Tuesday, June 09, 2026

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Rolling Quartz Returns to America for the "My Turn" Tour

Rolling Quartz is at the forefront of Korean rock, which historically has not had a lot of international shows. As mentioned previously, Rolling Quartz is composed of members from two...

Brian Lee - 04-06-2026

Music

Jiluka USA Tour - "DeViLs"

Jiluka is a Japanese visual kei band that is quickly making inroads in America.

Brian Lee - 26-05-2026

Music

Dreamcatcher Company's ChRocktikal First US Tour "The Beginning"

ChRocktikal is a Korean rock band headed by Lee Si Yeon along with Lee Wonseok, Lee Junyoung, and Je Gwanwoo. You might recognize that very first name from the K-Pop...

Brian Lee - 07-05-2026

Music

Baby V.O.X Reunites for Rare 2026 U.S. Concert at Pechanga Resort Casino in California

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Anime News

Anime News

One Piece Night Returns to Dodger Stadium July 2, 2026

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Theodore Mak - 27-05-2026

Anime News

Meet the Creators of Blue Lock & Witch Hat Atelier at Anime Expo's Kodansha House

Anime Expo and Kodansha, the publisher behind iconic works like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Attack on Titan, just announced that they will be partnering for this year's popular Kodansha...

Deborah Chiu - 30-04-2026

Anime News

aespa and RIIZE Perform Theme Songs for KILL BLUE Anime

Global K-pop groups aespa and RIIZE have been revealed as the opening and ending theme artists for the upcoming anime adaptation of KILL BLUE, based on the manga by Tadatoshi...

Theodore Mak - 05-03-2026

Anime News

New Ghost in the Shell Scheduled for July 2026; New Trailer and Music Team Revealed

In a surprise announcement coinciding with the opening of the "Ghost in the Shell" exhibition at NODE Tokyo, the brand-new Ghost in the Shell TV anime series has been announced...

Theodore Mak - 07-02-2026

Anime News

Patlabor Returns with New Theatrical Anime “Patlabor EZY,” Trailer Revealed

The Patlabor franchise is officially returning with a brand-new anime project titled Patlabor EZY, and a new trailer has been released ahead of its 2026 debut.

Theodore Mak - 20-01-2026

Gaming News

Gaming News

NIS America Starbites Gets a Release Date For May 21

The upcoming sci-fi RPG STARBITES is set to launch on May 21, 2026, across a wide array of platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam)...

Ken Dubois - 19-03-2026

Gaming News

Summer Game Fest 2026 Hits the Dolby Theatre This June

Summer Game Fest is set to take over Los Angeles from June 5–8, 2026, headlined by a massive two-hour live showcase at the iconic Dolby Theatre on Friday, June 5...

Ken Dubois - 23-02-2026

Gaming News

Resident Evil Requiem Gets New Trailer with Some New Reveals - PlayStation State of Play

Todays PlayStation State of play shared a deeper look at the horrors awaiting players in Resident Evil Requiem. Releasing on February 27, 2026, the title marks a bold step for...

Ken Dubois - 12-02-2026

Gaming News

NIS America and Happinet Announce Brigandine: Abyss

NIS America has partnered with Happinet to bring Brigandine: Abyss to Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam. This new entry in the storied strategy RPG franchise...

Ken Dubois - 12-02-2026

Probably one of the more exciting news to come out of the mostly gundam orientated convention CharaFest last week was the showing of two new Yoko Ritona figures from the anime series Gurren Lagann by figure maker Alter.

 

The first will be Yoko wearing her updated clothing after the timeskip with her jacket estimated to be released in 2009.

 

The second will be of Yoko in her teaching outfit scheduled to be released around March 2009.  Both figures currently have undecided prices and are 1/8 scale. 

 

 Been waiting for a decent "timeskipped/pre-spaced" Yoko figure but I will wait for the painted pictures before deciding. 

 

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That's right folks, it's that time again and the Summer Wonder Festival has stated! We'll be bringing you all the latest information on the newest figures and toys as usual. So far you've probably already heard there was an escaltor accident during opening and over 50 people suffered minor injuries.

As usual, please remember that we take no credit for any of the pictures as we are only collecting and organizing all of them.

Check back this post frequently for updates.

 With approximately 2 week left before one of the largest figure and hobby show, the Summer Wonder Festival, begins, figure maker Daiki Kogyou announced that they will be selling a 1/6 scale rendition of Kanu Unchou from Ikki Tousen. Sadly only 40 kits have been made retailing for 18,000 yen each. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets turned into a PVC figure later due to the popularity of the original art . Definitely keeping my fingers crossed.

 

More pictures inside.

 

 Been hectic since it's convention season. Still recovering and working on articles from FanimeCon and Anime Expo. Onwards to figures.

Kotobukiya has announced they will be releasing a 5,800 yen 1/7 scale 'castoffable' beach Haruhi Suzumiya figure . You can remove her top this November.
Fans from the west probably haven't heard about this series, but Kotobukiya will also be releasing a 1/8 scale Index figure from an up and coming title To Aru Majutsu no Index, that will also be recieving an anime adaptation soon.
Probably more exciting news is Kotobukiya's 1/5 scale Chizuru Minamoto from Kanonkon releasing under the new "4-Leaves" risque figure line. She will also be releasing in a limited edition version where she is in her kitsune form (blonde, tailed, and earred.) She will be released this October for 12,800 yen.

Alter will be releasing a 1/8 scale Haruhi Suzumiya and a 1/8 scale Asa Shigure from Shuffle both releasing this November for 5,800 yen and 6,800 yen respectively. Unfortunately I am not a personal fan of Asa's facial design or her pudgy leg sculpt.

More pictures after the jump. Who's your favorite Shuffle character?

 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

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