The Tiger and Bunny FiguArts have proven to be extremely popular (sold out in days!) and I'm hoping Blue Rose will also get a figure.
While I don't know of a pose-able Blue Rose (i.e. FiguArts) is in the plans, I did find this work-in-progress photo of a 1/6 scale Blue Rose statuette.
It's looking very nice so far!
Collectors who've received the Black Rock Shooter Figma of the character named "Strength" are reporting that it has a "cast-off" feature.
"Cast-off" is a term that refers to the "selling point" feature of removable clothing on an action figure or statue.
This is something I wasn't aware of and it didn't play a role in my purchase decision... No! Really! I swear! 
Shocker Toys is a controversial toy company with a highly dubious reputation for bad business practices, chiefly not paying their subcontractors for services rendered as well as unreliable product delivery.
Yesterday, Shocker Toys was served with court papers right in the middle of their public panel at SDCC by Jim Macquarrie, who has been involved in several cases trying to secure creators' payment and rights from Shocker Toys.
And the Cash Cow Award goes to Kotobukiya, not only for their HoiHoi-San Wig Set and the blue coloured re-issue of their 1/12 scale Phantasy Star Online RACAseal kit!
It's always nice to see collectibles manufacturer provide a little more bang for the buck when it comes to their products. But I personally wouldn't put re-coloured accessories into the "added value" category.
Now this is pretty cool! SoftEther in Japan is developing a motion capture human figure interface that will allow the user to pose digital 3D model figures in real time.
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I was checking out the Wonderfest Summer 2011 offerings over at e2046.com and couldn't believe the number of Homura Akemi interpretations that were available.
No less than ten different kinds of Homura!
Homura... Homura, everywhere!
One thing I wish the Western hobby industry had was more blank bodies for customizers who don't have the skills to engineer and sculpt an articulated base body from scratch.
Check out this Chokka 1/18 blank figure. This independently produced and is just one example of how the Japanese hobby industry and scene steps up to cater to customizers.
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