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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.)
Hima-toy reviews the Volks A3 Muv-Luv Alternative F-22A Raptor figure.
Goe reviews the Volks Super Robot Wars Original Generation Full Action Figure Bellzelute Dengeki Hobby magazine mail-order and online exclusive figure. (See also.)
Gamu reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Johannes Krauser II (Satanic Emperor version) Amazon.co.jp exclusive figure from the Detroit Metal City anime.
Gamu and G.S.R. review the Kaiyodo Revoltech Alexander Jagi figure from the Detroit Metal City anime.
G.S.R. reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Johannes Krauser II figure from the Detroit Metal City anime. (See also.)
Gamu reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Camus figure from the Detroit Metal City anime.
Damien Sancho reviews the Yamato GN-U Dou Macross Plus VF-11B figure. (See also.)
Ebi and Nekokami Sigma review the Bandai Mugenbine MugenKnight, MugenLio, MugenUnicorn, MugenLeviathan, MugenPhoenix and the combined form, Mugen Arthur, from Mugen Kenseijyuu trading toy set. (See also: 1, 2, 3, 4.)
Ganhoo reviews the Yamato GN-U Dou Galaxy Cyclone Braiger figure. (See also.)
SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Bandai HCM Pro Gundam Sandrock 1/200-scale figure from the Gundam Wing series. (See also.)
Kaz reviews the Bandai S.I.C Kamen Rider Soukou Hibiki (Sengoku Jidai version) Hobby Japan exclusive mail order figure from the S.I.C. Hero Saga Masked Rider Hibiki Edition Seven Ogres story. (See also.)
Supa and Shishioh review the Max Factory Figma Asahina Mikuru (Uniform version) figure from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi.
Acro_characin reviews the Max Factory Figma Kyon (Uniform version) figure from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. (See also.)
Yuki Bune reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-06 Skyfire and D-04 Ramjet figures.
Hinatatiki reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Leader class Bulkhead figure. (See also.)
Tettsun reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei C-05 Hot Rodimus figure. (See also.)
Toybu reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Optimus Prime figure. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Hasbro Star Wars Comic Packs 09 Princess Leia and Darth Vader two-pack from the Star Wars Infinities comic.
Hinatatiki reviews the Takara Tomy Zoids Malder Guylos Specification e-Hobby/International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 exclusive kit. (See also.)
Kuronuko Yamato reviews the Medicom Toy Bearbrick Pepsi Nex x Star Wars Boba Fett figure. (See also.)
Retro reviews
Shishioh reviews the Banpresto Saint Seiya Souchaku Real Cloth II Cygnus Hyoga figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars C-11 Cybershark figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars Neo X-7 ElphaOrpha figure.
Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Transformers Beast Wars Neo Break figure from the VS-32 Break vs Dead End set.
Gun0826 reviews the Takara Microman Assassin Force Shouma figure. (See also.)
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Toy links
Stealth Ops Iron Man.
steelnpaint’s impressively buffed up Iron Man custom figure is based on the DC Armory Batman figure.
Retrobots.
Cool retro-style custom Stikfas figures by BullStik.
Plastic Treasures: He-Man.
“Bulging biceps, the Power Sword and furry boots. Are these the makings of an awesome action figure? Well, if you’re a child of the 80s, you’re damned right it is.”
Microman goes postal.
Nekonekokoara’s Microman gets a new ride.
Mr. Saturday Night Special.
“Alcohol, firearms, and talking dolls just don’t mix.”
My Toys.
“My Mother loved painting in oils – this is the picture she did for me of some of my favourite toys.”
Toys go online.
“Clearly everybody wants to have the physical things to interact with, but the digital world gives you a fantastic opportunity to enhance the play and make the play more engaging than it has been in the past.”
Toys, kids and myths.
“These may be the worst of toys, these may be the best of toys. Today the roles of Hansel and Gretel may be played by parents, and the mysterious wood may be the toy store. But remember: in the best tales, the good and innocent hearts always triumph.” A fantastic article from 1986.
Toys and stereotypes.
“Will this be the year the gender barrier falls, or at least shows a few nicks? Will boys play with trolls? Will girls go for action figures?” An article from 1993.
Nelson Mandela: toy maker.
“Toys fashioned by Nelson Mandela during a visit to a Soweto school have been gifted to Nuremberg’s international toy museum … He had created many similar toys from scrap during his 27-year incarceration on Robben Island.” Not to be outdone, Desmond Tutu is working on an awesome custom Batman. (Okay, not really.)