I just posted last week Hiya Toys’ Exquisite Basic MFS-3 Kiryu / Mechagodzilla and how amazing it might be as an alternative to the much harder to get, and more expensive, S.H.MonsterArts version. I now have that on pre-order along with their Exquisite Basic Rockman X. Looks like I’ll add another Hiya Toys pre-order with … Continue reading I Should’ve Gotten Their Robocop: Hiya Toys Exquisite Super 1/12 ED-209 →
20 days ago • Subscribe
More like this
Maybe I’ll Finally Get This One? Hiya Toys’ Exquisite Super Robocop
I’ve always wanted to add a RoboCop figure in my 6-inch or 1/12 scale collection. I also had multiple chances to get one. There was a Figma version…
Should’ve Gotten Hot Rod: “Transformers Kingdom” Rodimus Prime
Many collectors agree that Hod Rod from the ’86 subline of Transformers Studio Series is one of the best figures in the line so far. I also shared…
Super Cub, Episodes 1-12
Written by Toshizō Nemoto, directed by Toshiro Fujii for Studio Kai. Based on the light novel written by Tone Kōken and illustrated by Hiro, published in Japan by…
I’m Entering a New Rabbit Hole: Hiya Toys’ Exquisite Basic Rockman X Falcon Armor
Hiya Toys’ has recently posted solicitations for four new items, and for the love of my finances, I have placed pre-orders for all four of them. Fortunately, these…
Did I say Abstergo? I Should’ve Added in Shinra!
Ninja Kamui Episode 3 Review Ninjas, as the popular imagination came to know them, are said to have first appeared in Feudal Japan. They served as spies, saboteurs, and…
Anime Review 209 The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Part 1 out of 5
Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most influential anime ever made. It was the show that kicked off the real robot genre as every show prior to…
Curiosity Pieces: Toys Raider’s “Live Battlefield” 1/12 Action Figures
It’s always incredible when smaller companies open solicitations for figures that look really cool and aren’t connected to any major IP. With the latter allowing them more freedom…
Recently, I Have Gotten Into Reading Books
Wow, books that aren‘t about magical girls exist after all and they‘re safe for reading even!
I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills – Episode 1
Its flavor isn’t gross, it just tastes like nothing.
2021 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
You’ve had my Top 12 opening themes of the year (they’re here, if you missed them) – now it’s time for the ending themes! I often prefer these…
2020 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
Moving on to the ending themes! Which weren’t quite as good as the openings this year, in my opinion, a much easier list to narrow down. Apparently the…
2022 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
More music~ This time it’s my 12 favourite ending themes, from across all anime that I watched that aired at least partially in 2022. My top opening themes…
2023 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
A belated Happy New Year to all my blog readers~ But as usual, I’m far from done with 2023 yet. In addition to this ending theme list, I’ve…
2024 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
Has it really been a month since Christmas already? 2025 is off to a busy and stressful start, but I’ve finally found time for this blog. The theme…
2019 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
Two posts in two days! Only happens in December these days. Will today’s list feature largely the same titles as my OP list, or will this be a…
2025 Anime – Top 12 ED Themes
“Ending theme post to follow… sometime, hopefully in December!”… meh, close enough. 😛 Happy New Year! Here are my top 12 ending themes from anime that aired this…
The Summer Hikaru Died, Black Butler, A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, My Dress-Up Darling, Anne Shirley
Super Cub Episode #12
This is the final episode of Super Cub where Koguma will be going out for a 3-day road trip together with Reiko and Shii Eniwa. Of course, the…
Wonder Egg Priority’s Exquisite Corpse
This piece contains spoilers for the first episode of Wonder Egg Priority. I recommend checking out the first episode when you have the time, though be mindful of…
Kimizero – 12 (Fin) – Their First Time*
* No, not that first time. Runa and Ryuuto are once again inseparable, with Runa loudly proclaiming her feelings for him to everyone around. Honestly, I wouldn’t be embarrassed.…
R.I.P Takatoku Toys
So, the venerable Japanese toy company Takatoku Toys, which started in 1917, finally declared bankruptcy and went out of business forty years ago TODAY! So let’s take a…
Toys vs. Nazis
On a stop-motion classic by Hermína Týrlová.
Giants and Toys
By Tom Wilmot. As three caramel companies, World, Giant and Apollo duel for market share, fresh-faced World employee Nishi (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) assists his ambitious boss, Goda (Hideo Takamatsu)…
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! – 08 – Their Best Selves
With Tsubasa no longer in danger of being shipped back to Tokyo, I figured the drama would shift to the romantic, as Rena seems to be making a…
Sex Ed 120% Vol 1 Review
When I first heard about Sex Ed 120%, I assumed that it would be a raunchy comedy, with a bit of educational content thrown in. This turned out…
Sex Ed 120% Volume 1 Review
If you've been wanting a manga about sexual education, Kikiki Tataki and Hotomura's Sex Ed 120% is the manga you've been waiting for.
What I Watched This Week – 12/26-1/1
Beastars S2 – This was the week for watching all the 2021 anime in my backlist, and I’m honestly not sure why this was still unwatched because I…
Episode 794: I’ve Somehow Gotten Shadows When I Improved My House
This week on Anime Pulse we got the worst anime of 2022, the first arrest among the Sushi Terrorists, and the best one-liners in anime. Up first Joseph…
Giving 12 Underrated Anime Their Fair Share
Last week I published a post going over 8 anime that I feel are overrated because they simply don’t live up to the amount of hype and attention…
SUPER HXEROS – Episode 1
I gotta say, if you’ve seen one anime scientist banging a desk and hollering about how humans lose their will to live if they lose their interest in…
Super Cub – Episode 1
Super Cub captures all the feelings of loneliness and yearning in a beautiful executed premier about a girl and her brand new motorbike.
Super Cub, Volume 1
So this month and next are going to be a bit of a lot, and I was looking for something to fall into for relaxation, I popped over…
Thoughts on Sex Ed 120% Volume 1
Sex Ed 120% is a manga that focuses on a teacher named Naoko Tsuji, who believes sex education in Japan is sorely lacking. As such, she takes it…
Popcorn Pulse 209: James Bond
We’ve talked about it for quite some time. Teased and hinted at doing something a little unorthodox from the norm. So we’ve broken down and gone and done…
Episode 209, "The Jag-taur"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we are joined by special guest Matt Cohen, podcaster at the SModcast’s SMidnight and Bagged and Borded to go through…
Episode 209, "The Jag-taur"
On this episode of The One Piece Podcast we are joined by special guest Matt Cohen, podcaster at the SModcast’s SMidnight and Bagged and Borded to go through…
209: The Sickos Talk Luigi
italian pawg hits robber baron with negative zone
Gendering Fandom: why women are expected to put their toys away while the men keep playing
Can you call yourself a true fan if you’ve never read a single coffee shop au?
Anime That Should’ve Been BL (Gaymes Edition)
DLsite Sale: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117944843?pr=true Extended Video: https://www.patreon.com/KrisPNatz Sometimes you watch an Anime and think it could be better if it was BL, and sometimes you watch anime and think not only…
I DNF-ed This Book Because I Am Not Interested In It
It’s best to DNF a nonfiction book if the subject doesn’t interest you.
So I started Dragon Ball Super……
I thought it'd be interesting to check out a modern sequel to a retro classic. One I've been putting off for a while.....
Have Anime Fans Gotten Too Impatient?
You know how back in the day when we had like 5 options for anime and 2 of them were written for kindergartners so we just watched the…
First Impression: I’ve Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills
Al Wayne loves being a farmer. With the help of a growth-enhancing blessing, he was able to level all of his farming skills to Level 10, and with…
Chatty AF 174: Sex Ed 120% – Part 1
Dee, Vrai, and Alex talk about the comedy edutainment manga Sex Ed 120% and how it compares to real-world sex education.
Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 209 (Remembrance #Tonikawa)
AstroNerdBoy reviews Tonikaku Cawaii Chapter 209. Tsukasa recalls her mysterious friend of the past (the emperor). Nasa spoils Tsukasa.
Super Cub – 12 (Fin) – Girls’ First Tour
Koguma says “I’m off” to no one as she leaves her spartan apartment (put up some Super Cub posters!) in the early morning to meet up with Reiko…
Episode 801, “Ultra Super Lucky” (SGS #12)
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have https://twitter.com/ochimusha108 & http://www.twitter.com/translatosaurus joining forces for a new season of their wondrous, informative recurring segment: the SGS!…
2001: 21st-Century Digital Toys
Alexandra Roedder is finishing her Ph.D. in musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles, writing about Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli so...
The Prince of Tennis, Cardcaptor Sakura, Grave of the Fireflies, Hyouka, Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden
Giants and Toys (1958) review
A classic that, as a critique of capitalism and materialism, has not lost any of its relevance.