Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol12. - Sanji

The day has come when Banpresto's Vol.12 Grand Line Men Sanji finally came. I have been waiting for both Sanji and Zoro to be released after seeing the prototypes over the internet for some time. Looking at the details, as always, Banpresto does a nice job at the painting and sculpt. Compared to the large, MegaHouse figures, Banpresto captured Sanji's emotion really well. He's clean, simple, and his facial expression is spot on. I will keep this short and let you judge for yourself on the quality of Sanji's figure. Enjoy!

Banpresto One Piece Kyun Chara & Yoshi

So many surprises came today and thought I would do a quick blog about it. First off, my friend Suzu-Nyaa from the Netherlands sent me this awesome gift of a Yoshi plushy! Surprisingly I never got a Yoshi gift in my life and I never got gifts from friends from a far so this is a shout out to you Suzu-Nyaa!! I also got my Banpresto Kyun Kara characters Disguised Time Skip Luffy and Prize A Bartholomew Kuma as well.

For Time Skip Luffy, this is probably one of my favorite Luffy characters from this Kyun Chara series. I saw him before on a few blogs and know I just had to have him into my collection. Finally got him and he is just perfect! Love the details in him and love his chibi face with his disguise!

Banpresto Prize A: Bartholomew Kuma, was something I did not expect (in term of size). I thought that Kuma would be a small chibi, but I didn't expect him to be pretty big! I love his chibi-fied version of him! Within the One Piece world, Kuma is probably one of my favorite characters in this series. The details on him is clean, no marks (as expected from Banpresto), he also stands without having to use those ugly stands, and his head moves. If you are a big Kuma fan like me, the Banpresto Prize A: Bartholomew Kuma would be a excellent addition to your collection! Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.10 - Monkey D. Luffy

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.10 - Monkey D. Luffy

At last Banpresto's Grand Line Men: Monkey D. Luffy is here and I am very pleased with the figure. The only sad part with mine was that a small bit of black paint drop was on his eye. I removed it using photoshop, but regardless it's still there on the figure itself. Banpresto really knows how to capture the figures really well in my opinion compared to the other One Piece figures out there. Especially when comparing them to MegaHouse's portrait of Pirates or Bandai's Figuarts series. The detail on Luffy's clothes is done well, especially with the fold done on the back. Although I think the folds on his pants from the back are a little bit emphasized, but regardless it's a nice finish. Here's a small gallery of the figure. Enjoy!

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.10 - Usopp

Banpresto Grand Line Men Vol.10 - Usopp

Finally my Banpresto Grand Line Men Usopp came in just a few days ago. Just as expected the coloring and the sculpt details are fantastic. One thing to note is that for their packaging, the set comes in two parts: the base and the figure itself. Before it use to come in three parts: base, upper, and lower body. I believe this saves the packaging cost for them but it might change. Back to the figure itself the details on his clothes and accessories are very detailed. The buttons on his belt is well made compared to Bandai's Figuarts series. His boot sculpt is made well with the gap between his feet and the upper part of his boots. Here's a small gallery of the figure. Enjoy!

Banpresto: One Piece Colosseum

Just recently checked out Banpresto's One Piece Colosseum website and they have updated their tournament list. Lets just say that in coming few months I am going to be very, VERY, broke. Here is why. Check these fabulous figures out and tell me you don't want some of these. Mind you that these may go for around 20-25$ each because they are from the Banpresto line, just like how they did for the Dragon Ball Z tenkaichi tournament.