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Bandai’s next Dragon Ball figure will be of Vegeta, the fiercely proud Saiyan Prince, and yes, he really will be shaking (or vibrating, actually) with fear!

Japan
(Bandai • Dragon Ball • figure • Vegeta)

Life-sized Lum could be yours for only 1 million yen

Cara Clegg
Jan 21, 2016

Got a spare US$8,500 lying around? Here’s something to spend it on!

Japan
(anime • figure • lifesize figure • manga • Rumiko Takahashi • Urusei Yatsura)

New Street Fighter’s Chun-Li figure shows off her signature move

Anime News Network
Jan 12, 2016

Japan
(Capcom • Chun-Li • figure • merch • Street Fighter • Takara Tomy • toys • video games)

Naughty but cute Ted is now poised to decorate the edge of your cup!

Kay
Dec 24, 2015

You can now adorn your cup with Japan’s (and possibly the world’s) favorite middle-aged teddy bear!

Japan
(cup hanger • figure • PUTITO • Ted)

Awesome new Hatsune Miku figure makes the vocaloid look like a Final Fantasy boss

Preston Phro
Nov 13, 2015

Do you love fantasy RPGs and Hatsune Miku? If so, then you’re definitely going to love this new figure of the vocaloid designed by the popular artist mebae!

Japan
(figure • Hatsune Miku • statue)

Plastic model based on Hayao Miyazaki’s as-yet unreleased manga “Teppo Samurai” goes on sale

Krista Rogers
May 20, 2015

Since Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame announced his retirement in September 2013, many fans worldwide were left wondering what the prolific director – known to be a notoriously hard-worker – would be doing with all his free time. If you’re one of those people, listen up, because we’ve got some good news and bad news.

First, the bad news–one of Miyazaki’s first new projects post-retirement, a manga series titled Teppō Samurai (鉄砲侍/”Matchlock Samurai”), is currently stuck in indefinite limbo. But here’s the good news–a plastic figure modeled on the titular character has already been released, even without the manga being completed.

Japan
(figure • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • model • Shizuoka Hobby Show • Teppo Samurai)

Pre-order the sleek new Batman figure envisioned by a prolific video game designer

Krista Rogers
May 16, 2015

Tetsuya Nomura is the mastermind behind this upcoming Batman figure, the likes of which you’ve never seen before. The 44-year-old video game artist/designer/director of Square Enix fame (he’s a veteran of both the Final Fantasy series and Kingdom Hearts) personally designed this version of the Dark Knight, and if you’re a fan of both his work and DC Comics, you’d better ready your wallet now!

Japan
(Batman • cool • figure • Final Fantasy • Tetsuya Nomura)

Fully posable “Titan Eren” figure to debut next year, looks just as nude/terrifying as expected

Kay
Oct 27, 2014

If the thought of being able to have your way, in a manner of speaking, with Attack on Titan‘s Eren — albeit in titan form — is appealing to you, then this item may be for you! That’s right, folks, Japanese toy maker Kotobukiya is set to launch a figure of the series’ protagonist Eren Yeager in gruesome titan form, complete with changeable heads!

Join us after the jump for a closer look at this undeniably creepy, yet expertly crafted figure!

Japan
(Attack on Titan • Eren Yeager • figure • Kotobukiya)

Good Smile Company holds employee figure contest

Anime News Network
Jul 6, 2014

Good Smile Company, the figure powerhouse behind the popular figma and Nendoroid lines, decided to hold its third figure creation contest for its employees. The entries are impressive, but what do you expect from professional figure makers?

You can check out all the entries at the company’s blog, but here are some of our favorites.

Japan
(Anime News Network • figure • manga • sculpture)

Bandai to release super-mega-retro-robot made up of Doraemon and friends

Cara Clegg
Jun 24, 2014

Some of Japan’s most famous characters created by legendary manga-ka Fujiko F Fujio have been turned into robots by Bandai, which can then be combined to create an even more epicly-super-cool robot of retro awesomeness!

Japan
(anime • Bandai • Chogokin • Doraemon • figure • manga • robot • toys)

The tiniest, most detailed Kamen Rider you have ever seen!

KK Miller
May 14, 2014

In the US, some of the most common roadside attractions are the “World’s Largest Whatever”: World’s Largest Ketchup Bottle, World’s Largest Ball of Rubber Bands, World’s Largest Rocking Chair, World’s Largest Golf Ball, World’s Largest Ball of Twine, all real and all in the United States.

But why go big, when you can go small…like, really small. How about a 1.5cm (0.6 inch) tall Kamen Rider figure? What’s more, you’ll be able to get one of them in Japan really soon!

Japan
(figure • Kamen Rider • micro • miniature • toys)

Pulchra’s new Mikasa figure dodges hand of Titan

Anime News Network
Apr 11, 2014

April 8 was the spring edition of the biannual Miyazawa Model Exhibition, an industry-only exhibition of the latest figures and their prototypes. Pulchra displayed a prototype 1/7-scale Mikasa figure from Attack on Titan, which shows her in mid-leap over part of a Titan’s hand.