the art of syunya yamashita by kotobukiya @ anime festival asia 2008

Fans of Japanese artist Syunya Yamashita were also treated to a selection of ARTFX / Fine Art Bust Statues from Kotobukiya @ the recently concluded Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] @ Suntec City Halls 403-404 (circa Nov 22-23, 2008). With an average height of 19cm / 7 1/3″ - these cold-cast femmes tantalized and teased from beyond their display base and thru the glass cabinet-panels LOL ///

kotobukiya @ anime festival asia 2008

Clearest shot I could get of the display was via the back, as folks crowded the front of display to snap to their own fill! And the only time it was clear? I snapped a wider-shot instead, before the crowds gathered again in front ... *forehead-palmslap* LOLKotobukiya's display at the Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] @ Suntec City Halls 403-404 (2 weekends ago / circa Nov 22-23) saw a spread of

scope dog @ anime festival asia 2008

I would like to say this is a IRC SCOPE DOG Turbo Custom (1/24) - but realistically I may not be 100%-certain, besides desperately trying to identify the armor-markings, and the figurine standing in front of it helps somewhat (picture-to-picture identification LOL). The above-shown Scope Dog should be Version 2 (based on the red shoulder-armor / www / priced @ 15,540YEN). And I think I should

motoslave bubblegum crisis @ anime festival asia 2008

MOTOSLAVE BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 1/15 figures seen @ the YAMATO [www] display @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - showcasing previously released figures, as well as upcoming ones, most notably *Priss Asagiri* (in metallic blue Knight-Saber-suit in red mecha-conversion / shown above) - scheduled for a December-drop @ 7,140YEN. Shown below is *Nene Romanova* with pink-bike (released in Sept'08).

toys n toys merch-booth D11 @ anime festival asia (day one / 22 nov)

If I could, I would hang around Toys N Toys booth D11 @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] Suntec City Halls 403-404 - where Japense toys and western designer vinyls are made available. Check out the myriad latest blind-boxes featuring Scavengers, adFunture's PERKBOY, Kidrobot's range of minis, Tokidoki etc ... toys more familiar to me lah :p

seen@anime festival asia 08: toysntoys (day zero)

The Toys N Toys had one of the more impressive display arenas @ Anime Festival Asia 2008 [tagged] - and this was just via the sheer span of floor-space and glamor of the all-black gloss display cabinets! LOL Representing prime Japanese and American toy brands, the TNT shelves are to feature products from Alter / Artstorm / CM's / Diamond Comic / Good Smile Company / Kaiyodo / Kotobukiya / Max