Comic-Con loot and freebie report

31 Jul
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…Geez, where do I even begin?!

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I’ll start off with the PVC figures. All 4 of these figures totaled to a whopping $65! Yes, $65. The Sega Aphrodite ver. 2 Rei and Asuka were $20 altogether and the Kaiyodo Parfait was $10. $10! I was at Organic’s booth and they were running out of Parfaits really quick. I also snagged Kaiyodo SFA3 Cammy for $35, even though she retails at $80. One booth had her at $80, but I found a vendor that I frequent every year selling her for $35. Her regular color was $45…wth. Why couldn’t they be the same price? :(

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The girls still in their boxes. They’re so pretty :D I can’t wait to display them!

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Parfait’s absolutely adorable (and absolutely pink). As for Cammy, she sure has a butt :P I actually prefer Shadoloo Cammy over Delta Red Cammy. Anybody else have a preference?

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Went to my usual gashapon vendor and got 5 little figures for $15. Here’s Athena Asamiya from King of Fighters and Anna from Tekken. Anna’s in some weird funky pose but Athena’s adorable as always.

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Louise Halevy and Christina Sierra from Gundam 00 S1. Oh Christina. How I wish you stayed with the Ptolemaios for both seasons. I wish the place had all of the set; wanted to snag Sumeragi and Wang Liu Min too.

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Tron Bonne of Megaman. She was a pain to set up and she keeps falling off her seat, but she’s still cute! Now all she needs is an army of Servbots.

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I actually didn’t buy this; rather, Melvin bought this for me. Silver Surfer Mighty Mugg! My first Mighty Mugg, too. Thanks, Melvin! I have something to remember you by, haha. What a memento.

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Some goodies from JBox‘s $25 grab bag: an old issue of Newtype featuring Gundam SEED, an Evangelion voice…thingy (they’re talking something about AT fields; not too sure what the actual quotes are, but it’s cool :D ), a Macross trading figure of Minmay which I haven’t displayed and assembled yet; it’ll go next to my other Minmay, a Star Trek toy thing that I haven’t opened yet, and a Super Mario magnet that I didn’t display here. Why? It’s already on the refridgerator, lol.

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Lester and I now have matching Poketo wallets! The booth was selling them for $15. Please check them out: they have some amazing artist wallets, including Cupco (like the one I have) and Devilrobots. Also, I couldn’t help but get more Oryzaes :D Thank you Giant Robot for having Moyashimon merchandise.

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It’s so tiny! I wanted a whole army for no reason. You know, just to have an army of Oryzae.

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Here’s a size comparison of the Oryzae next to Athena. So freakin’ tiny! D:

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And now…freebies! Lots and lots and lots of freebies. I don’t even know where to begin with this! I got a lot of samplers and catalogs this year. Oh, and I managed to snag two 48-hour free XBOX Live Gold trials. If anyone wants them, let me know. I don’t have an XBOX, so it’s useless to me :x

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Got these on Sunday: a full set of collectible cards from the upcoming Tim Burton movie 9. Anybody excited for this movie?

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Even more freebies here. Some notable ones: a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom towel from demoing TvC, a Jedi shirt from Star Wars: The Old Republic for sticking my hand out for a shirt :x , and a Dissidia fan for signing up for Square Enix Members. There are some little trinkets here and there like some buttons, tattoos, and keychains. One keychain is a bottle opener from Inglorious Bastards that’s also a baseball bat :x

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Here’s a gigantic Halo Legends poster promoting the new anime for the popular game. I’ve never played Halo, myself D: But I’ll give the anime a try! The fact that Production I.G. is doing it intrigues me.

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Here are some posters from the Nickelodeon booth. Alex, I know you want the Avatar posters, so I snagged multiple posters lol.

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Getting this poster was an adventure all in its own. Summit Entertainment was always packed! I’m actually going to give Twilight a try :x My sister lent me her copy, so I’m bound to read it. Oh man.

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The Pokemon booth is still in full force! I never played the TCG, but I used to collect the cards! I kind of miss my Japanese TCG cards, though. I had a good number of Team Rocket cards, including an evil Charizard.

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Posters for the Penguins of Madagascar and Sorority Row. “Theta Pi must die” is quite the catchy phrase.

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A really cute fold-out poster from the Viz Media booth. It’s also educational! :P

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Another fold-out poster from Viz Media, promoting anime Twilight, I mean, Vampire Knight. I’m kind of curious about this series, too. For those who’ve watched it, do you suggest it?

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Some cards I picked up from Yamato USA promoting figures. Simca!

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And lastly, a free Stykman statue from Symbiote Studios. On Preview Night, if you went by their booth and tweeted that Symbiote Studios rocks, you were handed out this free statue. Win!

I actually have a huge amount of posters, but I didn’t feel like taking them out. Some are still rolled up, too.

That wraps up this massive post of loot and freebies. Until then!

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12 Responses to “Comic-Con loot and freebie report”

  1. Snark 2009/07/31 at 5:39 AM #

    My god that is an awesome haul; looks like the conventions we have in Sydney don’t even compare >_>By the way, I fucking love Oryzae XD.-= Snark´s last blog ..Anime’s Greatest Openings =-.

  2. Sorrow 2009/07/31 at 9:31 PM #

    Omg impressive. I LOOOOOOOOOOVE The Louise and Christina <3Omg I didn't think anyone else knew abotu the movie 9 :D I'm so excited for that.Waaaah looks like you had fun ^_^

  3. Jennice 2009/08/01 at 2:23 AM #

    looks likes good loot this year ^^those eva greek goddess like figurines are really pretty and you got them at a good price too ^^HALO anime? wowI recently watched both seasons of Vampire Knight and I dont know if I can recommend it as the concept was kewl at first, its super angsty and i wished there were more battles, maybe the manga fairs better?after being disappointed in vampire knight and kuroshitsuji, i started watching pandora hearts and have really been into that recently^^ it uses a lot of allusions to alice in wonderland, good story pacing, yuki kajiura soundtrack, and i like the characters alot so id recommend that =p

  4. Lene 2009/08/01 at 3:16 AM #

    ORYZAE HELL YEAH XDI always looked forward to Microbe Theater at the end of Moyashimon. Who knew microbes would be hilarious?

  5. Lene 2009/08/01 at 3:41 AM #

    9 looks all kinds of epic. I can’t wait until it comes out!I wish Christina stayed throughout both seasons, but dammit, Alejandro T____T;

  6. Lene 2009/08/01 at 3:54 AM #

    Ah, Kuroshitsuji = Black Butler, right? I’m skeptical about watching that :x and it’s ok for not liking Vampire Knight. Just wanted to garner people’s opinions. It looked like an anime Twilight to me, lol.I’ll check out Pandora Hearts, though! Is it ongoing, or did it already end? I saw that you commented on my Flickr photo from Con, too ^^

  7. xJAYMANx 2009/08/01 at 4:43 PM #

    @Lene-chan: Whoa, eye-popping haul! Though that “Halo Legends” monster-thing looked kinda corny, hehe… As for “Vampire Knight”, “Vampire Knight – Guilty” and “Kuroshitsuji”, I gave all three of them 3-of-5 stars. Here’s my speed-review of “Guilty”: Ehh, not bad, but kinda slow-moving in its over-dramatized soap-opera introspection amongst all the characters, both vampire and human. Yeah, “Kuroshitsuhi” = “Black Butler”. Basically, felt like a recycled and watered-down cocktail of other more-impressive demon or vampire titles. Funny since I just speed-reviewed it in my Blog 212, lol. Then again, if you love the bishonen style, forget what I said! ^_~.-= xJAYMANx´s last blog ..Blog 212 > Clubbers, Sisters & Butlers =-.

  8. B-Mecha 2009/08/03 at 7:01 AM #

    Oryzae! D: I’m looking for the plushie all the time. Wish they sell it in singapore too :( so far no luck.Nice loots, love the figurines u bought. :D are you very happy and sad in the same time? that happen to me almost everytime i have shopping spree..-= B-Mecha´s last blog ..Macross Team, Scramble! =-.

  9. Lene 2009/08/07 at 12:47 AM #

    hehe, late reply is late ~_~Would you recommend any vampire/demon titles? Last thing I watched was Vampire Hunter D, I think.And as for bishounen, I can only handle so much T___T; ahaha

  10. Lene 2009/08/07 at 12:48 AM #

    There was only one vendor that had Oryzaes! :( I wish Moyashimon had more popularity. It’s really hard to find decent merchandise of it at conventions.This time, I’m actually really happy about spending XD; I got a lot of good deals this year; I don’t think I’ll ever run into those kinds of deals for a good while. Gotta take advantage of them while you can!

  11. xJAYMANx 2009/08/08 at 5:23 AM #

    @Lene-chan: Sure! Ahh, “Vampire Hunter D” was one of the better ones. I liked the “Bloodlust” sequel better than the old-school original, lol. But yeah, two Vampire titles come to mind in the 4-star or 5-star range.First, the decent original “Hellsing” series, followed by its more-faithful and searing re-interpretation “Hellsing – Ultimate” (5+ episodes so far, ongoing). Second, the original “Blood – The Last Vampire” short anime film is powerful. Which eventually, years later, spawned the even-more-amazing “Blood+” series. Can’t think of any others right now. Because they’re probably crap, lol..-= xJAYMANx´s last blog ..Blog 213 > Guys, Gals, Gravure & Ganguro =-.

  12. Phill 2009/08/09 at 5:51 AM #

    I was SOOOOOOOO mad when I found out I could have gotten a Resident Evil shirt and some of the other stuff.I did, however, get a bunch of free shirts from EA, including one for Left 4 Dead 2.Oh, and I was the Dan in the gi with no writing on it if anyone who went there saw me.-= Phill´s last blog ..Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Review. Believe it! =-.

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