seen@sdcc2008: tamashii nations

In addition to the Movie Realization Batman & Batpod [tagged / pic courtesy of Steve Talkowski's flickr] on display at the Tamashii Nations' booth @ SDCC (altho I wonder why they are still showing the unpainted proto) included various rump-kicking hyper-insane'O S.I.C. Imagination Works Dioramas showcasing works by Takayuki Takeya and Kenji Ando - for which Kirkland of Toybot Studios has more

tamashii nation by bandai

And then it all clicked: Toynami's SDCC-exclusive Shitama-Kun is a character icon found on Tamashii (English / Japanese) - aka Bandai's new collector-focused label - which clicked with "Tamashii Nations" Masakazu Katsura-designed Batman - seen @ Toy Tokyo (but 2 "i"s instead of 1 :p), which happens to be the one of the "Movie Realization"-lines of Bandai! ... sorry folks, I'm just slow that way

movie realization batman & batpod for bandai

Remember the Masakazu Katsura-designed Batman / Dark Knight (with Batpod) for BANDAI's Movie Realization line - showcased [and featured] during the recent Tokyo Toy Show? Well, here are more (prototype) pics courtesy of Amiami.com [all pics via] with a pre-order price of 6,952YEN (US$65 / SGD$88) compared to the SRP of 8,925YEN (US$84 / SGD$114) - wish I had the dough tho :p ... CLICK THRU FOR

tamashi nation batman @ tokyo toy show 2008

Now, I do not think I'm known to be an "eloquent" man (I'd like to think I am but I know I'm delusional) - so when I set my humble-peepers on this TAMASHI NATION's THE DARK KNIGHT figure currently on display this weekend at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2008 [tagged] - all I can think of to share with you folks is: I shat meself - twice. (thank teh CyberGawds I don't write for a living, innit