Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Client testimonial #17

Client from the UK writes in with a glowing testimonial about my service after receiving his Shakugan no Shana Kotobukiya Shop Exclusive Shana & Melon-pan (red hair version) that I helped purchase for him. His testimonial is as follows:

Never before have I dealt with someone so passionate about what he does, and it’s thanks to Joseph that I was able to acquire something I never thought possible before I stumbled across his site.

All it took was a few brief email exchanges, an easy transfer via Paypal, and the figure I’d been unable to acquire anywhere else was on its way to me.

Not much more than a week later the package arrived on my doorstep in North London, contents perfectly cushioned for protection during the long journey.

This has got to be, without a doubt, the single most satisfying private purchase I have ever made, so thanks again Joseph! ^^


You're welcome! Glad to be of service and looking forward to your next order!

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Client testimonial #16

Another satisfied client from the UK writes in with her testimonial about my service. I got her the Kotobukiya Shop exclusive Kingdom Hearts II Play Arts Sora Valor Form figure and the following is her testimonial:

Truly an amazing seller. Was able to get me Sora in his Valor form in a matter of days & even came in on a Sunday. The box was in perfect condition & the figure looks stunning. If I ever need anything else I know who to contact.

Thanks for your business and looking forward to your next order!

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Haul pics - 22 October 2006

Mini haul for this weekend. I got a Toei Hero Net exclusive SIC Pre-Amazon (8,400 yen) for myself and a set of 3 Pinky Super Lovers (3,150 yen) for a client. Check out the pics here.

Akihabara sightings - 22 October 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
Kaiyodo Hokuto no Ken 40cm Kenshiro soft vinyl model - 5,229 yen
Kaiyodo Hokuto no Ken 40cm Kenshiro repaint soft vinyl model - 6,069 yen
Kaiyodo Hokuto no Ken 40cm Rei soft vinyl model - 4,179 yen
Kaiyodo Hokuto no Ken 40cm Rei repaint soft vinyl model - 6,279 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Usopp & Chopper - 9,240 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Sanji - 10,280 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Zoro - 13,440 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Luffy - 9,240 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Nami - 5,239 yen
Mega House One Piece Portrait of Pirates Robin - 9,429 yen
Kotobukiya Final Fantasy X-2 Heretic Bahamut - 20,790 yen
Kotobukiya Final Fantasy VIII Guardian Force Bahamut - 13,440 yen
Gunze Sangyo Pinky:cos Rei & Asuka set - 4,179 yen

Uchusen
Kaiyodo Bome Collection Kasumi Black Version Tecmo website exclusive - 8,900 yen
Fewture Models Getter Robo Getter 1 & Get Machine Eagle - 39,800 yen

Kotobukiya Shop
Limited edition SIC Battle Hopper - 14,679 yen (Pic 1, Pic 2)

Click here for more pics of the items! Click on a picture and click on the 'All sizes' icon on top of the picture for all range of sizes from 75x75 pixels to 1200x1600 pixels! Enjoy!


Sunday's the busiest day of the week in Akihabara as the main road into the area is closed from noon onwards to allow people to wander around in the streets of Akihabara and take pics of the maids and cosplayers. I took some shots of the human traffic in Akihabara and some shots of the maids and can be viewed here.

Friday, October 20, 2006

Plamodel Radicon Show 2006 coverage - Part 2

Part 2 of my All Japan Plamodel Radicon Show 2006 coverage contains mostly pictures from Bandai's booth and some pics of upcoming items displayed in the booths for Alpha and Aoshima, plus some random pics I took of train dioramas, car models, remote control cars and planes, and of course, the dancing robots too!

Some of the upcoming items revealed at the show and in Part 2 of my coverage include:

Bandai
Gundam GP03 vs Neue Ziel
HCM Pro SP Sazabi
HCM Pro Jet Stream Attack set
MG Strike Gundam IWSP
SD Strike Noir Gundam
Plamodel display base
Real Robot Revolution L-Gaim Mk II
Garo vol 7
SIC KR Blade

More can be viewed in Part 2 of my coverage. Enjoy!

Plamodel Radicon Show 2006 coverage - Part 1

I attended the All Japan Plamodel Radicon Show 2006 on Friday with several staff members from the company and got to see tons of really cool stuff that will be released in the near future. The show takes place from the 19th -22nd October in the 9th hall of Makuhari Messe convention center in Tokyo. The first two days are only open for industry people while the last two days in the weekends are open for the public. The show is mainly for showcasing the latest and upcoming items for wholesalers and retailers to place their orders for as well as announcing upcoming items. Products on display are mostly of plastic models and radio control toys, but there are several companies there such as Bandai, Wave, and Kotobukiya showcasing their latest and upcoming action figures and PVC models, as well as plastic kits. I've taken over 500 pics at the show and split them into two parts for my coverage. Pictures that I took are mainly on stuff that I find interesting and of course stuff that I like. Part 2 contains some random pics of the show of train dioramas, remote control cars, tanks, and planes, etc.

Some of the upcoming items revealed at the show and in Part 1 of my coverage include:

Wave
SDF-1 Macross - 24cm tall, completed prepainted and transformable model, made of diecast metal, PVC, and ABS, retails for 15,540 yen with tax and out by end of December.
Lineup of various types of Tachikoma kits from Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex.

Kotobukiya
Daizengar kit from Super Robot Wars Original Generation.
Zoids Command Wolf.
Armored Core Aaliyah.
Armored Core Dual Face.

Hasegawa
Virtual On Fei-Yen

More can be viewed in Part 1 of my coverage.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Transformers Kiss Players Hot Rodimus review

I received a free sample at work today from Takara Tomy and to my surprise, it was a Transformers Kiss Players Hot Rodimus! The sample version is basically the final product version complete with everything except for the drama CD, which I don't really care about anyway.

The vehicle mode is what originally caught my attention and got me to think about buying it, but after transforming Hot Rodimus and setting it in various poses, the robot mode definitely has grown on me. The transformation process wasn't that particularly difficult. Took me roughly 5 minuted to complete the transformation from vehicle mode to robot mode. I'm quite impressed with how articulated the figure is. Lots of joints on this figure that allows for a wide range of dynamic poses and the joints are strong enough to hold the poses that I set him in.

Takara Tomy did a nice job on the paint for Hot Rodimus with a nice glossy coat that makes it look like it's made out of diecast metal even though the figure is entirely made out of ABS plastic. Nice touch on the flames on both wrists too.

Hot Rodimus comes with an engine that turns into a double Tong Fa and also works as a double pistol, plus his fishing rod can break into three parts and combined to form his Exhaust Eliminator weapon that's attached to his right arm but rather loosely though. His double pistols/Tong Fa can't be firmly attached when stored on the sides of his legs in robot mode either. He has a clear plastic goggle stored underneath his forehead part that slide down to cover his eyes but that just makes him look like a nerd. And no, it's not the bright yellow color that makes his hands look big. His hands are the same size as Binaltech hands but it's his arms that are thinner, which makes him look like he's wearing an oversized pair of bright yellow mittens!

As for Syao Syao, she's just a fixed-pose prepainted figure eating a Chinese dumpling. Nothing much to say about her. Not many people care about the chicks in this Kiss Players series anyway.

Overall, this is an excellent figure that's not to be missed for Hot Rodimus/Hot Rod fans despite the previously mentioned cons of it not having any diecast metal parts and loose accessories, plus the hefty price tag (I was lucky to get a free sample of this!).

Check out the pics I took of Hot Rodimus here. Enjoy the pics and look forward to getting yours when it's released sometime this month! If you have not placed your order for one yet, secure your order now by clicking here!

Client testimonial #15

Client testimonial #15 from a Malaysian client. Got the Kotobukiya Shop exclusive Kingdom Hearts II Play Arts Sora Valor Form for her and the following is her testimonial:

Thank you for getting Valor Form Sora for me!~

The figure and the box came in very good condition, shipping is fast!~ Couldn't ask for more efficient and reliable service! Very patient and informative on said item. I even get a KH2 advertisement poster together!~ So cute!~

Hope to do business with you in the future!~

Shirou

It's been great dealing with you too and looking forward to your next order!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Client testimonial #14

14th client testimonial from a UK based client for whom I helped purchase Kodansha Vance AGP Air Gear x Pinky:St Perfect Gear Box 01 Ringo with Air Gear #12 manga Limited Edition version. The following is her testimonial:

Excellent service, I really couldn't ask for more! Very simple process and extremely good communication. Received my item very well packed including the original advertisements from the shop, which I was missing from my last trip to Japan.

Highly recommended!

Thanks for your business and your testimonial!

Suzumiya Haruhi Bunny Girl White Version Chara-Ani Exclusive

Chara-Ani.com started taking preorders for their Chara-Ani.com exclusive Atelier-sai 1/6 scale prepainted PVC model of Suzumiya Haruhi Bunny Girl White version with preorder period from October 13 - November 7, 2006. Haruhi stands at 26cm tall and comes with a guitar, microphone, and an interchangeable hand part. The exclusive item is priced at 7,560 yen (5% gov sales tax included) and will be released sometime in December 2006. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com to place your preorders before 7 November 2006.

Masterpiece Skywarp & Kiss Play Hot Rodimus

Spotted Transformers Kiss Players Hot Rodimus and Masterpiece Skywarp (custom repaint version, of course!) on display at Kotobukiya Shop in Akihabara on Saturday. Hot Rodimus looks cool ... still thinking whether or not to get one to display with my MP-04 Convoy. Hot Rodimus in vehicle mode is what attracted my attention in the first place though.

After seeing the Skywarp custom repaint, I might just get another Starscream figure to repaint into Skywarp. However, knowing Takara Tomy's same ol' tactics of releasing the same figure in different color schemes, there is a good chance that Takara Tomy might release an official Masterpiece Skywarp or Thundercracker in the future using Masterpiece Starcream's mold just like they did with Masterpiece Convoy repainted and released as Masterpiece Ultra Magnus.

Click here to check out more pics of the Skywarp custom repaint and Hot Rodimus, along with the Akihabara sightings pics.

Haul pics - 14 October 2006

This is, to date, the most stuff I've hauled back in one day trip for my clients! Had I bought any more items and I probably will need to walk my bicycle back with all those stuff or even have to take a taxi! It was already kinda difficult to cycle back home with giant paper bags hanging on both sides of my bicycle handles. Luckily I manage to get home safely and inform my clients of a successful hunt in Akihabara. The following is a list of items and the item price:

Bandai High Detail Limited Kamen Rider trading figure complete set of 4 - 1,985 yen

Bandai Toei Hero Net Limited SIC Kamen Rider Pre-Amazon - 9,800 yen

Bandai HGUC 1/144 scale Xekueins - 1,344 yen

Bandai Keroro In Action Tamama Nitouhei - 1,239 yen

Takara Tomy New Super Mario Brothers Nintendo DS Touch Pen Knock set - 879 yen

Nintendo DS Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! game - 4,099 yen

Pink Company Pixel Maritan & Navy-san set - 2,500 yen

Kotobukiya Shakugan no Shana Kotobukiya Shop Exclusive Shana & Melon-pan (red hair version) - 4,410 yen

Toranoana Wonder Festival 2006 Summer Exclusive Palm Characters Marrone & Pram set - 3,150 yen

Hobby Japan Sword Calamity Custom Kit & How to Build Sword Calamity DVD - 1,260 yen

Kaiyodo Trigun Gazelle The Peacemaker - 4,999 yen

Click here for more pics!

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Akihabara sightings - 14 October 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.

Mandarake
Max Factory Onegai Teacher Limited Edition Version Kazami Mizuho Sweets Box set of 4 - 4,200 yen
Clayz Fate/stay night Limited Edition Version 1/6 scale Black Saber Swimsuit Version - 9,450 yen
Atelier-sai Chara Hobby 2006 Exclusive Gundam Seed Lacus Clyne Idol Dress with Pink Haro - 33,600 yen

Liberty
Kaiyodo Robot Museum Plus Jinki Extend Moribito Type-02 - 11,340 yen
Kaiyodo Virtual-On Limited Edition Version Fei Yen The Tiger - 4,179 yen
Kaiyodo Fist of the North Star 200x Yuria - 14,490 yen
Kaiyodo Fist of the North Star 200x Kenshiro Super Premium Box Special Figure - 13,440 yen
Banpresto Dengeki Hobby Mail Order Exclusive Super Robot Wars Original Generation Alteisen Reise - 15,540 yen
Banpresto Dengeki Hobby Mail Order Exclusive Super Robot Wars Original Generation Dygenguar - 31,290 yen
Max Factory Onegai Teacher Kazami Mizuho Limited Color version (#292/500 pieces) - 15,750 yen
Max Factory Onegai Teacher Kazami Mizuho - 18,690 yen
Takatoku Macross SDF-1 (all stickers and parts unused) - C9 condition - 92,190 yen
GSI Creos Pinky:Chara Gunslinger Girl Henrietta Version - 7,329 yen
GSI Creos Pinky:Chara Athena Asamiya Blue Outfit Version - 7,140 yen
GSI Creos Pinky:st GoFa Blue Dress (not actual name - to those who know, please tell me so I can correct it) - 5,229 yen
GSI Creos Pinky:st Wonder Festival 2006 Summer Special Version - 4,179 yen
GSI Creos Pinky:st Show Time! #002 set of 2 with Drama CD - 4,704 yen
Hobby Japan Pinky:st Jie-tan kit - 2,079 yen
Hobby Japan Pinky:st Perfect Playing Guide Book with Special Figure (used but complete) - 2,079 yen
Good Smile Company Fate/stay night 1/8 scale Rider - 11,340 yen

Kotobukiya Shop
Kotobukiya Armored Core Kotobukiya Shop Exclusive 1/72 scale Mirage C01-Gaea Red Metal Version with Armored Core 4 DVD High-speed Demo Movie - 2,940 yen
Kotobukiya Armored Core Kotobukiya Shop Exclusive 1/72 scale Crest CR-C90U3 Blue Metal Version with special Crest metal badge pin - 2,940 yen
Kotobukiya Armored Core Kotobukiya Shop Exclusive 1/72 scale Mirage C01-Gaea Gun Metal Version with special Mirage metal badge pin - 2,940 yen

Click here for more pics of the items! Click on a picture and click on the 'All sizes' icon on top of the picture for all range of sizes from 75x75 pixels to 1200x1600 pixels! Enjoy!

Monday, October 09, 2006

Reservation for Revoltech EVA-01 EVA Store exclusive filled!

I've previously made 14 pieces of EVA Store exclusive Revoltech EVA-01 Yamashita Ikuto Original Color version available for reservation and all available pieces had just been reserved. I've got two pieces for my own collection and another two pieces will be listed up on eBay for auction when the item is released sometime in December 2006. For those who missed out in placing their reservations for the item with me, look forward to my auctions in December! Big thanks to all my clients who placed their reservations with me and I will contact you guys regarding shipping when I've received and packed your orders in a couple months' time.

Blister Exclusive Items List

Check out the following for a list of the latest Blister exclusive items available for preorder and purchase through their website and their store in Shibuya.

Medicom RAH (Real Action Heros) Spawn - Retail price: 18,900 yen - Preorder price: 15,500 yen - Release date: March 2007

Medicom Kubrick Spawn trading figures 1 box of 12 pcs - Retail price: 11,088 yen - Preorder price: 9,500 yen - Release date: March 2007

Heart Art Collection Star Wars R2-D2 Wastebasket - Retail price: 14,800 yen - Preorder price: 13,400 yen - Release date: December 2006

Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece 1/6 scale Fully Poseable Model Kit AVP Ancient Predator - Retail price: 19,800 yen - Limited to 500 pieces - Release date: December 2006

How2Works Figuremind 12 Incher Scarface Tony Montana - Retail price: 19,800 yen - Limited to 100 pieces - Available now

Gentle Giant Star Wars Statue Darth Vader Chrome & Light-up version - Retail price 38,000 yen - Limited to 1,000 pieces - Available now

SOTA Street Fighter Round 2 Cammy (Cannon Spike SDCC Exclusive) - Retail price: 3,500 yen - Available now

Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com to make your purchase or place your preorders for the Blister exclusives. I can also help purchase anything else that's available on Blister's website.

e-HOBBY Exclusive TF THS-02B Convoy Black ver

e-HOBBY's exclusive Transformers THS-02B Convoy Black Version is currently available for preorder on e-HOBBY's online store with a retail price of 6,825 yen. They will stop taking preorders on 20 November 2006 and the item will be released by the end of February 2007. Interested buyers please contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com and I will help you place preorders for this exclusive item.

Evangelion Store Exclusives

Click here to check out long lists of Evangelion Store exclusives available for purchase on their website. Exclusive Evangelion merchandise include Zippo lighters, rings, mugs, ashtrays, packing tape, neck ties, t-shirts, shoes, etc. I will provide my service in helping interested buyers to purchase these exclusive items. Contact me at tokyohunter@gmail.com for more info.

Akihabara sightings - 07 October 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
Kaiyodo Bome Collection Kasumi Limited Edition Black Version - 7,140 yen
Kaiyodo Ah! My Goddess! ~terzetto ver~ Blister Box & The Beautiful Pedestal of the Third Planet - 8,400 yen
Fewture Models Gigabyte Mazinger Z Modeling Color Version - 17,640 yen
Fewture Models Gigabyte Mazinger Z Hyper Hobby Exclusive Anime Color Version - 17,640 yen
Hobby Japan Sword Calamity Gundam & How to Build Sword Calamity Gundam DVD - 1,260 yen
Good Smile Company Fate/stay night Nendoroid Series Hetare Saber Limited Edition WonderFest 2006 Summer Exclusive - 6,279 yen
Good Smile Company Fate/hollow ataraxia Iriya set WonderFest 2006 Summer Exclusive - 13,440 yen

Yellow Submarine
Tenjou Tenge x Pinky:st The Greatest Tag Box!!!!! Aya, Maya & Usuzu 3 piece set - 12,800 yen

Mandarake
Hobby Japan Pixel Mari-tan & Navy-san Mini Figure Box Set Chara Hobby 2006 Exclusive - 2,500 yen
Toranoana Palm Characters Maroone & Plum WonderFest 2006 Summer Exclusive - 3,150 yen

Interesting sighting
1/1 scale Yoda statue on display at Kotobukiya Shop

Click here for more pics! Click on a picture and click on the 'All sizes' icon on top of the picture for all range of sizes from 75x75 pixels to 1200x1600 pixels! Enjoy!

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Haul pics - 07 October 2006

I managed to purchase some cool stuff for my clients on Saturday in Akihabara as well as a Guilty Gear Judgement PSP game for myself to play during the 2 hour-long train rides back home. The items that I got for my clients include:


Kodansha Vance AGP Air Gear x Pinky:St Perfect Gear Box 01 Ringo with Air Gear #12 manga Limited Edition version - 5,800 yen
Bandai Toei Hero Net exclusive SIC Kamen Rider Faiz Axel Form - 10,290 yen
Kaiyodo Trigun WonderFest exclusive Vash The Stampede with illustration card - 6,279 yen
Cooler Master X Craft350 eSATA & USB2.0 Combo RX-3SB Silver - 6,679 yen

Click here to check out all the pics of Saturday's haul.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Tokyo Hunter eBay auctions are up again!

I've just listed the following items for bidding on eBay with starting bids at cost:

Kotobukiya Kingdom Hearts 2 Play Arts Brave / Valor form Sora

Kotobikuya Togainu no Chi Akira & Shiki Animate exclusive PVC statues

Additional information and pictures will be provided upon request. Please contact me for shipping quotes to your country. Happy bidding!

Client testimonial #13

Another satisfied client writing in with a glowing testimonial about my service. I got him very rare Red & Silver Hakaiders at 7,480 yen each. Check out his testimonial below:

I've been collecting SIC for 7 years, few years ago it was nearly impossible for me to get those limited edition SIC in my country Malaysia, unless you have friend who live in Hong Kong, Taiwan or Japan, that's the reason why I missed out quite many of limited edition SIC in my ollection. The toy market here is getting better compared to last time cause some of the local toy shops here do bring in limited edition SIC nowadays, but they selling it at a very expensive price compare to other country, I have no choice so end up paying scalper price. Now thanks to Tokyo Hunter who offer such a wonderful service now, I got 2 very rare limited edition SIC from Japan at a very reasonable price, my SIC collection is getting completed soon! I asked Joseph to send the items to me by SAL, and listed the package as a gift so that to avoid the imported tax here, and the package arrived at my doorstep smoothly within estimated time, the packing was very professional and he had attached the receipt with the package! He had even thrown in some goodies he had gathered at the festival (some promotionals items & leaflets) free of charge!

I'm very sastisfied of Tokyo Hunter services, and this is definately won't be my last order from him, you can see my second order in his latest haul pic on 30 September 2006, and there will be more orders coming on the way! He is reliable, friendly and still very professional. I strongly recommend Tokyo Hunter for anyone out there who is looking for goods related Anime/Manga from Japan! Million thanks bro!

Cheers!

Thanks a lot for your testimonial and waiting for your new wanted list! :)

Haul pics - 30 September 2006

What a haul! I managed to find several wanted items for my clients in today's Akihabara and Nakano trip. They include:



Takatoku Macross VF-1A - 21,000 yen
SNK NeoGeo Pocket Samurai Spirits 2 - 2,625 yen
SNK vs Capcom Saikyou Fighters - 2,100 yen
SNK The Last Blade - 2,940 yen
Bandai Toei Hero Net Exclusive SIC Kamen Rider J - 6,200 yen
Bandai Garo Vol 3 Equip & Prop series Zero & Silva - 3,654 yen
Kotobukiya Togainu no Chi Animate Exclusive Akira - 4,410 yen (Click here for more info and pics)
Kotobukiya Togainu no Chi Animate Exclusive Shiki - 4,410 yen (Click here for more info and pics

I bought the Togainu no Chi figures and will list it up on eBay for auction in the very near future! Check back real soon for more info!

Click here for more pics of the haul with tons of pics of the Toganoinu no Chi figures!