It's good that they scraped that awful neck joint on DPCF Daz Bones. Should do it on Crocs too.
Buggy is nicely done. I wonder how reliable that "plastic extension" of his torso.
Hopefully they'll make a nice Samurai Luffy too.
It's good that they scraped that awful neck joint on DPCF Daz Bones. Should do it on Crocs too.
Buggy is nicely done. I wonder how reliable that "plastic extension" of his torso.
Hopefully they'll make a nice Samurai Luffy too.
Captain "Kid" Neo-Maximum POP (12,000 yen :blink:) and Killer Neo-DX POP (7,200 yen) poster.
December 2012, with Nami Bikini 2 ver.
So maybe Perona Sailing Again and Shiryu in January.
Kid is really amazing, i hope it will be released the complete poster with the box dimensions.
I hope to get him here in Italy 2 months later, the shipping should be very high.
EDIT: i've just seen the price of Kid, it becomes the most expensive POP in the regular line. For that price i hope they could give a normal arm too, because 12.000 yen is too much for that it offers.
Wow. Glad I don't like Kid considering that price. I'm sure he'll be easy enough to get at a reduced price down the line.
Mmm yea i think i should not rush this to get it, just wait for it to get a little cheaper i think :-0
P.O.P (Neo) MAXIMUM ? Eh, whut?
oh god. HOW I WANT KILLER SO BADLY A made room for him already… maybe... xD if I can get one. Kidd though.. I want to like him but his face just seems so OFF and his arm SO LONG :/
Maximum power, maximum price tag :-p
If they went for maximum then they shoulda made 2 gigantic iron arms instead of 1 :-x
12,000 yen!! Holy F–-!! That's one expensive POP, I knew the Maximum imprint would be an excuse for hiking the price up, lets hope that there aren't too many of these in the future!!
OK, so lets get this straight, Kid from HS with 15% off will be 10,200. Killer will be 6,120. Already getting Book & Nami for 10,477, so that's 26,797 yen before shipping!! Combined shipping will likely be another 10,000 yen EMS for this lot. Thank god for half price shipping!!
Still that'll be over a 30,000 yen invoice from HS!!! That's one expensive Christmas present!!
This is crazy, no one should buy Kid so the MegaHouse would know they're trying too much, but that won't never happen.
preorderd for kid and killer are already open?
I guess they're testing the water, because larger figures like Gecko Moria, Doflamingo, etc. have been expensive to make in the past and they want a bigger margin :getlost: If Kid sells then be prepared for NEO-MAXIMUM Magellan, Sengoku and Setourmaru in the future all with a 12,000 yen price tag!!
Maybe we'll even see a NEO-MAXIMUM Rob Lucci "Leopard Form". I wouldn't be suprised since he's already getting a re-release
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@y2j:
preorderd for kid and killer are already open?
No, opens on Wednesday 12th @ 18:00 JST
LOL that will end up in being a 200€ total figurine… ehhh... I wonder how much it will be in a local store...
in the future they just make everything MAXIMUM and replace the DX line... just by creating even bigger boxes and adding MAXIMUM... and if that does not work... MAXIMUM LIMITED is coming next...
Yeah, then wait for the TS repaint version of that Kid with scars.. no fucking way am i buying him.
hahaha MAXIMUM shit may i say!
12 000 yen? you kiddin'? plus his shipping will be EMS for sure so add 5000 or something to shipping, in the end kid alone will cost you 17 000 yen NO THANKS!
i didn't liked him anyway plus like icel said his TS version will surely made so no worth to spend that much money!
hahaha MAXIMUM shit may i say!
12 000 yen? you kiddin'? plus his shipping will be EMS for sure so add 5000 or something to shipping, in the end kid alone will cost you 17 000 yen NO THANKS!
i didn't liked him anyway plus like icel said his TS version will surely made so no worth to spend that much money!
And then for a lot of people you'll have customs on top of that! Hell even I may end up paying customs if declared value is over 30,000 yen for my order!!
POP Neo Maximum (price) xDD, only the fans are going to pre-order it. I bet that Perona and Shilliew will be Maximum too.
I agree. To hell with MH on this one. I'm not buying a single POP from them again, ever. I'm intending to cancel my Brook on Otacute, but it's combined with another figure I really want (Caster from Fate Extra produced by Phat Company), so there's a bitch right there. She's sold out everywhere too :(
Is there a way to let them know via petition they're getting a wrong way? I think every collector would agree.
Is there a way to let them know via petition they're getting a wrong way? I think every collector would agree.
We are non-Japanese people. They don't give a damn about us.
I think its the opposite now in japan, i think they are super maximum happy that they are getting bigger and better figures now, they are so star eyed when they see the nice and big box packages in the shops shelfs •
Well, I would be happy about bigger figures too if I had money and space for it. Sadly I had to skip lots of POPs lately :(
@AoNoPiece:
POP Neo Maximum (price) xDD, only the fans are going to pre-order it. I bet that Perona and Shilliew will be Maximum too.
I sure as hell hope that's not going to be the case! XD Cause I need them both one hundred percent. They don't really have any huge add-ons, do they?
Yeah, and if they are buying locally then shipping won't cost them much at all. With discounts it's probably possible for you to pickup Kid for for 10,000 yen if you live in Japan.
Hopefully pre-orders will only made by hardcore fans and no longer the casual collectors or those just trying to make a quick buck on resale. That way they should stay up a little longer, albeit another 30 seconds, lol
Btw, 1Up, do you think you'll be getting either for pre-order?
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@Al!naJames:
Well, I would be happy about bigger figures too if I had money and space for it. Sadly I had to skip lots of POPs lately :(
I sure as hell hope that's not going to be the case! XD Cause I need them both one hundred percent. They don't really have any huge add-ons, do they?
Well I expect Shiliew's box to be EMS after Brooks/Arlongs and if SA Perona is the same size as the DX, then that's EMS again right there. Plus with the general price increase I wouldn't expect either of them to be less than 7,000 yen.
So in conclusion, even if they're not MAXIMUM, with shipping they'll still be bloody expensive!!
So maybe Franky will also come in this maximum line, brace yourselves absurd prices are coming!!!
So maybe Franky will also come in this maximum line, brace yourselves absurd prices are coming!!!
Yeah, soon you won't be able to pickup a POP for under 10,000 yen. I think that's going to become the norm.
Oh well, I just hope after this MH announce Movie Z Strawhats with plenty of alternates that last from March - December 2013. That way I can skip them all and pay off the loan I had to take out to afford Kid!! hehe
What?!?!?! 12000yen?!?!?! No way I could afford this on December…. I don't know why I thought they were out on January....
I have no figures left to pay for October and November, maybe if I save a little bit I could afford them... Just when I started looking into other lines (I just bought IK Roger and IK Young Whitebeard, due to Raithos pictures of the later). Dang it!
They should have made two versions of him, Maximum with the magnetic arm and DX without it. Or a regular DX version and a Limited DX 1.5 with the arm, so they could easily ask for 15000 yen and no one would ever complain.
Dang it, there goes the DPCF....
I'm hoping for a Christmas Half-Shipping Campaign or a good sale on January...
1UP, would you get them?!?!
What?!?!?! 12000yen?!?!?! No way I could afford this on December…. I don't know why I thought they were out on January....
I have no figures left to pay for October and November, maybe if I save a little bit I could afford them... Just when I started looking into other lines (I just bought IK Roger and IK Young Whitebeard, due to Raithos pictures of the later). Dang it!
They should have made two versions of him, Maximum with the magnetic arm and DX without it. Or a regular DX version and a Limited DX 1.5 with the arm, so they could easily ask for 15000 yen and no one would ever complain.
Dang it, there goes the DPCF....
I'm hoping for a Christmas Half-Shipping Campaign or a good sale on January...
1UP, would you get them?!?!
That's why I ordered the POP Book & Crimin Nami from HS on the 50% off shipping promotion. That way anything I combine with that order gets 50% off. Shipping for the 3 to EU will certainly exceed 10,000 yen so that's sure to be atleast a saving of over 5,000 yen on shipping. I just hope that they all come out at the same time!!!
I know what you mean about other lines. I was looking at getting IK & DPCF since October & November were quiet for POP, along with some more Fist of North Star stuff from Kaiyodo, but now I need to save for Nami, Kid & Killer instead!!
And then for a lot of people you'll have customs on top of that! Hell even I may end up paying customs if declared value is over 30,000 yen for my order!!
i paid 40€ custom for Perona pop who worthed 5780yen+4000 yen shipping, i end up paying 140 euro for her the heck, you should really get him locally for the safety of your wallet,1up and nippon yassan who undervalue is a good thing too!
I long time ago understood that Japan don't care about international buyer, it makes work their economy so much!
we are cows for them, MH don't care about us being touched by shipping rate, as long as japanese only pay 12 000 yen for theirs the rest (aka we) can go F**k our wallets!
that is an insane price tag on Kid. I really did want him, too. POPs are just getting too expensive for me in general. I remember (back in the day) ordering Ace, and then being impressed with the size and ordering all the other POPs that were out at the time. My friend thought I was crazy to spend almost $300 on figures (including shipping).
Now, that's what it costs for 1. That is just silly.
Granted, that they look nicer now and are higher quality than the original non-neo line, but really. 12,000Y is really pushing it. Collecting is really becoming unaffordable for many, I feel.
I remember paying around 60 euro for the neo POP at that old time, the price increased years after years that is too much, i'm glad i'm only interest in strawhats and yet they are more expensive that they was before!
Kid's price is just sad. That one arm made him more expensive than the largest of POPs. Almost as much as a high quality Good Smile figure.. except you know, you can actually expect Good Smile to produce high quality.
Its about 179sgd (roughly 11340yen) Link to preorder here in Singapore so its not too bad. The most expensive POP to date!
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LOL that will end up in being a 200€ total figurine… ehhh... I wonder how much it will be in a local store...
in the future they just make everything MAXIMUM and replace the DX line... just by creating even bigger boxes and adding MAXIMUM... and if that does not work... MAXIMUM LIMITED is coming next...
YES! finally a limited bikini lola!!
na~ seriously .. kid looks cool and all but no way I'm paying 12000yen for a megahouse product. not even for a POP. local retailers will sell them for what? 130 - 150€? nope, too much. especially not in december when figures are released that I want so much more. hell Izaya and Momohime combined would be like 12000yen and they are alter .. ALTER. sadly megahouse can do whatever they want coz one piece is pure gold and fans are buying whatever they throw at us to whichever price megahouse thinks is appropriate. :getlost:
darn, I REALLY don't want that BB, only the Ace. AlinaJames, you want to split with me? XD
darn, I REALLY don't want that BB, only the Ace. AlinaJames, you want to split with me? XD
Yes :P lol.
They are both so ugly it kinda makes me want to puke haha.
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Well I expect Shiliew's box to be EMS after Brooks/Arlongs and if SA Perona is the same size as the DX, then that's EMS again right there. Plus with the general price increase I wouldn't expect either of them to be less than 7,000 yen.
So in conclusion, even if they're not MAXIMUM, with shipping they'll still be bloody expensive!!
Yeah, I expect him to be EMS. I'd EMS him anyway rofl XD (not that EMS is very fast to here but still)
When the box arrives I'm just going to go sit in a corner, hug it and cry from joy. Still can't believe it's actually happening!!! iTs A mIrAcLe!!!
Price tag of ~8,000 yen is still better than 12,000 though…
12000 is not acceptable. there is no reason for that figure to cost so much. it will sell bad.
12000 is not acceptable. there is no reason for that figure to cost so much. it will sell bad.
I don't think so, there's a lot of POP-fans in Japan that can buy this figure without shipping and with better discount that Amiami. But internationally they aren't going to sell anything.
You need to realize Kid is one of the most popular OP characters that aren't Strawhats, so he's going to sell very well no matter the price tag.
Also it would be pretty safe to assume that just as with manga, the international market barely matters to the japanese manufactioner, and any outcry and complaints concerning the prices and shipping won't even reflect on the bigger picture.
Anyway, Kidd does look good.
Also it would be pretty safe to assume that just as with manga, the international market barely matters to the japanese manufactioner, and any outcry and complaints concerning the prices and shipping won't even reflect on the bigger picture.
Anyway, Kidd does look good.
^This.
Oh and Usopp SA Bootleg is out… Looks as "good" as the Robin bootleg.
![](http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa438/Whazzappenin/Internet Photos/381292_301611149946146_923077871_n.jpg)
But I wanna see the real box and the real figure. If what I see is true then he's going to be Zoro box sized probably.
^holy shit, haha, that's one ugly looking bootleg up there.
Meh 12.000 yen…thats an epic fail. Kid was going to be my second PoP so far but with that price + shipping cost of course i'll pass. Im gonna wait till the NW version and then ill buy that one for sure.
I really wonder if we will see a timeskip version of Kid in the next years… Next year probably is full of Movie Z realeses XD... Then we get the crew as a seond version, a lot of choppers... some limited repaints and inbetween that some characters they haven't released yet.
I am surprisingly eager to get Usopp and Robin SA POPs into my hands as fast as humanly possible. I'm excited that they actually look good, and still look good even after all the pictures, prototypes, final shots, convention photos, and finally the finished product promo photos and store photos. I feel like they made it. And it makes me happy. Happy not to complain about a POP… for once.
I am also extremely pleased to look forward to 50% off shipping for Usopp, and Robin's small box.
Kid's price is still just insane when I look at my nicer Alter figures, or my resin Death Note ones. His price shouldn't be near theirs imho. I can't stop thinking about how expensive he is.
AlinaJames I know! they are so ugly… I was talking with Elisa about how suddenly Ace has all these figures coming out (very unexpected) after such a dry spell. I really thought companies would move on to other characters. But, to bring him back in this sad show, where every figure looks terrible... IK, Alarm Clock, Hybrid Grade, DX Rivals. If you're going to try to pump out more Ace merch, at least make it justifiable. Make it good. Or it makes us sad.
And for Blackbeard, he doesn't have too much merch, so the merch he does have should at least do him justice.
I feel like a lot of the merchandise in general is just going downhill. The amount of times I've been impressed by a little figure I got is now few and far between, whereas before it was often. The small 2-6" figure market is really putting on a bad show.
I am surprisingly eager to get Usopp and Robin SA POPs into my hands as fast as humanly possible. I'm excited that they actually look good, and still look good even after all the pictures, prototypes, final shots, convention photos, and finally the finished product promo photos and store photos. I feel like they made it. And it makes me happy. Happy not to complain about a POP… for once.
I am also extremely pleased to look forward to 50% off shipping for Usopp, and Robin's small box.
Kid's price is still just insane when I look at my nicer Alter figures, or my resin Death Note ones. His price shouldn't be near theirs imho. I can't stop thinking about how expensive he is.
AlinaJames I know! they are so ugly… I was talking with Elisa about how suddenly Ace has all these figures coming out (very unexpected) after such a dry spell. I really thought companies would move on to other characters. But, to bring him back in this sad show, where every figure looks terrible... IK, Alarm Clock, Hybrid Grade, DX Rivals. If you're going to try to pump out more Ace merch, at least make it justifiable. Make it good. Or it makes us sad.
And for Blackbeard, he doesn't have too much merch, so the merch he does have should at least do him justice.
I feel like a lot of the merchandise in general is just going downhill. The amount of times I've been impressed by a little figure I got is now few and far between, whereas before it was often. The small 2-6" figure market is really putting on a bad show.
to be fair. There have been two gems of lines in the past year. Great Deep Collection is amazing. As is the B.Smile series. Those two and the Eternal Robin calender are thus far my fave releases this year. (not including other series like Samus) due to how little I expected of them
I am surprisingly eager to get Usopp and Robin SA POPs into my hands as fast as humanly possible. I'm excited that they actually look good, and still look good even after all the pictures, prototypes, final shots, convention photos, and finally the finished product promo photos and store photos. I feel like they made it. And it makes me happy. Happy not to complain about a POP… for once.
Hehe, I feel the same (except for the POP complaint xD). Both Robin and Usopp belong to my top 10 of favourite characters and they look so nicely made.
And now, I'm thinking if there is a supposed Monet POP, and thinking about the Kid POP, I'm afraid about her being a POP "Sailing Again" Maximum… I hope Perona goes at least Usopp or Brook priced. She is a must get.
Hehe, I feel the same (except for the POP complaint xD). Both Robin and Usopp belong to my top 10 of favourite characters and they look so nicely made.
And now, I'm thinking if there is a supposed Monet POP, and thinking about the Kid POP, I'm afraid about her being a POP "Sailing Again" Maximum… I hope Perona goes at least Usopp or Brook priced. She is a must get.
It REALLY makes me worry about Magellan. Because he'll be expensive.
But honestly. I don't see what extra we are getting in Kid that we didn't get in Moriah, Kuma or WB.
It REALLY makes me worry about Magellan. Because he'll be expensive.
But honestly. I don't see what extra we are getting in Kid that we didn't get in Moriah, Kuma or WB.
If this new line means we will finally get some forgotten characters like Magellan, Jozu or Sengoku, I might get interested.
As of now, I don't see anything justifying the price tag or the line with Kid. Sure that metallic arm is huge, but it wasn't mandatory at all… Without it, Kid would have been an amazing regular DX figure....
Let's see how well does it sell upon reliese. They say MH doesn't care about international sellers, but sites like H-S, HLJ or Ota might do. They still have Arlong in stock due to international sellers not wanting to pay for the shipping costs. Bet Kid will be the same...