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Anime Figure Collecting is Serious Business

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Anime Figure Collecting is Serious Business

In the past several years, collecting anime figures has grown from a relatively obscure hobby (at least outside Japan) to one that is so popular that it’s hard to imagine that any anime fan doesn’t know about it. I myself started collecting anime figures a few years ago, before the appearance of sites like figure.fm and Tsuki Board (now MyFigureCollection), and I have seen how many people have gone from making a single purchase to owning a collection rivaling that of some stores. So what is it that drives people to collect little pieces of plastic that cost way more than they’re worth? Everyone has their own reasons, but there Read more »

The New Snow Miku

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The New Snow Miku

One of Sapporo’s largest annual attractions is the Sapporo Snow Festival, which takes place every year in February. The festival is famous for its snow and ice sculptures and even has a maze made out of snow. Most tourists that go to see the festival or obviously there to see the sculptures and sample some of the local and regional cuisine, but recently the festival has started attracting another type of visitor. Last year the Sapporo Snow Festival sold an exclusive nendoroid Snow Miku figure which attracted both Miku and nendoroid fans. The figure itself was based off of the original Miku nendoroid, but with a few alterations to the Read more »

GSC's Nadeko Sengoku Figure

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GSC's Nadeko Sengoku Figure

Bakemonogatari fans will be happy to know that the 1/8 scale figure of Nadeko Sengoku by Good Smile Company (GSC) is now available for preorder at most figure stores. This is no doubt one of the most anticipated figures of the series if not the most. Nadeko is one of the more popular girls in Bakemonogatari so when GSC decided to make a figure of her, they knew it had to be outstanding. From the promo shots, it doesn’t look like they are going to disappoint. For the design of the figure, GSC based it on the artwork found on the cover of volume 4 of the Bakemonogatari blu-ray. What’s Read more »

A Guide to Buying Anime Figures Online

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A Guide to Buying Anime Figures Online

When it comes to collecting anime figures, I am by no means the biggest collector around, but I do have a sizable collection. Every now and then I will get someone asking me how and where I buy my figures, so I thought I’d write a short guide to buying anime figures based on my experiences. If you are relatively new to the world of anime figures, these tips should help you on the right track. Buy From Reputable Shops Many first-time figure buyers end up buying bootlegs simply because they can’t tell whether a store is legitimate or not. Sometimes buyers may not realize they’ve bought a bootleg until Read more »

Nendoroid Petits

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Nendoroid Petits

Most of you have probably heard of nendoroids by now, small anime figures in super-deformed or “chibified” form. What you may not have heard of before are another class of anime figures called nenoroid petits. As the name implies, these are smaller versions of nendoroids, standing at around 6cm or 2/3 the height of a normal nendoroid. The small stature of nendoroid petits is meant to appeal to people that don’t think regular nendoroids are cute enough because they are too big. Petits come with their own set of accessories and have movable joints like their counterparts. One major difference between petits and regular nendoroids are that petits can not Read more »

Asuka Langley Soryu by Yamato

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Asuka Langley Soryu by Yamato

Neon Genesis Evangelion, or Eva, has been around for nearly 15 years now and is undeniably one of the most popular anime ever. With that being said, it’s only natural that Eva would spawn a huge lineup of merchandise ranging from trading cards and cell phone straps to pillow cases and life-size dolls. While there appeared to be a drop in the amount of Eva merchandise moving into the early 2000s, that all changed with the release of the first Rebuild of Evangelion movie in 2007. Since then, there has been a dramatic increase in Eva merchandise, and the release of the 2nd movie in 2009 helped increase demand for Read more »

Fate T-Harlaown True Sonic Form PVC Figure

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Fate T-Harlaown True Sonic Form PVC Figure

Fans of the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS will be glad to hear that the Fate T-Harlaown True Sonic Form PVC figure is available for preorder at most anime figure stores (including those outside of Japan like Big Bad Toy Store). Fate is definitely one of the most anticipated figures being released this year (proven by the fact that she’s ranked 3rd most popular figure on Hobby Search’s figure rankings), fans have been eagerly anticipating her release since the first photos of her initial sculpt made their way online last year. This figure is being manufactured by Alter, one of the better quality anime figure companies in my Read more »