Pan from the movie Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO has come to the mighty S.H.Figuarts line! Included with interchangeable face parts and hand parts, now you can recreate some of the most memorable poses from the smash hit anime movie! You can even recreate her …Read more »
Bandai has unleashed vocal toy swords that look like the ones used by Tanjiro, Rengoku and Zenitsu in Demon Slayer, giving many fans the chance to cosplay. Now Inosuke’s unique jagged blades have been put out in the market. The blades are a realistic size, …Read more »
Many U.S. anime fans’ first exposure to the world of Gundam was through Toonami’s airing of Gundam Wing , the 90s series that takes place in the After Colony timeline. So there are plenty of folks for whom this figure will evoke more than a …Read more »
For younger gamers, a quick history lesson: once upon a time, before Mega Man Zero and ZX and all that stuff, there was just plain ol’ Mega Man . Until, that is, the release of the Super Nintendo and the very first (and, in my …Read more »
Those who’ve seen Makoto Shinkai’s hit film Your Name (or even those who’ve seen the poster) know a comet plays a big role in the film. Now jewelry brand The Kiss and Bandai have teamed up to put the film’s Tiamat Comet into wearable form. …Read more »
Concept art for the film by Syd Mead. Did you know: Hollywood planned to make a live-action Gundam film as early as 1983, long before the anime was released in any form in America? Vague rumors about the project have been circulating for years, but …Read more »
Are you a Godzilla fan? Okay, cool. But are you a big enough Godzilla fan to buy an incredibly expensive, human-size Godzilla figure? Yeah, me neither. First of all, I’m not sure where exactly I would put it, but more importantly, check out that price …Read more »
Dragon Ball Z fans will likely get a kick (or a shake, to be more accurate) out of this new Vegeta figurine from Bandai. The figurine recreates Vegeta during a famous scene in Dragon Ball Z in which, facing Frieza’s final form, Vegeta begins to …Read more »
July 25th saw the Japanese release of a special Blu-ray box of Macross II: Lovers Again , the 1992 OVA sequel to the original Macross series. Macross II has been pretty divisive over the years, with Shoji Kawamori, the creator of Macross himself, writing it …Read more »
You may have heard about Japan's recent sales tax hike from 5 percent to 8 percent, the first such change since 1997, when -- wait! Don’t run away! Look, Japanese toys! So as of April 1, everything in Japan is more expensive. That includes stuff …Read more »
For the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon , many of us were excited to see Bandai’s release of a new line of jewelry to commemorate the occasion. The items were classy and perfect for those of us who have grown up with the series, and …Read more »
If you prefer your Gundam with a little "alternate universe" flavor, look no further than Mobile Fighter G Gundam , the all-out brawl between national Gundam units. What? You never got a chance to see this 1994 action gem? Good news, Bandai is now streaming …Read more »
There are already multiple ways to catch the latest entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam universe; download for a small fee, or cough up beaucoup bucks to own each episode on Blu-ray. Now the folks at New People are offering up one more thanks to …Read more »
It seems like just yesterday that Patrick Macias and co-host/voice actress Yuu Asakawa debuted the zero episode of their new Japanese web show, Otaku-Verse Zero. Well, that was just a warmup, folks! Episode one of their otaku-centric web series is now live, and it delivers …Read more »
Yes, that's right, the original Mobile Suit Gundam series gets the real headline spotlight here because, well, it's OG Gundam ! That's not all it is, though, as the company detailed at their New York Anime Fest panel this past weekend. To be specific, Bandai …Read more »
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