Archive for January, 2008

Sports Club Buttman Series

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Last year, when the Mahjiong Buttman series (see below) was introduced, it was raved by both teenagers and college students.  Now, riding on the success of the buttmans, we have the after-school activities buttman series.  Which is pretty much putting a butt, a pair of arms and legs on 6 different types of balls.  You […]

Super Mario Cupcakes!

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Wow!! I ran across these beautifully made cupcakes by Hello Naomi on flickr.  Visit her flickr page for more!

Dumbest Toy of the Month - Hot Blood Hair Popping Athletes

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Ok. I think I’ve found the dumbest toy of the month. The winner is this Hot Blood Hair Popping Olympic Athletes series gashapons. As you can see from the nicely illustrated diagram. You push the kneeing athlete’s head down with your finger (now why would the Olympic athletes be kneeing? […]

Dragonball Z Neo Wearable Toys

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

That’s right!! Wearable Dragonball Toys!! What more do I need to say? You got the Turtle and King Kai wristbands, an actual Dragon Ball, and my favorite, a scouter!! I will be looking for my Scouter next month!

Momotaro Dentetsu Characters Toy Collection

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Momotaro Dentetsu is a classic Japanese “Monopoly-style” board game.  The game has been going strong in the marketplace since 1987.  I’ve just purchased the wii version which I believe is the 18th release of the series.  For those of you that know about this game, you’ll recognize the monsters in this trading toys collection.  Release […]

We Are The Front Of The Armament

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Crows Zero Mini Busts Gashapons

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Riding on the success of the Movie “Crows Zero“, the Crows collectibles series continues to expand with the mini figure busts of the movie characters. For those of you that have not seen the movie trailer I’ve also put it in this post. The bust set includes 8 characters from the movie […]

Wasabi & Soy Sauce Phone Straps

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

You know, wasabi phone strap is something I wanted for years. I mean, who doesn’t want a mini bottle of soy sauce or a tube of wasabi hanging from their cell phones. And I’m not talking about the cute but non-realistic Shizuoka Wasabi, I’m talking about looks like, smells like, real wasabi. […]

Wierd Hairstyle Capsule Toys

Friday, January 18th, 2008

When it comes to making a fashion statement with your capsule toys, I can think of many series.  Clothing, shoes, watches, cell phones have all been made into gashapons.  But none can compete the Wild Hairstyles Gashapons!  Each capsule comes with a head manikin bust and a random plastic wig!  You have your punk rockers, […]

Super Smash Brothers Brawl!!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

If you are a fan of the series or a Nintendo fan at all, then you should know that SSBB has been delayed till March 9th, 2008.
Still, the game will come out in Japan on January 31st, 2008, so for those of you who has a JPN wii or a modded wii (to play imports […]