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).

Ready to Face Doflamingo and Fujitora

The third POP version of Trafalgar Law has already been out for preorder since last Wednesday (check out the preorder announcement here), along with POP CB-EX - Momonosuke. While Momonosuke is set as an August 2014 release, POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law Ver 2 is slated to be released on September 2014 for 8,800 yen (tax inclusive). 

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 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.

Once More, Re-Sailing Again

Sigh... MegaHouse is clearly milking their almost perfected POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law and the popularity of the character. MegaHouse announced the re-release of this POP for the third time. Reasons are obvious though. Demands are quite high, so it's all about the profit.

Sure it's nice for everyone to get their own copy of this awesome POP. But then again, how about for us who already got our own copy. It's already annoying that the collector's value of this POP drops everytime it is re-released (see what happened to POP Sailing Again - Princess Shirahoshi), not to mention that the second release was just about two months ago. So at least give us something that would excite us, like another new POP aside from Trafalgar Law.

The Attack That Cuts Vergo

This is earlier than I expected. Remember the Figuarts ZERO release announcement that we talked about three weeks ago? Well Bandai Tamashii Nations didn't let us wait for too long and revealed today the official photos of their Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Battle ver.). It wasn't as awesome as I have expected but it's not bad, not too bad at all.

Well, I was expecting more like their past releases and announcements like the Luffy (Red Hawk), Zoro (Rengoku Onigiri) and Sanji (Flambage Shot). Those three we're out of this world kickin' in style, with all those nice looking effect parts. This Trafalgar Law Battle ver. doesn't look as great as those three.

But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this isn't a nice figure. It's also looks like a really good figure in its own way. I do prefer this one over the previously released Schichibukai ver. Notice that they didn't give any attack title. It's simply because it isn't a devil fruit ability and there isn't any attack name. But for a real fan of One Piece and Trafalgar Law, this attack is epic, as it reminded us of how he cuts Vergo, as well as the whole laboratory and the surrounding mountains into two. Now that's something. I just wish it comes with a Vergo figure that was split into two :)

The effect parts that comes with it are just the cloud of dusts on his two feet and the swoooshing effect part on the sword, more like the one on the Dracule Mihawk (Battle ver.) sword effect. Another thing that I kinda dislike is the facial expression. It's nice to have that smirk but I prefer him to be in a more serious expression. I think it would look a lot better in this attack pose to relive that scene with Vergo. There aren't any photos telling that there is an optional head or face to swap, something that I'm hoping to be in the final production release.

Price wise, for 3,780 yen, I think it's quite expensive considering the lesser amount of effect parts compared to Luffy (Red Hawk) and Zoro (Rengoku Onigiri) which has a lower SRP of 3,360 yen and 3,675 yen respectively. Well, that might be caused by Japanese yen inflation rate or some other reasons whatsoever. Anyway, for every fan of One Piece, fan of Trafalgar Law and serious collectors alike, 3,780 yen isn't that much.

Below are the details.

Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Battle ver.)

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

No preorder schedule announcement yet, but I'm assuming that it would be on the 1st week of November. Keep an eye on this post or on my Facebook page for further announcements.

Update (2013-10-30): Preorders for Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Battle ver.) will open tomorrow, Thursday, 31st of October 2013 at 16:00 (JST).

The Surgeon Of Death Will Take You To His Operating "ROOM"

It seems like there isn't any other Figuarts ZERO release for January 2014 aside from the limited edition Portgas D. Ace (Cross-fire - Battle ver). which can't be considered as a regular monthly release since it is a web exclusive. Bandai must be slowing down a little since 2013 has been a big year for their Figuarts ZEROs.

They may be slowing down for the first month of 2014, but they sure know how to keep the new year sparkling 'til February. We got an early teaser announcement for February 2014, a follow-up to their battle ver. line-up - Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Battle ver.). No official promo photos available yet as this is just tentative announcement.

I know some of you are wondering, why follow-up Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Shichibukai ver.) so soon. This is going to be the third Figuarts ZERO version Trafalgar Law. I believe that Trafalgar Law is nearly as famous as Portgas D. Ace. Notice that there's also already three versions of Figuarts ZERO Ace. It's not surprising that Bandai is giving priorities to famous characters as these are 100% sure not be left out on store shelves.

Note the absence of the attack name like other battle ver. so we aren't sure if this will be a pre-timeskip or post-timeskip version. But I do hope that this is going to be a post-timeskip version because he is wickedly awesome in that look. It's exciting to think how his attack pose will look like. Is it going to be Shambles, Tact, Scan, Mes or Counter Shock? Is he going to wield his sword? What pose and effect parts its going to be? Really exciting just to think of it. Let's see later if it's going to be as exciting as I think it would be.

Check out the details below

Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Battle ver.)

• Price: 3,870 yen
• Release Date: February 2014

Here's hoping for the best Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law release. Please take note that this is just a tentative release announcement and may change before the it is officially announced for preorder.

Keep an eye on this blog, or on my Facebook page for further announcement.

Re-releasing POP Shichibukais

Seems like MegaHouse is slowing down a little. This month's POP preorders aren't fresh new figures but re-releases of the two Shichibukais - POP Neo-DX - Donquixote Doflamingo and POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law. Preorder starts on Wednesday, 3rd of July 2013 at 18:00 (JST).

We saw Doflamingo displayed during the recently held MegaHobby EXPO exhibit and also given that he's a part of the Punk Hazard arc, I already guessed that he will be re-released sometime soon. But I'm surprised of Law's early return to the preorder line-up as he was just released less than a month ago.

MegaHouse's preorder offering for the month of June was POP Neo-DX - Dracule Mihawk Ver. 2, a Shichibukai. And for July, two more Shichibukais. What could this mean? Does this mean that they are going to release/re-release a series of Shichibukais? Is this an indication of an upcoming Jinbe ver. 2? Crocodile ver. 1.5? A Marineford Boa Hancock with Salome? Of finally, a POP Buggy? Then that would be awesome.

New Release Photo Review: POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law

The "Surgeon of Death" has his second POP version released last Friday, 31st of May 2013, so here we are now with images of the Shichibukai's new POP, fresh from MegaHouse. And as expected from a top tier figure manufacturer, Trafalgar Law looks stunning and remarkable.

Looking at this images, everything I see here is in place. I can't really tell anything that isn't right. This particular production release really looks identical to the promo images. And since this is MegaHouse, you should expect that all of the production releases of this figure should look like this.

This POP has really captured most of Trafalgar Law's facial features. It's really a spot-on on all the three face options. Painting-wise, detail-wise, everything are perfectly executed and none is an eyesore. It's just too bad that though it comes with a lot of option parts, I felt that it isn't complete without Smoker's heart in a cube. It's just a bonus though. Just some fanboys wish.

I really can't say more about this figure, aside from being the best post-timekip Trafalgar Law figure I've ever seen. For 8,400 yen, I say it's worth every penny. MegaHouse really continues to improve their releases and this is one of the proofs. I'll be surprised if anyone will be skipping this release. Are you? Cause if yes, I can guarantee that you'll be regretting that decision sooner than later.

If you managed to preorder POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law, then we share the excitement of waiting to get our own copy. I ordered mine for Hobby Search actually, and it should be being prepared to leave the warehouse. It will probably reach me later this week or early next week since it will be shipping via EMS.

If you're one of those who waits for the actual release before ordering, I believe you can still get him somewhere. Make a fast decision though, and don't let it slip on you as it's rapidly getting sold-out everywhere.

Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Shichibukai ver.) and Caesar Clown Preorder Announcement

About a month ago, we received a news that Figuarts ZERO's Punk Hazard characters - Trafalgar Law (Shichibukai ver.) and Caesar Clown will be a May 2013 release. Yesterday, Bandai Tamashii Nations officially announced the release of these two Figuarts ZEROs on their official website and the official promotional images was also made available. Preorders will start next Tuesday, 5th of February at 16:00 (JST). Preorders starts Friday, 1st of February at 16:00 (JST).

Remember that these two figures were earlier exhibited during the Tamashii Nation 2012 event but there were no clear images available as these two were marked "Do not photograph" on that event. We got a blurry photo of these two and Caesar Clown was only shown in translucent black material. I thought that Bandai will be releasing him in gas form effect (Caesar's devil fruit ability). Apparently, it was just an unpainted prototype.

Based on these official photos. Caesar Clown is showing his logia devil fruit ability with those translucent effect parts around his body. Very nice and with that dynamic pose, Caesar Clown seems to be ready for battle. His face is is spot-on as we have seen on the manga.

But Trafalgar Law on the other hand looks too plain and simple to me. Nothing special about him, just in plain standing pose with an optional head that is without a cap. The face seems off and the hair on the optional head is too long and thick. I don't think that's how it looks like in the manga when removed his cap. It looks more like Luffy's hair. I'm not very much pleased with Law here. I hope Bandai will improve this before the release by adding some optional arms and some more facial expressions just like the POP version. 

Anyway, that's just my opinion. I believe most Figuarts ZERO collectors will still get these two as they can actually be a nice addition to anyone's Figuarts ZERO collection.

As mentioned, both figures will be released on May 2013

Below are the pricing details

Figuarts ZERO - Trafalgar Law (Shichibukai ver.)

Price: 2,940 yen

Figuarts ZERO - Caesar Clown

Price: 4,410 yen

Update: Preorders starts Friday, 1st of February at 16:00 (JST).

Update: Preorders are now available at HLJ [ Trafalgar Law | Caesar Clown ], Hobby Search [ Trafalgar Law | Caesar Clown ] and Amiami [ Trafalgar Law | Caesar Clown ]

Official Photos: POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law

Preorders for POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law has finally opened and as usual, Hobby Search and HLJ has already stopped accepting reservations shortly after it went online. Amiami's web store is unresponsive, meaning, there is a website refresh battle going on and their site can't handle it. These POPs are really a pain for those online hobby shops everytime they offer preorders. Anyway, it's not like these Japanese online market are the ones offering preorders. There's lot of online hobby shops out there that offers international POPs if you're not into Japanese versions.

Here are the official images of this popular POP release. Very awesome with all those alternate parts to be displayed in different facial expression and poses. For those who already placed their preorder, you can sit back, relax and enjoy these photos to get very clear image of what you will be expecting and decide on what pose and facial expression you are going to use to display it when it arrives. For those who haven't decided yet, these photos will definitely help you. I've already placed my preorder, you should too.

To be released on May 2013 for 8,400 yen. Preorders have already opened (or closed) at Amiami, HLJ, Hobby Search, Animarket and Figmation. Most japanese online shops have probably stopped accepting preorders already by this time, but who knows, you might be in luck and they would accept preorders again for this POP.

POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law Preorder Announcement

Preorders schedule has been announced for POP Sailing Again - Trafalgar Law. It is going to be on the 9th of January 2013, Wednesday at 18:00 (JST). Not so suprising since it was earlier announced that this is to be released on May 2013 for 8,400 yen during the Jump Festa 2013 event.

What's surprises me is that they are releasing Law this early in this appearance even if it isn't shown in the anime yet. But probably before May, he would appear in the anime so this will coincide with that surge of popularity. Well this guy is already popular before and even more now that he is looking badass awesome. A must get for me and for every fan of Trafalgar Law.