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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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Room For Growth

So Anime North was at the end of May, and generally my luck at finding stuff at a price that won't make me cry isn't very good. This...

The Sweet Smell of Success!

You know how it is here - one day, it's stuff from Japan, fresh off the market, and other day's its more retrospective. Today definitely...

The Milkshake!

So a few weeks ago, I came across two Queen's Gate statues. Unlike the mainline releases, these statues were all 1/8 and released by...

Cheekless Wonder

Street Fighter is by far the most popular fighting game, to the point where even people who don't play video games know of it by name....

She's BAAAAAAAAA-D

While I generally have no hesitation erring on the sluttier side of things when it comes to my figures, I generally don't get explicitly...

It's The Remix Edition

When it comes to figures, I have a certain type (so long as they're built properly). It shouldn't be hard to figure out what this type...

Livin' In a Hellish Paradise

As time goes on, I find that I really don't have the time or interest in starting a new series of, well, ANYTHING unless it's pretty much...

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...

On Bended Knee....

Well, another week has gone by, and before I took off for some work travel (and hoarding), I spent a weekend hoarding at TFCon, as well...

She Puts the "Ass" in Assassin

It's been a while, but Snail Shell is still a thing, and going strong. Probably one of the most successful and widely accepted Chinese...

A Royal Pain In The Rear....

Well folks, it too literal years, but she's here... the Lancer Artoria Figma has finally been released, and I was ecstatic to crack this...

Hippity Hop

My most recent Anime Export package was actually the cumulation of about 4 months of preorders, as I really wanted to get my Maguire...

That's A Spicy Meatball!

Scale statues don't show up very often here because quite frankly, they're kind of expensive. Yes, yes, I'm the guy who regularly import...

Milk Tease Girl

So a while ago, Snail Shell solicited their latest offering for preorder, one Milk Tea Girl. I actually passed on this when I saw it on...

Let Mai Help With Your Limp Noodle!

Just a quick look at another Mai figure that's also a quirky cultural item in SE Asia. So, instant ramen is a big thing overseas -...

Me Bouncy!

Been sitting on a few fixed posed pieces for a while now, and figured before I start in on any articulated stuff, I'd tackle these as...

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...

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 Hail The Queen......

Welcome to 2022. Already it's been one hell of a year, with uncertainty regarding Ontario's plan for openings, and of course, the passing...

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...

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