Godzilla 50th Anniversary Box Set's Godzilla 1984 Figure Review

Bandai's Godzilla 50th Anniversary Box Set is one of the most popular figure sets to this date, because the bundle included every Godzilla suit interpretation on six inch figures. Perhaps the figure that received the most praise could have been Godzilla 1984. This collectible item is the most accurate figure Bandai has made based on the Godzilla '84 suit. There was a toy made before in the late 80's that was released alongside the standard 8 inch series, but the problem was that the first version of Godzilla '84 not only stood 6 inches, but the overall look wasn't that good either. So, let's see why Memorial Box version is praised by many!

Hustle House Vol. 15 - Road to HUSTLE Aid (06/10/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Flying Vampire #16 & Flying Vampire #25 vs. Hustle Kamen Red & Hustle Kamen Yellow
2. Erica, Kintaro Kanemura & Margaret vs. Akamamushi Sandayu, Suppon & Una-ju
3. Giant Silva & Giant Vabo vs. Shinjiro Otani & Tetsuhiro Kuroda
4. Genichiro Tenryu, Ryouji Sai & Wataru Sakata vs. Commander An Jo, Kohei Sato & 5. Toshiaki Kawada
6. Hirotaka Yokoi & Naoya Ogawa vs. Sodom & Gomora

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HUSTLE ハッスル 17 (05/13/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Hustle Kamen Red, Hustle Kamen Blue & Hustle Kamen Yellow vs. Neo Devil Pierrot #1, Neo Devil Pierrot #2 & Kyou Itako
2. Dokuron Z, Giant Vabo & Piranha Monster Omega vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Erica & Margaret
3. Onigumo, Flying Vampire #25 & Sendai-shi Low vs. Masato Tanaka, Shinjiro Otani & TAJIRI
4. Ryouji Sai & Wataru Sakata vs. Kohei Sato & Toshiaki Kawada
5. Naoya Ogawa, HG & The Great Sasuke vs. Commander An Jo, Gomora & Hakushi

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Bandai Museum Gigan Review

Before Bandai Museum's first location officially closed in Matsudo, Chiba, they sold exclusive figures that could only be purchased from their location. Gigan (Showa) was one of the last two Godzilla-related figures that Bandai Museum released. What's even more interesting is X-Plus was contracted to create this limited edition toy, opposed to having Bandai reuse their previous molds.

Hobby Link Japan Brings Back an Old Favorite!

I'll be honest...the Gundam Series is still relatively new to me. I did see Gundam Wing on Toonami a long time ago and have seen their toys and models all over local anime toy stores, but have never taken the time to fully indulge in it. I just wasn't a giant robot fan from the start because my preference went to giant creatures, including dinosaurs (love of dinosaurs + Godzilla = fan for life!). However, I do appreciate giant robot shows as well for being so different to my usual tastes.

When I lived in a college dorm with my friend, one of the most interesting things he introduced me to was Mobile Fighter G Gundam. What stood out was the stereotypes in the show, which I found hilariously amusing. How should I feel when the Gundam representing my country (Neo America) sports a football helmet and shoulder pads, and is piloted by a famous boxer?

Tangent aside, I accidentally came across a cool Gundam model based from the show that I couldn't resist:  Bandai's 1/144 Devil Gundam aka Dark Gundam! Devil Gundam was IMO the coolest Gundam from that series, and I didn't know that a 1/144 scale model was made before, which is perfect for a newbie like me. What made me want this kit was the fact that Dark Gundam's mobile fighter mode could transform into mobile armor mode, then back again. I don't think I'll continue collecting other Gundams after this, so this model will be perfect.

This particular model was very rare and expensive once, but the prices have gone down probably because Bandai re-issued that model a lot of times. HLJ (Hobby Link Japan) will have these models restocked in February, but is already accepting orders for 800 yen (about $9) a piece plus shipping charges.

You can check out HLJ's listing by clicking the link here:  http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN46438.

I also plan to document my Gundam building progress here in the future. Until then, enjoy your weekend everyone!

HUSTLE ハッスル HOUSE VOL. 14 (04/23/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Flying Vampire #25 & Giant Vabo vs. Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda
2. Kintaro Kanemura, Erica & Margaret vs. Backen Break, Dokron Z & Onigumo
3. Kohei Sato & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Ryouji Sai & Wataru Sakata
4. Commander An Jo, Sodom & Gomora vs. Hustle Kamen Yellow, Shinjiro Otani & TAJIRI

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HUSTLE ハッスル HOUSE VOL. 13 (04/22/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Hustle Kamen Yellow vs. Kenzo Suzuki
2. Giant Vabo, Sodom & Gomora vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda
3. Backen Break vs. Tadao Yasuda
4. Hirotaka Yokoi & Shinjiro Otani vs. Ryouji Sai & Wataru Sakata
5. Commander An Jo, Dokron Z & Onigumo vs. Erica, Margaret & TAJIRI

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New Updates (1/12/13)

With the new year comes new changes....hello everyone! To give you guys a quick update, the site has a new look including a new banner, background, and template. Can you tell that blue is my favorite color? This project has been planned for a while, but I wasn't able to do it quickly because of my busy schedule.

This year there will be more figure reviews, raves, other posts that I am sorting out, and a recap of this year's Kawaii-Kon. I still consider myself a noob in taking good quality pictures and posing my figures, but I'm working on it lol. Thanks for stopping by and look forward to more content!

-Aaron-

HUSTLE ハッスル 16 (04/20/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Hustle Kamen Blue, Hustle Kamen Red & Hustle Kamen Yellow vs. Kyou Itako, Neo Devil Pierrot #1 & Neo Devil Pierrot #2
2. Kenzo Suzuki vs. Wataru Sakata
3. Captain Bomber & Yusanso Man vs. Jo Shimaki & Yuki Rock
4. Naoya Ogawa, Erica, HG, Shinjiro Otani & TAJIRI vs. Giant Vabo, Sodom, Toshiaki Kawada, Commander An Jo & Monster Egg

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X-Plus Varan 1958 (25 cm) Figure Review

A lot of buzz swarmed amongst figure collectors when X-Plus officially announced the release of Varan 1958 in the 30 cm line. Anticipations ran high, and in the end their wait was worth it. Varan (30 cm edition) stood on it's own two feet, a pose that is probably favored by most. Continuing the positive sales results, X-Plus released another version of Varan in the 25 cm edition. Except this time, Varan is in his crawling position.

HUSTLE ハッスル 15 (03/12/2006) [FULL]

Fight Card:

1. Hustle Kamen Blue, Hustle Kamen Red & Hustle Kamen Yellow vs. Monster Kamen Black, Monster Kamen Purple & Monster Kamen White
2. Erica, Margaret & Katsuhisa Fujii vs. Dokron Z, Kohei Sato & Monster C
3. Kintaro Kanemura, Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Arimakinen, Miyakinen & Yasudakinen
4. Shinjiro Otani & Taichi Ishikari vs. Giant Vabo & Commander An Jo
5. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Wataru Sakata
6. HG & TAJIRI vs. Kenzo Suzuki & Toshiaki Kawada

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Hooray for more HUSTLE!

After a long absence, HustleFightingOpera came back and cranked out five new videos since Christmas! I already posted all of the updates for now, but I'm not sure when there will be more. Until then enjoy what's been put up so far, and I'll share more links as soon as they're put up.

For now, I gotta say......3.....2......1 BITAN BITAN!!!