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Hehe imma find someone to weather mine =]

Is my little ponies still popular?

I'll take both 1/48 in multiple sets and 1 set for the 1/60 painted for both!

Finally got my second copy, except this one comes with a cowl!

Need to find a box set 1 I already have box set 2

I'll check the films recommended. I've read somewhere that kenshin was actually based of a real hitokiri. I myself prefer the ova which was more realistic and anime was more crisp. Although the aime in the Tokyo arc got a little bit better then went back to cartoon style. If anyone remembers the final fight with Shishio on the last episode was much better than the previous episodes that involved Shishio and Kenshin's interactions. I'm not gonna lie to you now that I think about it insight have fallen asleep in twilight samurai in the middle of the film. I tink I remember seeing Taboo a few years ago. I'm also a big A. Kurosawa fan.

Version with subtitle is out..

I saw twilight Samurai in the big screen. It was nice. The story as a little slow but did pick up. The sword fights in Twilight was pretty authentic and there were no CG or special effects on that one. The Kenshin Live was better. I have yet to see the Hidden blade. I will try to find it and watch it this week hopefully. I hope they make a sequel to the Kenshin movie, then again sequels are never as good as the first one, with exceptions of a few. But if they did make a sequel I would like for them to introduce Shishio and his group. Perhaps a cameo of Kenshin's master. Or create a prequel like the OVA with Tomoe story. I sure that wold be more dramatic with their relationship and how it evolved from pretend to reality. The fight scene that I would probably love to see is the alley scene were Kenshin gets attacked by a Ninja with claws. Sister is already calling me to let her borrow it. They were fortunate enough to have a brother that introduced them to Anime. They love Rurouni Kenshin

I feel like I've betrayed the Macross family...for some reason i'm not that into frontier.. i don't know why... =( So hunting the rest of the bandai exclusives is not a priority for me which was sort of good for the VF4 this year. My fleet are waiting =)

The Gantz figures are covered with vinyl too..

Nice Renato!! More PICS!!! I'm with you Jenius.. i think I will have to wait. Although I do want that valk I would have to do some reorganizing in the Macross room to find room for this. The Mac7 shelf has almost no room due to the Emerald and Diamond Force

that looks so cool...any plans on weathering it?

oh man 15+ pages.. this is going to be a long read...gotta get back to work...lol

I believe ZC world produced Chow yun fat's better tomorrow fig... if they are then yes its pretty good quality.

thanks.. I haven't had time to play any games =( I know benson was trying to get me to hop on halo and I've always missed the group sessions....will read into it now while I have some time

Remind me again on why China blocked you tube?

man I've must be out on the loop on this one.. so this is from a game? and not anime correct? or is it from a manga series?

thanks I really appreciate it. I will try to organize them while I watch the games tomorrow...

So are these things available for preorder or has the ship saild on this? Not in a Rush since i'm not that crazy about Frontier.

After the first vid he had a big sigh. LOL must have been exhausting to transform that thing. Getting excited more than ever now, but I'll wait until a few more things in the warehouse and then ship from HLJ. The set from NY should suffice since its in route. Oro orooro

We really need a tutorial on how to organize these things or did I miss it. I have two sets, one I bought already organized and one still in their magazine format

Why does it look so dirty? Lol Jk it looks so cool.

Loop take pics...I wanna see if there is a difference between the individual VF17D and the combo set.

I wanna see those Eva before I commit

It actually came in today!!! Sad as it may be I negelcted the Mac7 Box set2 and went straight to the pioneer elite blu ray player. Works fine and watched it with the wife. Going to watch it again later this week to let it sink in. But overall experience was great. They managed to create a condensed version of the series but with certain events and characters plugged into the story. If you have seen and read the series you will know exactly what I mean. It was kind of weird at first since both me and the wife saw the whole series and movie. Remember both of us don't know Japanese but I did pick up a few words here and there after watching the series with subtitles. The beginning scene was pretty cool. A lot of fight scene from the final battle Kenshin participated in the Bakumatsu wars. I didn't recognize the Shinsengumi who approached him. He didn't look like the Saito that I remember from the Anime (Remember Saito was taller and skinnier in the anime, then my wife reminded me there aren't many tall Asians like us to perhaps play that part). It was only after I saw him in his police officer uniform talking to Kanryu that I sort of could make out who the character was (long front bangs and hair). I thought it was Okita or another one of the Shinsengumi Capt. I didn't look at the pamphlet yet and the list of characters. The actor did a great job in portraying Saito, cigarette smoking and Gotatsu stance which was only used/shown once =(. The scene were Saito is testing Kenshin was short and wished they adapted the Anime fight in the dojo. Gein, this character I'm not sure or remember if he was in the anime. I could be wrong. But his fight scene with Kenshin in Kanryu's house reminded me of the fight scene Kenshin had with Aoshi. Too bad Gein only had one sword. Would have loved to see him do a Kaiten Kenbo. He did remind me of Hanma from the Oniwaban group due to his mask. Yahiko character was immediately recognized by his clothing. Actually throughout the movie the key characters are recognizable by their outfits. But I don't remember Yahiko to be so dirty. LOL Wife was like, why does Yahiko look like a slum kid? Megumi character was also done well. The movie injected how she became the sole survivor of her family/clan (different from the anime) Sano character. The actor did a good job in bringing out his traits and habits. I did find his Zanbatou to be small. It was nice of them to incorporate the fight scene,however public it may have been. They did show Kenshin hopping on Sano's sword as he was swinging it. I was waiting for one of the Kenshin's special moves but none was done. Kaoru character. I think she did a really good job on it. I was waiting for Yahiko to bust out on her cooking. It was sort of weird that Yahiko was already staying with her in the movie. As well all know Kenshin met him first on the bridge as Yahiko was trying to pick pocket him. Jin-E character was perfect. He was portrayed just like in the Anime and manga. I was a little bit confused on why he was working for Kanryu and why he was trying to find Megumi at the police station. I figured Saito would have probably stepped in. But I guess it was a way for the director to give him purpose in the movie. Jin-E's main purpose was to eliminate the Imperial politicians in the movie. I did like the scene were he encountered Kaoru. If you pay close attention, it was on a bridge which I thought was very symbolic since Jin-E kidnapped Kaoru by a bridge/pass in the Anime. The kidnapping scene and fight scene with Kenshin was the highlight of the whole movie. Not only did we finally see a Kenshin move (a double battoujutsu), but the director really based it on the Manga and from what I understood he might have used the exact script in the Anime where Jin-E believes he can actually beat the Battousai in speed since his Sakabatou will be a little bit slower in unsheathing. Aritomo Yamagata character was more of a douchebag in the movie. I don't recall him ever being like that in the Anime. Kanryu Takeda was also played well as a psychotic character who wanted to gather all the Yojimbo to work for him. I'm not sure but isn't he the actor who played the bald dancer in "Shall We Dance"? Its an old movie but I could be wrong. I really thought the close bodyguards of Kanryu were the Oniwaban group. What's up with Kanryu's fan boys (guys with their fans). The wife found them annoying. LOL Kenshin character was really played well and like the previous individuals have mentioned the actor was able to change his face when he turns serious. The fight scenes were more realistic with a little bit of special effects here and there. I like how the director give you a glimpse of Kenshin's past. I was excited to see the incorporated Tomoe and her fiancee. Too bad that they didn't show Tomoe's face. The fight scene with Tomoe's fiancee was identical to the OVA (with maybe a few extra swordsmen guarding the official). The director showed how Kenshin got his first scar and how he finished off Tomoe's fiancee. I don't recall the OVA ever showing Tomoe seing her fiancee's body and crying by him. I also love how they showed a scene of Katsura by the fire listening to Kenshin just like the OVA. Overall the movie was great. I know anyone who hasn't been exposed to it would love it. Its not like any other japanese movies out there and its different from any real live movie adaptation of any anime. Most anime when converted into a movie always look fake. By the time the movie was over my wife was like, "That's it? Are they making anymore? That wasn't the whole story!" She enjoyed it even though she didn't understand a single word. As requested pics: My Kenshin figure has seen better days =(