元ニューヨーク駐在員の、経済的自由を手に入れるための日記 >>This blog is devoted to folks who love Chrome Hearts, Mode Fashion, Pop Art, Lowbrow Art, Character Toys, Anime, Manga and Investment Japanese Stock.
The Brave Express Might Gaine was one of my juvenile hero. This Anime title was first broadcasted on TV in 1994 Japan. I was... a pretty kid !! This title was started one of brave saga series which was composed 8 different titles. I don't know why I only strongly remember a title "Might Gaine". Maybe because of this awesome opening song ?? It could be.
At summer vacation, I obtained my first Might Gaine related toy which even I wasn't able to play when I was a child. Super Robot Chogokin Might Gaine !! This full metal composed figurine series has been released by BANDAI. When you put 'em on your hands, you would say "men, it's so heavy !?". Even 8 inch tiny size, you can feel a machine on !! I display him with my first Super Robot Chogokin "Zeorymer". The unbeatable full metal warriors on the galaxy here !!!
I know you guys never ever forever could imagine "Asian" pop star on the earth... Yeah, that'll be true, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber etc. etc. huh !? where is Asian ?! Yeah right, don't get so upset. I guess we Asian (I live in Japan) have some sort of special "eccentric" kind of unique consumption sense about poppy sounds and artists outlooks. In our market, that'll be cool however for the other market, that won't. I think Asian pop music market has been surrounded by specially awkward atmosphere... BIGBANG, a young Korean pop star group, were formed around a tiny young Asian guy called "G-DRAGON". Recently, they somehow got success for their sounds and images distribution in Japanese pop music market not only their market Korea. In Japan, there is still Korean music trend (It started in 2005?? maybe), that is behind of their success either. What I was first interested was their uniquely edgy outlook. They choose (or, technically their "stylists" choose) Christian Louboutin, Chrome Hearts, BALMAN and Mastermind JAPAN etc. Especially about Chrome Hearts, I first saw Asian star wore 'em. (Maybe Kyosuke Himuro did ? but...) Their chief leader G-DRAGON has pretty much fantastic fashion sense.
Oh sorry sorry, I watched YouTube about'em all day long. So I just wrote above, but today I do review about one of my recent obtained figurines, Robot Damashii SIDE MS OZ6MS Leo. He was appeared on Mobile Suit Gundam Wing as position of production model mobile suits by OZ. Well, just imagine MS ZAKU, same kind. Enjoy my new green friend below !!
My question is what happened to American comic category merchandises in "Japanese" character market. That's what I was shocked when I returned to Japan last year. At any stores from book stands to toy shops in my country Japan, American comic characters were totally banished... Are Japanese tired on 'em ?? Do really American comic fans disappeared ?? Even one of the biggest American comic shops "BLISTER" was forced to move to suburban area Tokyo. Do you believe that this store located center of "central" Shibuya at one tome... It was 3-4 years ago perhaps ? BLISTER Shibuya was of course my best favorite comic shop to dig my favorite Batman comics...
Then now 2012, I visited to new location BLISTER... Men, that's actually such a tiny store... What happened to my BLISTER !? Well, obviously their business is not good when I walked around a rat house size store. Why ? The answer is unfortunately pretty simple though, American comic and related character goods are minor category.
I am a big fan of Batman. I collect comics and figurines still, however now it seems pretty tough to obtain what I want... Maybe I should import Batman goods individually from the US on Amazon US. That is serious.
Oh, so returned to BLISTER, I got Batman Animated ver. cartoon T-Shirts. The body color is gross... but look at this Bruce Timm artwork print !! It's fun !! Oh my Harley.
Time goes faster as we get older, my 9 days long vacation has finished today. What I was doing... shopping, maybe ?? So, I gotta go office tomorrow, therefore I post about a new figurine briefly tonight. That is Griffith Figma #138 (Max Factory). Griffith is the founder and leader of the mercenary unit known as the Band of the Hawk (from Wikipedia.en). Of course he is the most horrified king of demons on Berserk which is known as one of Japanese most edgiest Manga titles.
The sculpting and painting quality were just astonishingly amazing !!! I guess it would be the best quality figure which I obtain this year, it deserves seriously. Take a look his handsome face and the armor is just unbelievable works !!
Does anyone who lives in the US know What is DRAEMON ?? I don't think so. When I was in NY, I remember that only a friend from Mexico knew about him. Was DRAEMON broadcasting in south America ?? How about Europa ? I guess DRAEMON story has a lot of Japanese traditional local cultural context, and they're sometime hard to understand for foreign viewer... That's why DRAEMON is not so much popular as same as the other Anime titles like Dragon Ball or YAMATO etc. DRAEMON is Japanese national lovable character who are known 100% of Japanese from tiny baby to the elderly. There is only official museum in Kawasaki JAPAN where the original author Mr.Fujiko·F·Fujio lived in. We need to make reservation to visit there, well, because of course numerous Japanese fans want to. I fortunately was able to obtain the ticket !! I enjoyed full of original comic drafts and Mr.Fujiko's history of his artist life. I don't think so many visitors can come from the other country, but don't worry guys, there is English and Chinese version instruction, no problem !!
You still don't come up with DRAEMON ?? Take a look today's post below, that blue one !!