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 .
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!
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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I'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.
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Source: Slashfilm and IndianaJones.jp
The 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
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.
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Ringing in the new year with tons of new figures announcements from Winter Hobby Festival, we've compiled a short list here of figures that you should keep an eye on.
Images courtesy of moeyo.com and akibahobby.net
That's right folks, it's that time of the year again, and the Wonder Festival Winter 2008 is about to begin on February 24! Just like in the past , we will be updating continuously on the latest news from the event.
Make sure to come back frequently and check THIS post for updates!
Please remember, we take absolutely no credit for any of the reports or pictures, we are simply organizing them all together conveniently in one place.
Also stay tuned for our top Winter WF 08 PVC figures coming soon!
Some may have heard that Goodsmile recently opened preorders for a second batch of the limited to 2,000 pieces 1/7 scale Dark Elf from the Korean Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Lineage II.
An interesting move for Goodsmile to make, but in our opinion, we believe that Goodsmile will be announcing the release of their Human Mage from Lineage II.
Can't believed I missed this, else I would've flew over there and covered it, but apparently Bandai held the Gundam over in Hong Kong from December 14 to January 8.
It seems it's part of Bandai's tour to promote themselves in other Asian countries.
Check out blogger Zer0's page for his full coverage .