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.
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SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Atelier Sai Shining Blade DX X-Million (silver version) figure.
Ken Murasame reviews the Bandai Twist Action Form Masked Rider Den-O (Sword Form) figure.
nuu reviews the Medicos Entertainment JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure J.P. Polnareff figure.
Shishioh and Itsuki review the Max Factory Figma Hoshimura Makina figure from Shikabane Hime.
Gamu reviews the Yamato Macross Kanzen Henkei VF-1A (Maximilian Jenius TV version) 1/60-scale figure.
Itsuki reviews the Kabaya Keitai Changer Corecellder, Mobeagle, Wolfgear and Elephanshot candy kits.
Tom reviews the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Pegasus Form) figure.
Kaz reviews the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Titan Form) figure. (See also.)
Taoo and Kaz review the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Kuuga (Mighty Form) figure. (See also.)
Yo reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Kamen Rider Diend figure from Kamen Rider Decade.
Yo reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Agito Tornador figure from Kamen Rider Decade.
G.S.R. reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Faiz Blaster figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
K3 reviews the Bandai Final Form Ride Ryuki Dragreder figure from Kamen Rider Decade. (See also.)
Yuki Bune and Red review the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-21 Smokescreen figure.
Yuki Bune reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-20 Alert figure. (See also.)
Natsume reviews the Kotobukiya Square Enix Kingdom Hearts Play Arts Cloud and Sephiroth figures. (See also.)
Mojya and Mondo review the Bandai Robot Tamashii Shinkiro figure from Code Geass. (See also.)
Damien Sancho reviews the Bandai Robot Tamashii GN-X III (ESFF Type) figure from Gundam 00. (See also.)
Gamu reviews the Bandai Super Imaginative Chogokin (S.I.C.) Momotaros Imagin (pre-contract version) Tamashii Nation 2009 exclusive figure. (See also.)
Tettsun reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Aries Shion (dark cloth version)/Pope Shion Tamashii Nation 2008 in Asia exclusive set from Saint Seiya. (See also.)
Maruo reviews the Bandai Gakuengattai Moebine Ninjutsubu Endou Takane & Homura Hawk trading figure. (See also.)
Kanon reviews the Banpresto Gundam Series Humable Model Rising Gundam prize figure from Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
Kanon reviews the Banpresto Gundam Series Humable Model Shining Gundam prize figure from Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
Nekokami Sigma reviews the Banpresto Gundam Series Humable Model RX-78-2 Gundam and God Gundam (Hyper Mode version) prize figures. (See also.)
Nekonekokoara reviews the Bandai FA (Fighting Action) Kamen Rider Decade candy toy.
Gun0826 reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Resolute Cobra Commander figure. (See also.)
Soh-dr reviews the Bandai DX Diendriver role-playing toy from Kamen Rider Decade.
Ebi reviews the Takara Tomy Tomica Hero Rescue Fire DX Rescue Megahorn toy. (See also.)
Koshihara Hitoshi reviews the Mega Bloks Block Frame System Gundam, Zeta Gundam and Expansion Block Set A sets.
Retro reviews
F2 reviews the Bandai Tamashii Spec XS-05 Dragonar-1 from Opening Silhouette figure. (See also.)
Itsuki reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Unicorn Jabu figure from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)
Toyhunter reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Encore 03 Soundwave figure. (See also.)
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Robots In Disguise USA Edition Axer figure from the Sideways vs. Axer limited set.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Galaxy Force GD-05 Gasket figure.
Alfes reviews the Takara Transformers Micron Densetsu MC-03 Hot Rod figure. (See also.)
Mondo reviews the NECA Aliens versus Predator: Requiem Hybrid (closed mandible variant) figure.
Toy links
S.H.Figuarts Shinken Red.
A custom by Damien Sancho.
My Little Leonidas.
A custom by May McMinski.
Cyber Archangel.
An Assemble Borg fanmode. (Click on the image for a better look.)
Revenge of the Sith.
This was the wrong time to ask for a raise.
Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?
By Devin Powell.
Is toy design for you?
“Those who work in toy design wear a lotta hats. There are different levels of involvement in designing a toy, from the roughest concept sketches, to the tightest turn sheets, to the first sculpts in plastiline.”