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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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FATALITY!

So I've finally gotten to stuff that has been sitting here for literal months.. and even then, it waited months at Anime Export before I...

Enter The Copy Ninja!

One of my favourite characters in the Naruto franchise is Kakashi Sensei, though to be fair every character is so damaged in one way or...

Bittersweet Symphogear....

During the COVID lockdown, I, like who knows how many people, was bored out of my mind. I ended up buying random things, including this...

FINAL! ATOMIC! BUUSSSTTAAAHHH!

Back on Black Friday 2022, the Bandai Namco store had many goodies on clearance. One was the Where's Waldo/Wally set I looked at before...

"Hail Hydra"

Bet you didn't see this one coming. Though to be honest, neither did I - not because I didn't order it, but rather because even after a...

GOOOOOO-KAI REDDDD!

... and if you didn't get that reference, it's time to go back and watch some Sentai. Not Hentai. Sentai. Anywho, Captain Marvel. The...

Good Grief!

So I don't remember exactly when, but I did purchase the Medicos SAS Stardust Crusaders Kujo Jotaro reissue. I remember being...

The Chilling Sound of Your Doom!

A little while ago, a fellow collector was kind enough to gift me a S.H. Figuarts Cooler from Dragonball Z, specifically the two anime...

Smol Package

So one of the newer scale statue lines on the market is the Popup Parade series by Max Factory. The way I understood it was that the...

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...

Not That Super....

Back to smaller items, starting with this one that was purchased during the Black Friday 2022 season, the Super 7 Ultimates - Cheetara...

Death by Snu Snu

My Hot Toys collecting days are pretty much numbered. My goal was always just to keep up with the Black Widow figures, specifically that...

Just The Two Of Us!

Last minute Christmas shopping, even if it is literally for yourself, can often result in surprises. Take Thundercracker here for an...

The Greatest Show On Earth!

Well, you made it - it's now 2023 across the entire planet. Time to prepare yourself for another wonderful year of craziness. To start...

"THAT'S America's Ass!"

While Scott Lang may have proclaimed Steve Rogers as being "America's Ass". but Captain America started his career as "The First...

"I Love Your Iron Man"

The Mark V has a special place in hearts of most MCU fans. Appearing for only one scene in Iron Man 2, this suit was the MCU version of...

Time For Some Shawarma!

The original Avengers film was released over a decade ago, succeeding in uniting heroes across several films into a team based cinematic...

We're Up All Night To Get Lucky!

The only thing I like as much as a figure with a good set of curves is a figure that has a look of a derange psychopath. I don't have too...

How Come She Can Walk?!?!?

While Hot Toys is generally known for its Movie Masterpiece Series, they actually do make figures for other media, specifically video...

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