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August 07, 2008

ART OF WAR Gallery: A Moment of Silence After Kicking Ass...

Ok ok, this statue's pose is actually from a pretty well known image in the multi-award winning manga BERSERK by Kentaro Miura but I couldn't think of a romantic-ish title for this post (that's the other guys style). This is actually the exclusive bloody version that comes with the coin. If your wondering where the coin is in the gallery, we forgot it but as soon as we get back from Otakon (no autograph requests please) we'll add it to the gallery.

So for the moment enjoy Guts here in his bloody glory.



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July 17, 2008

Gallery Teaser: Cammy Sure is Popular...

It is so insane that one of the oldest galleries that we shot is still getting hits... and this was BEFORE we decided to become Henshinhobby and was still doing the Hokutonokentoy.com site.

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the Cammy SF Zero 3 PVC statue from Kaiyodo (a gallery shot before the statue was released by Diamond).

To think we shot this thing like three camera's ago (Camera phones are better than the old Olympus we used).

Now in that Cammy tradition I bring you this one here... Hopefully you'll dig this beauty as much as some of you did the first one.

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July 04, 2008

Gallery Teaser: If He Didn't Have Bad Luck He Would Have No Luck At All...

Seriously it must suck to be Guts. Not sometimes, not most of the time but it must suck all the time. Jeez I've never seen a main character get it so bad so frequently (and don't mention Batman or Wolverine. Both are pussies by comparison).

Expect this and more Berserk statues on this site soon enough.



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April 19, 2008

Statue NEWS: The King of Hell is Here!

And no I'm no talking about those losers Mephisto, Malebolgia or Neron. All are crap compared to Kasumi Kenshiro.

No, not the Kenshiro from HOKUTO NO KEN (that's FIST OF THE NORTH STAR for the uninitiated). He's Kenshiro's "uncle" from the kick ass prequel SOUTEN NO KEN (known to westerners as FIST OF THE BLUE SKY). While I fully expect to see figures at some point Iin the near future (I'm hoping for Kaiyodo) I think this is the first big money collectible for the series that I can think of. What I'm talking about is this 1/6 scale statue from Nodaya who are no strangers to the Hokuto No Ken universe (having done Kenhiro, Rei, Jyuza and Souther over the years).

It's 31,290 YEN which converts to 305.12 USD. This is a must get for me and I fully expect this beauty to be on the site. No release date as of the moment but I'm pretty sure since this is a Nodaya release we can expect a few repaints to come out if.



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April 09, 2008

KAIYODO Gallery: Giving the Devil It's Due

While I prefer the FEWTURE style, Nirasawa Devilman the most I still respect the classic incarnation that Go Nagai created 36 years ago. Kaiyodo has done Devilman in the past; in the form of action figures so they're no strangers to the license (or to the countless repaints they subjected us to) and these statues are very detailed. Outstanding sculpting through and through, which is expected by anything Kaiyodo (at least that's my thought process anyway).

What really surprised me was how small these statues are. Really, these are smaller than your standard Revoltech.

Enjoy!

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March 17, 2008

SIDESHOW gallery: "This Is A Foe Beyond Any Of You..."



"The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it."

The servant of Morgoth, terror of the First Age, and Bane of the Fellowship has arrived.

Click warily my friends. Click warily...

Pics by Casval

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March 13, 2008

Gallery Teaser: You Shall Not Pass!!

You know at first I planned on doing this update with fancy Tolkien english but really who are we kidding?

Eh, why not?

Hark, I witness a gallery of a subject most foul and large in it's decrepit darkness.

Ok I'm done.



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March 04, 2008

GALLERY TEASER: Centuries Old Alien Frog vs. Dracula...

Doesn't sound strange to me in the least.

Hey if you live long enough you get to see some fights you'd never thought you'd see. This is one of them thanks to the people at Sideshow. I guess that teaser image doesn't really hide anything now does it?

And off topic, I really should post up an actual gallery one of these days.



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February 18, 2008

SQUARE ENIX REVIEW & GALLERY: Masterpiece Arts Final Fantasy VII AC Cloud Strife


This is the Review all you FF fans have been waiting for!! Have you been debating over the purchase of Square's first attempt at 1/4 Scale Mixed Media??? Been wondering if Sqaure has made the Ultimate Cloud figure??? Check out this review and get the lowdown on one of the Most anticipated Final Fantasy items since it was shown almost 2 years ago!

Review and Photos by Tendou

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February 12, 2008

PCS Gallery: I Wonder What a True Martial Artist Really Is..


The say "He" Stands There...

Dauntless..

Serene...

The Say "He" Stands There, Always...

Check out the Gallery.

Photos by Tendou

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February 07, 2008

Gallery Teaser: Good Ol' "Boring Ryu"

Our new banner has pretty much given away any suspense of who this is. It also doesn't help that I put his name in the subject line (and "Boring Ryu" has to be the worst online name he could have named himself. Most likely Ken set up an account for him. Yes that's a comic reference. Oh and hey cheap plug go check out UDON's Street Fighter comic. It's a video game adaption comic that doesn't suck. Buy it, read it, you'll be glad you did).

Expect Ryu on this site soon.



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January 07, 2008

Gallery Teaser: Shout at the Devil... Kinda

Below is a teaser of some really, surprisingly small Devilman statues from Kaiyodo.Seriously I wasn't expecting these things to be so small. Crazy detail for such a small series of statues. Anyway expect their gallery to be up soon.

Just below that is the TV series opening which I get a big time kick out of. It's also share little in common with it's manga counterpart but whatever, apples and oranges. Both are good.



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December 30, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: MERRY PU-XMAS!!!! (In this world where everyone is Lonely..)


Merry Late XMAS from Everyone at HenshinHobby!!! Hope Everybody got a Lot of new toys for Xmas!!!



Now a New Gallery to celebrate!!! Poor Puck, Maybe Next Xmas..

Photos by Tendou

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November 10, 2007

HOKUTO NO KEN News: The Fists that Conquer the Heavens are Back!

Kaiyodo has done an incredible job with their Hokuto No Ken busts series. The prior sets were masterfully sculpted by MATSUURA KEN and now a new set sculpted by someone else is coming soon.

Kaiyodo have a Kenshiro and Raoh set ready to be released at the end of the year (FYI - these are stand alone busts that don't connect to each other). They look very good but it's kinda odd to see someone else sculpt Kenshiro and Raoh. I've gotten so use to Matsuura Ken's style that it became my default sculpt look for a lot of the characters. I guess we'll see how these look in person. These are a bigger scale as they are one-sixth in size as opposed to the one-tenth-ish size the prior sets were.

UPDATE:

Raoh goes for 8,800 yen (79 USD)

Kenshiro goes for 6,800 yen (61 USD)





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October 12, 2007

VIDEO Gallery: 北斗の拳 Hokuto No ken Bust by KAIYODO/ORGANIC

Yeah I've been a busy guy this week.

Here is another video galllery from yours truly. It took a while to put together but I think it came off well. It's about the Hokuto No Ken series of busts from Kaiyodo.

I hope you enjoy it!


Online Videos by Veoh.com

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October 10, 2007

Review & Gallery: Sideshow Exclusive Mary Jane Watson Comiquette

"Tiger, You Just Hit the Jackpot!"


By Gatack

Note: I’m not going to waste time talking about all the unnecessary brouhaha from the mainstream press in regards to the fan service* of this statue. She’s wearing more clothes than He-Man and he’s practically naked (no one’s knockin’ on Mattel’s door over his blatant disregard for pants). However I will tell you that I bought TWO Mary Jane statues.

Why? Because two dimpled red-heads are better than one (otherwise known as the beer rule).

We now continue to our scheduled review.

I had just finished devouring second breakfast when I heard a knock at the door. It was the UPS delivery guy hooking me up with some Sideshow goodness. I’ve been waiting for this Comiquette ever since it was first announced with that little teaser image on Sideshow’s main site. I’m a huge, HUGE fan of Mary Jane Watson. She’s the ultimate high school crush, the most popular girl in school, the one who wasn’t above giving your average Latino the time of day (or in my case, not say a word to you in four years except at graduation when said popular girl asked yours truly for a dollar at the Coke machine. She so dug me and my crumpled-up George Washington).

What we have here is the second installment in the line of statues devoted to the art of Adam Hughes, the Sideshow Exclusive Mary Jane Comiquette. This is THE piece I’ve been looking forward to the most.

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





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October 09, 2007

Review & Gallery: Sideshow Exclusive Emma Frost, White Queen Comiquette

“Love (Frost) Bites”
(Or “Scott Summers you lucky ****”)

By Gatack

Note: I know this is kinda late, but I have a good excuse. This statue was received very late, and well, I figured I'd pop out this review to coincide with the release of the Mary Jane statue (which will also have a review).

I’m torn between headlines here. I could use a forced Def Leppard pun or say what I feel. But right now I like Def Leppard more than I do Scott Summers (although in hindsight “Hot for Teacher” could work too, but it’s not as "classy"). As much as this attractive piece is about Emma Frost, it’s also about Adam Hughes. Yes, he can draw very hot women but I think it deserves mention that Adam Hughes can do more than draw curves and different types of breast sizes. He’s an incredible artist who happens to draw hot chicks (anyone seen his work on Legionnaires? His Star Wars covers or his Superman Returns covers? Nice stuff indeed).

This comiquette is based off his art and while a female statue being based on his art, isn't anything new this one deserves special attention-as it’s one of the best thats ever been based off his art.

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





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October 02, 2007

Gallery Teaser: THE GREATEST REDHEAD TO EVER LIVE!!!!! EVER...EVER EVER!!!!!!!!

And yes I'm including Santa Clause...

You heard me!!

Well, sure the owner of that delicious booty in the teaser is a fictional character but I can still appreciate her level of existence here on EARTH 53 (aka Henshinhobby earth).



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September 26, 2007

Gallery Teaser: "Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad....

...I'm hot for teacher."

Ah, back in the day when Van Halen didn't reek of hasbeenitis. Anyway here is a gallery teaser of one very attractive teacher. Must be good to be student at the Xavier Institute.



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September 24, 2007

PCS Gallery: I Am Gouki!! The One Who Became Strong!!!!!


NEW GALLERY UP!!!

Throwing aside all his Humanity his journey to find the perfect opponent, The Perfect Fight continues...

Unleashing the Fury that Matches the Gods!!!!

Photos by Tendou

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September 19, 2007

NEW LINE Gallery: Another Barrage..


NEW GALLERY UP!!!

The Legend of the "Two-Hands" continues..



Photos by Tendou

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September 13, 2007

Gallery Teaser: Ever Get Caught in a Raging Demon?

If the answer is yes then you know what a jaw dropping defeat that can be.



I got hit with it back in the 90's in a college campus. It wasn't fun.



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September 12, 2007

Hokuto No Ken Gallery: Nanto Rising...

I admit, I feel sorry for these guys. They are stylish, powerful but they're all dead. But I love them all... except Shin. This set is the NANTO ROKU SEIKEN repaint bust set from Organic/Kaiyodo.

There are many great legendary characters in this set;

Rei, the handsome master of the stylish Nanto Suichou Ken style and friend of Kenshiro. Sad death.

Yuria the love of Kenshiro's life (it's the person wearing the mask) and the Nanto Rokusei Ken Saigou no Shou. Sad death.

Shu, the master of the Nanto Hakuro Ken style and also has the saddest and greatest death I've ever seen in the history of EYES. Oh hell yeah, sad death.

Yuda, master of the Nanto Koukaku Ken style and rival of Rei. Easily the most hilarious "gone bad" moment ever and toughest metro sexual ever. Oddly enough, Sad death.

Souther, The Nanto Emperor and master of the Nanto Hoo Ken. Also the biggest asshole and greatest villain in the whole series, killed and poisoned many. The strongest of the Nanto. Great death.

Shin, born a loser, was manipulated by a loser and died a loser - But had great hair.



Enjoy the gallery and to see the previously released Hokuto Shin Ken set click the image below.



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September 11, 2007

Gallery Teaser: In Case You're Wondering...

Yes, we do like girl statues.



Duh.



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September 09, 2007

GENTLE GIANT Gallery: When all else fails bring in the Galactic Marines..


NEW GALLERY UP!!! A nice closure to Summer!! Bacara steps out with the Big Guns!! Commander of the Galactic Marines!!



Photos by Tendou

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September 02, 2007

Gallery Teaser: Yuria... Rei... Souther...

...and the rest of the gang will be here soon.




Shin is still a loser by the way.



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September 01, 2007

AIZU Gallery: Nippon Ichi!!!!


New Gallery up!!! All Mai fans rejoice!!! Aizu Delivers!!! Look at that Super Sexy Body with Ultra Dynamic Pose!!!! #1 in Japan Baby!!



Photos by Tendou

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August 23, 2007

Gallery Teaser: My My Mai...

Now this is something to REALLY look forward to.






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August 04, 2007

SDCC Exclusive Gallery: Your Place in Line Shows Your Dedication to The Force.


Fresh from SDCC!! it's an item that We don't normally cover on our site but this piece was just so much the talk of the show that we decided on doing this gallery just for all of you who had the dedication of standing in those violent lines!! The Root of all the Drama of chasing Exclusives at this year's show!! Commander Cody Exclusive Mini Bust Boys and girls!! Quite Possibly the Hottest Event Exclusive item of all of SDCC.



Photos by Tendou

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May 30, 2007

Hokuto No Ken Gallery: The Three Brothers.... and Jagi.

Yo!

I know what your thinking... "But isn't Jagi a brother to?" To that I say "Shut up."

We are re-introducing these sets of busts for a couple of reasons:

1) The original gallery was taken with an old camera a couple of years ago

2) The Nanto bust set is going to be in hand anytime now. We plan on taking a gallery of that also, so we wanted the old Hokuto set to be the same quality as the Nanto set.

I hope you enjoy these two Hokuto brothers galleries. The first one is the limited repaint one (limited as it wasn't released in the US via Diamond) and the second one below it is the gallery of the first set. Even though I love both I must say that the repaint set is incredible and worth every penny.

Please take a look at these galleries. We're very proud of them! Thank you and enjoy!



Photos by Tendou

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May 14, 2007

Hokuto No Ken News: Nanto Stars Still Shine Again... Shin still not liked by Yuria!

Hello All! Got some Hokuto No Ken News for you. Images of the Nanto Bust Repaint have popped-up courtesy of Nodaya. This repainted set is done in the same style as the Hokuto Brothers repaint.

These look great and I can't wait to get my hands on them!



The yen on this set is 31,500 which is about 261USD. Place your order for these at your trusted import store because I get the feeling Diamond won't be getting these (Hey, not saying it's definitely not going to happen but I'm doubtful).

Japanese Release Date: August

Oh and here is an image of the original colored Nanto bust set.



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May 09, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: A Silent Whisper

It's been awhile everyone, Your Tendou has been busy Walking The Path of Heaven this past month but today I'm back with one of those Galleries you all Love so much. Today's subject is another one of those fine BERSERK Statues by AOW. This one depicts Guts during a silent moment, love the mood this piece gives off, hope you all agree!! Enjoy!!!

Photos by Tendou

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April 11, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: The Absolute Guardian of the Universe!

Yes boys and girls, there was a time when Art of War made non-Berserk statues. It's true. They did all kinds of things like Kaiju, Ultraman and so forth way back in the day. This gallery is proof of it.

Enjoy the pictures everybody!



Photos by Tendou Kabuto

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March 06, 2007

REVIEW & GALLERY: Venom vs. Spider-Man Diorama from Sideshow Collectibles

"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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February 22, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: I am Looking for Warriors..

More Zodd action!!!! Just in time to celebrate AOW's new statue announcement!! Check out the awesome Skullknight Bust too!!




Photos by Kabuto

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January 30, 2007

SIDESHOW Gallery: Hell Never looked so good

Sideshow just keeps raising the bar when it comes to US Superhero statues. This Ghost Rider Maquette is no exception. Just look at him, clad in leather with a Huge Demonic chain, that skull that's burning with Hellfire and that bad ass pose ready to unleash the vengeance. You gotta admit It's hard to top that Demonic style he's got! This is the Exclusive version with Flame Base of course! Check it out




Photos by Kabuto

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January 29, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: The Man that stands on top of the Battlefield and Massacre

Today we have a very special treat for all you Berserk fans!!! The Latest release from ART OF WAR, Zodd "SENMA" . This statue is one of the most impressive pcs so far and is done at the larger 1/10 scale. It even comes with a Bonus Mini statue of Mozgus!!




Photos by Kabuto

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January 08, 2007

ART OF WAR Gallery: And when you look into the Abyss, the Abyss also looks into you

Today we have a very special gallery for all fans of Seinen Manga. Just released in Japan by ART OF WAR (Famous for their Berserk Statue line) we bring you a Gallery of AOW's 2nd Berserker Armored Guts. Based on the cover art for Berserk Vol.28. This statue is already a favorite among fans, altho many complain of it's smaller scale. Eitherway you do have to admit it has presence, especially when illuminated by the moonlight. A Grunbeld (Apostle Form) Bust is also included!!




Photos by Kabuto

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January 04, 2007

SIDESHOW Gallery: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine is now immortalized!!!

Today we have a very special treat for all you US comic fans. Today's Gallery is of the new Fantastic Four Diorama by Sideshow. This is the Exclusive version of course! Check it out




Photos by Kabuto

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October 09, 2006

SIDESHOW Gallery: So Says DOOM!

A Special Gallery for all you US Comic fans! This is the Infamous Dr. Doom 1/4 Premium Format Exclusive! Doom includes the much admired Chalice and Pedastal not included with the Normal version of Doom. Overall a Pimpin Piece!! Check him out and see his Glory!!





Photos by Kabuto

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September 18, 2006

TOYNAMI Gallery: To Protect that special thing.. Only then can you become Truly Strong!

Ah, The SDCC Toynami Exclusive Naruto Kyubi Statue. I noticed there are not many galleries for this statue around, well I guess with only 200 pcs you dont have too many to go around eh? Well I took it upon myself to make a gallery of this statue for you guys. It is quite and incredible piece and captures Naruto in a very intense moment bringing out the powers of the Kyubi to protect those special to him. Check out the Gallery!



Photos by Kabuto

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September 11, 2006

SIDESHOW Gallery: I! AM! IRON MAN!!

OK! OK! So it's not a Japanese Piece but man, you gotta admit it's impressive ^-^ This is the new 1/4 scale Iron Man Comiquette released by Sideshow Collectibles. This is also the Exclusive version with optional Tony Stark Head Which is Only available with the Exclusive. The Metallic Finish is absolutely Incredible and the overall feel and look of the statue is just WOW. This is in my opinion the BEST Iron Man statue ever done. Hell the Best Iron Man figure period! Check out the Gallery!



Photos by Kabuto

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