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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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Yo Ho Ho!

One last Queen's Blade statue (for now) is none other than Ymir from the Queen's Blade: Rebellion line. So while this is the second...

The Light of... Love?

So I kind of bought something by accident and just decided to roll with it. One day, I saw this really cool stop action video, but I...

Save Me, Aunt May!

When No Way Home came out, fans everywhere were ecstatic. It wasn't perfect, but Marvel did something we all wanted to see happen - bring...

Beserker Barrage!

If there's one thing I've learned in 2023, it's that if you wait long enough, something interesting will pop up on clearance at a store...

Soundwave... SUPERIOR!

As I was impressed with the ThreeZero DLX Arcee figure, I decided to adopt another figure from the line, Soundwave. More specifically, I...

This Might Sting A Little....

One of the most fascinating things about this year is that I've actually gotten a record number of Hot Toys figures. Most were pre...

Winter Is Coming

Ever since Black Friday, Sideshow Collectibles has been doing all sorts of sales to drum up revenue, including a BOGO 50% off sale. Many...

To Catch a Predator....

Middle of December already, and my vacation has gone as well as you'd expect - it's non existent. Too much other basic adulting...

Rescue Me!

My US trip was expensive, and NYCC '23 was no exception. But, even though the exchange rate was terrifying, I did manage to find a few...

I Usually Skip This Part...

With the Nintendo die-hards (or more accurately, Tears of the Kingdom die hards) salty over the game not winning Game of the Year...

Glorious Purpose!

You know how sometimes you crave fine dining, but other times you're wanting Taco Bell even though you know it's utter and complete...

I See.. You See,,, Arcee

My dislike of the live action Transformers movies is predominately due to the terrible storylines, but there's also how the designs...

Open Wide!

Despite the fact that spending money at NYCC was kind of like pulling teeth, there were a few deals to be found, though you really needed...

All Hail The Nipple Queen!

If Mai Shiranui was the earliest adopter of the Jiggle, then Taki from Soul Edge/Calibur was the first (and I think the only) adopter of...

Great Balls of Fire!

A very special article, especially for me. Scarlet Witch isn't exactly my favourite character, though to be fair if you're not Scarlett...

Large And In Charge

Jiggle physics is pretty much standard these days, but back in the stone age, SNK pioneered it all when they animated Mai Shiranui for...

YATTA!

It seems in the last 5 years or so, we've finally starting consistently getting decent Street Fighter figures. The NECA line was crude,...

Shake It Off!

500 Snail Shell Studios is slowly becoming a favourite in the 1/12 collecting world, especially if you're not a conservative collector. I...

That Third Kind of Guy..

Storm Collectibles releases for me are incredibly sporadic, where often years go by before a planned figure appearance happens. Well,...

I Never Miss!

By now, it seems Sideshow has shipped out a good number of their WB 100 Wonder Woman figures. Some people loving it, some people hating...

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