Kotobukiya The Art of Shunya Yamashita Ninian polystone

Item: The Art of Shunya Yamashita Ninian prepainted polystone
Height: 21cm
Series: The Art of Shunya Yamashita
Maker: Kotobukiya
Retail price: 10,290 yen
Release date: April 2008
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Kotobukiya 1/8 Tamaki Kousaka pink maid ver. PVC

Item: 1/8 Tamaki Kousaka pink maid ver. PVC
Height: 12cm
Series: ToHeart2: Another Days
Maker: Kotobukiya
Retail price: 7,140 yen
Release date: April 2008
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Kotobukiya 1/8 Manaka Komaki pink maid ver. PVC

Item: 1/8 Manaka Komaki pink maid ver. PVC
Height: 12cm
Series: ToHeart2: Another Days
Maker: Kotobukiya
Retail price: 6,090 yen
Release date: April 2008
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Kotobukiya 1/8 Erika Sendo Gemaga original ver. PVC

Item: 1/8 Erika Sendo Gemaga original ver. PVC
Height: 14cm
Series: Fortune Arterial
Maker: Kotobukiya & Soft Bank Creative
Retail price: 6,800 yen
Order deadline: 29 February 2008
Release date: June 2008
Info: Gemaga magazine & Kotobukiya exclusive.

Hot Toys 1/6 Movie Masterpiece Predator 2 battle damaged ver.

Item: 1/6 Movie Masterpiece Predator 2: Predator battle damaged ver.
Height: 36cm
Series: Predator 2
Maker: Hot Toys
Retail price: 22,800 yen
Release date: March 2008
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Griffon Enterprise 1/6 Kanu Unchou black China dress ver. PVC

Item: 1/6 Kanu Unchou black China dress ver. PVC
Height: 24cm
Series: Ikki Tousen
Maker: Griffon Enterprise
Retail price: 8,925 yen
Release date: TBA
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Griffon Enterprise 1/7 Sonsaku Hakufu wet hair & tan line ver.

Item: 1/7 Sonsaku Hakufu ~wet hair & tan line ver.~ prepainted cold cast polystone
Height: 15cm
Series: Ikki Tousen
Maker: Griffon Enterprise
Retail price: 13,860 yen
Release date: January 2008
Info: Kotobukiya Shop retail store & online mail order exclusive.

Banpresto Full Action Figure DX Bellzelute

Item: Full Action Figure DX Bellzelute

Height: 13cm
Series: Super Robot Wars Original Generations
Maker: Mega House
Retail price: 12,500 yen
Order period: 25 December 2007 - 24 March 2008
Release date: June 2008
Info: Dengeki Hobby February, March, and April 2008 magazine mail order and Dengekiya.com exclusive.

Mega House Franchisca & Frandle Fuga Doll set

Item: Franchisca & Frandle Fuga Doll set
Height: 27cm (Franchisca) & 16cm (Frandle)
Series: Kaibutsu Oujo
Maker: Mega House
Retail price: 21,000 yen
Release date: February 2008
Info: Megatre Shop exclusive. Limited to 500 pieces.

Medicom RAH220 Keisuke Jin & Apollo Geist

Item: RAH220 Keisuke Jin (left) & RAH220 Apollo Geist
Height: 22cm
Series: Kamen Rider X
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 8,190 yen for Keisuke and 10,290 yen for Apollo Geist
Order deadline: 29 February 2008
Release date: May 2008
Info: Both items can only be preordered by entering the ticket ID here with the number taken from the ticket that comes with RAH220 DX Kamen Rider X.

MegaHouse 1/8 Izuruha (normal ver.) PVC

Item: 1/8 Izuruha (normal ver.) PVC
Height: 19cm
Series: Gensou Senki Ru/Li/Ru/La
Maker: MegaHouse
Retail price: 7,800 yen
Order deadline: 12 February 2008
Release date: June 2008
Info: Hobby Japan February 2008 magazine mail order exclusive. Cast off! Comes with all four volumes of the Rulilura manga.

Alter 1/8 Kanu Unchou Black Sailor ver. PVC

Item: 1/8 Kanu Unchou Black Sailor ver. PVC
Height: 21.5cm
Series: Ikki Tousen
Maker: Alter
Retail price: 7,140 yen
Preorder begins on: 7 January 2008
Release date: April 2008
Info: Hobby Channel exclusive. Limited to 700 pieces.

Hobby Japan Noriko Nijo PVC

Item: Noriko Nijo PVC
Height: 16cm
Series: Maria-sama ga Miteru
Maker: Hobby Japan
Retail price: 4,725 yen
Order period: 25 December 2007 - 29 February 2008
Release date: 17 May 2008
Info: Lawson convenience store exclusive. Loppi item code: 496511.

Hobby Japan Shimako Todo PVC

Item: Shimako Todo PVC
Height: 16.5cm
Series: Maria-sama ga Miteru
Maker: Hobby Japan
Retail price: 4,725 yen
Order period: 25 December 2007 - 12 February 2008
Release date: May 2008
Info: Hobby Japan February 2008 magazine mail order & Hobby Japan Online Shop exclusive.

Medicom VCD Oshishi Kamen Normal & Burning ver.

Item: VCD Oshishi Kamen normal (left) & burning ver. (right)
Height: 19cm
Series: Doraemon
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 6,090 yen each
Release date: January 2008
Info: Project 1/6 (Medicom Toy's store in Shibuya - shop info) exclusive. Comes with 55cm-long string to hang it up.

Medicom Kubrick Snowtrooper (Blue Stars ver.)

Item: Kubrick Snowtrooper (Blue Stars ver.)
Height: 6cm
Series: Star Wars
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 1,575 yen
Order period: 24 December 2007 - 10 January 2008
Release date: May 2008
Info: Bearbrick.com exclusive. Limited to 2007 pieces.

Medicom Kubrick Darth Maul with Sith Speeder

Item: Kubrick Darth Maul with Sith Speeder
Height: 6cm
Series: Star Wars
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 3,129 yen
Order period: 24 December 2007 - 10 January 2008
Release date: May 2008
Info: Bearbrick.com exclusive. Limited to 2007 pieces.

Fewture EX Gohkin Mazinger 1969 Go Nagai color ver.

Item: EX Gohkin Mazinger 1969 Go Nagai color ver.
Height: 23.5cm
Series: EX Gohkin
Maker: Fewture Models
Retail price: 19,800 yen
Order period: 26 December 2007 - 31 January 2008
Release date: May 2008
Info: Fewture Direct exclusive. Item can be preordered at the 40th anniversary of Go Nagai's works exhibit or through Fewture Shop online store.

Bandai SOC GX-07E Limited Energer Z

Item: SOC GX-07E Limited Energer Z
Height: 17cm
Series: Mazinger Z
Maker: Bandai
Retail price: 5,000 yen
Release date: 26 December 2007
Info: Exclusive to the 40th anniversary celebration of Go Nagai's works exhibit held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City from 26 December 2007 - 6 January 2008.

Medicom Toy VCD Darth Vader (W-size)

Item: VCD Darth Vader (W-size)
Height: 44cm
Series: Star Wars
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 26,040 yen
Release date: February 2008
Info: Blister.jp exclusive. H8GRAPHiX arranged design. Double the size of the original VCD Darth Vader release, hence the word "W-size." Limited to 1,000 pieces.

Haul pics - 25 December 2007

On the first day of Christmas Chara-Ani sent to me ... 12 pieces of Tokikake Makoto Konno Pinkys!

Item: Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo x Pinky st: Makoto Konno Pinky bicycle ver
Height: 10cm
Series: Pinky:st
Maker: GSI Creos
Retail price: 1,500 yen each
Info: Chara-Ani.com exclusive.

After a 2-month delay, Makoto has finally arrived! 10 pieces ordered for clients back in July and the two extras will be listed up on eBay on 7 January 2008 with starting price at cost. All clients' orders will be shipped out from 4 January 2008 onwards due to the holidays. Thanks y'all for your patience! :)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Haul pics - 25 December 2007 gallery

Haul pics - 24 December 2007

Item: Be@rbrick Transformers set ver.2
Height: 7.5 cm
Series: Transformers
Maker: Medicom Toy
Retail price: 1,890 yen
Info: Set includes Be@rbrick Bumblebee & Barricade. Bearbrick.com online mail order exclusive.















Just received a set of this second installment yesterday. Another cool set of Be@rbrick Transformers to add to my collection! Here's a shot of the first and second set together. Perhaps a third one coming as a WonderFest 2008 Winter exclusive!?















Haul pics - 24 December 2007 gallery

World Hobby Festival 17

Arrived at World Hobby Festival 17 about an hour and 30 minutes after the event started at 11am yesterday. I was supposed to be there early at 10am but after a night long company year end party and karaoke that lasted till 4am, I slept at 5am and woke up late at 10am. -_-; Shouldn't have slept at all. I didn't get anything or check out the flea market section of the event other than snapping photos for Danny Choo (some of my photos are posted here) and then rushed down to Tokyo to attend to a personal matter.

These two sculpts of Princess Mercedes from the Odin Sphere PS2 game will definitely be on my buy list if they are offered as PVCs. The one on the left is by Pearl but I forgot to check which group sculpted the one on the right.















Out of the many sculpts of Yoko at the event, this 1/4 scale version by Pearl is by far the best IMO. I'd get her if only she's scaled down to like 1/6 or 1/8. I got no space for something that huge!









Check out my flickr gallery for 269 photos of the event.

Warning: Some photos are NSFW!

World Hobby Festival 17 coverage gallery

Haul pics - 21 December 2007

"Thunder Break!" Great Mazinger 1969 is here!

Fewture Models EX Gohkin Great Mazinger 1969 + Great Booster/Brain Condor - Fewture Direct exclusive - 25,800 yen

This piece will be listed up on eBay for auction on 7 January 2008 with starting price at cost. Check the gallery below for more pics!

Haul pics - 21 December 2007 gallery

Haul pics - 18 December 2007

Lawson Transformers special collectors edition DVD box set - 8,990 yen

I ordered a set in October and got it on release day today. This set will be listed up on 7 January 2008 for auction on eBay with starting bid at cost price.

Set includes the following:

-2-disc DVD box set with a special collectors edition outer case











-Lawson original color Blackout Ver.4500X transformable figure with Lawson original color Scorponok















-Two Lawson limited brass pins of the Autobot and Decepticon logo








-Transformable mini Optimus Prime figure








Check the gallery below for more pics and Tformers.com for pics of the opened figure with comparison shots.

Haul pics - 18 December 2007 gallery