Valiant Entertainment is partnering with Mighty Mojo Toys to bring new captivating puzzles. Challenge yourself and bring together all the pieces of two 500-piece puzzles featuring a multitude of characters from across the Valiant Universe!
Read MoreFor millions of children and adults, the Nickelodeon Network is synonymous with growing up. In just a few years, the channel grew from a small local channel to an international phenomenon that helped shape a generation.
Read MoreVIZ Media, the leading pop culture publisher and producer of Japanese manga and animation in North America announced today Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is coming to Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu on October 3, 2020.
Read MoreMezco’s One:12 Batman trilogy concludes with Batman: Supreme Knight. This is Batman towards the final years of his campaign against the underworld of Gotham City.
Read MoreOn September 24, IMAX® brings the 4K remaster of director Katushiro Otomo’s anime masterpiece, Akira, to select theatres nationwide for one night only. Experience Neo Tokyo in IMAX, tickets are now available at www.imax.com/akira4k.
Read MoreFrom the renowned animation powerhouse Production I.G. (Psycho-Pass, Ghost in the Shell, Attack on Titan) and director Kazuto Nakazawa (Parasite Dolls, animation director of Kill Bill: Vol. 1) comes the popular action suspense anime series, B: THE BEGINNING.
Read MoreMangamo’s industry panel at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, the mobile manga subscription service announced the release of DEATHDEUS: Hero of the Dead and My Evil Stepbrother, marking the titles’ English debuts.
Read MoreFollowing an announcement from the Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko Twitter account of The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, the next installment of the classic light novel series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, LLC announced a digital release of the highly anticipated volume scheduled for November 25, 2020, simultaneous with the Japanese release.
Read MoreIt’s Not Like a 3D Pen - You Crank It!
Read MoreGeralt of Rivia from the Witcher, a 12” figure for release on November 2020. By McFarlane Toys.
Read MoreSnap Circuits My Home shows you how power and electricity works at home in a fun, interactive way. It's 1 of 3 new STEM learning products from Elenco.
Read MoreNews today from Yen Press on 10 new manga and light novel releases set for release in August.
New manga series launches include: Fiancé of the Wizard, I Don't Know How to Give Birth!, I Love You So Much, I Hate You, the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Complete Omnibus Edition, and the manga version of Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.
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The global phenomenon Gundam is making franchise history with today’s announcement from BANDAI NAMCO Collectibles (Bluefin) of the first-ever GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO in the U.S.A. Together with fellow BANDAI NAMCO Group companies SUNRISE INC. and Bandai Spirits, Bluefin will present this official Gundam-only digital event over 12-days commencing on August 20, 2020. The GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO will showcase over 60 event exclusive figures never-before available in the United States, including not only GUNPLA World exhibit exclusives but also THE GUNDAM BASE exclusives – both of which until now were previously only available in Asia. The GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO event exclusives will be released in two waves at 6:00 pm Pacific on both Friday, August 21 (Group A) and Sunday, August 23 (Group B) on Premium Bandai USA with free shipping on all orders over $150.00 USD. All sales will end on Tuesday, September 1 at 11:59 pm Pacific.
In addition to event exclusives, GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO attendees will get a chance to visit THE GUNDAM BASE TOKYO virtually via augmented reality. This experience will include a tour of GUNPLA WORLD Ver.MG, a special exhibition celebrating GUNPLA’s 40th Anniversary and the MG series. This exhibit features:
MG Lineup Exhibit. The entire MG series lineup, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, gathered and displayed in one place.
GUNPLA Evolution History. An exhibit of valuable materials from the BANDAI HOBBY CENTER where GUNPLAs are created.
Giant GUNPLA Timeline. A timeline chock-full of the 40 years of Gundam and GUNPLA history.
Package In-depth Analysis. A detailed analysis of how GUNPLA packages are create.!
Modeler Masterpiece Exhibit. A display of "MG" masterpieces created by famous modelers
Reveal of the Latest MGEX Brand. A sneak peak of he Unicorn Gundam from the latest MASTER GRADE EXTREME brand.
And that is not all, the GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO will also offer special video content like instructional sessions on painting skills with professional modeler Katsumi “Meijin” Kawaguchi aka “Master Kawaguchi” as well as interviews and panels featuring Japanese guests (to-be-announced) from gaming, voice acting, merchandise and animation.
For schedule details and the latest event information, visit the official GUNDAM ONLINE EXPO website at en.gundam.info/onlineexpo.
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Yen Press is set to release the novelization of famed anime Director Makoto Shinkai’s award-winning 2013 film The Garden of Words, an emotional drama about two lonely souls who meet in the garden of Shinjuku during rainy season and help each other "learn to walk again" in life.
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From the popular mobile game Fate/Grand Order comes Crypter/Zadoc Zemlupus!
This figure was faithfully re-created just as he is in the game, from the creases of his clothes to his piercings and the rings on his fingers using Kotobukiya’s expert craftsmanship.
Even with his gloomy expression as he grips his chest in a show of weakness, his strong personality and sense of purpose come across with this figure.
Product Specs
Crypter/Kadoc Zemlupus
Size: around 266mm
MSRP: $149.99 (plus tax)
Availability: December, 2020
Copyright: ©TYPE-MOON / FGO PROJECT
Pre-Order Bonus: Extra face piece
More Info: http://en.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/product-0000003766/
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The next servant to be summoned to Kotobukiya’s figure lineup is from the popular mobile game Fate/Grand Order - Caster/Anastasia in her Stage 1 outfit. Poised and graceful, Anastasia displays the refinement of her position as the Grand Duchess of Russia.
Both her hair ornaments and clothing have all been faithfully recreated using Kotobukiya’s expert craftsmanship, and her fluttering hair and cape show movement of cold air flowing through her as she stands on a base of frozen soil.
Product Specs
Caster/Anastasia
Size: around 233mm
MSRP: $199.99 (plus tax)
Availability: November, 2020
Copyright: ©TYPE-MOON / FGO PROJECT
Pre-Order Bonus: Extra face piece
More Info: http://en.kotobukiya.co.jp/product/product-0000003765/
Purearts statues are like Gucci designer bags; both are top end goods. Since our coverage at Toy Fair back in February, they've introduced several new products with the most creative (at least in my opinion) being Watch Dogs 2.
There are two statues in this series, one of Marcus and another of Wrench. They come with additional parts (like different hands) and can be displayed either by themselves or merged into a connected statue. But here's where it gets exciting - you can form a seamless merge with Marcus in three different places; left, right or top!
It's a brilliantly set scene with both guys standing around a wall of graffiti. What Purearts has done is design the artwork on that wall to form an endless loop (like a background image tile on a computer.) It looks unbroken if you place the Marcus statue to the right, left or above Wrench (the one place you can't put him is below.) So in theory, you can pick up several of these statues and daisy-chain them from left to right ad-infinitum! Like I said, brilliant - it's one of the cooler ideas I've come across. You can pick up both statues as a set and save $100 in the process.
Rainbow Six Siege statues are now here to sate its huge e-sports community. The first two are Ash and Smoke in 1/6 scale, with 1/4 scale statues on the way (of who, they wouldn't say). These are highly articulated, posable, and will come with their signature weapons and arsenal like in the game. Smoke will, of course, have his grenade too.
Purearts took me by surprise by saying they have a costume designer from the movie industry taking lead on the clothing. Unlike the majority of statues in the industry that paint everything on resin, Purearts makes a concerted effort to make these larger scale statues as real-to-life as possible by designing and using actual cloth and other textiles. Cool, huh?
In the realm of Cyberpunk 2077, they've finished the sports bike - and it looks pretty awesome. Not only that, but it actually works. The wheels spin around, the headlights and brakes light up, and the bike itself is made of die-cast metal. Ths size is 1/6 scale, same as the figures. It will be available in three different sets - with a female rider, a male rider, or with both riders.
Master 9Eyes (by Daytoner) was introduced at the last Toy Fair, but is now available outside of its original kickstarter campaign. There are two versions; the first being a 1/12 scale made of vinyl, and the second a 1/6 scale made of resin.
The larger 1/6 scale is heavier due to size and material, so it's got a rectangular base and newly designed metal legs (replacing what used to be resin ones.)
In the pipeline is Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Animus Eivor. The prototype is currently being finalized, but pre-orders will start at the end of July so the product can ship when the game is released in November/December. It isn't clear yet if this statue will be available as male or female - or both. Purearts tell us that Ubisoft has decided to use the same body for both sexes. What might end up happening is an inclusion of 2 heads which you can switch around at will.
Finally, there's the pipe-dream in the form of Star Wars -A New Hope Stormtrooper. Licensing issues prevent it from being sold in the Americas (the damned mouse house owns everything these days), but if you live anywhere else, you've lucked out.
This 1/3 scale model is a recreation of the original Stormtrooper design by Andrew Ainsworth (who still holds the rights outside of the Americas.) Hardcore fans will truly appreciate how this product is modeled to the original, with every flaw and imperfection replicated as closely as possible. While casual Star Wars fans probably won't notice those details, it'll still be an awesome statue to mount on a pedestal for anyone to admire.
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More info: https://www.purearts.com
Event: Toy Fair Everywhere
From Toy Fair Everywhere, Sankyo shows us their Jabber Balls and their latest line Squirbbles
Read MoreFrom the hit anime My Hero Academia, Himiko Toga joins Kotobukiya’s lineup as a scale figure!
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