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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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Camel Strike!

It's been over two months since Anime North 2024, but adulting means I get to deal with things like making sure people don't go hangry....

Family Guy

I've been playing fighting games since Street Fighter 2. I'm... competent overall, but generally play better with Charge characters, even...

I Spy With My Little Eye

Getting a hold of fairly priced Bishoujo Street Fighter stuff on the Secondary Market is very hit and miss, with the prices of...

Return of the Raging Demon

A lot has happened in the Street Fighter world in the past month. SF6 started getting new character announcements, with the return of...

Some Old School Mai

Have you ever looked a product offering, and right off the top of your head you just knew it wasn't going to do well? I mean, it could be...

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...

Soul Fist!

The Pop Up Parade lineup from Good Smile Company has been doing some good work. While I'm not buying them all, it is a neat side line for...

Chun Goku Satsu

Street Fighter figures generally sell well, particularly the imports, so it's no surprise that the first Chun Li Figuarts was eagerly...

Gomene, Bitch!

As collectors, you're generally focused on the present, or you're a retro collector. Me? I'm pretty much just a Toy Junkie in general,...

ARA ARA!

Happy New Year! If you're reading it, you made it to 2024. Right before the year ended, or at least on the last delivery day, a package...

FINISH HIM!

Storm Collectibles is working on several licensed, including Mortal Kombat. I was hoping to get into the series sooner, as prototypes of...

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...

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,...

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,...

STINKFACE!

So, every since I've made friends in the US, I've actually been able to take advantage of the fire sales that BBTS puts on. I just might...

CATFIGHT!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22877494@N02/albums/72177720310086644 Darkstalkers really doesn't get the love it deserves, with mainly us...

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...

GOMENE!

I'm not much of a Nendoroid collector as overall, they're really more trouble than they're worth. I make exceptions occasionally, usually...

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