Back From the Depths of Hell

It's been a busy few days in the land of buyfaggotry, and, since the only kind of timing I have seems to be the bad kind, I just happen to be away for those few days. Never mind my tribulations, though, let's see what kind of havoc was wreaked upon our finances this week.

At 4PM Japan time on the 25th, Figuarts ZERO Kotetsu went up for sale exclusively through Tamashii Nation's Web Shop. Or, at least he would of had demand not crashed the site. After some technical delays and frustration he did finally go live, and despite the initial rush preorders are currently still open. He is listed as "made to order", which means that they'll theoretically make enough to suit the demand, but I still recommend getting your order in as soon as possible because we don't currently know when reservations will close.

Now, Tamashii does not ship outside of Japan, but that still leaves several options for acquisition. The first would be to use a shopping service as a middle man. As I've mentioned before, there are many different shopping service options, so do your research and find a reliable one that will work best for you. Several international and American based sellers have also listed him for sale, namely Tokyo Hunter, Big in Japan, and Big Bad Toy Store. It should be noted that these stores have added Darkness Bunny to their available preorders as well. If you choose this option be ready to pay a significant mark up from the retail price, but that seems to be the price of convenience. The first two retailers also require immediate payment. Lastly, eBay is always an option, just remember to only buy from trusted and established sellers. No matter what option you choose, Kotetsu wont actually ship until April of next year, so until then we will just have to remain here, consumed with lust.

It has already been announced the Barnaby will go on sale next month, and he too will be available exclusively through Tamashii's web store.

That, of course, was the big news, but we have a few other items and updates worth mentioning:

Bandai is producing a set of pins that will be available as capsule toys. Since they are prize items, they typically wont be available through normal retailers, but its usually possible to pick them up through aftermarket and specialty stores like Rakuten, Amazon.co.jp, or eBay.

Coming a little late for Halloween will be a Wild Tiger rubber mask, sold through Animate. We don't have a price or a date yet, but it will be available this winter. "You too can be a hero!"

A new pack of Crusade trading cards will be coming out as well, for those of you interested. Frankly, it may be worth it for this image alone.

For those that ordered them, the Deformeisters have begun shipping. This a Morita's personal set, complete with an Animate exclusive version of Bunny.

We're also getting new images from Katsura's artbook. While the limited edition wont be available until February, the regular edition comes out this week. Be sure to keep an eye on This is Sternbild for a review as soon as it arrives. Speaking of books, both Hero Fan Book Vol. 2 and the second Official Hero Book have been delayed until November, while the restock of Hero Gossips has finally been released.

Lastly, ANN has begun a Build Your Own Hero contest, with prizes including SH Figuarts Wild Tiger and a LE Volume 1 BD signed by Ozaki. Check their page for details. Also remember, there are only a few days left till Bunny's birthday, so if you haven't started your project yet you better get working!

Sorry and sorry again for all the delays, but we should be back on track now! As always, see ya~