Misaka Mikoto is a character from the anime series To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, which I’ve never actually heard of before, but from the design of this character, it seems like something I’d want to check out.
You can currently pre-order her from our friends over at Otacute and she’ll ship at the end of July. The only bummer is the price: $57.50 which is a little much when compared to the $25-$35 Figmas that have been released this year. Nevermind. This totally isn’t a Figma and I’m not even sure why I posted it as such. My bad.
And here’s the opening credits of To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. Not quite sure what to make of it. Anyone know if it’s any good?
Alter produced this crazy gorgeous 1/8 scale PVC statue of Momohime from the Wii game Muramasa: The Demon Blade that can easily be appreciated by hardcore fans of the game and people who’ve never even heard of it. It can also be set up into one of two different poses: sword being drawn, or sword already drawn going in for the kill.
This fig is set to drop at the end of July for $81.50. Pre-order yours from Otacute, who also happen to be an Albotas sponsor and the raddest import toy store around.
The success of The Walt Disney Company’s 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced Japanese animators. In the 1960s, manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka [credited with meing the godfather of anime] adapted and simplified many Disney animation-techniques to reduce costs and to limit the number of frames in productions. He intended this as a temporary measure to allow him to produce material on a tight schedule with inexperienced animation-staff.
Thanks to the artist Manon Yapari, the circle is complete.
If any of you are stupid enough to consider having nerdy little offspring of your own some day, just forget it. This kid is cuter and a goblillion times more awesome than anything your sperm or ovaries (or both?) could ever produce.
Tony Nakanari from Mai Hiro turned Tokyo Plastic’s 12″ Geisha figure into a badass Hello Kitty themed piece for a private collector. I’d totally buy a poster, sticker, or shirt with the spiky-haired Hello Kitty flipping the bird.
The insane customizers over at Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica have turned their Gunmetal Celsius figure into the ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom unit from the Gundam Seed anime series. This piece is for their 2nd series of Gunpla themed customs.
In the email i received about this, Rotobox’s Spencer Ong says that Gundam Seed is his favorite series so far, then adds adds “but the Gundam Unicorn is looking awesome!”
You may remember a while back when I posted some cosplay pics of Kirsten Dunst walking around in Akihabara. Well, it was for this video called “Akihabara Majokko Princess” for the “Pop Life: Art in a Material World” art exhibit in London’s Tate Modern museum. The song being used in the video is a cover of “Turning Japanese” by The Vapors and, yes, that’s really Dunst singing.
Instead of using their own Ganmetall Celsius for this custom, Rotobox decided to use a Robotar figure instead. They even included a cute little Pandatron to pilot Panda Z!
Oh, and if you’re wondering why Rotobox customized a Robotar instead of their own Celsius figure, it’s because this piece is for the upcoming Robotars Earth Day 2010 Exhibit.
To give you guys a better idea of just how insane this thing is, here’s what a Robotar figure looks like before it gets in the hands of Rotobox.
Enjoy the gallery of this super sexy custom below.
Biomega is a gorgeously drawn, brilliantly told, gory sci-fi masterpiece. It’s Ghost in the Shell meets Akira, with zombies. The second volume can’t come soon enough!
By brownkidd on February 16th, 2010 in Otaku, Toys
Here’s another Strike Witches PVC figure announcement. Pre-orders are currently up for the 1/8 scale Sanya V. Litvak statue. This figure is going for $81.50 and ships in June 2010.
Head over to Otacute.com to make your pre-order without giving any payment info until they actually have the item in stock. Best pre-order system ever.
By brownkidd on February 16th, 2010 in Otaku, Toys
Fans of the pantie-fest/cutesy-moe anime Strike Witches will be pleased to know Alter has started taking pre-orders for a 1/8 scale Erica Hartmann PVC.
By brownkidd on February 15th, 2010 in Otaku, Toys
Good Smile Co. just dropped word on the Figma Blog that they’ll be releasing a Figma version of Rider from the manga/anime series Fate/Stay Night. This is easily one of the coolest Figmas yet as far as how technical it is. First off, this is the first Figma to be released with a double-jointed neck. This one done so that collectors can display Rider in her crouched attack pose, which you’ll see after the jump. Another issue Good Smile had to overcome was the hair. Characters with a lot of hair have always been somewhat difficult to pose, but Rider has jointed hair made out of a soft, flexible material that allows for some really cool poses.
Pre-orders for Rider go up on February 16th and she will be released this May. Otacute.com usually puts pre-orders like this up around 10pm EST, so I’ll definitely be camping on the site for this one.
Not sure what “jerry beans” taking each others’ pantsu off with their teeth has to do with cell phones, but it’s pretty hilarious. Mostly because they’re singing “jerry beans”. Oh, Japan. The only awesome thing we have that you don’t is the letter “L”.
JAL just held and unveiling ceremony for their new Boeing 777-300 covered in characters from the Doraemon anime. Check out the news footage from the ceremony, complete with some poor sap bouncing around in a big scary Doraemon costume.
Final Volume of the Scott Pilgrim Saga, ‘Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour’ Drops July 20th
Super Mario Bros.: How It Really Happened
The 1-Down Mushroom Would Probably Turn Mario Into a Zombie
Neon Papercraft Game Boy Is All 80’s and Stuff
Ridiculous Street Fighter Tattoo is Ridiculous(ly awesome)
Daily Graffiti: Little Kid Peeing on ED-209 from RoboCop
Misaka Mikoto 1/8 Scale Figure Pre-orders Open
Nerdgasm: The PSP… you’re playing it wrong.
Sick PVC Statue of Momohime from Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Fresh-ass Fanart: Michelangelo’s La Pietá Gets Remixed Nintendo Style
Daily Graffiti: Creepy-eyed Pikachu
Street Fighter Prosecuted In Car Vandalism Case
Nerdgasm: Lucky Wiimote
Keepers of the Silhouette Tower – Handmade Custom Dunny Series by f+
Creepy Steve Jobs Head Made Out Of Cheese
