Figuarts ZERO Release Announcement: Keep Out! This is a Spoiler! (Duh!)

Warning! Spoiler Alert! If you are a One Piece "anime-only" follower, have no ideas of the current events in the manga whatsoever, and want to keep it that way, you better stay away from this news and just check out some other posts in this blog. You have been warned!.... (Duh!)

Better Late than Never: Figuarts ZERO Trafalgar Law Release Announcement

There may have been a lot of released and to be released figures of Trafalgar Law in his Dressrosa attire. This time it's Bandai Tamashii Nations' turn for their Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Dressrosa Edition). With the announcement of Figuarts ZERO - Issho Fujitora and Figuarts ZERO - Donquixote Doflamingo (Dressrosa Edition), this figure completes the awesome three-way confrontation of Green Bit.

This figure release is not much of a surprise actually, since we are expecting more upcoming Dressrosa characters from Figuarts ZERO. We already saw two of the Mugiwaras - Luffy and Robin. And since Trafalgar Law has a big role in the Dressrosa Arc aside from the fact that every One Piece fanboy cares for him, it's only obvious that he'll be given priority. Though this is an expected release, it's always nice to see a new Trafalgar Law figure specially if you're a huge fan.

The pose isn't too battle ver-ish, but it's much more dynamic than the earlier announced POP version by Megahouse. He's in the midst of unsheathing his sword and having a little smirk on his face. I like how his long coat is being blown by the air. He comes with an alternate head without the hat and with a bigger smirk exposing some of his teeth. It's really great to see him face-to-face with Doflamingo in this pose.

Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Dressrosa Edition) will be a December 2014 release for 4,104 yen. No preorder dates announced yet to stay tuned for future announcements.

Update (2014-08-26): Preorders for Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Dressrosa Edition) will start next Monday, 1st of September 2014 at 16:00 (JST).

Get Ready for Gladiator Lucy, Robiland & Joker's Exciting Figuarts ZEROs

I never thought that we will be feasting with our eyes so soon with these official photos of the three new Figuarts ZEROs. We just broke the news for the upcoming release of these three figures about two weeks ago. Today, Bandai Tamashii Nations has already unveiled the official photos of Figuarts ZERO of Dressrosa editions of Luffy (a.k.a. Gladiator Lucy), Robin and Doflamingo. And I must say, I am totally happy as well as excited on these three figures. I'll just share some few thoughts about them.

Gladiator Lucy, Robiland & Joker's Figuarts ZEROs, Adding to the Dressrosa Line-up

Bandai is ending the year with a trio of Dressrosa Figuarts ZEROs. We got a fresh new announcement that Dressrosa versions of Doflamingo, Luffy & Robin's Figuarts ZEROs will be released in October (Luffy & Robin) and December (Doflamingo). That's right! Bandai is really serious in giving us a series of Dressrosa line-up under this product line. See the details below.

Figuarts ZERO - Gladiator Lucy

• Release Date: October 2014
• Price: 3,024 yen

Figuarts ZERO - Nico Robin (Dressrosa Edition)

• Release Date: October 2014
• Price: 3,780 yen

Figuarts ZERO - Donquixote Doflamingo (Dressrosa Edition)
Tamashii Web Exclusive

• Release Date: December 2014
• Price: 3,780 yen

A Beautiful Assassin Will Dance On October

We got a great news that beautiful assassin Viola (or Violet) will have a Figuarts ZERO treatment. The figure is set to be released on October of 2014 with a price tag of 3,780 yen. No photos of the prototype figure available yet, so let's hope that we're getting a lovable Viola in Figuarts ZERO format. I'll be posting the photo on this blog or on my Facebook page as soon as it becomes available. Till then, let's just dream of her gorgeousness.

The Next Score Will Be from Kaijō High

The next to be released for the Kuroko No Basuke Figure Series will be the Small Forward of Kaijō High and a member of the Generation of Miracles. The yellow-haired Ryōta Kise. Preorder schedule for this figure has been announced by MegaHouse and will start next Wednesday, 14th of May at 18:00 (JST). Same as the preorder start date of POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law Ver. 2 and POP CB-EX - Momonosuke. For those like me who's planning to complete this figure series, better mark your calendars.

Two More POP Preorders for the Month of May

Aside from POP LIMITED - Cavendish the Hakuba which will be available for preorder starting tomorrow (see the preorder announcement here), there will be two more POP preorders for the month of May. As earlier announced, POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law Ver. 2 and POP CB-EX - Momonosuke will be our next POP preorders.

The Perverted Kid is Set for Another August Release

More POP announcements as MegaHouse gave us the release date of the last known unreleased POP prototype. POP CB-EX - Momonosuke is set to be released on August 2014 and will retail for 3,100 yen. I'm was actually wondering why this wasn't announced yet given that the prototype was already shown painted. It turns out that he will be released back to back with Rebecca on August.

The Third POP Trafalgar Law Gets a Release Date

The Dressrosa version of POP Trafalgar Law has been announced as a September 2014 release and will retail for 8,800 yen. And the best thing about this release is that it is NOT a LIMITED edition release unlike the earlier announced Cavendish and Barlolomeo. That's a great news for me as this is one of the Dressrosa POP character treatment that I am actually planning to get, the other one being Rebecca.

The Sexy Gladiator will get a ZERO Treatment

We got an announcement that the sexy gladiator Rebecca will get a Bandai Figuarts ZERO treatment. That's a great news for us Figuarts ZERO collectors. It will be a September 2014 release for 3,780 yen. No photos of the prototype yet, so the question is, will it be a good representation of the character's alluring beauty? 

Another POP LIMITED Gladiator

Just after the announcement that POP Cavendish will be a limited edition release. Here they go again with another LIMITED. The POP Sailing Again - Bartolomeo the Cannibal has been classified as POP LIMITED. Well actually, we already saw this coming when MegaHouse launch the POP Special page on the MegaHobby Station. The page shows a silhouette of what turns out to be Cavendish and Bartolomeo under the POP Limited class. See below.

The Man with Eyes of a Woman.. is LIMITED

Here we go again with another POP LIMITED release announcement by MegaHouse. The official promo photos has been made available and we had a first look at the fully colored prototype. And yes, the POP Sailing Again - Cavendish the Hakuba is now being classified as POP LIMITED and will exclusively be offered via Premium Bandai, Megatreashop and others MegaHouse affiliated stores only. We don't have any information if it will have an international release though. Preorders has been announced, and will start on the 9th of May 2014 at 13:00 JST.

A Cold Blooded Assassin

So what if there's a lot of Kakashi figure? Well actually, I am one of those who were asking why MegaHouse seems to be giving a lot of love to Kakashi fans. I am a fan myself of Kakashi, but I'm also waiting for some other Naruto characters to be produced. This G.E.M. Series - Hatake Kakashi (ANBU Ver.) is the third of MegaHouse's G.E.M. Kakashi so I asked "why another one?" But then I asked again "Why not?"

The Hyena Springs Into Action

I actually thought that there isn't any POP preorder for the month of April coz the announcement from Megahobby Station was a bit delayed for some reason. Well now here it is, our April POP preorder, POP Sailing Again - Hyena Bellamy. Preorders starts next week, Tuesday, 8th of April 2014 at 18:00 (JST).

A Sexy Gladiator To Heat Up The Summer

 

Summer isn't coming up soon, but MegaHouse is letting us feel the July heat as they announce the preorder for the next addition to our POP collection, the semi-naked warrior - POP Sailing Again - Gladiator Rebecca. Preorders for this figure will start next Wednesday, 5th of March 2014 at 18:00 (JST).

Zoro Has Lost His Way Again

Zoro has lost his way again... on the store shelves that is. This would mean that we won't be meeting with him this February. POP Edition-Z - Roronoa Zoro will be delayed according to a news from Megahobby Station. The release date was pushed to next month, March 2014. As a result, we're now down to two POP releases for this month - POP LIMITED - Nami (Mugiwara Ver), and POP Edition-Z - Monkey D. Luffy.

Earlier, they also announced the delay of POP MAS - Tony Tony Chopper (Horn Point). We initially expected four POP releases by February, but it turns out that we'll only be getting two. I hope there won't be any further delay announcements from MegaHouse for this month.

It's Going To Rain Meteors On August

It's going to rain meteors on August. Not on the One Piece anime or manga but on your wallets and on your display shelves. We got an info that Figuarts ZERO - Fujitora-Issho is expected to be released on August 2014. Priced only for 4,104 yen, but sadly, it is a Tamashii Web/Premium Bandai Web exclusive. I don't know what's the reason behind this exclusivity but I find it totally absurd.

Anime-only followers, watch-out for spoilers ahead.

A Sexy Addition To Your Punk Hazard Collection

The second Figuarts ZERO that was revealed during the Jump Festa 2014 event has already been given a pricing and release date. Figuarts ZERO - Baby 5 will be a June 2014 release and it will cost you 4,104 yen should you decide to own this sexy looking figure.

Baby 5 must be popular to be getting a Figuarts ZERO treatment rather than giving us Kinemon. Or maybe they are just simply continuing the Punk Hazard characters. They have already released Trafalgar Law, Caesar Clown, Smoker and Tashigi. Anyway, this figure seems to look nice. It's just that I'm not totally contented.

We're Not Getting Four POPs For February After All

MegaHouse is down by one POP for next month's releases. They just announced the delay of the release of POP MAS - Tony Tony Chopper (Horn Point). It was initially announced as a February 2014 release, along with POP Edition-Z - Roronoa Zoro, POP LIMITED - Nami (Mugiwara Ver), and POP Edition-Z - Monkey D. Luffy, but was pushed backwards to March of 2014. This leaves us with three POP releases for the month of February.

This may be a bad news for those who can't wait for this POP, but this is actually a good news to those like me who preordered all four POPs. It's a bit of a relieve to our wallet. Still, three POPs in a month is a pain. Can't help it actually as these are all Mugiwaras and have to be a part of every POP collection.

MegaHouse Returns With Blue Flames of Resurrection

After a lame POP re-release preorder announcement last month, MegaHouse is back with something that every POP collector is waiting for. Finally, the preorder announcement for POP MAS - Marco The Phoenix. It will start next Wednesday, 5th of February 2014 at 18:00 (JST). I guess it would be another preorder battle for online hobby shops in Japan. Get ready with your F5 key to refresh your browser as soon as the clock ticks.

This is one of the much anticipated figure that was revealed during the MegaHobby EXPO 2013 Autumn. It's the third MAS (Motion Ability Statue) to be released and the second version of POP Marco The Phoenix. I missed the Neo-DX version so this one is a really must get for me. Can't wait for it.

No pricing and release date announced yet. So for more, stay tuned to this blog and my Facebook page.