Japanese toy review roundup
The following reviews are in Japanese but they include a generous amount of photos so they’re well worth checking out.
(Please do not hotlink images on these sites.)
Gamu (part 2) reviews the Bandai DX Chogokin GE-45 RVF-25 Messiah Valkyrie Luca Angelloni Custom from Macross Frontier.
Koshihara Hitoshi reviews the Bandai Super HCM Pro Gundam Exia DX 1/144-scale set from Gundam 00.
SR../Blood Zwei and Natsume review the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider New Den-O (Strike Form) Yahoo! Japan limited figure from Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: Final Countdown.
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth God Cloth Pegasus Seiya (original colour version) Tamashii Web exclusive figure.
Yuki Bune reviews the Bandai Saint Myth Cloth Capricorn Shura (surplice version) figure from the Saint Seiya Hades Chapter Sanctuary OVA. (See also.)
Shishioh reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii Gadessa (Revive type) figure from Gundam 00.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii 00 Gundam Trans-Am (clear version) Tamashii Nation 2009 exclusive figure.
MaruH102 reviews the Takara Tomy Actic Gear Next AG-N03 Scopedog and AG-N04 Scopedog (Melkia colour version) mail-order 1/48-scale figures.
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Super Imaginative Chogokin (S.I.C.) Momotaros Imagin (pre-contract version) Tamashii Nation 2009 exclusive figure.
Gamu reviews the Bandai S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form and Urataros Imagin set from Kamen Rider Den-O. (See also.)
Hikutori reviews the Konami Busou Shinki Ojousama Nagi Konami Style exclusive figure from the Hayate no Gotoku! Nightmare Paradise set.
Tom reviews the Volks A3 Muv-Luv Alternative Takemikaduchi Type-00C (2009 release version) figure. (See also.)
Mondo reviews the SOTA Toys Street Fighter Revolution Dhalsim figure. (See also.)
Kanon, Yo and Natsume review the Kaiyodo Revoltech SP XAN Dengeki Hobby Magazine 10th anniversary exclusive figure from Super Robot Wars Z. (See also.)
Toyhunter reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Kamen Rider Decade figure. (See also.)
Yuki Bune reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Disney Label Mickey Mouse Trailer Monochrome figure.
Red reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-18 Minibot Attack Team set. (See also.)
Gun0826 reviews the Hasbro GI Joe Comic Pack Scrap-Iron and Wild Bill two-pack. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Bandai Mugenbine Enryuukibines Monkeybine, Elephantbine, Leobine, Cobrabine, Wingbine, Hornbine and the Ryufirebine combiner trading figures. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers C-315 Wildspark figure.
Toy links
The Manananggal.
“… one of the most feared monsters in Philippine folklore.”
Legoseed.
Johnny Tang MOCs of Appleseed’s Deunan Knute and Briareos Hechatonchires.
Dr. Manhattan.
“I used the translucent blue SDCC 08 blank mate an some decals for his face and chest. The black suit in the second pic belongs to Movie Tony Stark.”
Welcome to Flickr, Mr. Bean.
A photo by Marco Chan.
Multicultural toys.
“… the prevailing driver for many of the latest entrants into the multicultural toy market is an urge to provide all children with a base for understanding lifestyles that differ from their own.”