this thread is dangerous, i was looking at multiple figures online and telling myself i need it. nope nope nope nope

Sorry, it had to be done to cleanse the taint of Kevin J. Anderson from canon.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the...

Wait, wrong franchise. Sorry.

@hailinel: Oooh, that's a nice Xiaoyu! My fav in Tekken.

Thanks! It's from Kotobukiya's Tekken Bishoujo series I've also got the Alisa figure.

Online shops to order from. These are sites I've used that have provided safe reliable service. Most of the time all the below sites will mark down the prices in order to save buyer import fees:

HLJ: Good for preordering new figures that are coming out, but they rarely have older figures in stock. They also get some great deals from time to time. Order with EMS to lessen chance of needing to pay import fees. Can preorder and pay 2 weeks before release. No upfront paying is required.

Nippon Yassan: Great for new preorders, but they often also have older figures in stock. Prices for older stuff can vary. Order with EMS for same reason as above, although they may mark down items to insure no import fees. You can also preorder in advance but not pay until 2 weeks before the figure is released. However you cannot cancel orders with them anymore, so make sure you want what you preorder. If you try to cancel or refuse to pay, they close your account.

Mandarake: Often get great deals on figures and they mark down prices to insure no import fees. Stock is determined by actual physical stores in Japan as opposed to some internet warehouse, so rare figures often get sold really quickly. Site is a bit more difficult to use since it's the English version of a Japanese focused site but should be no real problem.

Toys Logic: Based in the U.S so import fees are non existent for NA residence. However they also get new figures around 2 months later then Japanese based sites above.

@liquidprince: Thanks for the links!

First and only two figures i will ever own.

BBTS is what I've gotten both my figures from, they have an extensive back catalogue of figures and as with Toys Logic they are based in the US so no import fees (unless you live in Canada >_>). The release dates are pretty bad though so it's not great for new figures (One figure came out January in Japan and will be released this month).

I'm looking at that name for like minutes and still can't cope with it. Fucking Jaina Solo... What the hell, man?

You guys made me realize that at some point in my life I'm going to have to invest in some anime figures. I watch way too much anime to not have anything. I would also mix in some video game figures that may or may not be super anime and Japanese.

Alfred's interest is piqued.

@rudeboy217 said:

@sigmacloud said:

Just started buying figures relatively recently, so I sadly don't have much. Some of these shots came out worse than I expected.

Dude, that Kaiji figure with ざわ... ざわ...

Those Berserk figures are pretty sweet.

I'd like to put a good word in for CDJapan. They specialize in music but I've ordered a some older manga, games, artbooks and a figure without a hitch. They also offer a proxy service and magazine subscriptions if that's your thing.

AmiAmi has the most competitive pre-order prices and they often get exclusive extras for figures and games. It's probably the most well-regarded site in the biz but I'm still waiting on pre-orders so I can't speak from experience. They also sell second-hand figures - something to be mindful of when browsing Mandarake.

@hailinel: Well, that Momohime figure is by far the most striking one I've seen so far. I didn't even like Muramasa that much, but as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to have it.

And yeah, that's a mini Crystal Skull Vodka.

@liquidprince: I bought things twice from Amiami and can easily vouch for them.

And they look like good choices!

Again, thanks for these links!

To be fair, Star Wars is loaded with some goofy names once you get beyond the core original trilogy cast. I mean, Jar Jar Binks and Jek Porkins alone make Jaina Solo sound like a perfectly reasonable name.

It's very striking, indeed! And I thought so. I never had the drink myself, but I just remember Alex and Rorie talking about it on the Screened podcast back in the day in reference to Dan Akroyd and his eccentricities.

I've always secretly wanted an action figure collection. Not of a bunch of sexy ladies, but still.

The only figures I have are an Assassin's Creed 2 Ezio I got of the collector's edition, a tiny norse warrior from Skyrim and a funko batman. It's a small but fun to display little set.

Also it being fairly cheap to obtain is usually a factor as well. Thanks to this thread I'm thinking about getting a Yukiko statue and the Mara Jade Bishoujo coming out this month.

This Malgus statue kinda counters my try to buy reasonable priced things though. Although it was a poor decision it does look nice towering over all my Star Wars minifigs.

@riostarwind: I love that Milla figure. I was actually looking into getting one of her and Jude earlier this year, but they were way too expensive. Someday...

I'm not a Tales fan, but I've enjoyed a lot of the character designs from the franchise, and I have to agree with that assessment. And I'm also impressed by the Malgus in all of that shiny black.

I've ordered stuff from Amiami as well. I don't like the layout of their site, as it's very convoluted, with sold out things often being shown next to stuff that is in stock. However their service is great, so I guess that's all that really matters.

Not technically waifus, but I don't think anyone would begrudge the affection between human and mobile combat armor. Just finished this guy today, and he's ready to get me through finals.

I just finished watching build fighters, so getting the Build Strike Gundam was an easy choice. Don't think I'm going to invest too much into Gunpla, but it's pretty fun to build and the Master Grade kits have really good attention to detail.

@retrovirus: Nice! How is Build Fighters, by the way? It's been a long while since I've watched any Gundam series, and even longer since I've seen any not set in the Universal Century.

MAI WAIFUUUU!!!xoxo!

@hailinel: As someone who's only seen a handful of series (G, 00, 08th MS team), build fighters was a lot of fun. It has a metric ton of cameos and references, it keeps a really nice brisk pace, and the characters are likeable. The sheer reverence for Gunpla is what got me to start building that model, actually.

Sounds cool. I'll have to see about watching it when I have some time!

@mikefightnight said:

MAI WAIFUUUU!!!xoxo!

Oh dear!

You guys are ruining my life. I keep finding myself looking up figures and other merch now and telling myself "Woah, seriously? Only thirty dollars!?". It's unsafe.

The closest thing I have to share is this:

The only good thing that came out of this is I found out that, at some point, they were selling the platypus shirt that Nanako got at the end of Golden Week.

This seems to be a common theme of the thread. I'm not sure if I should apologize or not. I won't!

But it is true that once you start collecting in earnest, it can be hard to stop.

Since I read this thread, I've bought two figures. Right now talking myself out of this Touch Detective Nendoroid.

It is truly hard to stop. This thread is doing good things. High five.

*High fives*

Where do all of these chibi Persona figures come from?

What do you mean where? Like which stores? If so I posted a bunch of links to different online stores you can get figures earlier. They are called Nendoroids. So search Persona 4 Nendoroid.

@liquidprince: Thank you

I shouldn't be looking at all these. No good will come of this.

I don't know if this counts; hell, I don't even actually own this yet. I don't know if I should buy it. But it terrifies me to the very core of my soul, and that almost seems reason enough.

@giantstalker: I don't know why it wouldn't!

Are vinyl figures that have nothing to do with anime ok? I have a ton of those to show off.

@daveyo520: Almost none of the figures Hailinel showed off are from animes so I don't see why not.

@steadyingmeat: Ok Japanese then. I have mostly Western stuff.

Actually, two of the figures I showed most recently are of western characters.

This arrived today; the Panzer IV ausf. D from Girls und Panzer complete with crew (and convenient backdrop so you can't see the crap on my desk).

@b0nd07: oh my god that is uguu as fuck I must have them. ♥_______♥

@b0nd07 said:

This arrived today; the Panzer IV ausf. D from Girls und Panzer complete with crew (and convenient backdrop so you can't see the crap on my desk).

Oh, man. I love the juxtaposition of the highly detailed tank and the super-deformed crew.

Huh, I didn't realize there was such a collection of figure collectors (haha) on Giant Bomb. I would throw up shots of my own stuff, but my camera is hot garbage.

@b0nd07 said:

This arrived today; the Panzer IV ausf. D from Girls und Panzer complete with crew (and convenient backdrop so you can't see the crap on my desk).

I want that... So... Much.

This has just been put up for pre-order and I almost cried tears of joy to see it.

@smokeyd123: @herbiebug: It's the PairDot Character Series - Girls und Panzer Tank IV Ausf. D Ending Ver. I got mine off Ebay, but you might be able to find it elsewhere.

Yeah, even the tanks in the show proper (not the chibi ones in the end credits) are highly detailed in comparison to the characters.

Here's a pic that gives a better sense of scale (it's pretty small). The top of the commander's head is just shy of the waist of a Max Factory Figma (Kirino to the left).

this Statue (not a fig) was announced today, god fucking damn. Teetering on the edge here.

This thread has led to some ill-advised spending of money.... I'll post back if this thread is still alive in the month or two it'll take to get shipped here. XD

After just finishing up watching Kill La Kill, I wouldn't say no to one these to start a collection.

The most nerdy thing I have collected is Warhammer 40k models, which I painted just to display as I never really got into the game.