Metal Build Hardcore Mecha 1/100 MFX-02T Thunderbolt Review

One last Review to wrap up 2019!

Gun X Sword

 If Cowboy Bebop uses Mecha instead of Spaceships, I think Gun X Sword is the closest thing to it. Watching this anime in preparation for SRW T and this anime doesn't disappoint for a mecha fan! Gun X Sword premise share plenty of similarities with Cowboy Bebop where a Ragtag band of Misfits lead by carefree protagonist who had personal vendetta with the Main Villain. To me Gun X Sword is a series that had a place somewhere in between Wild Arms and Cowboy Bebop, a closest thing to a Spaghetti Western Mecha series. Surprisingly the production value of Gun X Sword is quite high and the mecha designs are one of the better of its time. The series had solid start in the first half but went slightly downhill on the second part which probably made this series forgotten. Nevertheless Gun X Sword still conclude its story properly and remains a good watch to this day.

Funko POP Warhammer 40k Space Marine Review

In the Grim Darkness of the far future, there are POPs!

Lord El-Melloi II Case Files - Rail Zeppelin Grace Note

 Few days ago i gave myself a time to watch this particular Fate series spin off and it certainly washes off the bad aftertaste of previous anime that i watched. I have been taking a close watch to El Melloi II Case files since its Event Campaign on FGO JP around mid of this year. In short, if you are a fan of Nasuverse you will be in for a treat with this particular Lord El Melloi Case Files anime!

 From what i know Lord El Melloi Case files are Light Novel series created a while after Fate/Zero anime, featuring Waver Velvet one of the surviving 4th Holy Grail War Master as the main character. The Novel cover's Waver's adventures as Lord El-Melloi II where he investigates mysterious cases involving magic which usually revolve around murder. During his investigation, Waver is accompanied by his Apprentice; Gray, a mysterious teenage girl who wield an artifact that had mysterious ties with King Arthur serving as a fighter when things resort to violence.

SRW V 2nd run Complete + Platinum Trophy

 Could have done this faster but finally beat the 2nd run for SRW V and getting the Platinum Trophy! settling my business for this game. Second Run for SRW is usually a easier due to the newgame+ Bonus but the one that SRW V bestows is too generous which made the whole run to be way much a breeze.

Masou Kishin Cybuster Anime

 Wow people didn't lie when they say this anime is really bad, no doubt Cybuster is one of the worst mecha anime of its time. Loosely using SRW Masoukishin as its base, the production team managed to make an abomination out of a good series. I won't bother talking about the story of Cybuster anime but it's what if Masoukishin fights took on Earth on a much smaller scale piloted by weak pilots. Basically Cybuster is a copy of a copy, While Masoukishin was borrows heavily from Dunbine it manage to add value to mecha series overall whereas Cybuster did the reverse. The worst offense that this anime made is making the 4 Elemental Lords into robots that brawl on fistfight making it a shadow of its former self by far margin. I think Anime like Cybuster is what happen when a group of animators tried to make an anime without a backing of decent writer to make a coherent storyline.

This anime might have been more tolerable if it doesn't borrow Masoukishin for its them, but it will still be another lackluster anime in the end. Out of many Mecha series that i have watched, Cybuster is easily one of the worst that watched and doesn't have any redeemable value. So in conclusion if you are a SRW fan, steer away from this anime because it will ruin your experience.

Recent Muvluv Hauls

 It has been more than 3 years since i got any Merchandise related to Muvluv. I suppose it has to do with the recent re-release for Official Muvluv Alternative VN which i decided to do my part to support this series. The Muvluv goods i got are the consolidation from my purchase on last month and this month. I got the Sumika and Vita copy of Muvluv Alternative earlier and then the Volks A3 followed up last week which i got from last month. I got the Volks A3 around 1000 Yen each but due to the Proxy service, the price for them went doubled, but still a good haul nonetheless. I really want to get cracking on the Muvluv Alternative soon though i need to finish my SRW V second run first.

While i am indifferent with the series nowadays. I did really like Muvluv series back then due to the potential it had as mecha series and it was no doubt still the best one coming from VN. But my attachment with Muvluv dies down as Age wasted opportunities after another with their half baked adaptations post Alternative. I would love to see a proper mecha action game out of Muvluv series one day even though it is rather unlikely to happen in the present.

Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory

 Finally got to watch the latest Full Metal Panic animated series, Invisible Victory! While FMP series has long gone concluded, it is always refreshing to see one of the more realistic mecha series being alive in motion. As i expected FMP do need around Two-cours length of anime to fully cover its material and this 4th season only had 12 Episodes. While FMP Invisible Victory conclude on cliffhanger, it left on the best possible point for this series to have its next adaptation to continue the final story part while keeping the fans hyped with anticipation. The mecha action for FMP IV is very impressive despite using 3D animations and it is one of the most fluid one for recent mecha series. For the last arc of FMP, i think a movie length animation would suffice but let's see what action will be taken by the IP owner. Lastly i would love to see another FMP related merchandise preferrably Arm Slaves in MS Ensemble format.

Mobile Suit Gundam Ensemble 11 Review

Some heavy duty stuff this time!

Heavy Metal L-Gaim

 Nailed down yet another Tomino's series and this one had more potential actually compared to other of his works. While this series still end up to be a wasted potential most likely due to Tomino's mishandling, L-Gaim managed to do one important thing; showcasing Mamoru Nagano's talent which in turn let him to create his Magnum Opus; Five Star Stories.

Kinetiquettes Monster Hunter Zinogre Statue

 Capcom Figure Builder features top quality statues for Monster Hunter series but this one definitely on another level! I don't really follow Kinetiquettes. but they produce Quality Premium Statue just like Sideshow and this time they decide to make one for Monster Hunter series, and i think they spare no expense for this one! For their first Monster Hunter Statue, Kinetiquettes picked the Flagship Wyvern from Monster Hunter Portable 3, Zinogre!  Usually MH Statues rarely features Hunters along the Monsters but Kinetiquette decided to include pair of Zinogre Blademasters to accompany the Majestic Thunder Wolf. The statue will be released at the end of next year, with a whopping 1200 USD price tag, certainly something reserved for Hardcore Collectors only. While the Kinetiquette version of Zinogre is out of my reach, i won't mind getting the CFB Version if i have the money. Considering Zinogre is actually my most favorite flagship monster from Monster Hunter series.

Figma EX-057 Rider Altria Pendragon Alter/Maid Alter Review

Yes, My Master

Figma Ex:Ride SPride.08 Cuirassier Noir Review

 A short prelude before Figma Maid Alter

Singapore Trip Loot

 Last week i visited Singapore mainly to attend AFASG 2019 and here are some hauls i got from the trip. Due to the insane amount of the crowds in AFA, my motivation to find any bargain over there took a nose dive unsurprisingly. Nevertheless i do find some good deals over the Hobby shops that i visited during the trip. As usual my loots are Mecha or FGO related which I got myself Chocobo Coin Bank, Funko Space Marine, Sumika PVC Figure and FGO Desktop Army. Surprisingly the most expensive of all loot is the FGO Desktop Army 2 which cost me around 80 SGD which is about the same with FGO Desktop Army 3 that i bought not too long ago. As for Sumika PVC i got her for 60 SGD from carousell which will complete my recent Muvluv merch acquisition. I didn't intend to get the Chocobo Coin Bank but 28 SGD is a steal for this item because i knew the Preorder Price for this item was even higher two years ago. Lastly i got myself Funko Ultramarines to complement my Funko Blood Angel from my last SG trip and i had to say it is a decent and affordable 40k Collectable. I think the review for Funko and Sumika figure will be able to come up sooner out of all these loots.

Figma 463 Arthur Pendragon Fate/Prototype

 The exemplar Knight in Shining Armor has arrived after more than a year stuck as prototype! Being one of the most popular male character servants from Fate series, I bet fangirls have been waiting for the Figma rendition of Proto Saber. Figma Proto Saber will be released on July 2020 with 9000 Yen price tag. I am not sure that his accessory are as much as Figma Gilgamesh, but i suppose the price are that high because you can display Proto Saber in any of his three Ascension forms. Proto Saber is one of my aimed SSR in FGO. While my luck for waifus are quite decent, unfortunately it cannot be said the same with the husbandos. I am quite sure his white dress version will appear as Wonfes exclusive someday.

Mobile Suit Gundam Senshi Forte 8 Review

2nd Review for Senshi Forte!

Mobile Suit Gundam Ensemble 9 Review

 Some 08th MS team goodness this time.

My Second year with Fate/Grand Order NA

 Another year have passed and somehow i managed to survive the deepest pit of Gacha Hell yet again. I had quite a fair share of rage with FGO but i suppose i can consider myself to fare quite well for 2019. This year i broke my F2P status and went Dolphin which is a decision that i won't regret any single bit. But hopefully i won't be going overboard to chase after .png waifus. I am quite upset that my login streak got broken from the recent Santa Lily maintenance debacle but at very least, Ishtar's visit upon my Chaldea ease up the fury.

Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen

 Found this actually decent mecha series that fell into obscurity because it does not appeal to Japanese Market which is saturated with Fanservice anime. If you are a mecha fan, Argevollen is no doubt one of the better Mecha Anime in the past few years because this show no doubt caters to our demographic.

Super Minipla Ninja Senshi Tobikage Vol 1

 Super Minipla has been a great lineup for Bandai to push out Toys for past Mecha series with less risk on their side, and now Tobikage is joining into the lineup! It is a coincidence that i covered Tobikage last month, but no doubt this is a great news. Super Minipla Tobikage will come in its first volume featuring Tobikage and Kurojishi with March 2020 Release schedule. The Superminipla will come in 3 separated pack packages with 6300 Yen Price Tag and unfortunately P-Bandai exclusive. I think Bandai would handled Tobikage Minipla just fine considering they have handled some heavy duites like Dancouga and Baikanfu, This would be a great grab for Tobikage fans if it was not for the P-Bandai status just like Baikanfu since i think Bandai have applied some engineering used for previously released SOC on the minipla as well. Horaio and Bakuryu should follow up eventually including Zerokage though Bandai definitely does not make it easy for overseas fans. I am still waiting for Robot Damashii Tobikage which should be possible considering even obscure series like Gasaraki are going to have one soon.

Mospeada RIOBOT AFC-01 Legioss

 I have been long anticipating for Sentinel's take one Legioss to accompany my Riobot Mospeada and finally we got the official announcement! Scheduled for June 2020 release, Riobot Legioss will cost 25000 Yen. For a price of Soul of Chogokin, we are getting a 1/48 scale of Legioss which will stand around 18cm in Armo-Soldier/Battroid mode. The Riobot will also come with the cockpit gimmick including Stig on his Power Armor Bike. For 25000 Yen, Bandai's Soul of Chogokin provide better value for money no doubt. But it might still worth it for diehard fan of Mospeada. I am still considering for this one since it will cost more than 25000 Yen for the local preorder and that kind of money is not something that i can spend casually. But as long as Sentinel's take on Legioss is not to fragile i think it will still worth it. This will be a hard decision to make because Sentinel Products are very difficult to find on aftermarket.

Pokemon Sword & Shield GET!

 Joining the bandwagon, i got myself a copy of the 8th Generation Pokemon on Switch, Sword & Shield!  6th Gen was the last Pokemon series that I played and by then i know that this series is not for me anymore. I was quite a loyal follower of Pokemon series back in my youth since the first Gen until the 3DS era. X&Y proved that the Pokemon series are created and mainly cater for the younger audiences while the diehard followers who had become adults are only given scraps. This is why i didn't get Pokemon Sun&Moon and Let's Go series because People of my age are not the intended Main Target Audience. I am willing to buy Sword & Shield as my way to pay homage to the magical experience that Pokemon gave during my younger days. However i think the game will be a disappointment so I won't be putting the too much expectation on it. The last genuinely good Pokemon game is probably the 5th gen because the older audiences are still being taken into consideration on that one. To me Pokemon series is like Neverland, the magical experience that are reserved for kids only. But i will still keeping tabs on Pokemon series even though Nintendo & Gamefreak won't change their ways with the game to pay my homage for the series.

November 2019 Loot

More like the hauls from October actually but here are my recent ones. Got plenty of Candy Toys this time including the recently reviewed Gundam G-Frame 07 and Ensemble hopefully will make it within this month. This is my first getting Grandista and certainly i don't regret having this one for All Might. And then i end up getting Figma Salter Shinjuku for the sake of completion of my Figma Maid Alter which you will see the utilisation of it in future figma review. Lastly i didn't expect to get this sooner but finally i got my own copy of RoDa Sirbine which is definitely the rarest out of this haul. As usual please look forward for the review for these items.

Gundam G-Frame 07 Review

The turn for the big guys!

Fate/Grand Order 1/7 Jeanne Alter Dress Review

Shall we dance Master?

SRW V first run Complete!

 Took me two years to settle the debt, but another SRW series joining my SRW Hall of Fame! Back then i am quite hyped with SRW V since Space Battleship Yamato debuted in this game with Nadesico tagging along which could have been a great potential. However my interest on the game gradually died down as i went through the game. The amount of the wasted potentials that the roster could have, made me left SRW V to gather dust for two years. It was not until i finished Yamato 2202 that i decided to pick up this game again and finish my playthrough. Overall SRW V is another mediocre SRW Title out there, but the only difference is the amount of potentials the game wasted which might not necessarily be the Devs fault.

Realm of Darkness 1000th Post

It has come a long way and now Realm of Darkness officially has reached to a significant milestone! Perhaps my younger self didn’t expect I would commit until this far when he created this blog during 9 years ago. Going through my past contents, I could say the Journey that I took with Realm of Darkness over these years have been very fruitful and therefore worthwhile. While managing this blog has been a casual hobby of mine, I will keep striving to create contents that are close to professional level.

 In any case this auspicious moment deserves some celebration! For starter there will be couple of quality reviews and I think I will be writing one or two Mechatalks post as well. Finally I think I should also put some proper blog profile for Realm of Darkness this time.

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Soldiers of Love

 I suppose when you look for a good Space Opera Anime apart from LOGH, Yamato series is the only good one nowadays. Serving as the direct sequel for Yamato 2199, Yamato 2202 bring the Legendary Battleship Yamato to embark on another Journey with even more dangerous adversary that humanity ever faced yet. From what i know Yamato 2202 is based from the 2nd anime of the 70s Yamato series which the Earth facing another Alien Race named Comet Empire which are hell bent on destroying Humanity. And then Yamato Crew still lingering on Captain Okita's legacy, facing dilemma that the Earth Leaderships direction took to defend themselves, abusing the technology that Iscandar gave in order to gave Earth a fighting chance. Nevertheless the new journey that Yamato took will greatly change the life of its crews yet again.

Fate/Last Encore EXQ Rider Francis Drake Review

The Pirate Onee-chan takes her turn this time!

Ninja Senshi Tobikage

 Another 80s Mecha series that i managed to give a watch and this one proved to be a miss. A Ninja Robot in space seems to be a cool premise but Tobikage unfortunately failed to deliver. Mecha series in 80s tend to serve as glorified commercial advertisement to sell Toys and Tobikage is one of them. This inevitably limits the things the series could do and the materials that Tobikage need to work with are not the best either. The story of the series is your typical protagonist fighting with robots for the underdog faction against mighty evil empire featuring some love triangle along the way. The story formula is quite stale like the majority of its peers and only briefly get slightly better around late 20s episode when Obari decided to contribute something and then goes flat again. Tobikage ends with ambiguous note as the series was cut short due to budget issues and the last two episodes were just mere recap. Tobikage could have used 2 or 3 OVA Episodes to tie loose ends but i suppose budget was the issue once again.

Figuarts Zero Mini Fate/Grand Order Babylonia

 With the release of FGO Babylonia Anime, Bandai finally made its move onto the series! It seems that they are only able to touch on Fate Series whenever there are any anime adaptations like Apocrypha and Last Encore. For the FGO Babylonia, the Tamashii Nation division contributed to some of the products including the recent Figuarts Zero Mini Lineup. Ishtar, Mash and Caster Gil will be debuting in this lineup with the price tag 3000 Yen with March 2020 release schedule. This makes a good substitute for Nendoroid because some of the characters may easily cost twice for the latter.

 Figuarts Zero Mini is one of the new lineup introduced this year featuring Kotobuki Squadron as the debutting series and later on Sailor Moon series. FZ0 Mini probably serve as the continuation of Tamashii Buddies and perhaps will feature more characters from anime series. I think Bandai probably applied some their experience from Petit-Rise model kit onto the FZ0 Mini in particular with Mash. If the FGO series proven to be profitable enough for Bandai, i think we will see more FGO Babylonia characters to make an appearance in this lineup. FZ0 mini is somewhere in between Bandai's Petit-Rise and GSC Nendoroid which makes a good substitute if you are looking for something outside those two lineups.

Glass no Kantai

 One of the relatively obscure mid 2000s Space Opera that i gave a try a while ago and it was rather different experience. To put it simply Glass no Kantai is a victorian renaissance style drama with a space setting and it probably had rather ambitious vision at its time. The main premise of Glass no Kantai is the intertwining fate between three different individuals which will decide the destiny of the Galaxy they lived. The main protagonist Michel Volban served as the focal point as he leads the revolutionary army to overthrow oppressive Empire regime and his destiny soon changed as he encountered the legendary glass battleship.

Mobile Suit Gundam Ensemble 07 Review

 More Universal Century goodness on Gundam Candy Toys!

Realm of Darkness is now on Instagram!

 Rather late into this trend but finally i figured some use of this popular social media platform for this blog! Realm of Darkness Instagram page will be more focused Toy Photographies part of this blog and i will try to post stuffs around the same time with the Review post in this blog. Hopefully if things go well i can put more plans in the future. You can follow Realm of Darkness Instagram page through this blog sidebar or directly here

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative

 Early this year Bandai advertised this series to oblivion and obviously it meant having distributors like my Company to take in tons of Gunplas related to this series. I guess Gundam Unicorn is considered to be very profitable so that Bandai tried to squeeze money down further by making another spin off based from the series which of course include newtype hax. The result is we are having a movie length anime narrating the story of Unicorn and Banshee's third sibling, Phenex. As expected, Gundam Narrative have solid animation quality like Unicorn OVA with good action sequences, but other than that there are not much things out of it. If you are someone who dislike the original Unicorn OVA like me, you will likely find Gundam Narrative to be mediocre because it is mainly made to sell Unicorn Phenex complete with the OP hax that unicorn had.

I am just baffled how Bandai coerced my company to stock in model kits like Narrative A-pack in the quantity of hundreds while it only made appearance in less than two minutes. I doubt this particular notorious trend of Bandai to shove cats in the bag to the distributors will change anytime soon and i bet the recent Build Diver Re:Rise will follow the same trend too. Nevertheless i am quite curious how the Newtype Power of the Unicorn Gundam will end up incorporated to Turn A. I am very sure this won't be the end of Unicorn series as Bandai is going to have their way to milk the franchise again with Hathaway's Flash movie next year.

Fate/Grand Order Pop Up Parade Saber Lily

 Goodsmile's promising new budget figure lineup, Pop Up Parade now officially have the popular series Fate/Grand Order join under their wing! For the first choice of character from the salty gacha hell game, GSC picked Saber Lily in her second ascension form. Pop Up Parade Saber Lily will be scheduled for April 2020 release for 3900 Yen Price tag. It appears to be a strange choice for GSC to pick Saber Lily out of many popular characters from FGO for the first figure of Pop Up Parade, but i suppose the adolescent youth of Saber Lily can represent this budding figure lineup. The only gripe for me is the Saber Lily figure doesn't come with Caliburn even though i think it is still doable for GSC to pull it off. Though probably GSC tried not to overlap with Aquamarine's Saber Lily which was up for Preorder early this year. While i am content with my Figma Saber Lily, i will get this one to support the Pop Up Parade lineup.

 I am always excited when i see a product lineup with good potential and Pop Up Parade is one of them.  Pop Up Parade is Goodsmile's answer to Bandai's Banpresto Ichiban Kuji and Prize Figures. While it might lose in terms of size and weight compared to Bandai's, from my impression with the lineup's version of Hatsune Miku and Kizuna Ai the product has decent sculpt for its price with acrylic packaging which only Premium PVC Figure usually have. I am hoping the best for GSC and Pop Up Parade because this lineup is worth supporting for.

Persona 3 D-Arts Elizabeth Review

 Here comes the number 1 Elevator Attendant!

Moderoid Escaflowne

 It has been a long time we see any toy products from Escaflowne and with the courtesy of Goodsmile company, the fantasy dragon mecha had an opportunity for a comeback in Moderoid lineup! Moderoid Escaflowne will be scheduled for March 2020 release with 4300 Yen price tag. With that kind of price we will be getting a non transformable 14 cm tall Escaflowne Model Kit. Even if the anime was a downhill experience, Escaflowne is still a very good fantasy mecha design; a Testament of Shoji Kawamori's talent who is famed for Macross series. So i hoped the series could have more products but should Moderoid Escaflowne sells well, another rendition for Guymelef is a given. I won't be getting this one since i prefer finished product nowadays. Therefore i am still waiting for Bandai getting triggered and makes Robot Damashii out of this fellow. For a classic fantasy mecha genre, Escaflowne together with Dunbine and Rayearth makes the holy trinity so these three series worth a visit even i considered two of them to be wasted potential. Also Maaya Sakamoto did an amazing job for her debut in Escaflowne considering her age at that time.

Yuru Camp

 As usual i steered away from moe anime in general but there is another one that make it into exception. Cute girls doing camping stuffs appears to be unlikely combination but Yuru Camp managed to prove it works. While i really doubt that average Highschool Kids are capable of camping independently or even bother to sleeping outdoors during winter, there is one thing that this anime aced. I suppose moe genre works so well in Japan because people need something to unwind through stressful life and cute girls doing cute things provide an avenue for that. Yuru Camp managed to provide a very relaxing experience by showing the joy of camping, something that can be considered a luxury that most city dwellers unable to afford. This kind of relaxing experience is something that i can appreciate after having a full time job which degrades mind no matter how you like yours. While i have no interest in camping, i could appreciate an opportunity to enjoy nature relatively untouched by civilization. In the end Yuru Camp is worth a try if you want to watch some anime to relieve from your life stress even if you don't like Moe Genre because it is one of the more tolerable of its kind.

Sakura Taisen 1/20 Koubu Kai Ichiro Ogami

 It took more than a decade for Sakura Taisen to get any model kit again but finally Bandai decided to pick up this legendary JRPG series and made the model kit out of it! While Bandai has made some Koubu toys through its Megahouse division back then, this is the first time they attempted Model kit which could have more coverage in target market. The Koubu Model Kit will be scheduled for January 2020 release with 3500 Yen price tag. If Megahouse went with Sakura Taisen 1 Remake for the Koubu design, the Bandai model kit goes with Sakura Taisen 2 version, in particular the version used for the final showdown after the Shinbu malfunctioned. The initial model kit release will feature Shinguji Sakura and Ogami as available variant which Sumire will follow up later on. Hopefully the rest of Teikoku Kagekidan Koubus will follow up which i may get Maria and Kohran version at very least. If this lineup goes well, hopefully it will pave up the way for Sakura Taisen 3 Model Kit.

 You can check my review for Megahouse Variable Action Koubu here

Danball Senki Hyper Function Odin

 It has been ages since i posted anything related to Danball Senki but the recent product revivals by Bandai do piqued my interest to the series again. While Bandai mostly re-release the previous Model Kit they do make some new products out of Danball Senki. The recent one is the transformable LBX Odin and it made it into the deluxe LBX Model Kit, Hyper Function. The Model kit will scheduled for January 2020 release with 3500 Yen Price tag. With the price that easily triples an average LBX Model Kit, Hyper Function Odin offer a solid inner frame which should make the model kit more robust and provide better articulation at the same time. Unfortunately for a pricetag that closes to a Master Grade, Hyper Function Odin doesn't appear to come with a lot of accessory since it is only equipped with Retaliator Lance as its armament and doesn't come with a Shield. I had the regular Odin Model Kit back then which unfortunately the review didn't come through and its articulation and transformation wasn't really good. I think the Hyper Function will definitely address the issue that the previous model kit had which makes me considering to get this kit. At very least i will try revisit Danball Senki W again

Fate/Apocrypha 1/8 Assassin of Red Semiramis

 Around last year there was this particular Semiramis figure got released by Aoshima which looked gorgeous but fleeted away really fast. Generally a popular PVC figure will get a rerun production and this Majestic Assassin class servant got her 2nd run which is quite a rarity for PVC figure outside Goodsmile which meant there is a significant demand. Aoshima actually the distributor as a company called Funnyknight is the one that manufacture this particular Semiramis Figure. The second run of 1/8 Semiramis will be scheduled for December release with 14000 Yen price tag which will further inflated once it reached Indonesia unfortunately.

  I quite like Semiramis design since the first time i watched Fate/Apocrypha due to her simply beautiful and elegant design. Performance-Wise i heard Semiramis is mediocre but it doesn't matter to me because you prioritize waifu over meta in this salt mine. Her FGO ascension is a miss unfortunately so if i somehow able to get her with my saved SQ, i will just stick to her First Ascension. For 1/8 Scale Figure, Semiramis is rather pricey but if i managed to get her in FGO Valentine Banner next year, i might just get her figure. Because as a rule of thumb, i only acquire the Premium PVC character of the servant that visited my Chaldea. Therefore i will just stick with Semiramis Toysworks SD Figure for now.

Mobile Suit Gundam Senshi Forte 9 Review

 Up until now I only cover the 500 Yen Variants for Gundam Candy Toys, but the 300 Yen option are quite good as well. For the 300 Yen Price tag, Gundam Candy Toys is represented by Gundam Senshi Forte nowadays which is the continuation and step up from Gundam Senshi Next. Featuring better Joints compared to its predecessor, Senshi Forte deliver Super Deformed Gundam Candy Toys with ever better proportions and now have reached Vol 11. Actually i started Gundam Candy Toys again from this lineup two years ago which continue with Converge and Ensemble.

Non Scale Great Exkaiser

 At long last Kotobukiya moved with its plan for Yuusha series and they started with the first title from the classic mecha series, Brave Exkaiser! For Exkaiser, They go straight with the final form of Exkaiser, Brave Exkaiser which is the combination of King Exkaiser and Dragon Kaiser. The model kit will be scheduled for February 2020 release with 7800 Yen. The Model Kit will be Non Scale standing 18cm tall and no transformation gimmick. However the model kit proportion befits the Yuusha Robot unlike the original DX version and the articulation should be good enough.

I think Kotobukiya took great risk to release the products from Yuusha series which have fallen to relative obscurity save for Gaogaigar, but i hope things will work out for them because they are making a great contribution for Mechas.Previously CMS Corp was the major producer for Yuusha products but didn't survive in the end due to their narrow market for their products. Hopefully Kotobukiya's Mecha Musume lineup will stay good enough to keep the company afloat because no doubt Kotobukiya won't make much money from Yuusha series and their commitment to make model kits for the every titles from Yuusha series is admirable.

You can check my article for Yuusha Exkaiser here

New Mobile Report Gundam Wing

 In late 90s/early 2000s Gundam Wing is probably the gateway for most fans outside Japan including myself. It was not the best Gundam series but nevertheless it serves it job really well to attract newcomers into the Gundam Universe. Finally i got to finish this series properly despite this was the first Gundam series that i watch and with this things are coming in full circle as i have finished watching every Gundam Tv series save for OVAs!

 From Gundam Wing personally i like the Mecha Design and the Aesthetics which the latter were contributed by Yutaka Izubuchi yet again. However i don't really like the storyline which is just too noblebright and unrealistic for my personal taste. To me the weakness of the Gundam Wing is the lacklust antagonist faction which the grunts are just too weak to put up a fight with the main characters. Nevertheless Gundam Wing do have the winning formula for a commercially successful Gundam series which some of them are replicated by later Gundam series such as SEED and 00. I will be moving onto Endless Waltz quite soon and at some point going to make my personal rank chart for the Gundam TV series. Overall Gundam Wing is not the best Gundam series when it comes to story department but it is packed with cool mecha actions which makes a good gateway to Gundam.

Ichiban Kuji 1/8 Saber Alter Dress Version Review

 The Ice Queen shows off her feminine charm

Bandai 1/12 Ultramarine Primaris Space Marine

 Warhammer 40k Action Figure has been non-existent for a long time already but a partnership between Games Workshop and Bandai appear to make it possible! This is not the first time Geedubs took a partnership with Japanese Company to make their products, as Max Factory made some Space Marine minis back then, but this is a step up by this British based Hobby Company. Few Months ago we have seen a prototype of Space Marine Action figure in one of Bandai's Hobby exhibition and now we got to see the finished product which turn out looking great!

September 2019 Loot

 Possibly my most expensive haul in a month considering plenty of Heavy Duties included in this one. While my haul nowadays tend to deviate to Fate/Grand Order products, I do get some good mecha stuff from Demonbane and Cowboy Bebop. As usual most of these items had been highlighted in this blog before which serve some sort of wishlist that i can keep track off. The significant spike in this month's toy spending has to do with the Wonderfest Exclusive which i decided to get the Figma Maid Alter and Nendoroid Miku Snow Princess. The best of the bunch in this haul would have been the 1/7 Jalter Dress but This year's Snow Miku takes the cake because is the 1000th release by Goodsmile and the packaging is very special. Nevertheless Jalter Dress will get her review quite soon.   

Puchiritsu Fate/Grand Order Overview

 Built these kits a while ago for Event Display and this Bandai's new lineup doesn't disappoint! Fate/Grand Order is very big series in Japan and certainly Bandai would love more slice of that Pie. Bandai had released plenty of FGO products through Tamashii Nation, Megahouse and Banpresto but they definitely would love to incorporate the series into their Model Kit products to rack up more sales quantity.

Figma 454 Summer Jeanne Alter Berserker

 FGO Summer Year 3 Servants had rather early release for their Figma for some reason which we are getting the Jeanne Sisters. So shortly after Archer Jeanne, Jalter soon follows up with her Summer getup which she become Berserker class. Figma Summer Jalter will be scheduled for May Release with 8000 Yen price tag. Compared to her usual edgy Avenger self, Summer Jalter had more chuuni personality as soon as she use Katana to be her weapon of choice. While i am not really sold with Summer Jalter character since in the Summer 3 Event she decides to become a mangaka for some reason in that getup, i am still likely will be getting her. Summer Jalter will make a great pair with my Figma Maid Alter and at very least her accessories are quite generous compared to her Figma Shinjuku counterpart. Lastly i am quite sure we will be still seeing more Jalter figures on next year