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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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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...

I Am Diana of Thiccmysceria!!

While my focus is generally on Import figures, occasionally a Domestic figure catches my interest (I mean, they're technically ALL...

Nutcracker

So I collect a wide variety of zany things because they make me smile. A line that never ceases to impress is the Magic Square Mukudo...

Duel Of The Fates

When it comes to store exclusives, Transformers have been very hit and miss. with the multi packs generally not doing so great. One set...

The Power of Primus COMPELLS YOU!

This one jumped the queue by a few figures, but it's a special one. My addiction to Transformers isn't as crippling as with anime waifus...

Here Catcher Catcher Catcher!!

The early 2000s was a time of renaissance for the Transformers franchise, or at least it was in this part of the world. In Japan, the...

Blow Me Away

First Deluxe Class of the newest mainline is Windblade, the result of a fan design contest about a decade ago now. She's one of those...

You're so Animated, Prime!

Every year around this time, the new Transformers mainline figures start to show up in Canada. For 2024, this line is Transformers...

Splashworks

I don't have much of the merch any more, but I LOVE QUEEN'S BLADE. It's weird, as Fate/Stay Night was an actual eroge/erotic light novel...

LOSER

Sailor Moon was one of those anime series that kick started the whole love of anime on this side of the world. There were some.....

The Perfect Storm

Japan has given us some memorable heroes, names that are known throughout the world. If they're popular outside of Japan, you can...

Catching the Great White Buffalo

Platinum Games comes up with some great software filled with memorable character designs. While I await a better Bayonetta than that Play...

Entered By The Dragon

Growing up in the 80s on Hong Kong martial arts movies, I was exposed to action stars that many of classmates didn't even know about....

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...

I Used To Be Young....

I've got a Love/Hate relationship with the JoJo figure line up. Conceptually, there's quite a few characters I like, as pretty much all...

Random Loud Noises

If you collect Dragonball figures, chances are you have at least two Goku's in your collection. There's just so many of them,...

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...

Fresh Meat

So for most people, Goodsmile Company are the people who make Figma and Waifu statues. They do actually make other things, and...

That's A Paddlin'....

Towards the end of 2023, people of course were throwing their lists for the year, which unfortunately included the "Worst of" entries....

Uptown Funk

Across the Spiderverse is probably one of the few Marvel movies that basically impressed anyone and everyone that watched it, either from...

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