Kaze no Klonoa Nendoroid 1911 Klonoa

 

 In anticipation for the HD Remake of Klonoa 1+2, GSC Released a Nendoroid for Klonoa one of the last animal platformer protagonist from late 5th Gen era. Nendoroid Klonoa will be scheduled for June 2023 release with 8000 Yen price tag. The depreciating Yen value must be that bad for a Nendoroid that could have been released for 6000 Yen.

 Rendered in his Klonoa 1 version, Nendoroid Klonoa comes with the ring weapon and his buddy Huepow. I think this one of the Nendoroid that can properly stand without any stand Support thus like Nendoroid Megaman series. I really look forward both to this Nendoroid and the Switch Remake port since Bamco appear to put some effort on the makeover.

September 2022 Mega Loot

  

 It has been around 18 months since the last time i made any loot post and that probably have to do with the place i stayed at the time which pretty much killed any sense of motivation to make any Reviews or loot post. In any case i have been moving to a new place around mid of this month which is way better compared to  previous one but due to the outgoing nature of my new job, things are staying pretty much the same for this blog when it comes to Review and Loot related posts. At least before i started my overland travel, here is my loot collection over 1 Year and 6 months which is certainly impressive. As always Toys related to Mecha series always dominate my shopping list with a third occupied mostly by Fate/Grand Order and occassional Bishoujo series. In terms of quantity, Beastbox and Joytoy saw fast increase but the Crown Jewel of this loot collection are still the Premium PVC Figure along with Metal Build Justice Gundam and the Gattai Da Garn X. My loot acquisitions will most likely gradually decline at this point as i leave my job in Hobby industry to get back on track with real life. In any case here are some of the Set Collections

Fate/Grand Order Figma 582 Mysterious Heroine XA

 

 FGO may reached its 7th year but we still keep seeing constant addition of new products from time to time despite not as frequent compared to the its peak popularity period. For the next FGO Figma, we are getting a Saber-face yet again and this time it is MHXA that made it surprisingly! Figma MHXA is scheduled for June 2023 release schedule with price tag of 11800 Yen. It must be due to sharp decline of Yen value over past one year.

 Figma MHXA comes in her 3rd Ascension form, mimicking after Sith getup and got generous amount of accessories including Dual Saber and Lightning effect. Unfortunately no Food accessories despite the character is one of the more gluttonous Saber face especially when it comes to dessert. In FGO, MHXA is a single target Quick Berserker servant who made a lasting impression to me in her Gilfest Challenge Quest which was one of the hardest to this date. I am surprised that MHX or her XX variant didn't made it first but they still had good chance in the future due to relative popularity of Saber Face

The Skeleton Soldier failed to defend the Dungeon

 Another interesting ongoing Fantasy Tensei manhwa which have quite good world building. This manhwa tells the story of an Undead Skeleton monster who somehow find itself revived in the past after failing to protect its Succubus life. In this new life the Skeleton is summoned by a young lady but swiftly defeated by assailants. However the skeleton find out that it possess power to get transported back in the past upon death and retained the abilities it learned in previous cycle. Armed with this knowledge, the Skeleton pledged to save its patron and people mattered to it in the past encounters against the deep corruption of the empire it fight against.

 For a Korean Manhwa, the Skeleton Soldier have a very good fantasy world building compared to its peers which made me think the Author had some familiarity with DnD system. This Manhwa strength lies in the quality of the supporting NPCs of the main characters especially the Young Noblelady, Female Thief and Raven Sorcerer. I like how each of the important characters had their background story mesh well in the overall storyline greater picture. However the Skeleton main character itself is very stupid to the point of trusting a dangerous villain which resulted its close ally died horribly in one of the cycle. 

 I also don't like how the Skeleton true identity is still kept hidden until this point despite the story almost reach endgame stage. But if i have to guess, the skeleton is most likely Kevin Ashton or somebody close to the First Emperor and the Young Noblelady is the descendant of the said emperor who put himself into undeath in order to keep the promise with his old friend.

 Skeleton Soldier is quite a high tier Korean Manhwa for me when it comes to Fantasy/Tensei genre While not still on par with Volcanic Age, it is up there along with Omniscient Reader or Nanomachine and definitely better read compared to the crap called Tomb Raider king.

SSSS Dynazenon

 The indirect sequel of SSSS Gridman and just like its predecessor, Dynazenon is a brainless fun Mecha vs Kaiju anime. Gridman series always  emphasise on style over substance thus make it rather forgettable anime once the season passed and this one is no different safe for taking rather different approach. If Gridman features an Ultraman as the main character, Dynazenon had a Mecha Godzilla that transform into Giant Super Robot with other vehicles.

 Dynazenon features bunch of Teenage misfits and a young adult Neet who found themselves defending their city against Kaijus after encountering a mysterious guy who possess power to fight against those threat. Personally i like Dynazenon slightly better but the shallow main characters still ruin things for me especially the main heroine. To put it simply Dynazenon is mediocre mecha series that had a rocky start then had somewhat decent resolution before ending things abruptly. Mujina is the best eyecandy and could have more development with the Neet character for better conclusion. In short SSSS Dynazenon is no better than SSSS Gridman but the final verdict could have been better if Studio Trigger could address the continuity issue with the future sequel.