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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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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...

Making His Monster.... GROW!

If you know Power Rangers, chancers are you're very familiar with Rita Repulsa, the main nemesis of the inaugural MMPR series. Her toys...

The Light of... Love?

So I kind of bought something by accident and just decided to roll with it. One day, I saw this really cool stop action video, but I...

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...

Do You See What I See?

So when it comes to one sixth figures, sometimes third party figures can be well assembled and other times you have to wonder why they...

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,...

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.....

2B Or Not 2B?

So, one of the advantages of being not on the bleeding edge of collecting is that it gives me a bit of time to react to updates. A very...

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...

Balls of Cold Steel

When the PS Vita was still around, I was introduced to what would be one of the best written JRPGs I would ever play, Trails of Cold...

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....

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