About the Blog

About the Blog

This blog is intended for enthusiasts and collectors of Anime toys, figures, or collectibles. We all have different reasons for collecting these wonderful pieces of art, but I do hope that one of the reasons why you are collecting is because you sincerely love these items.

In this blog, we will be reviewing and showcasing most of the items in our collections. Most of the major brands that will be reviewed in this site are as follows:

1. Megahouse
2. Kotobukiya
3. Bandai
4. Goodsmile
5. Banpresto

Of course, other collectibles such as Lego, or Takara Tomy, or other brands may also be included in this site. 

For Megahouse brand items, it is usually known for high-quality scale figures. The Scale figures are mostly 1/8 in scale so they are quite larger than the average toy or figure.

For Kotobukiya, they are very similar to Megahouse in terms of items that they carry but Kotobukiya is much more broader and, recently, much more dynamic in coming up with new designs or new characters to be depicted. Kotobukiya also has their own line of model kits, action figures, and smaller scale statues.

For Bandai, this is actually a very broad company but this blog will focus on Figuarts Zero and SH Figuarts items. Figuarts Zero are mostly static PVC figurines of anime characters or other pop culture characters. For SH Figuarts, however, this refers to articulated action figures which can be posed and moved depending on the owner of the figure.

For Goodsmile, they mainly carry three major brands that are of interest to this blog. They are:

1. Nendoroids - they are cute action figures which renders characters in a cute deformed chibi. They usually come with interchangeable faces/accessories. 
2. Figmas - are action figures which try to depict the characters based on how they are actually seen on TV or in the Manga. These are not like Nendoroids which attempt to transform the character into a cuter chibi version of themselves.
3. Scale Statues - Goodsmile Company, aside from the Nendoroids and Figmas also carry their own Scale Statues similar to Megahouse and Kotobukiya. When I say Scale Statues, I am referring to static PVC Figurines - the ones which don't have movable joints in their hands and/or legs. These Scale Statues are treated in the same way as figurines in that they are displayed but they are rarely played like a doll.

For Banpresto, the items of interest to this blog are the prize items. Recently Banpresto is coming up with various product lines and it may become too much to categorize for this blog. That is why we chose to just lump them all up together in this category. However, some Banpresto lines that you may be familiar with are as follows:

1. Master Stars Piece
2. DXF Line
3. Scultures Line
4. SQ Line
5. Dramatic Showcase Line

We are not quite sure with the technical descriptions of these items but the one thing they have in common is that they are prize figures. They have a lower selling price but the quality is already very good. Normally, prize figures should not be available in retail outlets but there are times when Banpresto allows these products to be sold in retail stores and not in arcade outlets.

So, those are the major brands/items that we are interested in showing to you. Collecting anime figures/toys/collectibles is a very satisfying pursuit. While we cannot tell you what to do with your collections, it will always make us happy to see a person taking out a figure from its box and displaying it where other people can see it. 

We hope this blog would be a valuable resource to your collection needs.

Thank you for taking the time to read!

About the Author

Hello! I am Warren.

You can call me Wren, for short. I love to collect figures/figurines from various genres that I am interested in. This is a page for my personal collections. If you want to contact me, or if you want to view some more of my items, you can visit our commercial site at www.wrenhobbi.com.

Enjoy!