Shamrock Arrow Wonder Festival Summer 2015 Exclusives!

And now Shamrock Arrow has revealed the goodies that they will be bringing to Chiba's summertime 2015 Wonder Festival!

We've seen their Ninja Heaven figures before in purple, black, and flesh tone, but now we can safely say red and blue will be added to the mix as well.

This is such a neat little figure, and to see them share a behind-the-scenes look at these guys is pretty fun.  Thumbs up for sure!

What do you guys think?  Are you guys enjoying the Ninja Heaven guys and everyone else from Wonder Festival this year?  Comment below with your opinions and/or let me know if I missed anyone.

Thanks for stopping by!

http://shamrock-arrow.com/

Yutani Shouten Wonder Festival Summer 2015 Exclusives!

As promised, I have more updates coming to Wonder Festival Summer 2015!

Japanese studio, Yutani Shouten, will be dropping this convention exclusive of this priest character.  It appears he'll come in four different colorways, flesh tone, green, blue, and red, but I am not sure if they will be sold individually or as a pack.

If there is one thing I can add about finding Japanese-exclusive keshi, is that it's very hard to find any details about them.  Most times, I come across them on Instagram without much description at all.

That doesn't take anyway from this mini-figure, in any way, as I feel this is the hottest piece I've seen so far that's going to be a Wonder Festival exclusive.  I think it partially that SD style of proportions, but there's also just a ton of depth to this guy.  Between the open palm and the staff in his other hand, everything looks perfectly placed for a gorgeous slug mold mini.

Just love this guy!

Certainly, if I can find him on the secondary market, I'll grab any one of these colors, and I suggest you do too.

FTWR Wonder Festival Summer 2015 Exclusives!

Released on their Instagram account, Japanese studio, FTWR Toy, has previewed a slew of awesome looking keshi mini-figures ready for Wonder Festival, coming right around the corner on the 26th.

The latest release for their Zombie Army has another interesting character, this time in the form of a two-headed zombie.  Like before, there are parts and pieces that come separate and/or can be removed, and that's probably the only hang-up I give these guys.  As long-time readers may know, I'd really prefer keshi to be single piece.

That's not to say they won't be bringing some of that either.  FTWR is also bringing a two pack of Ninja Slayer mini-figures to Wonder Festival this summer.  This pair looks pretty decent too, but maybe not up to the level you'd expect from Onion Fights, Newtervision, or Shamrock Arrow, at least in my opinion.

It's definitely exciting to see both conventions and their releases are still in full-swing, at least in Japan, and I'll certainly have more news when the day comes closer.

Newtervision Ikki Wonderfestival Summer 2015 Exclusive!

With San Diego Comic Con 2015 in the books, it's easy to crash on the couch and think that's the end of this busy, crazy, year.  For fans in Japan, it's only getting started.

July 26th, Japan will be seeing their second Wonderfestival this year, so I expect all kinds of news to be popping up about all the awesome exclusives ready for the show.

Creators of the Karov minifigure, Newtervision, are back again with another cult classic video game character.  This time, in classic flesh tone, they are releasing Gonbi from the retro video game Ikki.

Like Karov, the thick, chunky proportions of this keshi minifigure makes this guy very appealing.  Now if I could only make it to Japan, this guy could have very well made it into my ever-expanding collection.

For more update on the Wonderfestival exclusives, check back soon!

Newtervision Black Karnov Wonderfest Drop!

Recently revealed on their Instagram feed, there is more keshi goodness on the horizon if you're in the Land of the Rising Sun this weekend.  February 8th is the winter-version of the Wonder Festival, and we've already seen all kinds of limited-edition offerings from various artists and studio.  Today, we can add one more to the bunch.

The talented Newtervision will be releasing a new black colorway of his licensed Karnov keshi.  Any retro gamer will recognize this Russian brute and his ladder.  If you haven't played it on the old Nintendo back in the 80's, check out some gamers on Youtube and Twitch that cover Karnov and all kinds of 8-bit awesomeness like him.  They'll catch you up to why Karnov is such an enjoyable character, despite being so obscure.

This won't be Newtervision's only offering at Wonder Fest.  The previously released variants in blue, green, and classic flesh, will also be there, just in case you've missed them last summer.

I honestly wish I can make it to Japan for an amazing keshi trip, but it's just not in the cards at this moment.  It's not all lost though, these great little dudes will be reaching the secondary market for sure.

Newtervision has a blog about his work and stuff going on.  Check it out sometime, and if you can show up and support him at Wonder Fest, I assure you, you won't regret it.

http://newtervision.blogspot.com/

Winter Wonderfest 2015 Shamrock Arrows!

If you thought the last few drops I've covered were easy-peasy, well I have a challenge for you!

Wonder Festival is a toy convention that happens twice a year in Japan.  It's big selling point, among the sea of vendors, are the one-day license limited editions.  These guys are just that done by the amazing artists at Shamrock Arrow.

These two packs are color variants previously released at the last Wonder Festival, and include some of the more gorgeous keshi in the world.

I have limited knowledge about the Japanese studio, Shamrock Arrow, but I am already a fan.  At first, I had actually confused their miniatures as Zoomoth's, but in fact, I guess I wasn't the only one.  I've seen multiple eBay auctions incorrectly listing them as Zoomoth.  I suppose, if nothing else, it makes you wonder if it's a new studio from a familiar artist or just a team equally as talented.

Wonder Festival is February 8th, and that will be the only time these sick puppies will be able to be sold.  If you can't make it there, you'll may be looking at a giant price increase on the secondary market.  A mule would be the most reasonable option, but still these guys, and getting these guys, are hardcore.

I personally love this quality of stuff.  Zoomoth is one of my favorite studios and these guys rocket Shamrock Arrow right up there too.  I would love to travel to Japan sometime, meet the artists, and throw wads of yen at them for these gorgeous keshi, but at this time, it may not be in the budget.  One day, I hope.  Of course, when I do, I'll cover every bit of it for the blog.