TGS 2012: Square-Enix's Play-Arts Kai and Formation ArtsRio already broke the news about Square-Enix finally giving Final Fantasy VII's Rufus Shinra some figure lovin', but that, of course, was a mere sampling of the game-maker's offerings at this year's Tokyo Game Show. The Kingdom Hearts series remains a big seller with protagonists, Sora and Riku, getting two Play Arts Kai figures each (one in their default attire from Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance and another from the Tron:Legacy world in the game). I have to say, I think Riku's more stoic expression translates better into figure form than Sora's big, innocent grin. The series will also get another set of Formation Arts, retelling special moments from the games. Sora's encounter with Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Tron:Legacy's lightcycle minigame can clearly be seen in the pictures. As we return to the world of Final Fantasy, you will notice that both Play Arts of Tidus, Lightning, and Tifa as well as Trading Arts of some of the iconic monsters from the series can be spotted in the background of some of the pictures. [Thanks to Tokyo Hunter for providing us with these photos! And thanks to Veila, as well, for the tip!] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
11:00 AM on 05.21.2013 ACen 2013: Gunpla Builders World CupThe Gunpla Builders World Cup, descrbed by Bandai as "a global championship of Gunpla building", had a selection of their earlier North American entries on display at the Bandai booth at Anime Central 2013 this past weekend. ...
12:00 AM on 05.21.2013 ACen 2013: Max FactoryMost of Max Factory's presence at ACen was in figma form, but they had a trio of scale PVC figures there too. Two of them are recent releases: DRAMAtical Murder's Aoba, and Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere's Tomo. Aoba looked...
11:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Bandai/Bluefin part 2It's funny how being around a lot of something can make me want that thing. I never figured myself to be big on Gunpla, as I was never into Gundam. But seeing all the various model kits on display at Bluefin's booth was enoug...
10:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Athena's WinkThis isn't what we usually cover, but it is hand-crafted collectible merchandise so I thought creations of Athena's Wink are worth taking a look at. Their booth was run by Carolann Voltarel and Carrie Wink, who spend a lot of...
9:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Max Factory's figmaAt Anime Central, Max Factory's figma line had a great selection of their current and upcoming figures. Among them, there were figures from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Cobra, and Kid Icarus. Also in attendance were the very p...
7:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Bandai/BluefinAt Anime Central, Bandai had figures on display from their own line in the Bluefin booth, as well as D-Arts and SH Figuarts. There was nothing particularly shocking or brand new from them here. Most of their collection ...
4:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen: Good Smile Company shows off more MikuGood Smile Company had a lot of products on display at ACen this year. My favorite of which was Deep Sea Miku but their Nendoroid Racing Miku is pretty sweet. It looks like she has semi translucent hair and with the car and u...
3:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Tasty Peach StudiosOver at the recent Anime Central convention, Tasty Peach Studios served up some adorable plushes along with clothing and accessories. But, let's be honest, what I have my eyes on are the plush toys and, boy, are these cu...
2:00 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Sammy Kammy StudiosSammy Kammy Studios is a relatively new name in the world of plush, but looks like she's got something that's pretty interesting. Sammy is planning to make and sell plush Mass Production Evas from End of Evangelion. She was a...
1:15 PM on 05.20.2013 ACen 2013: Play Arts KaiIn addition to Bandai's wares, Bluefin also had many of Square Enix's recent Play Arts Kai releases on display. If you've forgotten what's out there or otherwise haven't kept up, consider this a good reminder. They include bo...
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