Posted by Leah Bayer on May 14, 2013 |
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Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama, better known as The Prince of Tennis here in the US, is one of those mangas/shows that I never really got. As Stephen says, “its the Dragonball Z of tennis!” Aka, it’s long and nothing happens yet tons of stuff happens and it involves… tennis. But lord knows it has lots of fangirls, and if Kotobukiya knows one thing it’s how to please the ladies! So it’s really no surprise that they’ve added some of these guys to their ArtFX J line.
First up is Ryouma Echizen along with his delightfully fluffy companion Karupin. Seriously, I will buy this figure for the cat. Because I collect mini PVC cats, no joke. Plus he looks amazing! And he retails for ¥6,800–yes, you read that price right. He’s going to be released in September, and Keigo Atobe is next up in the line.
[via Kotobukiya]
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![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-44292 slb_group[44276] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=44292"></a></p> <p><em>Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama</em>, better known as <em>The Prince of Tennis</em> here in the US, is one of those mangas/shows that I never really got. As Stephen says, “its the Dragonball Z of tennis!” Aka, it’s long and nothing happens yet tons of stuff happens and it involves… tennis. But lord knows it has lots of fangirls, and if Kotobukiya knows one thing it’s how to please the ladies! So it’s really no surprise that they’ve added some of these guys to their ArtFX J line.</p> <p>First up is Ryouma Echizen along with his delightfully fluffy companion Karupin. Seriously, I will buy this figure for the cat. Because I collect mini PVC cats, no joke. Plus he looks amazing! And he retails for ¥6,800–yes, you read that price right. He’s going to be released in September, and Keigo Atobe is next up in the line.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/kotobukiyashop/img/8630_ad.htm" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp']);" target="_blank">Kotobukiya</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoTennisHeader.jpg "Do You Like Tennis? Well Kotobukiya Has The Figure For You!")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-40488 slb_group[40269] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=40488"></a></p> <p>I’m sure by now you all know now much I love Yu-Gi-Oh. For a long time it had no figures to speak of, until Kotobukiya announced that they were taking on the series! It’s part of ArtFX J, a line dedicated to mostly male figures from older series. So far from Yu-Gi-Oh we have seen Dark Magician Girl, Yugi Moto (<a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/plastikitty-review-kotobukiyas-artfx-j-17-yami-yugi" target="_blank">review</a>) and Seto Kaiba (<a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/plastikitty-review-kotobukiyas-artfx-j-17-seto-kaiba" target="_blank">review</a>)–of course since DMG was first, I was expecting a Dark Magician next!</p> <p>Some people were less than pleased with the choice to go with <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-dark-magician-stirs-up-controversy" target="_blank">his card colors</a> for this figure. If you are one of those people, don’t worry, because he is getting <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-new-dark-magician-is-an-exclusive" target="_blank">a second colorway</a>! But personally, I like the stark contrast between the green skin and pink & blue armor, so of course I was looking forward to this version! Hit the jump to see how he came out.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoDarkMagicianReviewHeader.jpg "Plastikitty Review: Kotobukiya’s ArtFX J Dark Magician")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39943 slb_group[39829] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39943"></a></p> <p>If you’re a regular reader of Plastikitty, you probably know that statues are not really my jam. I have nothing against them, but more often than not they just don’t seem to quite fit into my collection. So I was surprised at how much I liked <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-dead-space-3-isaac-clarke-artfx-statue" target="_blank">Kotobukiya’s Isaac Clarke</a> from Dead Space when <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-kotobukiyas-dead-space-3-isaac-clarke-artfx" target="_blank">we saw him at Toy Fair</a>, and of course we took the opportunity to take this badass out and get a closer look!</p> <p>I am so enamored with this piece. The detail is just drool-worthy, and he even lights up! And I mean, he’s got a base covered in gore, how cool is that? Check out all our shots below the jump!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoIsaacClarkeGalleryHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s Dead Space ArtFX Isaac Clarke Gallery")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39947 slb_group[39832] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39947"></a></p> <p>As we mentioned in <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2013-kotobukiyas-general-grievous-artfx" target="_blank">our initial announcement for General Grievous</a>, we here at Plastikitty think he’s a really underrated character–maybe not in terms of development or personality, but certainly in terms of design! He’s finally getting a nice higher-end figure as part of their ArtFX+ line, and while he’s not painted yet the sculpt is looking great!</p> <p>We also got to take a peek at the Jango Fett ArtFX+, who fits right in to the simpler style of the line. Since he is all painted he should be up for order soon!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoGrievousJangoHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s General Grievous & Jango Fett ArtFX+ Gallery")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39729 slb_group[39718] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39729"></a></p> <p>We literally just found out that <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-dark-magician-stirs-up-controversy" >Kotobukiya’s Dark Magician</a> is <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/winter-wonder-festival-2013-kotobukiyas-dark-magician" >getting a new colorway</a>, and already we have release info! There’s good news and bad: the bad is that he’s an exclusive. The good is that if he’s anything like <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-yami-yugi-duels-again" >Duel of Fates Yugi</a> he WILL get a US release for a pretty great price!</p> <p>The retail price is ¥7800 and he’ll be coming out way off in July. He’ll be exclusive to Kotobukiya’s webstore, so you can contact a proxy if you’re totally desperate for him and have cash to spare, but personally I’d hold off for a few weeks on a US announcement.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/kotobukiyashop/img/8565_ad.htm" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.kotobukiya.co.jp']);">Kotobukiya</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoMagicianRecolorHeader.jpg "Kotobukiya’s New Dark Magician Is An Exclusive")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39324 slb_group[39281] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39324"></a></p> <p>Well, this sure is some terrible timing. Deathstroke’s New 52 title was just recently cancelled, but apparently Kotobukiya had already been working on an ArtFX of him before this occurred. This 1/6th scale statue doesn’t really fit in with any line that Kotobukiya has as there was not 1/6th scale New 52 line in the ArtFX, so that just kind of makes this announcement even stranger. Either way he’s looking pretty badass and we’ll keep you updated on the future of this figure as I have a feeling he may never see the light of day, but as of now he’s still scheduled to come out.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoDeathstrokeArtFXHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s New 52 Deathstroke ArtFX")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39319 slb_group[39282] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39319"></a></p> <p>General Grievous is one of those really underrated characters in the Star Wars universe; he’s so badass he’s got 4 lightsabers and can spin them in any which direction as he’s mechanical. Thankfully, Kotobukiya has put him in the spotlight with their new ArtFX+ statue! There was no scale listed and he only appeared in a rough 3D printed form, but he’s about 1/10th scale and quite incredibly intricate. No word yet on pricing or a release date, but we’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this Sith lord!</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoGeneralGreviousHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s General Grievous ArtFX+")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-39320 slb_group[39283] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=39320"></a></p> <p>Marvel Now recently began as the sort of Marvel counterpart to DC’s New 52 and featured reboots of lots of Marvel’s popular titles including, none other than the Avengers. Kotobukiya today announced that they’ll be producing 1/10 scale ArtFX+ versions of each of them and I can’t wait to see how they come out! The new outfits are quite different from what we’re used to with the Avengers, but they’re also quite interesting and it’ll be interesting to see their transition to three dimensions. No word yet on other Marvel Now titles receiving figures, but I’d assume that if the Avengers sell well others may pop up. No word yet on pricing or a release date, but I’d expect these to be similar to the Justice League figures at around $40 a piece and they should start coming out towards the end of the year.</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/ToyFair2013KotoMarvelNowHeader.jpg "Toy Fair 2013: Kotobukiya’s Marvel Now Avengers 1/10 ArtFX+")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-38428 slb_group[38426] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/?attachment_id=38428"></a></p> <p>Kotobukiya has done their share of recolors, but their all-male ArtFX J line has so far been without any alternate versions… until now! Their <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/summer-wonder-festival-2012-kotobukiya" target="_blank">awesome Vash the Stampede</a> is getting snazzy new duds. Considering that he’s clearly the most intricate sculpt in the line, that’s no surprise!</p> <p>His alternate version is rather evil-looking, with a black coat and some crazy blue lightning going on. Plus, you know, silver hair–the clear mark of a villain and/or badass dude. While we have no release info right now, I can easily see this being an exclusive.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://blog.livedoor.jp/koto0605/archives/52295349.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://blog.livedoor.jp']);" target="_blank">Koto's Blog</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/VashRecolorHeader.jpg "Kotobukiya’s Vash The Stampede Gets A Recolor")
![<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-36780 slb_group[36778] slb slb_internal" href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/check-out-kotobukiyas-full-new-52-justice-leage-artfx/attachment/kotojusticeleagueheader"></a></p> <p>It’s been about a year since Kotobukiya <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/toy-fair-2012-kotobukiyas-justice-league-artfx" target="_blank">announced their ArtFX+ Justice League line</a>, and just in time for this year’s Toy Fair they have wrapped up the whole cast. Now we’re finally getting a shot of them all together, set up just like the original Jim Lee illustration! We have, from left to right: <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/nycc-2012-kotobukiya-booth-overview" target="_blank">Aquaman</a>, <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-new-52-artfx-superman-green-lantern" target="_blank">Green Lantern</a>, <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-new-52-artfx-wonder-woman" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a>, <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-new-52-artfx-superman-green-lantern" target="_blank">Superman</a>, <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-new-52-artfx-batman-gets-a-full-reveal" target="_blank">Batman</a>, <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-flash-artfx-races-into-pre-orders" target="_blank">Flash</a> and <a href="http://www.plastikitty.com/home/kotobukiyas-justice-league-new-52-artfx-cyborg-is-assembled-for-action" target="_blank">Cyborg</a>. They look so great as a set! We know that there will be more in the line, but I wonder who is up next? Any guesses, Plastikitties?</p> <p>[via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kotobukiya" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.facebook.com']);" target="_blank">Kotobukiya's Facebook</a>]</p>](http://www.plastikitty.com/wp-content/uploads/KotoJusticeLeagueHeader.jpg "Check Out Kotobukiya’s Full New 52 Justice Leage ArtFX+")
