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This Week in Anime - Physical Media Is Cool Again!
Steve and Chris find a whole underwear drawer's worth of special extras that make collecting physical media cool.
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Steve and Chris find a whole underwear drawer's worth of special extras that make collecting physical media cool. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead....
Answerman - Why Are Some Fan Works OK, But Some Get Shut Down?
When it comes to fan works - cosplay, fanart, fan films and games - copyright seems to be only enforced arbitrarily. Why is that - and which fan works are less likely to get the hook? Justin gets into it.
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I have noticed that most companies tolerate fanart, fanfiction, and cosplay of their works, but not fan-films or fan-made video games, which seems very arbitrary and random, to me. W...
The List - 7 of Evangelion's Strangest Tie-In Goods
When it comes to merchandise exploitation, Evangelion is the Star Wars of Japan - and here are seven of the outright oddest knick-knacks the franchise has spawned.
― This year's the 20th anniversary of Hideaki Anno's genre-defining giant robot anime. The series has cultivated a large fan following dedicated to its immersive lore. Viewers still argue for Rei or Asuka and its iconic characters have, f...
Astro Toy - Figma Haruka Nanase
Are you ready for the swim boys? David sure is, and figma Haruka is here to help.
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figma Haruka Nanase Maker: Hobby Stock Series: FREE! Price: $50
Finally, it's that “Swimming Anime” I've been hearing so much about! Full disclosure, I really don't know anything about FREE! other than the following: FREE! is Kyoto Animation's popular series about boys swimming for the benefit of fujoshi. It is notab...
Astro Toy - Figma Inogashira Goro Extra Helping Version
A deluxe, accessory-heavy figma of a very normal, very hungry salaryman. He can smoke, too!
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Figma Inogashira Goro Extra Helping Version Series: Kodoku no Gourmet (The Solitary Gourmet) Maker: Good Smile Price: $80
Again this week, I have explaining to do. This whole article may be an excuse to just talk about the Solitary Gourmet. I am not ashamed.
Kodoku no Gourmet is a manga about a traveling bu...
Astro Toy - Myth Cloth EX Pegasus Seiya
It's another visit to the world of big, heavy, construct-it-yourself Myth Cloth armor and the world of Saint Seiya.
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Myth Cloth EX Pegasus Seiya Series: Saint Seiya Maker: Bandai Price: $60
Hey, everyone! Who wants to hear about the behind-the-scenes of the column again? You do, of course. I had four things set to ship out this month, and last week all of them were pushed back to either November or...
Astro Toy - Figma Ryuko Matoi
David's back to the Figma line again, this time with Kill la Kill's hot-blooded heroine Ryuko.
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Figma Ryuko Matoi
Maker: Good Smile Series: Kill La Kill
Price: $50-60
After a little sidetrack into the unknown, we're back on Kill La Kill. See Nendoroid Mako previously. This time we have the figma of the main character Ryuko wearing her battle armor, the living, speaking, blood-sucking sailor uniform...
Astro Toy - Dynamite Action Big Dai-X
It's that special time of year when the leaves turn, the air turns crisp and brisk, and David reviews another extremely obscure and expensive giant robot.
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Dynamite Action Big Dai-X
Series: X-Bomber/Star Fleet Maker: Evolution Toy
Price: $130
I know that you're all looking at me like I've lost it again. I haven't topped Galvion for obscurity: I'm not sure I'll ever be able to beat reviewing somethi...
Astro Toy - Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku
It's a Nendoroid of Mako from Kill la Kill! How can you resist?
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Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku Series: Kill La Kill Maker: Good Smile Price: $60
This is Nendoroid number 408. Last May, Nendoroid #300 (Miku 2.0) came out. So in about a little under 18 months, the line has produced over 100 figures! With that many figures coming out in so little time, I have found the quality is all over the place on th...
Astro Toy - SH Figuarts Naruto
At long last, David covers a Naruto action figure.
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SH Figuarts Naruto Maker: Bandai Series: Naruto Price: $50
Boy, here's an overdue one. When I started this column I wondered to myself “I wonder when I'll order Naruto.” Well, it's been four years since then and here we are.
Speaking of which, Naruto is now a 15-year-old series (the manga began in 1999!), one of the only truly big international hi...
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