This morning MegaHouse finally announced via tweet the pre-order date for its G.E.M. series Kaburagi T. Kotetsu figure. The pre-order for the scale figure of everyone’s favorite moe ojisan will open on May 9th at 18:00 JST. He will retail at 6,800 JPY with an expected September release.

Which ones of you will be hitting F5 or Command R on a continuous loop on May 9th? This is going to be an interesting battlefest since MegaHouse has decided to open Kotetsu’s pre-order at the same time with One Piece P.O.P Sailing Again Nico Robin. I expect G.E.M series Kotetsu to sell out within minutes.

Not a week has passed since the battle for Wild Tiger MG Figure Rise and once again we have an announcement from Tamashii Nations regarding the upcoming pre-orders for Chibi-arts Barnaby Brooks Jr., S.H.Figuarts Lunatic, and Half Age Characters set. The pre-orders will open on April 3rd at 16:00 JST as usual. I don’t think I need to say how hard this battlefest is going to be with three “Do Want” items going up at the same time.

S.H.Figuarts Lunatic

Lunatic’s figuarts comes with some great accessories – a set of flames for his eyes as well as his hands, and a flaming crossbow. The crossbow can also be folded and placed in his holster. His cloak also seems to be removable. Lunatic is going to be a standard release retailing for 4,725 JPY with a July release date.

Chibi-arts Barnaby Brooks Jr.

Barnaby’s chibi-arts will include: At least two different facial expressions (tsun-tsun face & smiling winking face), and his pink birthday bunny. I am still checking various sites to get more information regarding his packing and price. The most current information that I have been able to obtain is that Barnaby is expected to be released in July.

Half Age Characters Vol.1

The Half Age Character box vol. 1 will include five characters: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, Barnaby Brooks Jr., Ivan Karelin, Karina Lyle, and Nathan Seymour. The Half Age Character line portrays the characters younger than their actual ages. The box will include 10 figures. There has not been information yet if the second set will be a different color variation or a double. Each individual each Half Age Character will retail for 525 JPY. The box will be released in July.

Is everyone prepared for this triple threat battlefest? I will have my GOOD LUCK mode armor on and my finger ready for the repeat F5 attack. One thing is for sure, this battle is going to be very tough.

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Just when Tiger & Bunny fans thought that their wallets could get a much needed rest, Bandai finally announced the pre-order date for its Wild Tiger MG Figure Rise kit.  The pre-order for the 1/8 scale of Wild Tiger’s MG kit will open on March 26^th at 16:00 JST as usual. He will retail at 3800 JPY with an expected June release. Many fans were able to catch a sneak peek of the completed figure during Thursday’s Bandai Namco merchandise show.

The MG Figure Rise line is modeled after Bandai’s Gunpla kits. However, the twist is an action figure style plastic kit. The kits usually contain around 150 pre-painted pieces which – once assembled – will become the action figure. There is no need to worry about using any paint or glue to assemble the kits. Wild Tiger’s kit will include 4 different sets of hands, Good Luck Mode, and open face feature.

Will anyone be battling it out for everyone’s favorite “Crasher for Justice” on March 26^th? I do expect Wild Tiger’s MG Figure Rise pre-order to be like every Tiger & Bunny pre-order battlefest figure and sell out within minutes.