who had placed their preorders with me for the exclusive figure. Click here to check out the picture gallery.

World Hobby Festival #15 coverage

I attended my first World Hobby Festival (dealer booths layout) yesterday held at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. My coverage of the 15th World Hobby Festival can be viewed at Anime News International. Over 800 pics had been shot. Special guest appearances at the 15th WHF for autograph and photo sessions include Kazuki Namioka (played as Shishimaru from Lion-Maru G), Emi Kobayashi (played as Saori from Lion-Maru G), and Atsushi Harada (played as Kamen Rider Delta from Kamen Rider Faiz and Go Green from Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V). Click here for the picture gallery.

Haul pics - 23 December 2006

Purchased a Takatoku Macross 1/100 scale Conversion Kit for a client today for 15,750 yen at Liberty's main store in Akihabara. Click here for the picture gallery.

Akihabara sightings - 23 December 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.

Liberty
Mega House Excellent Model Core Queen's Blade Wandering Warrior Reina 2P Color Version Hobby Japan Limited Edition - 8,379 yen - Opened but complete

Mandarake
Yujin SR-SP Tekken 5 Asuka Kazama Bishoujo Figure Convention 2006 Exclusive - 10,500 yen


Interesting sightings:
Spotted a large ad of the upcoming anime series of Moon Rabbit Weapon Mi-Na on a wall of the Yurikamome station when I headed out to Tokyo Big Sight to attend the World Hobby Festival.
Dejiko mascot standing outside of Gamers store in Akihabara promoting Di Gi Charat CD & DVD box sets.

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Star Wars Art Collector Statue Sandtrooper Japanese Edition

Item: Star Wars Art Collector Statue Sandtrooper Japanese Edition
Maker: Attakus Collection
Retail price: 29,000 yen
Release date: February 2007
Info: Japanese edition Blister.jp exclusive limited to 200 pieces.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

Star Wars Art Collector Statue Oola Japanese Edition

Item: Star Wars Art Collector Statue Oola Japanese Edition
Maker: Attakus Collection
Retail price: 29,000 yen
Release date: February 2007
Info: Japanese edition Blister.jp exclusive limited to 200 pieces.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

Star Wars RAH Shadow Stormtrooper Blister Direct Exclusive

Item: Star Wars Real Action Heroes Shadow Stormtrooper
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 17,640 yen
Blister discounted preorder price: 14,200 yen
Release date: February 2007
Info: Blister Direct exclusive limited to 3,000 pieces.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

Busou Shinki MMS Naked bodies

Item: Busou Shinki MMS Naked White, Flesh, Black bodies
Maker: Konami
Retail price: 1,890 yen per type
Release date: 25 January 2007
Info: Only available through Konami Style website.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

D.Gray-man Allen Walker & Lenalee Lee PVC models

Item: 1/10 scale Allen Walker & Lenalee Lee PVC models
Maker: Kotobukiya
Retail price: 4,800 yen each
Height: Allen = 17 cm, Lenalee = 16 cm
Info: Exclusively available through Animate, Jump Shop, Mekke, and Movic stores and websites.

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info and to place your order.

Tamaki Kosaka PVC head doll Kotobukiya Shop exclusive

Item: Tamaki Kosaka PVC head doll Kotobukiya Shop exclusive
Retail price: 14,700 yen
Height: 27 cm
Release date: March 2007

Contact tokyohunter@gmail.com to place your preorder.

Devil May Cry merchandise

Click here to check out official Devil May Cry merchandise that are available through Tanomi.com. Items include Devil May Cry 5th anniversary silver layer poster, frame stamps set, soundtracks, shoulder bag, Boston bag, hip bag, and many more. Expect more Devil May Cry merchandise to be available through Tanomi.com nearing the release of Devil May Cry 4 game. They do not ship outside of Japan so contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and I'll help you place the orders for anything that's available through Tanomi.com and any other Japanese online stores.

Haul pics - 16 December 2006

I got these at Jump Festa 2007 yesterday. The only things I bought were the FFXIII double poster set for 1,000 yen. I got a Bleach promotional tote bag for free after playing the Bleach DS 2nd game at Sega's booth and received Square Enix's Happy Holiday set of 21 postcards upon entering their closed mega theater at Jump Festa 2007.

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Jump Festa 2007 coverage

I attended Jump Festa 2007 yesterday and, man, it was packed! Easily over 10,000 people from all walks of life attended the event and a lot of big companies like Sega, Square Enix, Bandai Namco Games, Nintendo, and Microsoft were there to present their latest and upcoming games. It's kinda like a smaller version of Tokyo Game Show where most booths were about games but related to popular Shonen Jump titles like One Piece, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Death Note, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc. Plenty of voice actors and actresses who played various characters from One Piece, Bleach, Death Note, etc were there to entertain and had talk events but there were way too many events going on at the same time that it's hard to catch 'em all. I only managed to watch a One Piece talk event by the voice actors and actresses who played as Luffy, Sanji, Zorro, Nami, and Usopp, plus a short time watching a Bleach talk event by the voice actor and voice actress who played as Hanatarou and Rangiku.

Just as they had done during Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix had a closed mega theater showing extended trailers for their upcoming games such as FFVII Before Crisis, FFXIII, FF Versus XIII, and FF Agito XIII. The trailers are exclusively shown at Jump Festa 2007 only and will not be available on the net or anywhere else anytime soon. They were extremely strict with not allowing any sort of photography inside the small theater and asked all mobile phones be switched off when inside the theater so chances of a leaked video is slim to none. My favorite trailers that they had shown were definitely the FFXIII and FF Versus XIII trailers that revealed a second bike riding character (male) in FXIII and an amazing action sequence for FF Versus XIII. Seems like the main character in Versus can teleport by throwing his blade to where he wants to go. Can't wait to see more of Square Enix's next FF games!

Check out Anime News International for coverage of the event that I had provided for them.

Akihabara sightings - 16 December 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.

Kotobukiya Shop
Bandai x Medicom Toy 1/6 scale Kamen Rider #2: The First version - 23,100 yen
Banpresto Haro Zippo - 8,400 yen
Mega House Tsukasa Bullet Mizuki - 5,250 yen
Ruishi x Saiyudo S.R.C. Vol 01 Ultraman Type A & B metallic red special edition - 12,600 yen
Ruishi x Saiyudo S.R.C. Vol 01 Ultraman Type A & B matt black special edition - 12,600 yen

Liberty
Takatoku Macross 1/100 scale Conversion Kit - Box in C7.5 condition with minor shelf wear - item in perfect condition with unapplied stickers comes with instructions manual - 15,750 yen

Yellow Submarine
Ruishi x Saiyudo S.R.C. Vol 01 Ultraman Type A & B semi transparent special edition - 9,240 yen


Interesting sightings:
Upcoming Kerberos 12" figure on display at Kotobukiya Shop.
Revoltech Convoy/Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus spotted on display at Kotobukiya Shop, Kaiyodo's store, and various other shops that carry the Revoltech series.
Revoltech Giant Robo on display at Kaiyodo's store.
Kaiyodo's 1/1 scale Rei Ayanami statue is dressed up in a Santa costume on display at Kaiyodo's store.

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Client testimonial #24

First testimonial from client #31 for his second purchase:

Joseph, this is my second time dealing with you and I want to say that you make it so simple!! You are efficient, communicate very well and timely, and you package and ship my purchases as if they were your own. I KNOW that I will use your services again. Once again, thank you very much for your help.

Item purchased: Kubrick Shadow Stormtrooper, 100% Be@rbrick Jack Skellington, 400% Be@rbrick Jack Skellington.

The Art of Shunya Yamashita Mirei-san Kotobukiya Shop exclusives

Two versions of the latest figure by the name of Mirei-san, for Kotobukiya's The Art of Shunya Yamashita series, was just listed up on Kotobukiya's online store and taking preorders now. The 1/7 scale (18.5cm tall) Mirei-san comes in two color variations: brown and blond hair. The brown hair version is a Kotobukiya Shop Kanto region exclusive while the blone hair version is a Kotobukiya Shop Kansai region exclusive. Each version retails for 7,350 yen and will be released sometime in April 2007. Please e-mail tokyohunter@gmail.com to secure your preorder.

Client testimonial #23

Testimonial from client #38:

I came across Joseph's blog while searching online for a collector's edition of an item, which I had been unsuccessful in getting at a convention more than a year ago. I was hesitant to try purchasing the figure I was looking for in this way, but I decided to give Joseph's service a try. I'm glad I did.

He responded to questions and e-mail promptly (keeping in mind a huge difference in time zones) and kept me updated throughout the whole process, including pictures after he had purchased what I wanted. He packed the figure very securely, and I was especially grateful that he had when I saw what EMS had done to it. The shipping box arrived with a large hole through the top that looked like someone had forced a broom handle through it! The air filled packaging material inside had been hit and deflated, but the figure was amazingly unharmed. A little extra attention made a big difference.

I was very pleased with the way the transaction was handled, and I would gladly recommend his service to a friend.

A customer in San Diego, California

Item purchased: Alpha Range Murata PSE Pro #01 Skipper Gray ver.

DOAX2 1/6 scale Kasumi Kotobukiya Shop exclusive

Upcoming Kotobukiya Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 1/6 scale Kasumi ~Southern Cross~ Kotobukiya Shop exclusive available for preorder through Kotobukiya's website. It's a prepainted PVC model measuring 15cm tall, retailing for 8,190 yen, Spring 2007 release. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and I'll help you place the order.

ToHeart 2 Komaki sisters Manaka & Ikuno

Kotobukiya is currently taking preorders for the prepainted PVC models of ToHeart 2 Komaki Manaka & Komaki Ikuno game magazine exclusive. Maker is Soft Bank Creative, retails for 12,600 yen, and preorder closes on 15 January 2007. Scheduled for an April 2007 release. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and I'll help you place the order.

Pangya Arin Moekei.com exclusive

Preorders for Moekei.com's exclusive purple color Arin from the popular PangYa online multiplayer golf game series started on 01 December 2006 available only through Moekei.com and the deadline for preorders is on 10 January 2007. The item is a 1/8 scale (18cm tall) prepainted PVC model of Arin in a purple dress and the only version out of the three releases (other versions are in white and black) that has a winking right eye. Retails for 5,800 yen and coming out sometime in April 2007. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and I will help you place the order.

Haul pics - 06 December 2006

Got two Bandai Lord of Bystonwell Aura Battler Dunbine Todd Guines version in the mail today. The item is a Dengeki Hobby Magazine August 2006 issue mail order exclusive. One is ordered for a client and another piece is available to anyone who is interested in the item. Please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and state your best offer price. Click here for my previous post on the exclusive back in July. Click here for more pics of the actual item.

Haul pics - 03 December 2006

I bought SRC Vol 01 Ultraman Type A & B (5,800 yen) for myself at the 23rd World Characters Convention, and the rest of the items are clients' orders, which include 2 pieces Medicom Toy WCC23 Exclusive Kubrick Shadow Stormtrooper (1,500 yen each) , 400% Be@rbrick Jack Skellington (4,800 yen), 2 pieces 100% Be@rbrick Jack Skellington (1,000 yen each), 2 pieces Bandai WCC23 Exclusive Kamen Rider Gatack Clockup version (1,000 yen each), and Road Warriors Hawk & Animal GOLD set signed (12,000 yen).

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23rd World Characters Convention coverage

I woke up a couple of hours late than I had initially planned this morning and arrived at 9:15am at Tokyo Big Sight to attend the 23rd World Characters Convention (WCC). Although the convention is not as popular as the major ones like WonderFest and CharaHobby, there were still quite a large number of people (guesstimate about 500 people) lined up in front of me by the time I got there and joined the line to enter the convention. The long line was for those who wanted to purchase the 23rd WCC exclusives while others who just wanted to get into the convention joined a separate and much shorter line. About half an hour after I joined the line, another (guesstimate) 200 people had joined the line and more kept coming as the official opening time of the convention at 10:30am drew near. When the line started moving several minutes after opening time, groups of people who already got into the convention and bought the exclusives were seen running out of the convention and got back in line again to purchase extras of the exclusive items, most probably for scalping purposes. All exclusive items are limited to one per person, but they do not prevent anybody from rejoining the line again to purchase extras. All exclusives were sold out roughly around noon time.

There were only a handful of toy companies showcasing their upcoming releases at the convention including Bandai, Takara Tomy, Medicom Toy, Marmit, Vice, Fewture Models/Art Storm, and several small companies. The convention hall was mostly filled with dealers selling their old stocks, collections, vintage kits and toys, import toys, Gundam kits and toys (heavily discounted from 30-70% off), and TONS of soft vinyl toys of Ultraman, Godzilla, and kaijyu monsters. Check out the 23rd WCC dealers map. The convention was basically a big flea market rather than a gathering of toy companies showing their latest and upcoming products as is usually the case with WonderFest and CharaHobby.

Several interesting events and guest appearances at the 23rd WCC include autograph and photography sessions with Fujimiya Miki (I honestly have no idea who she is. An actress from the classic Godzilla films perhaps? Please contact me if anybody knows who she is), interviews with Den Ace and Crusher Kazuyoshi, introduction and promotion of the upcoming Silver Kamen movie, and autograph sessions with Kenneth Duria (he played as Mr.J/Crocodile Orphenoch in the Kamen Rider 555 show), and two Kamen Rider suit actors (I only know one of them played as Kamen Rider Imperer in the Kamen Rider Ryuki show). If only I had bought a Mega House Art Works Monsters Crocodile Orphenoch figure and brought it over for Kenneth Duria to sign, I wouldn't mind paying 2,000 yen for the signature, but unfortunately I don't have the toy.

I finished checking out the convention at around 1pm and planned to head back home early until I noticed several familiar faces at the convention. They were none other than Matt Alt and Roger from ToyBoxDX, and Nekrodave (CollectionDX writer)! I also had the pleasure of meeting Matt Alt's friend, Asahino-san, who works for Wave as a sculptor/designer/manager (I'm sorry I forgot which one!). It was fun hanging out with those guys, had lunch together, and checked out all the interesting stuff on sale at the convention. Looking forward to meeting them again, hopefully in the very near future! If you guys are reading this, come on over and visit the office and I'll prepare some freebies for you guys!

Click here for 250 gallery pics of my 23rd WCC coverage!

Haul pics - 03 December 2006

Today is Nintendo's official launch of their Wii console (retail price: 25,000 yen) in Japan, and of course yours truly managed to snag not one, not two, but THREE Nintendo Wii consoles! How did I do it? One word - Preorders. Actually I placed my preorder for two consoles from two home entertainment stores in my little sleepy town of Tatebayashi, and the other console was purchased at my town's biggest electronics store, Yamada Denki, about 15 minutes after the official 10am launch time without having placed any preorders or waiting in line!

Even though I placed my preorders last month when it was officially made available for preorders on 03 November at all electronics and home entertainment stores throughout Japan, I was told that there was no guarantee that I'd get one. With one preorder placed at a local home entertainment store, I head over to a nearby home entertainment store to place my preorder with them to increase my chances of getting a Wii console. So on launch date this morning, I headed over to the first store I placed my preorder with and surprisingly, they told me that anyone with their preorders placed with them will have their orders filled! After purchasing my first Wii console, I decided to visit Yamada Denki to purchase the Zelda game as they usually have the best prices at 15% off retail price. I arrived at Yamada Denki and found a staff standing at the entrance handing out reservation tickets to anyone who wants to buy a Wii console. Since my boss told me that he'd like to get a Wii console as well, I went and bought the second Wii console for the boss, then remembered that I had a preorder with another local home entertainment store nearby. The last store had enough units only to fill all customers' preorders, so I bought the third Wii console for use at my company's "entertainment room" (which is actually part of the boss' room). I then bought a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and headed back home to enjoy several hours of Wii gaming. My shoulders and wrists were exhausted after the gaming session.

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Haul pics - 02 December 2006

Items purchased yesterday include Kotobukiya Shop Opening Exclusive Asuka Gothic Lolita Santa version with free santa hat (5,200 yen), Kotobukiya Kingdom Hearts II Play Arts Final Form Sora (3,990 yen) for client, @home cafe's Maid Cafe no Cocoa and Kotobukiya's Votoms Woodo black coffee drinks for myself, and no I won't be drinking them. I'll purchase and try out the drinks when I'm in Akihabara. I'm keeping the ones I have now for my little novelty anime cans collection! :)

Kotobukiya gave away their very own Kotobukiya branded grape flavored "Long Gum" (bubble gum) as a free gift for every customer that made purchases at their new store on the first opening day. I shared most of it with my colleagues at work. It tastes like a typical bubble gum just that it's in this super long shape. Boy, it's been quite a while since I had a bubble gum.

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Kotobukiya Shop Radio Kaikan 2F pics

Now with their third store just opened in Akihabara, Kotobukiya did some rearrangements with their old store on the second floor of the Radio Kaikan building. Some interesting stuff on display include the Macross 1/60 YF-19 (final product), Superman and Batman suits, Garland Autonomous Force color version, and the Votoms 1/12 Brutish Dog. Click here to check out the pics I took of their new second floor arrangements.

Kotobukiya Shop Radio Kaikan 1F new store opening coverage

Kotobukiya opened their new store (website) in Akihabara today on the first floor of the Radio Kaikan building (Kotobukiya's other store is on the 2nd floor in the same building), and I was there to cover the event for HLJ as well as for my own personal interest. I arrived 45 minutes early before the official opening time at 10am and manage to get into the store (big thanks to Scott for contacting the President of Kotobukiya to let me in) before they opened the flood gates. Click here for a 3D layout of the new store.

There were roughly 50 people lined up to get the opening day exclusives (click here and here for info) by the time I arrived, and over 150 enthusiastic collectors lined up for the exclusives by the time the store opened. While I was happily checking out the brand new store and snapping tons of pics with my digital camera, dozens of Kotobukiya staffers were busy making last minute arrangements to make sure that the opening will run without a hitch.

Kotobukiya now has three stores in Akihabara alone, and this new store by far the biggest one with tons of merchandise that's not just of Kotobukiya's own products but tons of other companies' stuff as well. The store is nicely arranged with tons of display cases and shelves stocked with merchandise up to the ceiling. The types of merchandise on sale at the store include Studio Ghibli plush dolls, Nightmare Before Christmas goods, maid cakes, puddings, and cookies, Rement miniature goods, sushi keychains and clocks, and of course tons and tons of Kotobukiya's products. Kotobukiya also have their own drink vending machine right beside the main entrance that currently sells cans of @home cafe's Maid Cafe no Cocoa drink and Kotobukiya's own can of Votoms Woodo black coffee. There might be more of Kotobukiya's special anime tie-in drinks coming in the near future.

When the store was officially opened at 10am, all hell broke loose as the crowds flood into the store and the Kotobukiya Shop Opening Exclusive Asuka Gothic Lolita Santa version were flying off the shelves. It's pretty difficult to move around the store when you have over 100 people packed in one store and squeezed in small isles. On December 3rd, these two babes from Tantei File will be making a special guest appearance at Kotobukiya's new store. I won't be there on that day to check 'em out as I'll be attending the World Characters Convention.

Click here to view all 193 pics of Kotobukiya's new store!

Akihabara sightings - 01 December 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.

Kotobukiya Shop
Gundam unbrella - 6,195 yen
Razor Ramon Hard Gay - 2,100 yen
Segikuchi Momoko Doll as Gainax Girls 1/6 scale Nono - 16,800 yen

AsoBitCity
Yamato Tandem Twin Animal Girls Lynx Yamaneko Flame Version AsoBitCity exclusive - 7,140 yen
Jun Planning Rec Onda Aka Orange Towel AsoBitCity exclusive - 7,140 yen

Liberty
Bandai 1/144 Kahen Senshi Zeta Gundam Green Divers Limited Edition - 9,450 yen
Mega House Gundam Seed Destiny Excellent Model Hobby Japan Limited RAH DX Shin Asuka - 10,290 yen

Yellow Submarine
Takara Microman Votoms Chirico Cuvie - 2,500 yen
Kotobukiya Comic Party 1/8 scale Minami Makimura Swimsuit Version Wonder Festival exclusive - 6,500 yen

Mandarake
Clayz Triptych 1/8 scale Karen Clayz Moe~ro Matsuri 2006 exclusive - 36,750 yen
Mega House Gundam Seed RAH DX 1/8 scale Lacus Clyne - 7,350 yen
Max Factory Kuchibiki Unbalance 1/8 scale Ritsuko Kubel Kettenkrad Fan Fest exclusive - 5,250 yen
Max Factory 1/8 scale Djibril Wonder Festival exclusive - 9,450 yen
Tomy Zoids Generations Rez Tiger Dengeki Hobby Magazine exclusive - 6,300 yen
Tomy Zoids Generations Liger Blue Souga Hobby Magazine exclusive - 7,350 yen
Bandai Change Man DX Change Robo - C9 condition, stickers unapplied, figure in perfect condition - 36,750 yen

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