A lot of people have extra free time during the days of COVID-19, and one 78-year-old Japanese man is putting that to good use. Trained as a woodworker, he’s been making tiny but usable furniture for his daughter’s anime figurines. According to SoraNews24, his mad …Read more »
Nendoroid figures, produced by Good Smile Company, have been one of the world’s most popular figures since their debut in 2006. There are now over 1,000 in the collection, including characters from anime and manga, video games, superhero films and more. But how are Nendoroids …Read more »
Gainax’s Gurren Lagann may be over a decade old, but the energy-packed mecha series still has plenty of fans. One reason for its continued popularity is definitely Yoko, the series’ spunky, sexy sniper. That may explain why there’s a brand-new Yoko figure up for pre-order …Read more »
The world has no shortage of figures based on Rem from Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, but how many of them cost over 2,000 bucks? This Rem figure, announced today from F:NEX does… and it’s doesn’t even have legs. It is 1:1 scale, though. …Read more »
Yuri on Ice fans, take note. A new figure based on Yuri Plisetsky’s moves in the series’ opening animation is on its way. The figure, which is part of Bandai’s G.E.M. Series, measures 19 centimeters and retails for ¥10,800 (about $90). Available for pre-order now, …Read more »
Are you watching the anime adaptation of Pop Team Epic? Main characters Popuko and Pipimi would like to show their, uh, appreciation. New figures of the two revealed Wednesday show the duo in their signature pose, which also graced the cover of the first volume …Read more »
It’s always nice to see fan-made animations. Whether hand-drawn (like these anime-style tributes to Star Wars and Game of Thrones) or stop-motion (like these Attack On Titan shorts), the effort is always impressive and the results are very different experience from non-moving forms of fan …Read more »
If you’re a follower of strange ancillary Evangelion news (in lieu of much news about the actual fourth Eva film, it’s all we’ve really got), you are probably aware that there is a Eva-themed bullet train that travels between Fukuoka and Osaka. Now that bullet …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 »
The other day, we got a brief glimpse of what Godzilla will look like in the upcoming anime film Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters . Now, thanks to a figure being released this December, we’ve got a look at the new Big G from head …Read more »
It’s been a while since I watched any of the new Evangelion films, but I definitely do not recall Rei wearing anything like this. Canon or not, this new figure of Rei in a distinctly revealing plugsuit is sure to fly off the shelves. The …Read more »
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- fans may remember that last December, we reported on a life-size figure of Rem, the popular character from that series. The price tag for that hardcore piece of Re:Zero merch was ¥1.48 million, or about $12,500. As if that …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 »
More like attack on my heartstrings. I mean, just look at these Attack on Titan figures, due out this October from toy maker Takara Tomy. Just look at ‘em! The figures, which run for ¥734 (about $6.50) each, depict, from top left to bottom right, …Read more »
The popular series of super-deformed figurines called Nendoroids has its latest latest addition: Japan from Hetalia: Axis Powers . The figure, which will be released in September, comes with multiple parts that can have Japan either stand or take a traditional Japanese seiza kneel while …Read more »
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