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P.O.P DX Limited & Sailing Again

2012-11-27T00:26:00.000-08:00

P.O.P Limited DX - Shanks

Here are some up coming awesome P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Limited DX and Sailing Again editions for next year. For the Limited DX line we have Califa, Gol D. Roger, Sadi-chan, and Shanks (New World). For the Sailing Again series, we have Trafalgar Law and Franky. Mega House is also planning on bringing out Shiki from the One Piece Strong World series as well but the date of his pre-order is not yet released. Here are some prototype photo's I have found online for the time being.

P.O.P Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law

I apologize to my subscribers for the very delayed post! I have been really busy the last months with work and trying to find some time to write a post. I will try to get on top of that in the next few weeks! For now, enjoy these prototype photos and I will post some photos up on some figures I was able to open while I went back to Vancouver during a short vacation from work. Enjoy!

Grand Line Men: One Piece Film Z Edition

2012-09-12T01:20:00.000-07:00

Some of you may know that Banpresto Grand Line Men/Lady are introducing their One Piece Film Z edition figures. First we have Luffy and Usopp for Grand Line Men. For Grand Line Lady, we are getting Nami and Ain (Movie character). Though this is not part of the Grand Line series, I am loving the character designs on these and will probably plan on getting at least the Mugiwara crew for sure. Here is a promo photo that I found online. I will update information of these figures once I spend some time finding content related to them. Enjoy!

P.O.P DX Eustass Kidd & Killer

2012-09-12T01:13:00.001-07:00

I apologize for the late blog. I haven't had much time to update as much as I use to back in Vancouver. I have however been ordering a bunch of figures and sent them back home to Vancouver so hopefully during my visit back in the Winter, I would be able to post some photos of what I have waiting for me.

Getting back on topic, here is an update of the most recent figures from the P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX series: Eustass Kidd & Killer. Both of which look fantastic and the details are always spot on. I told myself that I won't be collecting any more P.O.P's since I finished collecting my Shichibukai set, finally bought Crocodile. Also I made a exception for ordering a Limited Luffy P.O.P since I don't have a normal version of him other than a Strong World version.

Here are some photos of Kidd and Killer. Once I have the chance to visit Vancouver again, I will post some photos of some (haha lies....many) of the figures I have ordered since I have been here in San Francisco. Enjoy!

Figuarts ZERO: Animal Edition

2012-08-12T21:48:00.000-07:00

Figuarts ZERO are starting to extend there new Animal series by adding in three new characters to this line. We have White Beard as Polar Bear, Ace as Panther, and Black Beard as Hippo. I would love to get myself a Ace Panther version, but seeing how much these guys go for I would spend my money on a few (2-3) Grand Line figures. From what I have seen on the web so far, these guys are pretty tall (probably close to a P.O.P height), but I may be wrong. If there is anyone that can confirm the height of these characters, that would be great! Enjoy!

D.P.C.F Black & White Edition

2012-08-12T21:41:00.002-07:00

D.P.C.F (Doors Painting Collection Figure) has decided to bring out a Black & White edition of the Three Musketeers. Basically it's just a 2-tone version from their colored version but just costs a lot more because it's a limited edition. I assume that D.P.C.F had a lot of these still in stock and decided to make a limited edition of them. For those that already have the colored edition, I personally wouldn't get the limited edition just because the colored version was done really well and it's a shame that they just made a limited edition of just black and white. I wish they did a alternative color instead. For those that are planning on getting the limited edition, I would wait for a while until the prices goes down, just like how the original colored version did. Enjoy.

P.O.P Sailing Again: Chopper (Kung-Fu point)

2012-08-12T21:35:00.000-07:00

Mega House decided to bring in another version of Chopper for his P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Sailing Again with Kung-Fu point edition. He doesn't have any interchangeable parts, but he can basically twist and turn from side to side. At least we get to see a new version of Chopper than his usual normal version, though I wish we were given his Horn-point version of himself. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men: Franky

2012-08-12T21:31:00.000-07:00

Finally seeing some photos of Franky for his Grand Line Men series by Banpresto. He is among the first of this series to have interchangeable heads. He comes with his normal short hair version and his secondary head is with his usual long funky hair style. Here are some photo. Enjoy!

P.O.P DX New World

2012-07-29T01:11:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, here are some new updates on some up coming P.O.P DX New World characters. I apologize for the lack of updates that I've had on the blog. I will definitely try to blog more, but because most of my orders are back in Vancouver you will all see a increase in posts around December.

Here are some P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX and Sailing Again characters. We have Captain Kid, Killer, Chopper (Kung-Fu Point), and Perona as well. For Kid and Killer, they don't seem to be the New World version, since we haven't seen them yet. The version you are seeing are from the Shabondy Archipelago arc for those that are wondering. Enjoy!

D.P.C.F-DX Crocodille

2012-07-15T22:10:00.001-07:00

Been a while since I had some time to post something up. I apologize to my readers that I have been away for a while. Getting settled in with work and most of my figures that I bought are all sent to Canada so I couldn't do any photo shoots for some of my figures. Once I return during Christmas there will be quite a few posts that will appear! Keep in touch by then!

Now back to topic, D.P.C.F-DX is releasing their new line of the Shogun series starting with Crocodile. I posted a while back of the prototype of Crocodile and they released his full painted version of him. They are also making Buggy as well, which looks pretty awesome from the prototypes. I personally was thinking of starting the D.P.C.F series for the shogun version, but decided not to due to the new release of Banpresto Ships and Special series that is coming out.

I am also starting to collect some Dragon Ball figures from the Banpresto Tenkaichi line and some Lupin figures as well. Both Lupin and Dragon ball figures were something I wanted to collect for a long time, but because they already had so many versions and the quality was not as good back then I waited for a while. With the quality being better I decided to start collecting some now. I will post photos once I return home and get a hold of my figures. For now enjoy some of the up coming figures. Enjoy!

P.O.P Sailing Again - Usopp

2012-06-25T22:45:00.001-07:00

Been a while since I last updated the blog. Finally settled down in San Francisco and work has been coming in quite a lot. Been ordering a bunch of figures as well, but sadly I shipped them all back in Vancouver. Can't wait until Christmas since I have 8 boxes of figures waiting for me!

Enough of my personal life, here is a old update which some of you might know. Mega House released their P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Sailing Again Usopp just recently. He comes with several variations of faces along with different pose-able arms as well. His sculpt and the color are both done really well. Also Robin's Sailing Again version should be coming out very shortly as well. Recently AmiAmi had a bunch of restocks for certain figures, but like always they are always sold out.

I would suggest that if you couldn't get your hands on any P.O.P figure that you wanted, try checking out Mandarake. Although it is a bit more expensive, due to people selling them at a higher price, but once that starts to die down it's not too bad. Most of my Grand Line Men/Lady series comes from Mandarake and I highly recommend it! Today is a short blog and I will end it with the promo poster for Usopp. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Series

2012-05-30T23:39:00.000-07:00

Here are some update on some awesome Banpresto Grand Line series. We finally got some new updates on the Grand Line Lady line along with some up coming Grand Line Men as well as Children series as well. From Grand Line Men we have Franky and Brook; for Grand Line Lady we have Olivia and Robin; finally for Grand Line Children we have Sanji and Usopp.

For sure I am collecting the Grand Line Men and Lady, but will be passing on with the Grand Line Children series. The details on them for sure is spot on and they are in perfect scale for the P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates), but not for the Grand Line Men/Lady series. They are a great addition to your collection, but I will have to pass on these guys. Here are some photo's from the Choppermania Blog. Take a look at their site as well! Enjoy!

Reference Blog

Choppermania Blog

Portrait of Pirates Updates

2012-05-30T23:22:00.000-07:00

As some of you may have seen on the web, MegaHouse has released some of their newest prototypes for the coming months. Here are some new prototypes along with some unexpected characters that made it into the line. We have showing P.O.P DX, Sailing Again, and possibly a new line. Take a look. Enjoy!

P.O.P DX Donquixote Doflamingo

2012-05-22T21:41:00.000-07:00

Finally got my P.O.P DX Doflamingo just before leaving for San Francisco. I took these a while ago and didn't get to post them up yet. At long last I finally got one of my favorite Shichibukai characters. For those that are planning on ordering him after seeing photos online, beware, his box is HUGE!! But none the less if you are a fan of Doflamingo, he is for sure the one to get.

He comes with three separate head pieces, a base, and his body. I kind of wish he came with more parts other than the heads, but his facial expression does capture his characteristic so that's fine. I am a bit worried in the long run where he will begin to lean on one side. He is mainly supported by one leg, while the other foot is standing on his toes. Over time I can see him leaning too much, which might cause some issues later. If you plan on displaying him, have something supporting his weight from his arms or even from his coat. Here are some photos that I took of Doflamingo. Enjoy!

D.P.C.F One Piece Updates

2012-05-20T23:01:00.000-07:00

We have some new prototypes of some up coming D.P.C.F (Door Painting Collection Figures) that some of you may be interested. As you know D.P.C.F are known to make figures based off of full color posters such as the Three Musketeers, Animal Kingdom, Western Series (chopper), and Nefertari Pirates (Vivi version). This time we are seeing a addition to the Animal Kingdom with Luffy that will go along with Nami, which she is already out on the market. I personally find that D.P.C.F are doing a better job at capturing Luffy's face compared to some of his P.O.P releases. The details on him are pretty awesome and it's nice to see him in a different concept form.

We also have a new prototype coming out with the Imperial Down escape crew in a Shogun series. We have a prototype of Crocodile out first that's not colored, but I'm sure we'll see a colored version of him really soon. Seeing that this, Shogun series has started, we should be expecting to see some other figures which may include, Ivankov, Inazuma, Buggy, Mr 2 and 3, and also Jinbei. Seeing how long they take to bring these guys out, the may only do some characters. I would only assume the main characters would be made into production. Here are some photos and the wallpapers that these series come from. Enjoy!

Mega House Releases and Updates

2012-05-20T22:46:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the long wait to all my viewers. I just recently moved down to San Francisco for a new job opportunity so I have been busy for the last few weeks. I finally settled in a bit and found some time to update the blog. It's a little old news but here are some updates on some P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX & Sailing Again series. From the DX series we have Arlong, which I'm sad I didn't get to pre-order him. Just seeing his sculpt and the coloring and details done on him is just fantastic. Also I wouldn't need to collect all of the Arlong Pirate crew so that would also save me some money there as well. Though I told myself I won't be collecting any more P.O.P's once I get Crocodile in my collection.

Next we have the Sailing Again series with Brook, Robin, and also a re-release of Nami. Both Nami and Robin were a little disappointing due to the lack of extra add-on's compared to the rest of the Mugiwara crew, but this was expected. Brook, on the other hand looks fantastic. I love his expression and also his icicle sword is pretty neat. I kinda wish he came with a guitar or a violin, since that is kind of his signature element as the musician of the crew. None the less, the details on him are fantastic! Here's a short update on the P.O.P's and I will also update some neat D.P.C.F on the next post. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.12 - Roronoa Zoro

2012-04-21T01:49:00.001-07:00

Here he is. The legendary man himself, Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.12 Roronoa Zoro. He is by far, my most favorite character from the Grand Line Men series. The details on him is excellent and each accessory has a lot of detail as well. He come in seven parts: (1) Base, (1) Body, (3) Swords, (1) Right arm, and (1) his belt. I love how the sculptor carefully thought out how to put his swords and the belt together, instead of pulling them and pushing them through a tiny opening where the paint might be scratched.

The details on his clothing is done really well, similar to the Will of D. Roger figure. The sword itself has a lot of detail as well and they all fit nicely with the figure. When the belt wraps around the swords, it actually looks like they were slipped into a tiny opening, but instead they are carefully placed one by one and then wrapping the whole thing together. Again, well thought out. If you are a Zoro fan, the Banpresto Grand Line Men version of him is one to add into you collection. Here is a gallery of the figure. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol12. - Sanji

2012-04-21T01:35:00.000-07:00

The day has come when Banpresto's Vol.12 Grand Line Men Sanji finally came. I have been waiting for both Sanji and Zoro to be released after seeing the prototypes over the internet for some time. Looking at the details, as always, Banpresto does a nice job at the painting and sculpt. Compared to the large, MegaHouse figures, Banpresto captured Sanji's emotion really well. He's clean, simple, and his facial expression is spot on. I will keep this short and let you judge for yourself on the quality of Sanji's figure. Enjoy!

Figuarts ZERO Chopper

2012-04-21T01:27:00.000-07:00

Been busy the last few weeks with work, but finally had some time to post some new updates. I finally decided to go with the Figuarts ZERO Chopper (time skip) version of him instead of the Grand Line Men version of him. Here are some reason's on why I choose him over the other.

Looking at the sculpt and coloring done on him, they are pretty much the same. The details on the hat and his ears are different, but not in a bad way. This depends if you like more of the fluffy like texture (Banpresto - similar to Law's hat) or a rough checker lined style (Figuarts). The scale between the two are very different. I felt that the Figuarts ZERO scale of Chopper is much more accurate than Banpresto's version. If you compare the two, Chopper is up to Zoro's waste for Banpresto and for Figuarts, Chopper is up to Zoro's thigh.

Seeing that the two are pretty much a like, I leaned towards the scale of the figure more than the consistency of buying the figure from the same company. Banpresto's version of Chopper is still fantastic, but for me I went with the accuracy of the scaling. I hope this reviews is of much help for those still deciding on which Chopper figure to get. Take a look at the photos and here is a sneak peak of some of the figure reviews I will be doing in the next few posts.

Happy Easter & P.O.P Updates

2012-04-09T23:22:00.000-07:00

I apologize for being away from the blog. I recently attended the Sakura Con 2012 in Seattle and was too busy to blog at the time. I'm just going to post up a small update on some pretty sweet P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) that are coming up, as well as a new Franky docking add-on update as well. First off for the P.O.P Sailing Again, we have Brook with what seems to look like a icicle sword and we have P.O.P DX Arlong with his sword and his teeth chopping weapon.

Both of these look really sweet and I would highly recommend for those collecting One Piece New World characters, these would be the choice. For me, I decided I wouldn't be collecting the P.O.P Sailing Again series because of cost and also lack of space in my room. Otherwise, I would be collecting these guy by now.

We have a new update on the Docking Franky figure, but this time with his mini tank. We saw Franky coming out with new ridiculous vehicles and this pretty much shows what kind of things he might bring out next. Here's a small photo of the tank. Enjoy!

Figuarts Zero Chopper vs Grand Line Men Chopper

2012-03-28T16:27:00.001-07:00

Choppers scale

I've been debating for a while now about which New World Chopper I would consider getting seeing that Banpresto's Grand Line Men Chopper is coming out. I have been comparing Banpresto's version with Bandai Figuarts ZERO chopper and in terms of the color they are pretty much even. The quality of the figure I have higher hopes for Banpresto, though I have seen a few photo's online of the Figuarts version and they look pretty decent. The only difference is their scale.

Grand Line Men - Chopper

Figuarts ZERO - Chopper

The Grand Line Men version of Chopper, his scale, I feel that he is a bit bigger and taller then what he should be where as the one from Figuarts, his scale is actually the perfect scale with the Grand Line Mens. The quality of the two are pretty close, except for his hat, the texture is a bit different. Banpresto's version of Chopper does seem a bit darker compared to the Figuarts version, but this might be because of lighting.

Figuarts ZERO - Chopper (also has a stick)

Grand Line Men - Chopper

I have been debating about this for a while and perhaps I will think about this more once the Grand Line Men has been officially released and I shall make a last decision, but tell me what you guys think! I would love to hear your opinions on this as a toy collector. Would you be true to the scale if the quality and coloring is the same with both figures or would you buy the figure from the same series to keep it's consistency? Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Ships & Ichiban Kuji

2012-03-24T05:04:00.003-07:00

Here are some up coming releases next month from Banpresto. We have the new Grand Line Ship series starting with Thousand Sunny, possibly Merry, and the Moby Dick as well for volume 1. For the Ichiban Kuji series we have Young White Beard and also Roger both for as the A-prize. I have not come across Roger's promo poster, but if I do see it online I will post it up for you guys so keep in touch. Here are some photos I found online. Enjoy!

Banpresto Ichiban Kuji Lupin the 3rd Prize

2012-03-24T00:17:00.001-07:00

Thought I would review something different for a change other than the usual One Piece characters since I am waiting on the new Grand Line Men characters to come out. Today we have Banpresto Ichiban Kuji Lupin the 3rd (ルパン三世) Prize figures. Lupin was probably one of my very first anime shows I have seen during my childhood and when I saw these up on Mandarake, I just had to get these.

These Ichiban Kuji characters are roughly around 4-5inch's in height, although in the photo's they look a little bit bigger. I was surprised how small these were when they came in the mail, but the quality on the characters were pretty good. The only one's that had the least detailed quality was probably Fujiko and Goemon, where as the others were better in terms of their coloring since these are pretty small figures.

This Kuji series if the K-prize which contains 5 characters: Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and Zenigata. They all come with a mini stand and they can not stand by themselves because of the mini pegs on their feet.

I assume they "could" stand on their own if you cut off the mini pegs, but do that at your own risk! Seeing these in person now, I do enjoy these figures and hopefully if I can get my hands on the Banpresto DX characters of Lupin, I will do another review on those guys as well. Here is a small gallery of the figures. Enjoy!

One Piece Stacking Vignette Box

2012-03-22T03:13:00.000-07:00

Found some interesting One Piece candy box toys I found while looking around AmiAmi and thought I would write a short review about them. Bandai has just released their orders for Stacking Vignette One Piece - Episode Fishman Island figures. These come with 5 characters per box, along with a piece of gum. These mini figures comes with a character piece as well as a counter part, which can also be put together with one another.

The figures can be put together along with the counter parts which creates a mini model of the Fishman Island Arc. The set of 5 comes out to be 2,040 JPY or roughly around 25$ Canadian depending on the shipping will change the final price. Take a look at these figures and enjoy!

One Piece Stacking Vignette Candy Box Pre-order

AmiAmi Online Shop (2,040 JPY)

Banpresto Grand Line Men: Marco

2012-03-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

With my arrival of Grand Line Men Roger, I also ordered Marco as well since they both came in at a very cheap price on Mandarake. I am not much of a Marco fan, but the Grand Line Men's version of him did catch my attention when I saw some photo's being posted on forums. He has a very clean look, the coloring is vibrant, and surprisingly he has quit a bit of detail, such as the vein's popping out of his hands.

The one thing I am disappointed in the Marco figure is that there are some painting mark errors on his left hand. Once I find some paint removal cloth, I might fix him up a bit, but this might just be on the figure that I got so this may not be the problem for when you get your Marco figure. He is at a nice height for your P.O.P DX Shiro Hige (White Beard) in scale to the manga/anime so he would be a nice addition to your collection. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men: Roger

2012-03-21T18:14:00.000-07:00

I finally got my Banpresto Grand Line Men Roger in the mail, so here is a short review on him. The coloring and details done on Roger is fantastic as always, coming from Banpresto's standards. I love the details on his clothes and the pose is his typical cross armed look. Nothing really different from all the other Roger figures out there, but the Grand Line Men version of him will match up very nicely with my Will of D. Roger.

I wished Banpresto did another pose for Roger other than his typical cross armed look, but none the less, he is still a pretty good figure to add into your collection. Compared to other Rogers out in the market, the Grand Line Men version of him is not as muscular compared to his Ichiban Kuji or Will of D. version of him. If you put them side by side, the Grand Line Men version makes him look a little wimpy. Though he should be fine with his cape on. Here are some photo's I took of Roger. Enjoy!