Toro (トロ), in real name Toro Inoue(井上トロ), also known as the Sony Cat, is a fictional character created by Sony Computer Entertainment. Toro, a cat who wishes to be human, is Sony's mascot in Japan.

Toro also stars in the PlayStation 3 title Mainichi Issho ("Everyday together"), a talk show like game where Toro delivers daily news blog together with Kuro, his black alter ego, in the "ToroStation" show a pun on the PlayStation series. Players can also answer trivia questions to win game money (Myale) and prizes such as furniture to decorate Toro's in game apartment. Online IQ versus test game is also possible. Mainichi Issho is available free of charge download in the Japanese PlayStation Store only.

For those of you who are crying their hearts out for missing out on Figma Fate T. Harlaown Barrier Jacket Version a couple of months back, there's good news for you! A reissue of this lovely girl is planned for the end of October! Yep, this month! The source? From Figma's official blog post.

Your Figma Nanoha Takamachi won't be lonely no more... *grin*

Oh me? Of course I have both girls lol~ ;)

But what's the fuss about? Well, the girls are characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS anime... which I'm -not- that interested in to be frank. I've read about some Yuri (girl x girl) references in this series... and that it doesn't have much of a storyline. Sell it to me if you think it is a must watch.

I'll update this post when orders are open. Watch out for it!

POLL: WHO LOOKS BETTER? KIMBO OR RICK ROSS? - JUST KIDDING BY THE WAY! THEY ARE BOTH NOTTT CUTE

I THINK THEY ARE BROTHERS!

The Super Saiyan 4 (超サイヤ人4, Sūpā Saiyajin 4) is a form that exclusively appears in Toei's original anime series Dragon Ball GT, and was not part of the original series. Even though Toriyama supervised the production for Dragon Ball GT, he did not design the characters or Super Saiyan 4. The Super Saiyan 4 was designed by Toei artist Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, and was designed to more closely resemble the Saiyan Ape form which appears early in the written series. As a result, the Super Saiyan 4 design does not resemble the original Super Saiyan design of golden-yellow hair and green eyes. While Toriyama did not design the Super Saiyan 4, he did draw a manga version of Goku as a Super Saiyan 4 for the Dragon Box, a massive media boxset containing all the Dragon Ball movies and episodes ever produced by Toei.

Wanting to expand the Dragon Ball series, Toei created a new series called Dragon Ball GT. As new enemies emerged in the series, Goku searches for a way to ascend what he had originally thought was the last Super Saiyan form. As a result, he went through a process that enabled him to transform into a Super Saiyan 4. The Super Saiyan 4 form is the most advanced Super Saiyan transformation achieved in the anime series, and is widely believed to only accessible to pure blooded Saiyans; this was discovered when the parasitic Tuffle Baby had infected Vegeta, and Baby Vegeta could not transform to this because Baby was not a Saiyan, making Vegeta's heritage impure.

The Super Saiyan 4 has several unusual characteristics like it only being possible for pure Saiyans to achieve the transformation. Odd visual characteristics can be observed with disappearing articles of clothing after transformation, and the instant aging of Goku from child to adult when he transforms into Super Saiyan 4. When compared to the previous Super Saiyan forms, the Super Saiyan 4 also has an unusual appearance. The Super Saiyan 4 does not have yellow hair. Instead the Saiyan retains his original hair color, regrows a tail, and develops a red "fur" that covers most of the body. Each Saiyan who can utilize the transformation has different tone of red fur and eye color from other Saiyans who can achieve the form. The Super Saiyan 4 form is much more powerful and faster than the previous Super Saiyan transformations. The only three Saiyans known to be able to complete this transformation in the Dragon Ball series are Goku, Vegeta, and a combined form of them named Gogeta.

to Lalaparadise... Hmm... so Code Geass R2 officially ended. Will there be a Season 3? I've stopped chasing after the series after the first season. And now that R2 has ended, I'll have to find the time to do a back-to-back marathon of both Seasons. It would feel more satisfying, wouldn't it? :)

Physically Enkidu may appear to have less to it than a normal Revoltech because it doesn't have a head as such, and instead has a removable scythe like weapon. The awesomeness of this figure more than makes up for the lack of a head though. Enkidu has to be one of the most unusual looking Revoltech's so far (just wait until you see Enkidudu next month).

The previous Enki is and extremely good and well painted figure and Enkidu looks set to be more of the same, even though it comes with less accessories. Enkidu is also being released along side Doko Demo Issyo's Pierre. Hopefully two releases of Revoltech Yamaguchi per month will carry on into 2009, although one must think they must be getting short on ideas or licence's by now (hope not).

link: Revoltech 064 Gurren Legann ENKIDU PVC Action Figure

Cell (セル Seru) is the ultimate creation of a scientist named Dr. Gero. It is an artificial lifeform created from the cells of several characters from the series. and possessing genetic traits from Dragon Ball characters such as Piccolo and Frieza. Cell could not locate the androids of his timeline which have been deactivated by Trunks. Cell then killed the Trunks of that timeline and stole his time machine. His existence is first hinted at when Future Trunks, Son Gohan and Bulma discover a time machine and Cell's shed skin. He is first seen when confronted by Piccolo, who learns of the creature's history, as well his goal of absorbing #17 and #18.

Abilities
Cell has a large range of different varying powers, that previous Z warriors have shown, this is due to the fact that it is essentially a combination of many different cells of many different beings that have travelled to been on Earth.

• All forms of Cell possess enhanced strength, superhuman reflexes, and can move at impossible speeds.
• Cell is vaguely seen with the power of flight at first, but it becomes apparent that it is able to do so after achieving his semi-perfect transformation.
• Cell has been shown to be able to do the Kamehameha, a vastly powerful technique that it gained from the cells of Goku.
• After self destructing, Cell reformed with Goku's cells, this made him gain Goku's ability to use the Instant Transmission.
• With Frieza's untimely arrival on Earth, Cell was able to possess Frieza's cells. A key trait that Cell was able to use from Frieza was the ability to survive in the vacuum of space as well as the ability to use several of Frieza's other techniques.
• Due to his Saiyan cells, Cell is able to become much more powerful upon healing after a near-death experience.
• From Piccolo, Cell gained the ability to regenerate. Unlike Piccolo, Cell is able to regenerate from any cell, and can regenerate even if microscopic particles of it remain.
• Cell has mentioned that he can produce a Genki Dama if he felt like it. The only time Cell has actually done so is in Budokai, Budokai 2 and Budokai 3, as well as in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.

No, czas otworzyć nowy (mam nadzieję) cykl recenzji na CPN - testy figurek kolekcjonerskich ^^ Dwie się szykują, dwie starsze mogę wrzucić na Waszą prośbę, a jak będę miał więcej forsy, to może przyjdą i kolejne. Zaczniemy od czegoś mocnego, czyli Złego Asha z Armii Ciemności od McFarlane Toys.

Dlaczego Ash? Dlatego, że wczoraj nie było nic w tv i z nudów postanowiłem obejrzeć po raz któryśtam jeden z moich ulubionych filmów. A, że siedziałem akurat przy kompie, to poszukałem czego trzeba i bez większego namysłu kupiłem. Kasa z konta odeszła, pierwsza z dwóch paczek przyszła.
Ash pochodzi z czwartej serii Movie Maniacs, a więc najnowszą figurką nie jest, wydano go w 2001 roku. Człowiek nowego milenium można powiedzieć. I nie ma tu ani cienia przesady, bo jest świetny.

Recenzję przeprowadzę w stylu mojego zabawkowego guru, Michaela Crawforda, czyli polecimy z punktacją. Choć w przeciwieństwie do niego będę oceniał je w skali od 1 do 5, nie 4. Dlaczego nutki? Bo uważam je za słodkie :P

Opakowanie - ♪♪♪♪1/2

Co prawda nie uważam siebie za wielkiego znawcę, ale piątki tu nie dam. Opakowanie jak opakowanie, doskonale znajome nam, Polakom, blistrowy clamshell. Z przodu widać sporo grafik z postacią oraz filmowy plakat, z tyłu przedstawienie reszty figurek z serii. Samego Asha widać idealnie. 4 i pół, ponieważ niestety nie da się tego otworzyć nie rozrywając, czyli odpada włożenie figurki spowrotem jakby co. Wielki plus za tylko dwie skrętki trzymające zawartość.

Rzeźba - ♪♪♪♪♪

Wiadomo, to McFarlane, więc mniej być nie mogło. Ash wygląda wręcz cudnie w całej swojej zgniłej, prawie osiemnasto centymetrowej osobie. Twarz jest praktycznie idealnym odzwierciedleniem tego, co możemy zobaczyć w filmie. Świetnie oddano jej wyraz, widać, że jest wkurzony nie na żarty i ma zamiar zabijać. Wszelkie blizny, ślady po spaleniu, krzywa szczęka, zęby, sznur przytrzymujący hełm - miodzio.

Ubranie wygląda równie wyśmienicie, mógłbym się założyć, że nawet wszystkie rozcięcia ma dokładnie w tych samych miejscach, co w tv.
Proporcje głowy oraz dłoni w stosunku do ciała wydają sie dobre, wszystko ma rozmiar jaki mieć powinno.

Przegenialne wykonano pelerynę oraz włosy. Oba z bardzo miękkiej gumy, co włosom nadaje prawdziwie włosowatą teksturę, a płaszcz w dotyku jest jak skóra... ludzka. Akurat wątpie by w filmie był z czegokolwiek innego niż lnu, ale zaliczam to na plus, bo dotykanie jej budzi jakąś perwersyjną radość.

Farba - ♪♪♪♪♪

Tyż pińć. Nic dodać, nic ująć. Skóra wygląda jak przypalone mięcho, krew na ciuchach dodaje tego lekko strasznego wyglądu, w końcu chłopak pochodzi z "horroru". Koszula, spodnie i części zbroi są przybłocone, co jest dobrym znakiem, bo przecież ten Ash musiał się wygrzebać z ziemi. Wiecie, nawet trudno wyczaić tu jakiś błąd właśnie przez to paćkanie krwią, mięchem i błockiem. Świetna sprawa.

Tak naprawdę zauważyłem tylko dwie malutkie wpadki - jedna pod prawym okiem, widocznie malującemu musiał lekko opaść pędzelek, bo na powiece można zobaczyć białą kropkę. Druga sprawa, to żółć z gardy miecza na jego ostrzu. Ale tu też mam tylko kropkę, a by jej nie pokazywać wystarczy odpowiednio miecz przekręcić.

Ruchomość - ♪♪

Trochę lipa, bo mamy tylko cut joints (cięte stawy) w szyi, ramionach, nadgarstach, pasie i stopach. Malutko, ale McFarlane robi statues, nie action figures, czyli za dużo ruchomych części nie dostaniemy. Ash wymodelowany jest tylko dla jednej pozycji, która może, ale nie musi się podobać. Wygląda jak gotowy do przebicia oboma mieczami swojego dobrego alter ego i tak wyglądał będzie zawsze. Dobrze przynajmniej, że można poruszać stopami, dzięki temu będzie stał pewnie na każdym podłożu.

Dodatki - ♪♪♪♪

Razem z Evil Ashem dostajemy dwa miecze i kościaną ścianę z filmowym plakatem. Mało, ale więcej jakoś sobie nie wyobrażam. Mogli jeszcze dorzucić podstawkę z logiem serii lub filmu. Za jej brak odejmuję punkcik.

Do mieczy mam jedno ale o którym wspomnę później.

Wartość - ♪♪♪♪♪

Od razu napiszę jedno - pamiętajcie, że żyjemy w Polsce, dlatego też będę odnosił się tu do naszej ceny. U nas w kraju można Asha spokojnie wyrwać za sześć dyszek, co jest ceną średnią dla wyższej jakości figurek. Jeśli jesteś fanem Armii Ciemności kieruj się moją oceną, jeśli nie, to nie kupuj Asha. Lub odejmij 1-2 nutki.

Rzeczy, na które warto uważać

Niestety Ash ma na tyle ciasno wymodelowane dłonie, że aż strach wkładać w nie miecze. Oba są inne, jeden z praktycznie gładką rękojeścią, drugi z bardziej zdobioną. Jak przypuszczałem, część zdobionej złamała mi się przy pierwszej próbie włożenia broni do ręki. Oprócz tego wszystko wporzo.

Ogólnie - ♪♪♪♪♪

Jak dla mnie wielka piątka. Zły Ash wygląda jak powinien i robi wielkie wrażenie. Może po zobaczeniu go w opakowaniu odczułem lekki zawód, ale ledwo wyjąłem figurkę z więzienia, a wszystkie żale nagle wyparowały. Znów, uwielbiasz Armię jak ja, to kupuj z biegu, nie ma bata byś się zawiódł. Skwarek stoi teraz dumnie na półce i czeka na drugiego Asha, tym razem dobrego. Od Neci.

Gdzie kupić

Co prawda nie mamy za dużego wyboru sklepów, ale szukajcie w tych miejscach:

toycraft - sklep w którym kupiłem

Aliens Group - jak na razie oferują tylko head knockera, ale warto co trochę sprawdzać czy nie wpadnie nic nowego

Dageki i Fanatyk - też nic nie mają, ale wpadajcie raz na jakiś czas

Allegro - tego miejsca oczywiście zabraknąć tu nie mogło, właśnie dzięki allegro wpadłem na swoich Ashy

Niestety to tyle jeśli chodzi o Polskę.

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Frieza (フリーザ Furīza, or Prince Freeza) is a  introduced in the series as a powerful galactic overlord on a personal mission for immortality and conquest. He is said to control seventy-nine or more planets. Frieza creates armies from the planets that he conquers, his most utilized race were the Saiyans. Frieza had heard about the legend of the Super Saiyan, a being with unrivaled power, but dismissed it as simple mythology; however, after several Saiyans emerged with rapidly evolving strength, Frieza began to fear that the legend would indeed come true, so as a result, destroyed the entire Saiyan race, along with their home planet, Vegeta. His actions and lust for power eventually bring him into conflict with the heroes of the series when he learns of the wish-granting Dragon Balls on Planet Namek from Vegeta's scouter and tries to take possession of them alongside his henchmen Zarbon and Dodoria. Frieza's fears were realized when he was defeated by Goku, who in turn had become a Super Saiyan.

Abilities
Frieza is first seen moving at superhuman speeds and flying unaided in volume 9. He also appears to have quick reflexes.

Forms and transformations
Frieza's power, including his enhanced strength, became so great over time that his body could not comfortably contain it, and a series of physical transformations were developed that limit his actual strength. While changing shape from his "first-form", each alteration builds on the previous. In all, Frieza demonstrated four transformed states, each with increasing power (some larger than others and each resulting in different physical attributes).

As a contestant in Busby SEO Test i love to play games and collection action figure.

The Mobile Suit is Hajime Katoki's refit of the Wing Gundam Zero, designed for the Gundam Wing movie Endless Waltz. The Mobile Suit is primarily white, sporting four large, feathered wings, twin Beam Sabers (green) and the massive Twin Buster Rifle for which the Wing Zero is famous. The trim is largely blue, with small portions of red (the second abdominal segment, the 'beard', the base of the next, the top of the pelvic joint, the fin on the forearms and the base of the feet). The model is very detailed, especially the wings. Its various joints are very stable as well, and it can be made to hold many poses that other models would simply sag if such maneuvers were forced. The paint job is quite good, there is almost no bleeding, and said paint is the perfect balance of matte and gloss; it looks extremely realistic. The one area where I am dissatisfied are the ankle joints; the forward guards are attached oddly, and they don't mesh well with the rest of the mechs legs. Small drawback, though.

This model comes with at least a dozen interchangeable parts (Beware, small children. Actually, I think most of them are too small to be choking hazards...). The covered vulcan cannons on the shoulders can be switched out for open ones, the Twin Buster Rifle's power packs detach and are replaced with a unified version when the Rifle is combined into its single unit, as are the grips, and it has at least eight hands to use for various combinations. The Beam Sabers can be stored in the rear wing joints, and they're slightly undersized and too glossy, in my opinion, but this is a small drawback. The blades are green. The rear wings are installed collapsed and can be expanded to their full size via insertable tabs (a feature I've never seen on a Wing Zero action figure before).

All in all, an excellent buy, and I'd certainly do it again. Unless you're a modelmaker or you somehow manage to get your hands on an Arch Enemy series Wing Gundam Zero, this is the model for you. Worth every penny. The box even comes with a velcro flap so you can open the front without breaking the seal, if you're so inclined to not open the thing and play with it a bit (come on, let your inner child out! You know you want to.)

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Out and about with the Gdaykids today, we hit the local Zellers - a Canadian department store, same concept as Wal-Mart and Target and all of those things. With the kids in tow, it was no surprise to find myself in the toy section.

I always give the action figured a glance, so I looked down the aisle to find... comics, bagged and boarded, hanging on the display racks. 

I stroll down the aisle and see a Longshot action figure, and immediately think of Stu. Then I think "Hang on... that's from the Mojo series, released a few years back, what's it doing here?"

I flick through the display, to find one copy of each and every figure from the series - including the alternate versions of Falcon, Baron Zemo, and...

YOINK! Alternate Original Armour Iron Man! Yay!

Alright, so it's got nothing to do with VS, I was still geeky happy to get it. Besides, now I have the this version, the Hulkbuster, and the Modern Armour versions. Now, if I can get up the gumption to crack it from the packaging, each of the kids can play with Iron Man, and I'll still have one myself.

(*geeks*)

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General and Technical Data

Model number: AV-98
Code name: Ingram
Unit type: law enforcement anti-labor crime patrol labor
Manufacturer: Shinohara Heavy Industries
Operator: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Rollout: April 1998 AD
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height 8.02 meters; overall width 4.37 meters
Weight: standard 6.0 metric tons; full 6.62 metric tons
Armor materials: fiber reinforced plastic and carbon fiber reinforced material
Powerplant: unknown
Maximum weight lifting capacity: 2.40 metric tons
Minimum revolving radius: 3.90 meters
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 37mm revolver cannon, loads 6 rounds, stored on right leg, hand-carried in use; anti-labor stun stick, stored in shield mounted on left forearm, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: 90mm riot cannon

Technical and Historical Notes

The development of labors proves to be a boon to construction projects around the world. However, the increase of labors sparks a new type of crime: labor crime. To combat labor crime, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department creates its own labor division, Special Vehicles Section 2. At first, SV2 uses the ancient ASUKA-MPL96 Taisyo, which has simply been painted in police colors and outfitted with a siren. As labors become more advanced, SV2 keeps up with the times by replacing the Taisyo with the AV-98 Ingram, a labor designed specifically for law enforcement by Shinohara Heavy Industries. The Ingram's advanced design allows for more human-like movements. As a law enforcement labor, the Ingram is equipped with an anti-labor stun stick and a 37mm revolver cannon, but it can also carry a shotgun-like 90mm riot cannon. To facilitate transport to the field, each Ingram features its own transport trailer. Three units are assigned to SV2 Division 2 under the command of Captain Kiichi Gotoh. Unit 1 is assigned to labor enthusiast Noa Izumi, while Unit 2 is assigned to gun maniac Isao Ota. Unit 3 is not used for police operations because it serves as a source of spare parts for Units 1-2. With its advanced design and intimidating appearance, the Ingram and SV2 quickly become a source of terror for criminals and civilians alike.

Miscellaneous Information

Pilot(s): Noa Izumi, Isao Ota
Appearances: Mobile Police Patlabor (OVA series)
Original mechanical designer: Yutaka Izubuchi

Download and enjoy this desktop wallpaper I made of the Joker action figure by Hot Toys.  It's even more fun when you tile it.  

Now we're talk'n...

... another wallet bleeder... look at how swiftly the sword slices through the cash...

Ah~ How nice! ^^ I also love the firey red hair and the glossy paint treatment. However, in terms of cuteness level, Nendroid Shana (at 3333 Yen) wins hands down. I would love to have her too... if budget allows.

Damage at 2500 Yen (w tax), and will be released in December. Pre-orders are open already but I'll hold my purchase for now. Pre-ordered! x_x

I've not watched the anime, Shakugan no Shana (灼眼のシャナ) that the figure is based on but I've heard that it is hugely popular and spawned a couple of seasons and OVAs.

Neji Hyuga (日向　ネジ, Hyūga Neji) is a member of Team Guy and a child prodigy of the Hyuga clan. Despite his natural talent, Neji's membership in one of the clan's lower houses leaves him ineligible to learn the clan's most secret techniques. At the start of the series, Neji openly hates the main house because of this, readily attacking its members verbally or physically when given the chance. At this point in the series, Neji believes in a fatalistic philosophy: that one's destiny is inescapable and that a weak person will always be weak. After being defeated in battle by Naruto Uzumaki, a character that has proven his "destiny" wrong by getting stronger, Neji has a change of heart.He abandons the idea of a predetermined fate, and resolves to get strong enough to never lose a battle. He also tries to remedy the estranged relations between himself and the members of the main house, resulting in his training with the leader of the main house at the end of Part I.

Neji displays his title as a prodigy of the Hyuga throughout the series; when first introduced he is highly proficient with the Gentle Fist style of combat, with which he can directly attack an opponent's internal systems. Though never having been trained in the form, Neji has been able to replicate it and its most powerful attacks through simple observation. As the series progresses, Neji refines these abilities into more powerful counterparts, either to increase their potency or to fix an inherent flaw. One such example is his Byakugan, an eye technique that by default grants the owner a near-360-degree field of vision within a fifty meter radius. Neji constantly trains to overcome a small blindspot and to increase the Byakugan's range of sight. In the Japanese anime, his seiyū is Kōichi Tōchika, and when he is featured as a child, he is voiced by Keiko Nemoto. His voice in the English anime is provided by Steve Staley, and Wendee Lee provides his child voice.