Premium Bandai is celebrating its 10 years of existence... 10 years of online exclusive figures or model kits that are more difficult and expensive to get. But do you know what's harder to get? Exclusives tied up to specific merchandise or services specific to Japan. And they have announced a couple of such kits. HG … Continue reading Today’s Exclusive Non-Premium Bandai Gunpla
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My Pseudo-Completionist Collector Tendencies: Revoltech Yamaguchi “Gurren Lagann” Figures
This post is a sort of response to my recent pre-order cancellation of the Sen-Ti-Nel PLAIOBOT Gurren Lagann, a model kit I'm sure many are going to purchase, and why I'm opting to stick with my Revoltech Yamaguchi versions. Inspired by my recent viewing of Promare, I took out these Revoltech Yamaguchi figures out of … Continue reading My Pseudo-Completionist Collector Tendencies: Revoltech Yamaguchi “Gurren Lagann” Figures
Crazy Huge Boots! RIOBOT Rockman X Falcon Armor (ver. Eiichi Shimizu)
Quick update, I've decided to cancel my pre-order of the recently announced PLAIOBOT Gurren Lagann as I am still satisfied with my complete Revoltech Yamaguchi set. That said, here's another (and more expensive) opportunity to buy stuff I don't really need, albeit a much more impressive-looking piece. Eiichi Shimizu, the manga illustrator best known for … Continue reading Crazy Huge Boots! RIOBOT Rockman X Falcon Armor (ver. Eiichi Shimizu)
Build-it-Yourself RIOBOT Model Kit: PLAIOBOT Gurren Lagann
Sen-Ti-Nel's RIOBOT line is filled with designs that I really wanted to get my hands on, like those Ride Armors from Mospeada or the Iron Giant from the movie of the same name. I do have some of them but if they weren't that expensive, I could've gotten more. Well, Sen-Ti-Nel does the next best … Continue reading Build-it-Yourself RIOBOT Model Kit: PLAIOBOT Gurren Lagann
Too Hot to Handle: “PROMARE” (2019) Movie Review
Promare is set 30 years after the Great World Blaze, a global disaster where masses of people started having either spontaneous combustion or sudden pyrokinetic abilities. These individuals were eventually branded as the Burnish. Come present day, we are introduced to Galo Thymos and the Burning Rescue squad who respond to flare ups caused by the Burnish terrorist group Mad Burnish, led by Lio Fortia.