There are many words you could use to describe this life-size Re:Zero figure, but “affordable” probably isn’t one of them. The figure, a 146-centimeter replica of Rem from Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- goes for ¥1,480,000. That’s about $12,500 at today’s exchange rate. Re:Zero …Read more »
It’s a go-to for anime otaku visiting Tokyo, but not for much longer: the life-size Gundam statue that towers over Odaiba, Tokyo, will fade into stardust memory this March 5. That’s not the only sad news: Gundam Front Tokyo, the Gundam -centric complex in the …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 »
If you caught last season’s Kanaberi of the Iron Fortress , you know Mumei, the kick-ass half-human, half-zombie (er, sorry, kanabe) protagonist is not someone you want to mess with. Thankfully, she doesn’t exist in our physical world. Wait, some dudes made a life-size Mumei …Read more »
Why raise a boring girlfriend when you could just buy one? A 1:1 (i.e. life-size) figure of Megumi Kato from Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend is up for preorder from Aniplex, and let’s just say this particular boring girlfriend does not come cheap. …Read more »
You know what I’ve always felt is lacking here at Otaku USA Japan Headquarters? A life-size figurine of Attack on Titan ’s Eren, that’s what. I think I’ll saunter down to my local 7-Eleven and put in my name for their new lottery, in which …Read more »
You know we're livin' in the future when Shinto priests start "blessing the ground upon which the Mobile Suit will stand." The only thing better than that is having the actual MS stand there, which is precisely what's going down in Shizuoka on April 27, …Read more »
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