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kyokun703
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Oh man, I wish it weren't so expensive; that looks like a great figure. I loved Summer Wars.
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Echo_City
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Expensive is right; for a real statue (PVC), 70-100 bucks is par for the course (sadly), or even downright cheap. But for an action figure, 100 bucks is ridiculous.
However, if the average Summer Wars fan is also a Type/Moon fan, as the author of the column seems to be, then price won't be an issue  (BTW, I never understood the appeal of that SD Arcueid figure; its inclusion in Melty Blood further broke that game. It is to Melty Blood as Yoda is to SC4  )
That Japanese "pun" is atrocious, it's not even worthy of being labeled a pun. For a language so replete with homophones, you'd think their language would be rife with puns, but it is all but barren but for horrible attempts such as this. Calling an AI "Love Machine" is horrendous. Following that, Ai Tanabe's (Planetes) name is a "pun" based on her character's dialogue, and a better one than Summer Wars'. Heart from Arcana Heart would then also be a "pun". The only real Japanese pun I've seen is in the Japanese dialogue of Witchblade. The only other thing I can think of, which comes close, is the Yamato Nadesico fight from Martian Successor Nadesico. That's still not a real pun, but it's much closer to the mark than "Love Machine". 
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taster of pork
 Posts: 596 Location: My House |
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Crap. I really, really want this figure. But the price
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Echo_City
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I'm no fan of Summer Wars, the only thing good about it was the excellent dub (as a concession, IMO), but if I were, and this male action figure didn't have a rack bigger than many busty characters in low-brow ecchi shows, I'd pick it up for 70 bucks and realize that I obtained a bargain. Frankly, I'm surprised that this is selling for only $70. (Though again, I have extreme difficulty coming to grips with the pricing for these Japanese action figures.) |
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iamthevastuniverse
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Very nice indeed.
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taster of pork
Posts: 596 Location: My House |
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mubay
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I think it is a super cool action figure!
Plus it comes with a lot of freaking amazing accessories *-* I found a website called "cooljapangoods" that is selling it for around 49 bucks =O~~ o.O btw... For some reason I had to post again since my first post did not show up. If Natsukis avatar (the last bunny) comes out on a figurine as nice as this one I will get it for sure! =D ^^ later! |
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Chrno2
 Posts: 6172 Location: USA |
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Wow an action figure for Summer Wars. Didn't think they'd have something like that. Really nice. Gotta love the punch. And Arc rules the world.
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davecabrera
ANN Columnist
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Keep in mind that after international shipping (using USA) you will still be paying $70. I haven't heard of this store prior to today and have never used it, so I can't personally vouch for this offer. |
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mubay
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I think you have a point there, but that's 70 with shipping included ^^ On my particular case, I have only ordered small goods form the cooljapangoods.com site (like the striped pantie =p), But I live in Mexico =) and It was a very cheap shipment, at any rate a pantie is not as heavy as this huge Action figure =S So in the end 70 Bucks is alright, as long as they don't charge you extra shipping n.n じゃねー ^^ |
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RiskyTheShinigami
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Funny enough I saw the LM figma before I ever saw the movie. My friend and I kept discussing how cool he looked, so I decided we should watch the movie properly. I'd been hemming and hawwing about the 3800 yen price tag for a while, but once I saw him in action I was sold. I was lucky enough to grab him when he was still in stock around, for like $42 before ship ($49 with). He's really precious, I love him to death. Kazma is a lot of fun too, but I had to swap through an international buddy to get him at non-gouge prices.
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PetrifiedJello
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As much as I enjoyed Summer Wars, this figure is a pass for me. The price is just ... confusing, and this is being nice.
There is no call for this figure to be this high in price, especially considering others before it came with more. I mean, this figure doesn't even come with a d-base, which was what made the Golgo 13 figure really nice for its price. My only conclusion to the price of this figure comes at the knowledge the show is an OVA, not a long-running series which can generate interest with at least 13 weeks+ (re-runs not included). However, it's still rather steep. Not that it matters: it's selling out (which doesn't bode well for this line having an entry price). Oh, and as for the Japanese pun: no, I don't get it. My vocabulary is limited to "neko" and "baka", which I believe, when put together, means "Can I haz cheezeburger, idiot?". |
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davecabrera
ANN Columnist
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Okay, I'll explain. TL NOTE. AI = artificial intelligence "ai" = love So they decided to call the AI Love Machine. |
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PetrifiedJello
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I thought it was "suki" (好き), which is why I never considered "ai". That makes 23 words I know. Two more, and I qualify for the "And you still suck at Kanji!" achievement. Oh, and speaking of Kanji, the only reason I knew "suki" above was thanks to School Rumble, which translated it as "love". I'm blaming FUNimation. Thanks for the clarification, Dave. 
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The King of Harts
 Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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I thought he was named after the song by The Miracles? I feel like that was brought up in the movie.
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