Ore, Sanjō!

I have been working behind the scenes with the Henshin Hobby team for sometime now, but it's high time for my debut.

Today I bring an update from the world of Gunpla. For sometime now we've been seeing pictures of the upcoming version 2.0 of the Zaku II. We now have confirmation of the inevitable: my personal Zaku II MS-06S in it's full crimson glory! It's due to be the 98th Master Grade in May, priced at 4500 yen. It comes with some form of crane accessory. It will then be followed in the next month by my custom Gelgoog 2.0, all ready to recreate the battle of Texas with your RX-78-2!!

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As Promised, the Long Overdue Eureka Seven EM Galleries!!! Talho and Anemone w/ Gulliver!!! Enjoy!

Talho




Anemone

Pics shot by Tendou-Kabuto

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Konbanwa, Minna-san, Misa Misa desu~<3

I would like to introduce to you, more cute toys for The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi fans! Nendoroid Yuki! After the Haruhi, they made Yuki. I believe they'll make Mikuru one next :D

She comes with her own chair and can have her read her little book. She also comes with glasses you can freely take it off or put it on. She also can change into several poses. ^-^ It is not poseable, but it comes with interchangeable option parts ^-^

Release will be in June 07 for the Price of 3000yen

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I know what you're thinking... "Another SLAM DUNK post?!" Hey, when it rains news it pours but this time the news is the unveiling of the new teaser poster. Looks rather generic but hey, at least it's not a floating head poster - god I hate those. Well I'm very curious myself about this movie so again I'll take the wait and see attitude on this but I'll hope for the best.

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For the longest time, the special effects for live action Japanese genre movies have been notoriously known for having horrid effects. Now thanks to the commonality of CGI the technology has finally caught up to the imagination of Japanese film makers. No matter how serious (SHINOBI: Heart Under Blade) or wacky (Cromartie High) the idea the option is now there. Now out of the blue is a rather surprising but unsurprising manga adapted live action movie: SLAM DUNK! Yep, Slam Dunk.

Like I said it’s surprising but unsurprising at the same time. It’s probably a smart move. Basketball is probably the number two sport in the world behind futbol (soccer) and it’s a game that has become more and more embraced and participated by the international community to the point where the US men’s national and Olympic teams have been no longer dominate the sport. In fact, they sometimes lose. While I could right an opus as to why the US men’s basketball players make more money combined than certain countries yet lose to said I countries, I’d rather talk about SALM DUNK! This 90’s series was very popular, not just in Japan but throughout Asia. I could understand when Hong Kong decided to make an Initial D movie. It’s very popular and still very active. SLAM DUNK however is far from new. But under the current climate of international basketball I guess now is as good a time as any to give the public a SLAM DUNK live action movie.

According to Variety the cast is as follows:

Cast is headed by Taiwanese pop and "Curse" star Jay Chou, alongside Charlene Choi ("Twins Effect") and Chen Bo-lin ("A Chinese Tall Story"). Yee Chung Man, nominated for an Oscar for her costume design of "Curse," is pegged as art director, while Tony Ching Siu Tung, action director on "Curse" and "House of Flying Daggers," and "Curse" cinematographer Zhao Xiao Ding reprise those roles.

interesting huh? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. For those who don’t know what SD and haven’t seen the show and or mange just check out the incredibly 90’s looking opening clip below.

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Ichiro Kikaider 01 SIC has finally been announced!!!! He's gonna come with Double Machine just as Jiro came with Side Machine!!!

Seems Bandai has come out to answer the cries of all Kikaider fans. Ever since the release of Kikaider and Sidemachine back in the day, Many fans have been wanting to add a Kikaider 01 and Double Machine to their collection of SICs. The pic below is a concept drawing and the prototype has not been shown yet. I wonder if Jiro will feature the more poseable features of the newer SICs or be a bit stiff like the older releases up til Kuuga and Agito. I'm hoping he'll be more poseable like the newer stuff but if that's the case we should get Kiakider and Hakaider 2.0s to match up with a more advanced 01. Only time will tell of course, 01 and Double Machine will be released this May in Japan for the Price of 7500yen. This is a Must for fans of SIC and Kiakider. Bring on the Kiakider and Hakaider with Bikes 2.0!!!.

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"Battle of the Century... Right?"


"Venom? Spider-Man?

Venom VERSUS Spider-Man! Sideshow? Sideshow doing Venom versus Spider-Man statue?!

What? They got pictures? Let me see!!

Oh, that’s it? Really? Wow, what’s the exclusive one look like? Well, that’s a little better."

That my friends, was my initial reaction to seeing the Venom versus Spider-man statue from Sideshow Collectibles. It really wasn't what I was expecting. In fact I know a lot of people weren't too thrilled with what they saw. The forum talk on various forums wasn't too kind. The piece in question wasn't trashed or mocked by any means; it just didn't meet lofty expectations a statue with the names “Venom” and “Spider-Man” would have on it. But now the statue is out and it’s time to take a look at the final product in all it’s glory.

To read this review in its entirety please click the image below...

Photos by Tendou Kabuto and Review by Gatack

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Finally the date is announced for the Incredible Saint Seiya Excellent Model figures that we've been seeing in Hobby Japan for the past few months!!! In May, we SS fans will be able to add Seiya, Shiryu and Athena to our PVC statue collections for the Generous Price of 4000yen each! Megahouse is doing an incredible job at capturing the essence of these charactersI can't wait to see what they do next!! These 3 will be availalbe for May for the Price of 4000yen and like most Megahouse EM figures are in 1/8 scale, It's a Must buy for Seiya fans

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Pic source- Toysdaily

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What way to celebrate the release of Revoltech Saber but with a Saber Gallery!!! This is Saber in casual wear from the talented guys at Good Smile Company. This is one of the Best Saber Sculpts out there and is in the larger 1/6 scale. Very Eelgant, Classy and cute at the same time! Enjoy the Pics!

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Pics shot by Tendou-Kabuto

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Up til now, the popular REVOLTECH line of figures has been all the work of one man, Yamaguchi Katsuhisa one of Kaiyodo's leading sculptors and modelists. After all it was Yamaguchi who was responsible for the creation of the Revoltech line as well as Kaiyodo's famed "Monoshaft Drive" Technology which made Kaiyodo famous to many action figure collectors. It has been a great ride for Revoltech this past year, Yamaguchi has brought us 20 some figures this year alone for his Revoltech Line.

Well this year Kaiyodo plans to up the ante of this Popular new format of figures, This May marks the first release in the all new line Revoltech 2G (2nd Generation) Unlike the first Revoltech Line which focused exclusively on Yamaguchi this new 2G line will focus on Kaiyodo's other famed artists, giving these other masters a shot at immortalizing beloved characters in the Revoltech style. The first release will be the Very popular Saber from Fate/Stay Night sculpted by fan favorite Tomohide Enoki who has done tons of work for Kaiyodo in the past several lines including Hokuto No Ken, Tiger Mask, Trigun, Chobits, and most recently the very impressive Fate Stay Night Bustup Figures.( Looking at those Bustups you can see why he was given the task of doing our Beloved Saber, this guy is a Master!) Future releases will include Rei and Asuka from Evangelion among other popular characters. I am very curious what other artists will be on this project but seeing how many licenses Kaiyodo has had in the past, I bet we'll see tons of awesome new lineups from this 2G line. Saber will be released this May in Japan and will retail for 2499yen (Tax included) She is quite impressive and is also the most expensive of the Revoltech figures so far. Regardless this is a Must get for Saber fans!! Let's hope more Fate Stay/Night characters are coming!!

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Pic source- ORGANIC and Japanese Wonderfest Coverage

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Image Anime has revamped its pre-order page and are offering more high quality import items than ever before. From Gundam to Guyver they have everything that’s hot on the way. Here are some examples of what’s to come…

Great stuff huh? If you would like to pre-order these please do it soon because the cut off date for these are rapidly approaching!!


For this and many pre-orders go here...

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Announced shortly before and shown recently at WF07 Winter, Orchid Seed Ups the ante of Ignis sculpts by unveiling their new 1/7 Ignis the White!!! Orchid Seed plans to release this beauty in both Kit and PVC statue forms. Price of the Kit version will be 20,000yen with completed PVC version price to be announced later.Ignis also features a signature Orchid Seed removable chest piece, revealing her fine set of "Eyes" if removed. This is the most impressive and elaborate sculpt of Ignis so far. Keep checking back for the latest updates on this incredible piece!!

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Pic source- Orchid Seed

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You know, the title of this entry could have been a "shining the helmet" type of pun. But nah, since this is a Hokuto No Ken related bit of merchandise it's safe from dirty jokes of all kinds as anything Hokuto No Ken is considered sacred on this site.

This bad boy 1/1 bad boy ain't cheap. If you really want to wear one around the house screaming "Say my name!" to your loved ones it'll cost you. This baby goes for 157,500Y. That's 1,345.21dollars US. it's a pretty limited release (and official btw) by some new company I haven't heard of so it's safe to say that adds to the cost of this piece. Anyway check out the image below and the official site below.


GO HERE!

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