A is for Arly

Sorry about the late update- first time I’ve missed one so far (excluding Feature articles, which are really quite intensive and require research). Anyways, we’ve got two treats so far, one from NCSX and the other from Play Asia.

First are these cute little funyu-funyu keychains from Super Mario Galaxy- It’s the full set, and you can squeeze them and they pop back to their original shape. That Ghost Mushroom kinda creeps me out, though.

Next, -holy crap, it’s Mitsuru. I seem to recall a Mitsuru figurine whose skirt you could remove (like Sion Eltnam Atlasia’s skirt), so this one probably does not feature the same level of perversity fanservice. But if you’re a Persona 3 fan, you won’t really care either which way. Now, apparently there are plans to take this figure set to the domestic (American) market as well, and if that’s the case, well, things are looking good for the Persona series, aren’t they?

Links: Super Mario Galaxy funyu-funyu (NCSX) , Persona 3 Mitsuru Kirijo (Play-Asia, Affiliate)

Edit: I changed the link for Mitsuru from NCSX to Play-Asia because it’s actually 10 bucks cheaper to order from the latter. Sorry for any confusion!

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Today we’ve got a little treat from NCSX: Chocobo Rubber Duckies. I really, really don’t need to say anything more about this, except that if you don’t get one of these, you have no soul.

As an aside, it appears that NCSX now has two storefronts with completely separate databases. You may need to register with the new store (no frills, not seemingly accessible from the main page). Also, this item ships in April.

Links: Uki Uki Chocobo (NCSX.com)

Popularity: 75% [?]

Those crazy plush Pac-Man heads worn by employees of Namco at E3 have been available on the net for people savvy enough to find them, but it’s not common knowledge that Namco has a store dedicated to this stuff. I’ve got a whole set of Ghost plushies (among other things) myself.

This Vic Viper figure has also been available for a while, but it’s cool enough that it deserves some coverage. Featured in the Skygirls anime, there’s also a Red (P2) and Green version of the model that goes on sale in February.

Note: I’ll be keeping an eye out for the newest batch of Mario bop-activated sound plushies. When they do come out for preorder, it’ll be an emergency post and not part of the normal Toy Tuesday update. Also, as a disclosure notice, the links to the Vic Viper models are Affiliate links, meaning I receive commission from them (something like $3.80 for each one sold), but I receive nothing for the Pac-Man heads. Standard practice will involve an (Affiliate) tag next to any links for products at the bottom.

Links: Pac-Man Head, Vic Viper Model (Affiliate Link)

Popularity: 36% [?]