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The Shizuoka Hobby Show kicked off this past Thursday, May 16th and we were there! We took in the Bandai booth, along with those of other distributors, who had some new plamo to share with the world. We specifically look at kits from Gundam, Macros, Yamato 2199, Evangelion, Valvrave, Ma.K, Cyber Troopers and Virtua On. [...]

By now you may be sick of Aurora (review here), but I’m certainly not. I’ll keep pounding out the message that ToyWorld’s unofficial Transformers Throttlebots have — so far — been incredible as long as it takes to convince everyone out there to give one of the toys a shot. Fortunately, I’m not alone in broadcasting this message. In addition... Read more →

Kenner sure tried a lot of stuff once Star Wars sales died off in the eighties. M.A.S.K., Super Powers, and Aliens were just some of the toys they tried to use to replace Star Wars, but nothing they released ever came close to the Star Wars sales levels of the late seventies and the early eighties. But they tried and... Read more →

I think I’ve made it clear that I’m loving the Star Wars Jumbo Vintage action figures, and with the Star Wars Dengar Jumbo Kenner Action Figure* now up for pre-orders we’re even closer to getting all six of the Empire Strikes Back bounty hunters in this over-sized form. Yes, I have this guy on pre-order. Now I wait. Waiting isn’t... Read more →

I’ve got to head out of town (again) this week, so I’ve just got a quick review to finish of the week. I couldn’t find much in my toy room that would be a good fit for a quick look, but then the postman arrived with something perfect: a repaint in

Series/film character designer Keigo Sasaki to attend July event in L.A.

Film has now earned US$897,113 total in U.S.

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2-D Design ace and master of all things Banimon, Boris Savic, has prepared a brand new wave of plastic action for release tomorrow night, May 17th at 9PM EST in the Banimon store.

From the Banimon blog:

So as the drop date is approaching, the details are slowly unfolding. As far as toys are concerned, we will have two new colorways: the Revolutionary Guard (Red Army Men faction) and Ghost Troopers (Banigoth faction). Colors are blue with red paint and detail lines, and Glow in the dark with Black paint apps and no detail lines. There will also be some brand-new Banimon content detailing the clash of these two elite units in a fierce battle for Planet Havvacor, and a special, limited-edition t-shirt. 

The blue that Boris chose for the Revolutionary Guard is really stunning in hand, and pulls off quite a unique look with the red detail lines in place.  For the Ghost Troopers he selected a high contrast black for the spray applications, and the effect is extremely crisp and completely ominous -especially once the lights go out!

Our crew is very excited to see what Boris unveils tomorrow night!

Keep cranking B!

The first wave of hand painted Mini Mecha figures from DMS will be available at his shop on Friday May 17th 2013 at 6PM BST (1PM ET). These measure in at just under 3" of hand cast resin, with a weathered and battle damaged paint job. Available in Blue Steel (limited to 5 pieces) and Corroded Chrome (limited to 11 pieces) colorways, each includes a fitted resin base. Look for the Mini Mecha figures to be priced at $19.99 plus shipping.

Dub trailers posted for Lupin III - The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Eureka Seven AO

Just when you thought it wouldn't get here, Jmann finally got his crap together so he and SentaiSeiya could continue on their journey of magic and Dinobonoids!

JM: Alright. So the episode starts off with Boss Chaos regenerating Dogold by allowing the Dogold armor to consume a Cambeastian. I think that was a pretty neat way to have Dogold remain relevant after losing his own body in the fight with Utchy (Kyoryu Gold). To make a long story short, they use a new monster called Debo Spineless to remove peoples' neck bones.

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Kis-My-Ft2's Yūta Tamamori, 9nine's Umika Kawashima star in romance series about kabuki

Source: NTV (Nippon Television Network) Official Movie Site: himono-movie.jp (Japan) In June 2012, HOTARU THE MOVIE: IT'S ONLY A LITTLE LIGHT IN MY LIFE (映画 ホタルノヒカリ, Eiga Hotaru no Hikari), the big screen spinoff from the manga-inspired television series, was released to theaters across Japan by Toho. NTV is now offering the film for international sales. The following production notes and movie images are courtesy of NTV... Hotaru no Hikari is a popular Japanese women's romance comic written and illustrated by Satoru Hiura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Kiss magazine from 2004 to 2009 and was collected in 15 volumes with a total of 3.8 million copies in circulation. The live-action HOTARUNOHIKARI: IT'S ONLY A LITTLE LIGHT IN MY LIFE (ホタルノヒカリ, Hotaru no Hikari) television series was aired from July 2007, starring Haruka Ayase and Naohito Fujiki, it marked high viewership ratings and instantly became all the rage among mostly female viewers. It depicts the love life of Hotaru Amemiya, who is like a "dried fish" in that she has basically given up on love and would rather be lounging around at home, even though most other women her age are actively seeking love and building their careers in the ocean of their twenties. But Hotaru's personality and way of life gained the support of many women who felt the same way as her but couldn't really come out and admit it. The work created quite a stir and the expression "dried fish woman" (himono-onna) was even nominated as one of the most popular words of the year. The second season was aired three years later in July 2010 and the work's popularity proved to be long-lived, inspiring the production of the much-awaited movie spinoff. Continued...

Adaptation of sci-fi series from Blame!/Biomega creator

Hot Toys has revealed a new version of the infamous Jack Nicholson portrayed Joker from the 1989 Batman film. The DX sixth scale The Joker (Mime Version) Collectible Figure features Hot Toys' Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS), an elegant costume, a specially-designed figure stage with backdrop, and lots of accessories.

Currently, this figure is slated to begin shipping in Q4 2013. Sideshow Collectibles currently has the figure available for pre-order. It's priced at $229.99.

The sixth scale The Joker (Mime Version) figure features:

• Six interchangeable gloved hands
• Tall black hat
• Black tailcoat with white flower
• White shirt
• White vest with black dotted pattern
• Black tie with white dotted pattern
• Pair of black and white checker pants with suspenders
• Pair of black and white spats shoes
• Three feathers
• Figure stage with The Joker nameplate, movie logo, DX series title and backdrop