Grand Line Men: One Piece Film Z Edition

Some of you may know that Banpresto Grand Line Men/Lady are introducing their One Piece Film Z edition figures. First we have Luffy and Usopp for Grand Line Men. For Grand Line Lady, we are getting Nami and Ain (Movie character). Though this is not part of the Grand Line series, I am loving the character designs on these and will probably plan on getting at least the Mugiwara crew for sure. Here is a promo photo that I found online. I will update information of these figures once I spend some time finding content related to them. 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!

Banpresto Grand Line Series

Here are some update on some awesome Banpresto Grand Line series. We finally got some new updates on the Grand Line Lady line along with some up coming Grand Line Men as well as Children series as well. From Grand Line Men we have Franky and Brook; for Grand Line Lady we have Olivia and Robin; finally for Grand Line Children we have Sanji and Usopp.

For sure I am collecting the Grand Line Men and Lady, but will be passing on with the Grand Line Children series. The details on them for sure is spot on and they are in perfect scale for the P.O.P (Portrait of Pirates), but not for the Grand Line Men/Lady series. They are a great addition to your collection, but I will have to pass on these guys. Here are some photo's from the Choppermania Blog. Take a look at their site as well! Enjoy!

Reference Blog

Choppermania Blog

Jump Festival 2012 Ichiban Kuji Update

Here are some more Ichiban Kuji updates I found on some blogs and forums you guys might be interested in. First we have two, A Prize ichiban kuji's of Gol D. Roger and White Beard (Roger's Era edition), both of which they look pretty awesome. For those that are wanting to get Banpresto's Grand Line Men version of Roger, I would think again before buying that. The Ichiban Kuji version basically have the same pose, the only difference is the details, the height of the figures and vibrant colors on the two. If you're looking for more of a lighter vibrant color of Roger and perhaps a little taller then the Grand Line Men series, I would choose the ichiban kuji version. However, if you prefer to get a darker colored version of him and would like to keep the consistency of your other Grand Line Men figures, then I would choose the Grand Line Men version. I am torn between the two right now, but depending on the price, I might be going for Grand Line Men series, but if the prices are not too different and the height is similar to a MSP figure then I might go for the Ichiban Kuji. Wanting to let Roger stand beside my MSP Ace if the height of the figure are very similar. Here are some photo's of the other figures from the festival. Enjoy.

Reference Blog

http://bbs.actoys.net/read.php?tid-829805-page-1.html

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.

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

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!

Grand Line Men Yasopp, Luffy & Usopp (Time Skip)

Grand Line Men: Luffy (New World) Vol. 10

Here are some of the up coming releases in this months Banpresto Grand Line Men series. Starting in mid-September, Banpresto Grand Line Men: Yasopp and Zoro will be coming out. Following in mid-October New World version of Luffy and Usopp is coming out next. Personally I won't be getting the Zoro for the September release, since the New World series has just started coming out, therefore I will just get the New World version of Zoro instead. I was still debating on getting the P.O.P versions of the New World Mugiwara crew but decided not to. For some reasons (1) cost/shipping, (2) detail - example on luffy's belt is a little different on the P.O.P versus Banpresto's version, and (3) space to put them in. Although the P.O.P versions do look pretty fantastic, but for me personally I am going to stick with the Banpresto line instead of collecting more P.O.P's.

Grand Line Men: Roronoa Zoro vol. 9

Grand Line Men: Yasopp vol. 9

Grand Line Men: Usopp (New World) vol. 10

Figuarts One Piece New World Ver.

Figuarts One Piece New World (Time Skip) ver.

Here's a small update (delayed - sorry about the late notice) on Figuarts version of the One Piece New World Version of this series. Compared to Banpresto, Figuarts came out with their version first but the pose and builds are pretty close. This just depends on which pose you collectors prefer better compared to one another. Personally I like Banpresto's poses and because I have already started a collection of Banpresto figures I would like to have a good consistency of the figures I buy. Here are some photo's of the latest pre-orders from AmiAmi Online Store, but knowing that this is by Bandai there will be many more in stock. I guarantee!!

New Grand Line Men/Woman Updates

Master Star Piece: Time Skip Luffy

Here's an update list of some of the up coming Grand Line Men & Woman series coming out by Banpreso. Also a sneak preview of the Master Star Piece Luffy model, which is 70% done as well. Here are some photo's found on Dengeki Online.

Grand Line Men: Gol D. Roger

Grand Line Men: Marco

Grand Line Men: Time Skip Usopp

Grand Line Woman: Time Skip Nami

Grand Line Woman: Bonny