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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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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...

Alternate Tastes

Here's one that has been sitting the pile for almost 6 months now, the Figma Saber Alter 2.0 figure. How long has it been? Well, I...

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...

All Hail Megatron, BFF!

I occasionally jump on the Kickstarter bandwagon, as there are some neat products offered. One such item was the Yolopark AMK Pro Series...

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...

Mightiest Thor

With the year winding down, I finally have some time to keep chipping away at that backlog of stuff I have lying around. Today, I look at...

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...

Walk Like A Chicken

I generally avoid Marvel Legends, and when I do get them I do so knowing they're not going to live up to standards of other figures I...

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...

Bounce Bounce Bounce!

I'm still bouncing back and forth between backlog and new stuff. I'm nearing the end of my August haul, and decided that this was a good...

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...

Wonderful Hair!

One of the more interesting surprises from Hot Toys this year is the return of rooted hair in what would be named the Artisan series....

Floats Like A Butterfly.....

So I am a Transformers fan, but more so in the classic sense - transforming toys, but I can appreciate that as the appeal of the...

HYPER COMBINATION FINISH!!!

Who here didn't like XMen Vs. Street Fighter? Well, I'm glad we agree it's one of the greatest fighting games ever conceived. Having said...

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