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Figure News (128)

News Related to anime figures and toys.

 Figure maker Alpha Omega will be releasing  a 1/8 scale Klan Klan figure from the series Macross Frontier. She will retail for 5,775 yen.

More pictures over at Moeyo

Kaiyodo Ena Kaiyodo is busy keeping little Yotsuba company with the youngest Ayase family sibling, Ena (from the manga Yotsuba&!, of course), making her PVC debut. Ena is a cast-off figure, allowing you to trade her regular clothes and teddy bear (Jularlmin, as Yotsuba would call it) for a bikini and towel. Standing 135mm tall (that's approx. 5 inches, for the lazy), this figure will see release on September 01, 2008 with the price point of 2,940 yen. Check out more pics over at Ami Ami, where you can also see pics of Kaiyodo's new Ayase Fuka Swimsuit version .
 
Isn't she the cutest little thing? I'd advise a bit of caution though - she looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly but I'm sure fish would say otherwise.
meditoyex Medicom brought out the big guns at their Toy Exhibition this weekend in Japan, and judging by their list of projects, they're dipping their brush in a wide palette of colors, bringing to the canvas a varied range of figure licenses such as Star Wars, Dragon Ball Z, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, and much much more. While known for their 1/6 scale premium action figures, Medicom also produces smaller action figures as well as Lego-esque Kubricks and Bearbricks.
 
Check out the full product list after the jump (Click "Read more")
 
Click the title image to see the rest of the Medicom Toy Exhibition photos over at Toy-World .

Wednesday, 18 June 2008 15:30

Wave's 1/8 scale Space Yoko

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 Akibahobby today posted preview shots of figure maker Wave's 1/8 scale space Yoko. The paint job and sculpt looks really clean, a definite plus, but I am not a real fan of the figure's proportions. Wave will also be releasing a limited edition version with Yoko's cape being clear. Both versions will retail for 6,600 yen and be released in late October 2008.

As you can guess, hobby news are back!

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 06:12

[Eye Up] 1/8 scale Gurren Lagann Figures!!!

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Yes I know, we haven't done any figure news in ages, but I couldn't let this slip by. Eye Up, formerly a figure producer and contractor, announced they would be starting their own figure line. Their first figures shown were a 1/8 scale Kamina with detachable glasses and cape, and a 1/8 scale Yoko with what a appears to be bullet accesories and a detachable Boota from her bosom. Eye Up has recently posted pictures of a their next products, including Simon riding the Lagann! They will also be making various keychain items you can hang off your phone such as one of Boota , and of Darry's stuffed animal. Their last figure annouced appears to be Darry wearing her pilot suit. You can bet that we will be reviewing the full set of figures. Kamina will be released in August 2008 for 8,190 yen, while Yoko will be released a month later in September for the same price.  

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Indy KotoI'm a moderately big Indy fan and I'm quite excited for the release of the 4th flick in the series. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is set to fill up cineplexes May 22nd and is expected to be one of this summer's biggest hits. The film is a big deal in the U.S. but, surprisingly enough, it could be just as big across the globe. Japanese figure producer Kotobukiya is just as excited, you see, and as such has immortalized Dr. Jones and company with the cutest little figures you'll ever see from the films. These little Indy trading figures stand at approximately 2" (5cm) and will see release around June for about ¥500 apiece or ¥40,000 for the whole set of 8, which includes characters ranging from all four films.

 Hit the jump for the full sized images. (Click "Read More")

 Source: Slashfilm and IndianaJones.jp

SFIVThe stand-up people at Cacom USA want to give us cool Street Fighter IV figures, but are unable to produce the ENTIRE cast of characters in beautiful pvc form. They can't decide which characters will get the figure treatment, so this is where we, the fans, come in. Capcom USA is asking the gaming community to vote for their top three favorite SF IV characters. That's right, We get to decide!  Who will you choose? Will you stick with classic Street Fighter stalwarts, or choose the new kids on the block? Let yourself be heard, drop your votes over at the  Capcom blog.

Source: Kotaku  

lucky star figma"Oha-Lucky!" The lovely ladies of Lucky Star charm their way into the  Figma line by Max Factory, to the surprise of possibly no one. Let's cross our fingers for Akira-san and Shiraishi-san, hosts of the ubiquitous Lucky Channel, to get the Figma treatment down the line. Hit the jump for a larger version of the title image. (Click "read more")
 
Source: DannyChoo  
Medicom Code Geass newsI was coerced into watching Code Geass. I went into it prepared to absolutely hate it, but to my dismay I couldn't bring myself to dislike the series. I am now filled with chagrin that I waited so long to jump on the bandwagon. Now that I have caught up in the series and have been caught in the powerful grasp of Geass, I decided to search for some cool franchise collectibles. Lo and behold, I needn't seach long. Hit the Jump for more info and images...

 

 

Monday, 21 April 2008 08:07

[Figure] Revoltech Lazengann

 This was simply too awesome to pass over, figure maker Kaiyodo will be releasing Lazengann from the hit series, Tengan no Toppa Gurren Lagann. Come with 2 sets of interchangeable hands, 2 drills for the arm, an interchangeable chest piece, and an extra piece which appears to be Lord Genomes throne?

Part of the Revoltech line, it will be out on June 15, 2008.

More images can be found by clicking "read more."

 

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