Get your fill of Gintama and mayonnaise with MegaHouse's Hijikata Toshiro

11:42 PM on 03.07.2010   |   Jonathan Tubbs

I'm a Gintama fan boy. It is the only anime series that has me still watching to this day. Obviously I was filled with glee when MegaHouse released a figure of series hero Sakata Gintoki. I feared that would be the only 1/8 scale figure to get any spotlight as it took forever for even a Gintoki figure to be made. And the fact that he's male.

Then I was shocked to see Gin-san get a re-release not too long after his original release. But what was teased on his re-release poster had me hopping up and down like a little kid on Christmas. Gintoki's rival and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshiro. This June, MegaHouse will release a 1/8 scale version of this bad ass along with a bottle of mayo and the Hijikata Special, a bowl of rice covered in an entire bottle of mayo. This guy. Is. Amazing!

Preorders are open at AmiAmi and Hobby Search for a retail price of 6,600 yen. And I just noticed! Is that a teaser for Shinsengumi member and sadistic pain in the ass Okita Sougo!? MegaHouse, I really love you guys! ... But say... can we get Okita's rival, Kagura, too? Could really use some ladies from this series.