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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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Did Anyone Ask for a Mopey Ninja?

Next up is one Sasuke Uchiha, who was at one time supposed to the Chosen One, and while he didn't end up doing too badly, he certainly...

THOUSAND YEARS OF PAIN!

I was exposed to the world of Naruto when the anime came along. It was during my University years where my habits of sitting and watching...

Peko Peko!

Today on "What Did You Buy Now", we have a Figma... which isn't that unusual. What IS unusual, is that this one was purchased for its...

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...

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...

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

FINALLY... the light at the end of the Dragonball tunnel. All caught up until the Super Hero figures show up, which may take a while...

Double Mint, Double Mint GUM!

It's the light at the end of the tunnel... finally. So I got around to opening these two - Android 17 and 18, specifically from their...

Ooooooo...I'm Blinded By The Lights!

So I recently received a few Dragonball Figuarts figures from my US brother from another mother. A bit slower than most, but at the same...

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...

Fun In The Sun!

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger. We're finally almost done the month of February, and I'm truly anticipating the next few months as...

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...

Yare Yare TNG

Well, here we are for the next little while - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. A combination of delays, me wanting to cheap out on the shipping,...

Base Gokus Matter!

So as I mentioned when I wrote about SSJ3 Goku, Bandai did a few other interesting things in 2021 to appease Dragonball collectors. There...

Back to Basics...

With the 1/6 stuff out of the way, I now head back to my usual hang out - Figma, Figuarts, and other similar sized figures. On the top of...

The Power of Wrath....

It's now Mid-December 2021, and things have been chugging along. Despite being on "vacation" since the start of the month, I've barely...

Himbo Goku

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

"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...

BATO-MAAAAANNN!

Batman Ninja the anime, as far as I can tell, didn't do particularly well. In fact, it might be the least liked animated Batman property,...

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