P.O.P DX Eustass Kidd & Killer

I apologize for the late blog. I haven't had much time to update as much as I use to back in Vancouver. I have however been ordering a bunch of figures and sent them back home to Vancouver so hopefully during my visit back in the Winter, I would be able to post some photos of what I have waiting for me.

Getting back on topic, here is an update of the most recent figures from the P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX series: Eustass Kidd & Killer. Both of which look fantastic and the details are always spot on. I told myself that I won't be collecting any more P.O.P's since I finished collecting my Shichibukai set, finally bought Crocodile. Also I made a exception for ordering a Limited Luffy P.O.P since I don't have a normal version of him other than a Strong World version.

Here are some photos of Kidd and Killer. Once I have the chance to visit Vancouver again, I will post some photos of some (haha lies....many) of the figures I have ordered since I have been here in San Francisco. Enjoy!

P.O.P Sailing Again: Chopper (Kung-Fu point)

Mega House decided to bring in another version of Chopper for his P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Sailing Again with Kung-Fu point edition. He doesn't have any interchangeable parts, but he can basically twist and turn from side to side. At least we get to see a new version of Chopper than his usual normal version, though I wish we were given his Horn-point version of himself. Enjoy!

P.O.P Sailing Again - Usopp

Been a while since I last updated the blog. Finally settled down in San Francisco and work has been coming in quite a lot. Been ordering a bunch of figures as well, but sadly I shipped them all back in Vancouver. Can't wait until Christmas since I have 8 boxes of figures waiting for me!

Enough of my personal life, here is a old update which some of you might know. Mega House released their P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Sailing Again Usopp just recently. He comes with several variations of faces along with different pose-able arms as well. His sculpt and the color are both done really well. Also Robin's Sailing Again version should be coming out very shortly as well. Recently AmiAmi had a bunch of restocks for certain figures, but like always they are always sold out.

I would suggest that if you couldn't get your hands on any P.O.P figure that you wanted, try checking out Mandarake. Although it is a bit more expensive, due to people selling them at a higher price, but once that starts to die down it's not too bad. Most of my Grand Line Men/Lady series comes from Mandarake and I highly recommend it! Today is a short blog and I will end it with the promo poster for Usopp. Enjoy!

Portrait of Pirates Updates

As some of you may have seen on the web, MegaHouse has released some of their newest prototypes for the coming months. Here are some new prototypes along with some unexpected characters that made it into the line. We have showing P.O.P DX, Sailing Again, and possibly a new line. Take a look. Enjoy!

P.O.P DX Donquixote Doflamingo

Finally got my P.O.P DX Doflamingo just before leaving for San Francisco. I took these a while ago and didn't get to post them up yet. At long last I finally got one of my favorite Shichibukai characters. For those that are planning on ordering him after seeing photos online, beware, his box is HUGE!! But none the less if you are a fan of Doflamingo, he is for sure the one to get.

He comes with three separate head pieces, a base, and his body. I kind of wish he came with more parts other than the heads, but his facial expression does capture his characteristic so that's fine. I am a bit worried in the long run where he will begin to lean on one side. He is mainly supported by one leg, while the other foot is standing on his toes. Over time I can see him leaning too much, which might cause some issues later. If you plan on displaying him, have something supporting his weight from his arms or even from his coat. Here are some photos that I took of Doflamingo. Enjoy!

Banpresto & MegaHouse Promo Posters!!

Can't wait for this month's Banpresto releases!! For Banpresto's Grand Line Men series we have Sanji, Zoro, and Chopper coming out at the end of this month; most likely around the 28th or so. Collectors, be sure to look out for them on Mandarake since I'm sure once they are on there, they will sell out really fast!

We also have some up coming figures from MegaHouse's P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) series as well. I can't wait for my DonFlamingo and Moria to come out soon, but at the same time I am very worried since I need to save up for those two because of their shipping cost! None the less I am VERY close to finishing my collection of Shichibukai characters!

Currently thinking about buying P.O.P NEO Shanks since I love him so much and at the same time thinking about getting Ben Beckman if I so happen to get Shanks. The only thing I'm worried is MegaHouse releasing a New World version of Shanks to go with Ben Beckman, but this might not happen for a while since they just entered new world. We will see. Enjoy!

P.O.P NEO-DX Ben Beckman & Shirahoshi

This weeks pre-orders has just released P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) NEO-DX Ben Beckman and Sailing Again - Shirahoshi!! Sadly I was too late to order Ben Beckman. Even though I don't have Shanks yet, the Red Haired Pirates are my second favorite groups in the One Piece Series. Ben Beckman comes with two types of faces, his "younger" self and his New World look, much like what he looks like now from the anime. His sculpt is just fantastic and he is currently going for 5800-6000 yen; much cheaper than expected. I am hoping that once he is out on the market I would be able to find him and start a Akagami collection.

 Next we have P.O.P Sailing Again - Shirahoshi announced for this weeks pre-order as well! She doesn't come with any inter-changeable parts, but she does come with a mini luffy figure. I wish they included a second head with her crying face, which she is pretty much known for. In terms of her size, they scaled her down but she is pretty much the same height as New World Zoro, slightly a little bit shorter from some photo's I have seen posted on forums. The details on her is pretty awesome and coloring is done really well! I do like her character, but not enough for me to buy her to add to my collection. If I am able to find her for a cheaper deal in Japan, I may consider getting myself one if I happen to find one.

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P.O.P DX Gecko Moria

P.O.P DX Gecko Moria

Available May 2012

It's the time again where the pre-orders for the up coming P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX Gecko Moria came out tonight at 1:00 am Vancouver time, 6:00pm Japan time. I managed to pre-order Moria from AmiAmi, but since I did not order anything from their site lately because of their huge maintenance change, I was a bit worried. None the less I have managed to pre-order Moria from AmiAmi and also a while back I managed to order Doflamingo from Big in Japan. Currently I am 5/7 Shichibukai members being collected and just missing Jinbei and Crocodile. I believe I can find both of them if I went down to Tokyo, but at the moment both of them are pretty hard to find online.

I am a bit disappointed that Moria is pretty expensive, especially only coming with two additional bats and with no extra parts. I am not 100% sure of his actual height, but in relation to the manga he SHOULD be as tall as or maybe taller than Bartholomew Kuma. I hope MegaHouse gets his height accurate, otherwise I would be really disappointed in this figure. I hope those that were able to get their pre-orders, went through well. For those that were unable to pre-order him, try checking out Mandarake or Rakuten as a back up plan!! Enjoy!

2012 JUMP Festival: P.O.P MegaHouse

Here is the updates on the new P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) Sailing Again and DX series. We have an update from the DX series of Ben Beckman and Moria. It is said that they confirmed that Moria's arms are not changeable, but might be considered just a static pose but with different items that comes with him. I assume it would be something similar to Akainu with different bat elements or action items. For the Sailing Again series, we have an update on Brook, Usopp, Robin, and Franky sculpt confirmed. I love Brook's pose and sculpt; I wish I was collecting the Sailing Again series, but it wasn't enough for me to collect the whole group. For me personally I wouldn't just get one of them and not consider getting the others, even though Zoro, Brook, and Usopp all look fantastic. Here are some photo's found online from the JUMP Festival conference.

Source link:

http://blog.hobbystock.jp/report/2011/12/tp0818.html

P.O.P DX Don Flamingo & Jewelry Bonney

Here are the promo photo's of the up coming P.O.P (Portrait of Pirate) DX Don Flamingo and Jewelry Bonny. Both look amazing but I think this time I will be only getting Don Flamingo so that I can finish my Shichibukai series. I'm happy that he comes with three other faces, though I wish he came with another pose but the one with his tongue sticking out won me over. Can't wait to get Moria as well and I still need to get Jinbei as well as Crocodile. I have been debating if I should get Crocodile because of his base plate. The others are all labeled as World Government, but he more involved with the Baroque Works organization. I shall consider this really soon, because I do love his P.O.P sculpture.

MegaHobby 2011 Autum Convention

Huge update for what I am about to post here. I was going through some of the releases being held at the MegaHobby 2011 Autum Convention in Tokyo and Mega House just totally blew my mind away. All the figures I wanted to be out for P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) are now being released. Here is the next P.O.P line up for the coming months: Gecko Moria, Donquixote Doflamingo, Bonny, Ben Beckman, and Shiraishi. At last I can finally finish off my Shichibukai P.O.P series and the based on the prototypes they released they are ridiculous! Why did Mega House all of a sudden saved these till now? I don't know why they didn't release them earlier, but I am glad they released them and hopefully coming in soon. Here are some photo's of the convention I saw online. Enjoy!

P.O.P DX Monkey D. Garp (ver.0)

P.O.P DX Monkey D. Garp (ver. 0) Limited

Here is a small update on a very limited P.O.P DX Monkey D. Garp (version 0), where he showed up in the Gol D. Roger Era from the Strong World series. This version is when he was still Admiral at the time along with Sengoku and where Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu were still rookies back then. The coloring done on Garp on this version is just fantastic! His face skin-tone is fixed compared to his first version. I assume that they made this version because of the amount of extra Garp figures MegaHouse made. The pose is exactly the same as his other version except for the color and his head. At the moment we are not sure what other items he comes with but I assume it is just the figure with one pose.

Garp will be only available during the MegaHouse showcase in Tokyo, so if you happen to be there this winter take a look there and see if you are able to get him! I do love the coloring on this Garp compared to the first version, but to blend in with the other P.O.P DX figures he would stand out a lot. I try to blend in the characters based on the one's I already have, which is why I won't be getting this one. I will be updating on a few P.O.P's that I have got these past few months. I just didn't have any time to update some of them, but I will get to those very soon!

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http://www.donki.com/onepiece/index.php#one

P.O.P DX Admiral Kizaru & Roronoa Zoro (New World)

P.O.P Sailing Again: Roronoa Zoro (New World)

Here are a few new updates on the coming P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates) DX & Sailing Again series. Both coming out for pre-orders tonight are P.O.P DX Admiral Kizaru and P.O.P Sailing Again: Roronoa Zoro, both of which look fantastic. The additional items that come with Admiral Kizaru is pretty awesome and I am happy to see that MegaHouse has decided to include another Zoro face with him holding the sword in his mouth.

P.O.P DX: Admiral Kizaru

For those that are starting to get into collecting P.O.P's this would be a nice time to start collecting the Mugiwara New World version, since compare to the older one's the sculpt and poses were pretty simple and mind you that they were just starting when this series got really popular. Personally for me, I won't be collecting the P.O.P's for this series just because of the limited space I have in my room and also the cost of which these fantastic figures are. I will however consider buying certain characters if they decide to bring those out, like the other Shichibukai's but because of the Sailing Again series launching I hope they won't abandon the DX series and bring out a new one.