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  Figma Snake???

Pics have begun surfacing of what appears to be a Figma Solid Snake!

  Stay tuned for more details!!  In the mean time my head's gonna explode.

Figma Mikasa Ackerman Pictures

The Figma Mikasa has been released in Japan, and she looks pretty neat!

Do note that due to material issues, the actual jacket on Mikasa and the color of her arms are not the same. This has been addressed as such  by an employee of Max Factory.

Figma Mikasa Preorder for January up on Plamoya

A preorder for January still lives! Go get it!

Preorder her now! 4752 JPY!

Hunter x Hunter Figma Reissues!

Heeeey, Hunter x Hunter fans, three entries from the series in the figma line will be getting reissued!

Click on their names to order them on the Good Smile Company online shop to order them now, or wait for them to pop up on your favorite import site!

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Figma Armin Price and Release Date

4500 JPY

Winter Wonder Festival Exclusive!

We will keep you posted as to whether or not this will be available through GSC's webshop!

EDIT: more pictures posted 1/12/2014

figma Shimakaze Pictures and Release Date

5800 JPY in May!

Export Review: Figma Guts Band of the Hawk ver.

This guy is out in Japan now, and here's a review from a Japanese reviewer!

Still available on Plamoya now!

Figma Levi - June 2014

4937 JPY is the price tag!

More pictures after the break

Figma Armin Prototype Revealed

Thanks to cybergundam for the head's up!

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Wow, quite the past few days for figures!

First, Krillin! 3990 JPY for an October release!

Goku’s friend Krillin joins the S.H.Figuarts high-end action figure series with high detail, advanced articulation and a full array of option parts. Effect parts and special hand parts for Kienzan “Destructo Disk” attack are featured in set along with three sets of interchangeable head parts and six sets of interchangeable hand parts to allow for recreation of a variety of intense action scenes and expressive posing. Pre-Orders at these fine retailers begin this weekend!

Next up, as seen in an earlier post, S.H. MonsterArts Kiryu! 10290 JPY in September as a normal release! More info as it comes.

D-Arts Alissa, this time with a gun instead of a sword! Web exclusive in October for 5040 yen!

Various Chogokin news! Yay!...

Totally don't know everything on this page.

And time for something completely different!

Figma Kurapika! 3990 JPY, up for preoder tonight!

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Figma Fate Nanoha and Testarossa!

Both are set for a 7/2013 Release!

Review: Figma Link

Introduction:  Around this time last year, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was released for the Wii. The game was met with mostly critical acclaim for an interesting art style and fun gameplay, while fan of the series seemed to be neutral towards the game or loved it. Earlier this year, however, the collector circle went abuzz with information and screenshot of a Figma Link from the very game that was met with mixed reaction, though most seemed to love the progress so far on the figure. Does this figure live up to the legend? Read on and find out!

Package (5/5): WOW! The box this figures comes in is fantastic! This reviewer typically is not overly impressed by most boxes, but this is one interesting box that really captures the feel of Skyward Sword and looks great, too.

Sculpt (3.5/5): Sad to say, this reviewer isn't overly impressed with the sculpt, despite what is given. Considering the source material, Link feels overly soft on the sculpt side, which is to say that, in person, when going to grab Link, one may feel like they are going to grab a figure made of Play-Doh. Also, the silver on Link is supposed to be chainmail... though it is just plastic painted silver.

Despite this, the details on the figures looks good and even accommodates the articulation of the figures. The leg have a small indent in the back of them that aides to the notion Link is moving, and the ripple in his clothing looks believable to an extent. The torso looks good, along with all the needed accessories an adventurer would need. Finally, the face sculpts look like Link, so not much needs to be said.

Paint(4.5/5): What is there looks really good! Unfortunately, what is green is green, what is tan is tan, and so on and so forth. Not much change in tone, which is a shame, but the small detail look great.

Articulation (3.5/5): Link's an adventurer, and one would expect him to be able to do all different poses, like running, climbing, swimming, jumping, etc, etc... and Link can do these poses, though it is difficult to achieve the right look for these poses. The reason for this is that his tunic and leg sculpt tend to block the range of articulation on the legs, and Link lacks a true bicep swivel. Because of this, it can be hard to get the jump-slash attack to look right.

Link cap features a swivel joint that has the tendency to pop off. Link's head can rotate left and right, though this figure in particular has a rough time moving smoothly. Link features a very limited ab crunch, though he is capable of turning left and right on it. His shoulders have the expected range of motion, and as mention, there is no true bicep swivel, though it is possible to move the joint at the elbow, though this reviewer suggests not to do so. His hands feature a full range of motion, and as mentioned, his hips are slightly blocked by his tunic. His knees move freely, and the toe articulation is insane.

More picture in the next section!

Accessories (4/5): Link's got it all!... or most of it. He comes with five sets of hands, the Master Sword and a skyward strike slash effect, the Hylian Shield, an extra angry face, a wavy hair piece, and a Figma stand with two extra bits for the tip of the stand. The accessories of this figure are almost entirely perfect. Unfortunately, though, read the Watch Out section for a bit of advice when dealing with the accessories.

The only accessories that should be added would be more from Link's arsenal, like Bombs, Bow and Arrow, and the rest of the classics.

Watch Out!: BE CAREFUL WITH THE MASTER SWORD!

Do not try to force the sword into the hand, and ignore the reports the pommel is supposed to come off. Instead, heat up Link's hand and insert the sword into the heated hand. Reports come from around the web of broken swords, so try to avoid that at all costs! In the event something break, please contact Good Smile Company directly.

Overall (3.5/5): Though Link is not a perfect figures, he isn't horrible. For a Link figure, this one gets a passing grade. Some will love it, some will hate it, but this reviewer is indifferent towards this figures.

Hardcore Zelda fans should pick this up without any hesitation, because this is the best Link figure on the market, but for the price, more could be asked for.

Anyway, looks like Link has a date with a... feisty lady.

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Figma Pit

4/2013 @ 3,800 JPY

UPDATE!!!!:

Figma Dark Pit
4/2013 @ 3,800 JPY

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Chances are, if this information is relevant to you, you've already received notification of this, but this info needs to be spread ASAP.

Diamond Distribution was not able to work out the needed licensing to bring the Figma Link to the US. 

If you can find a non-US retailer to get Link from, we strongly encourage you to do so.

This email was sent out to all of those that preorded through Big Bad Toy Store

Hi – Diamond Comics Distribution has just informed us that they have failed to secure the licensing needed to bring the Max Factory Link Figma into North America.    Diamond has completely cancelled all orders for the Link Figma for all retailers and distributors in North America, including a massive order placed by BBTS.    We are extremely upset with them because they are forcing us to disappoint you and so many other people on this item.    Diamond officially solicited this item to us back in September and our orders have been in place with them for months, this news was shocking and extremely disappointing to us.    Diamond apparently did not have the licensing deal fully worked out at the time of solicitation and in the past few months some sort of problem arose and the deal with Nintendo could not be worked out.    We wanted to let you know about this as quickly as possible so you can try to secure an order with international/other vendors.
We have quickly checked with several distributors in Japan, and all of them are completely sold out, as is Max Factory.   We are going to explore more options on possible supplies around the world, but at this point it honestly does not look good.   We will leave all preorders open in the meantime in case we can find some sort of solution.
We again are extremely sorry about this, we did not expect Diamond to fail us on this item.
Sincerely, Joel Boblit President 

A HUGE thank you to Poe Ghostal for reporting this.

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GSC November's first release list is up.

Nov 14th
wooser Plushie
Darth wooser Plushie
1/8 Racing Miku 2011 ver.
1/8 Rorona

Nov 19th
1/8 Lisa Silverman

Nov 20th
1/7 Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~
Nendoroid Ricotta Elmar
Nendoroid Madoka Kyouno

Nov 22nd
figma Link
figma Black Lotus
figma Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen

GREEN FOR LINK! :D

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*sigh* That's right, folks, looks like good ol' GSC wants everyone's orders to be pushed back even more!

Release Oct 29th.
Nendoroid Ichika Takatsuki
Nendoroid Marika Kato
1/8 Lily from anim.o.v.e
Twin Pack : Rika Shiguma & Yukimura Kusunoki

Delay to November
1/7 Saber ~Triumphant Excalibur~
1/8 Racing Miku 2011 ver.
ex:ride SPride.04 : Josef
1/7 Samurai (Katanako)
1/7 Izumi Shizuno

figma Karen Araragi
figma Tekkaman Evil
figma Tekkaman Blade
figma Silver Crow
figma Black Lotus
figma Link 
figma Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen

GSR ProjectMirai BMW 2012 : Season Opening ver.
GSR Miku Hatsune BMW 2012 : Season Opening ver.
Puchikko Cecilia Alcott
Puchikko Laura Bodewig
Puchikko Huang Lingyin
1/8 Rorona
1/8 Hibari
3A Metal Gear REX

Delay to December
Nendoroid Saber : Zero Ver.