Wow… This is new… Apparently, Square Enix Products (the merchandise division of SQEX) is now making toys for anime and manga as well. It was pretty surprising that SQEX Products was gonna produce toys for other gaming companies like Capcom (Devil May Cry) and SEGA (Bayonetta), but I guess due to the huge success of SQEX’s figures, now Shueisha (the publisher of Jump Comics in Japan) has asked SQEX to make figures based on Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga/anime series. Right out of the gates, we are getting three figures off of Play Arts Kai~ action figure line, we are going to get Rukia Kuchiki (right), 10th division captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya, and Bankai form Ichigo Kurosaki! Holy shit these are going to be SOOOOO GAWD DAMN BAD ASSSSS!!! Many have tried to make Bleach figures in the past including Bandai Megahouse (who made brilliant PVC statues) and also Toynami (whos figures were a bit less articulate). Considering these bad ass shinigami (soul reapers) masters of the blade will be made in Play Art Kai~, we can guarantee three things. They are going to be huge, the articulation is going to be brilliant, and they are going to PWN!
Each of these will go for about $42 and will be available in stores in November! Hit the jump to check out more pix from the collection!
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The New York Public Library is currently facing a huge $37 million budget shortage and to promote their “Don’t Close the Book” fundraising campaign, NYPL hooked up with Improv Everywhere, a NY based improv group that specializes in “scenes of chaos and joy in public places” (sounds like a group of misfits…). To promote public awareness of the library’s predicament, Improv Everywhere staged a homage to famous scene from Ghostbusters! Its also really cool that it took place in NYPL’s historic Rose Main Reading Room where the original Ghostbuster scene took place. Just like in the movie, four proton pack toting Ghostbusters invaded the library to chase out couple ghostly beings donning white sheets with a pair of holes punched through. With a really cool remix of the Ghostbuster theme song by Tyler Walker, playing in the back ground, the video is definitely funny as hell. Even the students and patrons of the library think so as well. Great job!
Hit the jump to check out the video!
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Things are starting to get very interesting… It was reported today that Paramount won’t be picking up Megan Fox’s option for the third installment in Michael Bay’s Transformer trilogy. What that means is that Megan Fox will NOT be in Transformer 3. “Officially and unofficially”, it was announced that Michael Bay wanted to move the story into a different direction and cast a new female love interest opposite, Shia LeBeouf. However, many believe this may be just be the direct result of a strained relations between the director and the starlet as Megan Fox once described Michael Bay as “Hitler”. If you factor in the insane nature of Michael Bay, Megan Fox sealed her fate when she made that comment. Was she out of line? I don’t know… Was it a smart choice to drop Megan Fox? I haven’t the slightest clue. It is true that Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen really lacks a strong storyline and it clustered with barrage of over-the-top special effects and explosions, but I do feel that I feel a bit cheated considering we did invest ourselves to this relationship between Sam and Mikaela since the first movie and now it doesn’t exist. Go ahead and call me a hopeless romantic, but it was fun to see an awkward and goofy loser like Sam Witwicky that we all can relate to in some shape and form get the “hot girl”. This being the third movie and most likely the last from Michael Bay for Transformers, why not finish the story with the relationship of Sam and Mikaela intact. I guess personal grudges is more important.
I wonder if Shia LeBeouf’s recent criticism about Transformers Revenge of the Fallen will result in the fate as well. It will be very interesting to see how Transformers 3 will develop over the summer and I am pretty sure there will be more announcement to come. Personally, I am very disappointed from this news. I am REALLY going to miss those “out of the blue” slow motion, bouncy-bouncy sequences. /drool
[Update: Megan Fox's camp has announced that it was Megan's decision to drop from Transformers 3. I seriously do NOT know what to believe anymore...]
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Teefury’s latest design on sale today is a magnificent illustration of our favorite bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe, Boba Fett as a luchador! Titled “El Boba”, this epic illustration comes from illustrator/graphic artist, John Sprengelmeyer (also know as Captain Ribman on Teefury). I am surprised that this has not happened before. Boba Fetts’ Mandelorian armor design would make a brilliant luchador costume! John designed a pretty hilarious mash up of Boba Fett’s costume into a tight fitting luchador costume, including a very pimp Boba Fett’s helmet styled wresting mask. I would definitely buy one of those suckers if anyone would make one.
John Sprengelmeyer on his design: El Boba. Years after escaping the Sarlacc pit, with his bounty hunter status in ruins, Boba Fett occasionally freelanced as a Mexican wrestler.
Unfortunately, like all Teefury shirts, it is only available for 24 hours and you can get one for only a meer 9 buckaroos! Booya!
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Ben Fleskes of bigbenbricks.com is a brilliant designer/sculptor of making insanely difficult things out of LEGO blocks. This time, Ben created this amazing 80’s style Pac-Man arcade machine made out of LEGO blocks. Standing at 34 inches, this Pac-Man arcade machine is fully functional! Outside of the electronics, joy stick controls, speakers, and the Jamma 48-1 board that allows the player to play classic games such as retro games of the yesteryears such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders, everything on this arcade machine is pure LEGOs. What’s even more awesome is the fact that Ben didn’t cut down or alter a single block of LEGO to fit his design. I really dig the detailed work on the Pac-Man graphics done in LEGO on the side of the cabinet and the face plate on the top of the machine. It’s freakin’ brilliant!
Hit the jump to check out more pix of Ben’s amazing creation and a small video about his Lego Pac-Man arcade machine!
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