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4:00 PM on 05.15.2013

Behold, a figure that costs 60 million Yen

Yes, friends, you read that headline correctly. Sixty million Yen. As of this writing, that's a shade under $586,000. What a way to celebrate Saint Seiya, right? In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Saint Seiya's Sain...

Josh Tolentino

8:00 PM on 03.25.2013

Relive your kitbash dreams with Gundam Breaker's trailer

I have to say, Gundam Breaker's core conceit is pretty awesome, and just goes to show how much of a cultural institution Gundam is that its own owners don't bat an eye at acknowledging the fact that most of its hyper self-se...

Josh Tolentino

5:00 PM on 03.18.2013

You should probably back Channel A on Kickstarter

With Kickstarter being swamped primarily with projects by those in English-speaking countries, it's hard to find something on there that we would consider talking about on Japanator. Colour me surprised when Channel A appears...

Chris Walden

12:00 PM on 02.11.2013

Macross's Kawamori puts my LEGO skills to shame

Promotion for the upcoming game, Macross 30: The Voice that Connects the Galaxy are in full swing. One awesome little tidbit is some footage of living god, and Macross co-creator, Shoji Kawamori showing off some sweet LEGO V...

Hiroko Yamamura

12:00 PM on 01.31.2013

Hideo Kojima makes for one hell of an action figure

Who's excited for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance? I sure as hell am. Ever since getting my hands dirty at Tokyo Game Show, I've been counting the days until the game's release. While the wait is at times unbearable, I fortuna...

Elliot Gay



Best of 2012: Kristina's Top 5 Toyetic Anime photo
Best of 2012: Kristina's Top 5 Toyetic Anime
by Kristina Pino


9:00 PM on 12.24.2012

Gotcha: Megaforce's Morpher to use Ranger Cards?

There's a slight chance that Power Rangers Megaforce's Gosei Morpher (Known as the Tensouder in Goseiger) is going to use new cards that will allow the Megaforce Rangers to access the powers of the previous Rangers. Does thi...

Salvador G-Rodiles

5:00 PM on 12.10.2012

Kyoryu Change: Kyoryuger transforms into better images

Yes! My theory about the early images of the Kyoryugers were right on the mark. After seeing a better image of them, they don't look as bad as I thought they did. While I am a bit sad that they are going back to spandex suits...

Salvador G-Rodiles



Japanator's 2012 Holiday Shopping Guide: Goods and Music photo
Japanator's 2012 Holiday Shopping Guide: Goods and Music
by Josh Tolentino


12:00 PM on 10.23.2012

This papercraft Black Rock Shooter isn't imaginary

Oh, wow. Usually when we talk about cool papercraft things, we think of characters with the general shape of Danbo, but this. This papercraft version of Black Rock Shooter, the Hatsune Miku spinoff that apparently and pseudo-...

Josh Tolentino

8:00 AM on 10.18.2012

NYCC '12: The toy roundup

Now that NYCC is pretty much covered, I'll be dropping in with some anime-related toy stuff that we wrote about at Tomopop! Check out these links: Gallery: Vash the Stampede Kotobukiya booth overview Namco Bandai and ShiftyL...

Kristina Pino

4:00 PM on 09.08.2012

This Evangelion humidifier is the best humidifier

I was once out buying a humidifier for my grandmother's room, and saw one that looked a bit like a volcano. This one, shaped like NERV headquarters with Unit 01 standing on top, is way better. Sadly, dear grandma doesn't know...

Josh Tolentino