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.

Starting the Year with a Limited Edition Announcement

MegaHouse starts a new year with a great looking figure announcement but with a slightly annoying distribution scheme. POP Neo-DX (as it was classified during the Mehahobby EXPO 2013 Autumn event) Kaku is going to be a LIMITED edition (as was classified during the Jump Festa 2014 event). A really annoying move from MegaHouse.

Well, that isn't so surprising considering they have done it before with Kalifa and Sadi. POP LIMITED - Kaku is going to be released on June 2014 for 8,424 yen. I think the price is too steep for a simple looking POP like this. And that's only the official pricing for MegaHouse's affiliated stores like Megatreashop, Premium Bandai, etc. Outside Japan, pricing will be way much more expensive. So be ready for that.

For a CP9 fan like me, there's no question why I should be getting this one. It's just too bad that I'll be paying more than it's overall value. Unless there's tons of optional display parts that would come with it. Notice that two swords that was seen during the Jump Festa event? Well for me, it's not enough to justify the price.

No exact preorder announcement date yet. So be sure to check this blog or my Facebook page from time to time for further announcements.

Update (2014-01-24): Preorders schedule POP LIMITED - Kaku will start 7th of February 2014, until late-March 2014. That's for MegaHouse's affiliated shops only being a limited edition. Still no word if this will have an international release.

POP SA Chopper Crimin Ver. Is A Jump Festa 2014 Event Exclusive

Remember the Chopper Crimin Ver. that we saw back at Wonder Festival 2013 Summer? Well it turns out that it's gonna be another event exclusive. Yep, that's right! POP Sailing Again - Tony Tony Chopper (Crimin Ver.) will be available exclusively at the MegaHouse booth during the upcoming Jump Festa 2014 event which will be held from 21st to the 22nd of December 2013.

I'm excited as I'm worried on the availability of this figure. I'm dying to get this one, but being an event exclusive, it's going to be tough to get from third party resellers outside Japan, not to mention the pricing which will be... oh well, let's just assume that it's going to be more than doubled. It will only retail for 3,000 yen at the event, but I'm thinking that I'll be slashing about 6,000 yen from my wallet before I can get my hands on the figure. Lucky of those who would be able to attend on the event.

Why would I pay 6,000-ish yen for such a small POP? Well, what I can I say? Aside from a cute looking Chopper figure, I love how he wears that pink Crimin shirt while holding a black flag with a Mugiwara jolly roger and the title "Portrait of Pirates" in it. It's also nice that the base isn't the usual POP base but a mock oak barrel top, giving the figure a familiar pirate touch.

This is the second Crimin ver. to be released. The first one being the Nami Crimin. I would really like to see all the Straw Hat Crew in their Crimin outfit to get the POP treatment as seen in Oda's illustration below.

Straw Hat Pirates on Fishman Island

Below are the details of this figure:

POP Sailing Again LIMITED - Tony Tony Chopper (Crimin Ver.)

• Price: 3,000 yen
• Release Date: Jump Festa 2014 Event Exclusive (MegaHouse Booth)

Jump Festa 2014

• Date: 21-22 December 2013 (Saturday-Sunday) 9:00 - 17:00 (JST)
• Venue: Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1-8
• Admission: Free

This maybe just another POP Chopper, but it's a very welcomed version of him, rather than those neverending Chopperman releases.

Make Way For The Former Fleet Admiral

It seems that MegaHouse is on full throttle for the 1st quarter of 2014. Following the earlier announced Crocodile & Vivi  for January, then Nami, Zoro & Chopper for February, here they are again announcing their POP LIMITED - Sengoku as a March 2014 release, making it six confirmed POP releases just for the 1st quarter of 2014 alone.

This POP Sengoku was unveiled during the MegaHobby EXPO 2013 Spring. It was originally labeled as a Neo-DX, but for some reason, they decided to change it to a limited edition release, much like what they did with Kalifa. Probably because they'd realized that there's a lot of collectors planning to preorder. Making those limited would ensure that they meet the production demands.

As you can see, we only have photos of its uncolored prototype stage. It didn't appear on any other events following the MegaHobby EXPO 2013 Spring, so we haven't seen a colored prototype. But that doesn't stop the excitement and anticipation for this release. I believe that most of you had decided to preorder as soon as you laid an eye to this fleet admiral in his POP treatment. We should be able to see the official promo photos anytime soon. 

As mentioned, POP LIMITED - Sengoku will be released on March 2014, and it will be available for preorder at 9,240 yen. Being a limited edition, it will be officially available for preorder at MegaHouse's affiliated stores in Japan.

An Overly Sexy Cat Burglar For A Post Valentine Date

The latest addition to our regular dose of POP Nami Limited Editions, the POP LIMITED - Nami (Mugiwara Ver.) has now been announced officially at the MegaHobby Station. We can now examine the figure in full 360° with these official promo images (check out the preorder announcement here).

She looks nice and sexy at every angle except for her (excuse me for the word) butt crack and the butt itself. I wasn't able to find any decent shots of her back on any of the exhibit photos so I really didn't notice it earlier. The butt crack looks weird and the butt looks flat. I don't know, but this isn't what I called a sexy butt.

Anyway, nevermind the butt (how many times did I used the word?), its not like we're going to display her with her back facing us. What we should be concerned about is her overall sexy sculpt and the lovely face. Sure we've seen a lot of photos of her from the earlier exhibits, but a lovely POP like this deserves to have some nice decent shots so that we can entirely see what we will be having on our display shelves. You can also check out the 360° View here.

To be released on February 2014 for 7,350 yen. Preorders starts at 27th of September 2013 at 13:00 (JST). Take note that as a limited edition  item, she is only officially available at Premium Bandai, Megatreashop, Mekke Shueisha and other MegaHouse affiliated stores.  For those like me living outside Japan, just check out your favorite POP retailers for it's availability. You have to consider paying more than the retail price though, as this isn't officially available outside Japan.

Can't Get Enough Of Nami? Here's Another One

If you were following my Facebook page you probably have a good amount of info about this release. But for those who haven't seen this before, yes, we are going to get another limited edition Nami. I'm actually liking this figure, but c'mon MegaHouse, isn't it time for Robin fans to get their fix?

Well, let's just assume that company has proven that Nami is indeed bankable that they kept releasing Nami POPs. But an equally sexy Nico Robin has to get some love also and not just some limited edition repaints. I'm not complaining about this Nami figure though. Nami look gorgeous here. She is actually wearing Luffy styled sexy outfit complete with a straw hat which is why it is entitled POP LIMITED - Nami (Mugiwara Ver.). It was unveiled at the recently held Chara Hobby 2013 (C3xHobby 2013)

Want to Take a Bubble Bath with this Sexy Secretary?

Again, my apologies for the delay of this post for reasons I mentioned earlier in my last two posts. But this sexy CP9 member has to be given a place in my blog. POP LIMITED - Kalifa has already been out for preorder for quite sometime now, and here are the official promo images.

Well, she was initially offered as a store exclusives at Megatrea Shop and Premium Bandai but was eventually offered on international markets as a regular release along with POP Edition-Z - Aokiji Kuzan and POP MAS - Rob Lucci (Leopard Kami-e Bushin Ver.), more like POP SA-Maximum - Armored Franky and other LIMITED POPs availability.

I usually avoid these Japan limited items since it's normally too expensive and order the international distributions if it becomes available, but I was so excited and have already placed an order for the Japan limited edition before the international version has been announced. Geesh! Anyway, not too sorry about it since the Japanese distributions usually comes earlier than the international ones, so with that, I can get my hands on this sexy figure a little earlier.

Let's get down to these official images. As we have seen before during the past exhibits, Kalifa comes with two facial expressions, one with a little smile on her face on one serious, and two left arms, one reaching herright shoulder and on holding her glasses. But as you can see here in these official images, there is nothing new here. That's all the optional parts that she comes with. But for the price of 7,980 yen, it is a good deal since it's the figure itself is lovable.

I'm not a huge fan of that pose actually. I thought she would really look a lot nicer if she is simply standing with one arm on her hips, more like POP Sailing Again - Nami, but with lesser pin-up girl style pose. That way, she wouldn't look awkward next to POP LIMITED - Rob Lucci ver. 1.5. But don't get me wrong, this figure isn't bad. In fact, I love the details of her outfit, especially those fishnet shirt and stockings, not to mention the addition of those bubble effect parts.

As a huge fan of CP9 and female One Piece characters, this is a must get for me, adding to the list of my post-Christmas loot-bag. For those who wanted her but wasn't able to secure a preorder yet, she's still available for preorder at Megatrea Shop and Premium Bandai until 2nd of September 2013. For international release, check out these sites, Figmation, Animarket and Hobby Frontier.

At Last, Kalifa Is Now Ready to POP Our Bubbles

It was announced today that the long awaited POP LIMITED - Kalifa (yes, limited!) will finally be released on December 2013 for a price of 7,350 yen. That price is very much welcome, but sadly, only people of Japan will enjoy this pricing as this sexy CP9 is a limited edition POP.

We've seen her in a lot of MegaHouse figure exhibits and was tagged as Neo-DX but she was ultimately labeled as POP LIMITED during the recently held Megahobby EXPO 2013. I don't really understand how MegaHouse decides which one to be labelled as limited and which one is not. There isn't anything special about this figure to make it limited. I'm seeing her as just an average POP (a sexy one though). So why LIMITED MegaHouse? This will be a pain for all of us outside Japan.

Hopefully, she will have an international release just like other limited edition POPs, so we can avail her in a regular non-limited price outside Japan. No preorder schedule yet so be sure to keep an eye on this blog or my Facebook page for further announcements. 

New Release Photo Review: POP Neo-EX - Boa Hancock ver. Blue

The lovely POP Neo-EX - Boa Hancock ver. Blue has been officially released last Saturday, 30th of March 2013. And as usual, we got some early photos of the figure to review courtesy of ワンピース POP 予約＆新作速報 of blog.livedoor.jp. It's not like we need these images to see the beauty of this figure, but rather to see how exciting and lovable this new version is.

I won't discuss much about the details this figure since every POP collector are very familiar with it being just an alternate version of the original POP Neo-DX Boa Hancock. The only notable differences between this version and the original are it's color (which is blue instead of red), and the addition of the new winked-eye alternate face.

But as the original red version, Boa Hancock is totally beautiful in this particular version. By adding that new alternate face, MegaHouse breathe new life to this now considered rare and classic figure. She looks cute in this face and has a totally different personality as compared to the original serious face and that kinda erotically irritated face.

1000 Words: Greetings from Fishman Island

I was just trying to give life to my POP Sailing Again - Nami (Crimin ver) photo by doing some editing in photoshop. After a total of about 6 hours of trial and error, it turns out like this.

POP SA-Maximum LIMITED - Armored Franky... Why MegaHouse, Why?

It has been a while now since Megahouse announced the preorder schedule and the release info of this POP SA-Maximum LIMITED - Armored Franky (check the Jump Festa 2013 announcement), but up until now I still can't get over the fact that they made it ridiculously expensive and LIMITED. Being classified under Maximum means it's huge and expensive. Being classified under LIMITED means it's rare and expensive as well. And this POP, SA Franky has both.

Looking at the photos taken from the previously held events, I can understand that it has to be super expensive because of it's massive size and tons of option parts, not to mention that it looks so freaking awesome. But what is so frustrating is that it is classified as LIMITED. That's a really an irritating and ridiculous move for MegaHouse! This should've been a bonus for us who follows and buys every one of their POPs. They could have made it cheaper, not cheaper as to make it below POP standards, but with a fairly lower price and available as a regular, non limited edition release as a way of thanking their customers.

New Release Photo Review: POP Sailing Again LIMITED - Nami Crimin ver

POP Sailing Again LIMITED - Nami Crimin ver has been released last 20th of December along with the POPs Official Guidebook. Here are some early shots of one of the retail release (thanks to http://blog.livedoor.jp) and Nami looks so sexy as she was in the official promo images. 

This figure is a limited edition that comes only with the said guidebook. No word yet if this will be later sold separately without the book. But why not get her without the it. I think its nice for a POP collector to have that guidebook. She's still available on most online hobby shops so get her while you can. Limited editions like these has a little or no chance of being re-released not to mention it's price value skyrocketing as the stocks get lower. Mine will be arriving at our doorstep soon :)

Check out these photos below to help you decide if you also wanted one. I already covered the unboxing earlier on the Facebook page for you to see the guidebook. 

Official Photos: POP LIMITED Sadie-chan

POP LIMITED Sadie-chan has already appeared as a shop exclusive at the Megatrea Shop. They will start accepting preorders for this product starting 11th of January 2013, Friday at 13:00 (JST). Priced for 8,820 yen including tax and shipping. Release date is on June 2013. It is limited for Japan only, but it will probably be available on some re-seller that ships outside Japan at higher prices. I wonder why MegaHouse decided to make this a limited edition.

Up until now, I'm still having a mixed feeling about this POP. I love the painting details, the hair, the face and costume design, but there's something about the sculpt that I don't like, specially in the rib cage part. It looks like some elastic bent rubber. The breast is also weirdly shaped and I find that the arms are kind of long and thin. Totally out of proportion and I don't find her sexy. If this was a regular release, I might consider getting her, but being limited, I think it's not worth the price. I'll probably skip this one.

New Release Photo Review: POP LIMITED - Rob Lucci ver 1.5

POP LIMITED - Rob Lucci ver 1.5 has been released last Wednesday, 7th of November 2012, and here are some of the photos from one of the final retail releases. As expected, MegaHouse didn't disappoint the fans on this release. As we already knew, this is a much improved version of the original Neo-6 (denoted by the title "ver. 1.5") and the figure totally justifies.

Also below, there are some images on how the new ver 1.5 compares to the original Neo-6, so you can much more appreciate the changes and improvements done on this revision. As this figure is limited, only a few stores offered it, but if you happened to be able to make a preorder, it should arrive at your doorstep anytime soon. For those who wasn't able to preorder but still interested on getting one, you can still be able to purchase from some stores albeit a higher than standard price. Well it is still much cheaper than the original Neo though.

As for me, I shall receive my copy from Otacute probably by next week :)

Official Photos: POP Neo-EX LIMITED - Boa Hancock ver. Blue

After much speculations from fans, official images of POP Neo-EX LIMITED - Boa Hancock ver. Blue has been finally released. And much to many collectors dismay (specially to the owners of the original), she is just a alternate/recolor of POP Neo-DX Boa Hancock with an additional winking eye alternate face. I'm not sure if there are some other slight improvements made on the sculpt, but based on these photos, it is basically the same. It's just like what they did with Luffy JF Special, only with lesser new parts. MegaHouse probably would like to get the most out of this famous POP.

For those who have missed the original red color (like me), this was still a good news. This blue colored dress is based from the manga chapter 598, where Boa Hancock is wearing the same dress but in blue (remained red in the anime) during the time when he met with Luffy after the two year time-skip. So this can be regarded as the post time-skip version of Boa Hancock.

So much for wishing a different non-swimsuit Boa Hancock. I hope we can still see a completely new Boa Hancock like the Marine Ford version and with Salome some time in the future.

No price and release date yet but preorder information has been released earlier and can be found here.

Update: Release date is late March 2013

Update: Retails for the price of 7,350 yen (inclusive of tax)

Update: Preorders are now open at HLJ, Hobby Search, Amiami, Animarket and Otacute at their own discounted prices.

POP November 2012 Preorder Announcements

The November POP preorders has been lifted and we are getting not one but three exciting POP announcements. First off is POP Neo-DX - Shiliew, this wasn't much of a surprise since this is the only remaining fully completed figure that was shown from Chara Hobby 2012.

The second one, POP Neo-EX LIMITED Boa Hancock ver. Blue was a surprise since none of use knew this one coming. As the name implies, she is a limited edition and only few stores will offer this figure. No available photos of this figure yet so we're not sure if this is only a recolor of the previous DX Boa Hancock or a completely new sculpt. This is the one I'm totally excited for since I missed the previous release.

And the last but not least, POP Neo-EX LIMITED Marshall D. Teach "Bleackbeard" ver. 1.5. This is a limited edition as well and also not photo yet. This is probably a release decision to coincide with the release of DX Shiliew. They should have made this release strategy with Rob Lucci ver. 1.5 by releasing Kalifa as well :) ...(wishful thinking).

Below are the preorder schedules

November 7, 2012 at 18:00 (JST)

• POP Neo-DX - Shiliew
• POP Neo-EX LIMITED Boa Hancock ver. Blue

November 8, 2012 (timing unknown)

• POP Neo-EX LIMITED Marshall D. Teach "Bleackbeard" ver. 1.5

No price and release dates yet for any of these three POPs and as I have mentioned, no available photos for Hancock and Teach yet. For Shiliew, only the photos from Chara Hobby 2012 event are available so just check 'em out below. I will post the official photos of these three figures as soon as it is made available.

As for POP Sailing Again - Franky, no word from it yet but since it is the onely remaining prototype that was shown from the events earlier, we might get to see him fully completed in the upcoming MegaHobby EXPO 2012 Autumn event this coming 25th of November. And if it is indeed fully completed at that time, it is safe to say that it will be the next preorder to be announced.

POP Neo-EX LIMITED - Monkey D. Garp ver. 0 Re-release

There's a lot of good figures to be released this coming December, and to adding to those is the re-release of POP Neo-EX LIMITED - Monkey D. Garp ver. 0. Fans who wasn't able to acquire this very limited POP release last year will be have a chance for the second time around. Sadly for me, my budget is fully booked for that month and I can only hope to get this later on.

I believe this is the first time that a Limited POP is going to be re-released, hopefully the price will not skyrocket after its release on December. You think this is a sign that there will be more POP Ver. 0 releases like Gol D. Roger, Edward Newgate (Whitebeard) and Shiki?

Store availability also seems to be limited, so good luck for those who are dying to get this :)

New Release Photo Review: POP LIMITED - Nico Robin Neo Repaint ver

POP LIMITED - Nico Robin Neo Repaint ver. has just been released today, 6th of October and it will be ready for shipping on Monday for those who already made a preorder. A very nice POP limited edition release from MegaHouse, but unfortunately, I had to skip this one as my wallet was recently devastated by last month's POP Sailing Again releases.

Anyway I am not that much a fan of these metallic versions nor collecting Neo series. But that doesn't mean that this figure isn't worthy of anyone's POP collection. Limited edition POPs are known to have soaring high values as the stocks gets lower and this one isn't an exemption, especially that there's lot of collectors hunting for the Neo series. This may not be the original Neo but it will be a good alternative, if not a better one, plus for a price tag of  6,930 yen, it is cheaper than the original Nico Robin Neo which now has a value of at least 16,000 yen. POP Neo collectors knows that fact.

New Release Photo Review: POP LIMITED - Tony Tony Chopper DX

POP LIMITED - Tony Tony Chopper DX has been released last friday, 7th of September and here are some early photos for you to view it from different angles. The figure itself looks real nice. Though there's a lot of POP Chopper figures that we're released by MegaHouse before, this is the best of all the pre-timeskip versions, not to mention the included optional face, torso and Chopper's favorite cotton candy.