UPDATE: An image of six figures from the line has been found by reader Hayden Marks via eBay. We've got three Mega Man variants, a groveling Dr. Wily, a Met and Eddie with a working flip-top! If HLJ's listing is correct, there should be two more figures. Who could they be?
Original story: If this listing from Hobby Link Japan is anything to go by, your collection may soon be home to a new line of Mega Man mini figures. HLJ have opened up a placeholder page for a box of eight Mega Man "Takara Tomy A.R.T.S" figures. Note that these are "trading items and are individually sealed and randomly packed in boxes of 8 by the manufacturer." In other words, blind box figures.
I've no word on how much *one* figures costs but a box of eight individual figures will run you $22.64 USD. They're expected to ship by November 30th.
Blind box....ehhhh.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they'll be more robot masters. I still need to get caught up on my figure collecting.
People may roll their eyes at more merchandise news, but I think these new figures may be pretty good. Takara Tomy usually have some high quality stuff. The price seems right too, for eight figures. That is, if you'd be getting the whole set. Chances may be slim if everything is randomized.
ReplyDeleteGod dammit when I was getting into Mega Man I really didn't think I was getting into what would predominantly be a figure series.
ReplyDeleteWho can we order this from? J-List? BBTS? AmiAmi?
ReplyDeleteHLJ is the only retailer with them listed at the moment. It's very likely they'll show up at BBBTS, Ami Ami, etc. later.
Deletei wouldn't get your hopes up guys... i don't think there will be any special characters. i saw a listing on ebay with what seemed to be these figures. the picture was incomplete but it showed three different poses of classic megaman, begging-pose wily, a mettool, and an eddy with an e-tank that goes in his head. that's only 6, so i'm not sure what the last two are. probably another megaman and a support character... oh and they looked like little keychains...
ReplyDeleteGot a link?
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DeleteIf we could get figures of the 4 guardians from the Zero series, I think I'd actually shed a tear
ReplyDeletePlease be metal man please be metal man
ReplyDeleteThe Mega Man figures are such a waste of time, why not making Roll and Proto instead 3 Mega Man figures?.
ReplyDeleteI'd like Blues and Roll
ReplyDeleteor maybe Bubble Man. He's just cool.
I'm just glad we're still getting stuff at this point, the moment the merch etc stops is when you really need to worry! I'm not huge on the blind box thing but Wily & Eddie are nice additions.
ReplyDeleteThat Dr. Wily figure cracks me up
ReplyDeleteIf you pay close attention there's actually 5 figures in this picture, the 2 MegaMans on the top left are the same, it seems you can replace the right arm for the mega buster judging by the cut the figure has in the right shoulder, the sliding one doesn't have that
ReplyDeleteI need that Wily
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