Ultraseven returns to Ultra-Act, Kiryu joins S.H.MonsterArts

Recent days have brought two new announcements to light that I’m pretty excited about.   The first is the announcement of a new “renewal” version of the Ultra-Act Ultraseven. While Ultraman is fairly well known to even the most casual pop culture observer, Ultraseven’s eponymous series is actually more fondly remembered in Japan. Bandai has [...]

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Godzilla: Rulers of Earth!

I try to keep any and all non-toy-related content to a medium around here, but this was just too important.* IDW is rebooting its ongoing Godzilla comicbook for the third time, and this time, they’re taking the fans’ advice to heart by assembling a fan-favorite team of creators. San Diego, CA (March 13, 2013) – [...]

Bluefin Announces S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (1964) Coming to the U.S. in July

Bluefin has sent along the official info and release date for the S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (1964): Yuji Sakai’s master crafted S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla series continues with the highly anticipated release of Godzilla (1964) as the iconic monster appeared in the 1964 feature film “Mothra vs. Godzilla”. Only available as a Tamashii Web Shop exclusive in Asia, S.H.MonsterArts [...]

S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla 1964

YES. This is what I’ve been waiting for since S.H.MonsterArts was first announced – a figure not from the 1990s era of Godzilla films, but from the 1960s-1970s – the ones I grew up on. And this is my second-favorite Godzilla design (after the one from King Kong vs. Godzilla). This is Godzilla as he looked [...]

What I’m Watching for at Toy Fair 2013

So Toy Fair starts today – well, officially it starts tomorrow, but there are two major events today: the Hasbro event, which is going on as I write this, and the Four Horsemen’s Toypocalypse party tonight, which will unveil their Glyos-based Power Lords toys. Anyway, I thought I’d run through a breakdown of the toy lines [...]