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Welcome to Utopia...

.. if you're into rants about toys new and oldish.

This is Collectors Haven, somewhere I've decided to start sharing my analysis on the many, many, random toy purchases of mine. Very much Japanese centric, but you never know what'll show up.

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The Need For Speed!

So after a few weeks of hunting, I was able to find a slightly beaten up Override from Walmart. While this figure is part of the...

Okioshio!

Well, sadly we're coming towards the end of another summer, but on the flip side I guess at least things happened this year - things...

Blast From The Past

The Transformers Legacy line is now well underway, with teases coming from Hasbro and the overseas collecting groups regarding things to...

Soul Fist!

In the 90s, Capcom was killing it with their fighting game franchises, particularly the ones that were based on the success of Street...

If At First You Don't Succeed....

While it is annoying to some collectors, I'm generally in support of 2.0 releases of figures, in particular ones that either didn't live...

Biggie Biggie Biggie, Can't You See...

Because I live in the Toronto area, I'm fortunate enough to have the ability to attend Anime North every year. For the unimitated, Anime...

Critical Hit!

Well we made it - the 2021 - 22 School Year is done and officially we're in summer vacation mode... which of course means I'll be busier...

New Year, New Line....

Usually, the new Transformers toy line debuts around Christmas time, but I'm guessing due to COVID related logistics issues, figures for...

Total Eclipse of the Sun...

I remember when COVID first started, the Japanese figures I get weren't delayed much - maybe a week or so. Then, as time went on, even...

It's Catch Up Time!

May 2022 was rough... real rough. Just when I thought I got things in order so I could carry on with my life, which included some quality...

This Calls For a Venti.....

Well, it's almost May. What a year it's been so far - for us here in my area, this Winter truly is the one that won't go away, as we...

All Shaft, No Tip

I don't know about you, but my 2022 has been off to somewhat of a rocky start, with lockdowns and what not. But, light at the end of the...

Himbo Goku

Long, luscious hair. Perfectly waxed eyebrows. A doll like complexion. Not particularly smart. That's Himbo Goku, the strongest solo Goku...

Variety is the Spice of Life...

I tend to be a bit more curious than some collectors. Whether it be collecting totally disliked characters, or just stuff that people...

"Let me tell you, BROTHER...."

Rounding up the Montreal Figma pick ups, it's... this character. Millihoire F. Biscotti from the anime Dog Days. According the Internet,...

Pikachu... I CHOOSE YOU!!!!

... OK, not really. I just have no real material for Cardcaptor Sakura. Cardcaptor Sakura is about the trials and tribulations of one...

Rise.... RISE!

As with most recent games, each of the modern Tomb Raider releases came in a Collectors Edition, where you'd get a copy of the game along...

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