Archive for August, 2011

Tamashii S.H. MonsterArts movie part 2!

It’s September 1st and as promised, Tamashii/Bandai has released the second in their series of stop motion monster commercials. This time around Mechagodzilla II gets the spotlight. Click on the link below and don’t forget to get your own S.H. MonsterArts figures on order. They are hot!

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New Gamera offerings coming from Revoltech!

This coming Winter, Revoltech will be releasing two new giant monster figures from the tokusatsu epic, Gamera II. This release will be a bit unusual in that Legion will be a typical Revoltech figure with the usual compliment of articulation and accessories, and Gamera will be more of an accessory. Instead of the titular turtle [...]

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Munkey King Screaming for the Sunrise Black Edition!

Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto’s artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban culture of the West coast. Yamamoto discovered a way to fuse the two different cultural backgrounds together into his work. Yamamoto nostalgically [...]

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New look at the upcoming Revoltech movie version Optimus Prime!

Kaiyodo is showing off their new Revoltech “Dark of the Moon” Optimus Prime. He’s in Hi-def and looks amazing! Click on the link below to check it out.  

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Gamera vs. Barugon comes to Portland OR-Live!

FILMUSIK joins forces with composer Andrew Oliver to create a new soundtrack for the 1960’s rubber-suit kaiju monster-piece Gamera vs. Barugon.  Live voice actors dub the film into english with the original 1966 script and The live ensemble performs the score live at the Hollywood Theatre. Filmusik: Gamera vs. Barugon  August 26th, 27th 8pm – [...]

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Tamashii Ultra-Act gets the die cast treatment!

This December, Tamashii Nations is set to release what looks to be their most spectacular Ultra-Act figure to date! This Tokusatsu figure series; based on the long running Ultraman universe is renowned for its detailed designs and extreme articulation. Bandai has already been including die-cast in some of their other toy lines such as the [...]

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Tamashii SRC anniversary effect parts givaway!

Tamashii Nations is introducing a new line of effects parts designed to commemorate their Super Robot Chogokin collectible figure series. Starting in August and continuing through November-Bandai will be giving away these add on parts with select SRC purchases. No word yet whether or not these will be made available in the US.

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Doktor A Humphrey Mooncalf Dapper Edition!

This is the first Mechtorian figure by Doktor A since the mini figure range two years ago. This eight inch limited edition toy is made from high quality roto-cast and injection molded vinyl and features for the first time, a special vibrant color scheme. This super cool toy includes a removable cranium with brain as [...]

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New promotional movie for the Tamashii S.H. MonsterArts line!

Bandai has come up with a great way to promote their exciting new S.H. MonsterArts line of articulated Toho figures.  Kouichi Kawakita is creating a series of stop motion animated movies, showing off the capabilities of these toys along with some very impressive effects and backgrounds. It’s not just a commercial-it’s a story! Look for [...]

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