Tokyo Day 2, Part III: Harajuku - Erostika

We head back to Harajuku which was a stone's throw from Kiddyland to pay homage to Secret Base and Bounty Hunter (again). One of the cooler stores I visited on the trip was definitely Erostika. Home to artist Rockin Jelly Bean and informal lair of Rumble Monsters. As you can see, it looks like something out an "Austin Powers" movie set.

Erostika x Rumble Monsters Pharaohs "Summer Sunset" Preview!!!

Autumn is approaching so it's time for the fourth and last edition of the Erostika x Rumble Monsters Four Seasons series. Fall is represented by "Summer Sunset" Pharaoh in a clear tangerine flavor. Very nice....





Now for a nice surprise. If you were cool enough and dedicated throughout the seasons and didn't miss any of them, you are invited to purchase a special RJB Custom 1st Clear version which is the Summer Sunset version painted. I like surprises and I like painted clear toys. yummy. Only available to those that purchased all four versions. Sorry....

Erostika x Rumble Monsters Pharaohs "Summer Sea" Preview!!!

First came an icy Winter, followed by sweet cherry blossoms of Spring. Now the salt-water sea of Summer give us our next Erostika x Rumble Monsters Season-themed Pharoah. This one a greenish-blue "Sea" color to represent Summer. I'm a bit of a sucker for thematic sets so i'm forced to buy this one as well. Gotta complete the seasons!! I'm looking forward to the amber and red hues of Fall as well!! This Summer version will be out in August.





I'm digging Erostika's new T-Shirt graphic "Wild Devil"!!

Pusfan's 10th Anniversary Pirate Preview!!

To celebrate 10 years of Pusfan fandom, Pushead and Secret Base are releasing this crazy Skull Pirate.

10TH ANNIVERSARY PUSFAN SKULLPIRATE
Based on the handpainted Skullpirate
by Pushead, each Pusfan Skullpirate is individually
handpainted to match this original colorway!
It's finished and drenched in dark metallic blue
tones! What a way to kick off the 10th anniversary
celebration! Release date : May 28 2007





Also check out this new collaboration between Pushead and Rumble Monsters featuring the uber popular Mini Damnedron in this exclusive Hot Lava colorway!!!

HOT LAVA MINI DAMNEDRON
First there was the Hot Fudge Damnedron colorway,
and here comes the HOT LAVA Mini Damnedron colorway.
That's right, MINI! 2 piece vinyl figure that stands
3 1/2 " tall. Colorway created by Pushead, and handpainted
by Wakahara, the Rumble Monsters master!
The volcano will erupt soon!

Rumble Monsters M1 Pharoah!!

I just received my Rumble Monsters M1-Go Pharoahs from Wonderfestival the other day. For whatever reason, I was never into this sculp. I think it was because I thought it was the standard 9" inch size which is too big for my collection. I made an exception when I saw this beautiful M1-Go colorway in this beautiful metallic blues, purples and greens. It has all my favorite colors so how could I pass it up? So when it showed up, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this figure is really only 6" inches tall which is perfect for my collection! Now I want to collect the entire series which is good and bad. It's nice to have a new series to enjoy collecting, but it's bad when it's rare and very expensive. The older versions that I want command prices upwards of $250 each! ack! That makes them cost-prohibitive. I understand they will be making an entire line-up of mini Pharoahs to go along with the mini damnedrons. If so, count me in!













I think the best way to keep up with my new found affinity for Rumble Monsters is to buy the new releases as they come out. The next Pharaohs to be released is this "Sakura Clear Pink" colorway in April. This is the 2nd version in the "Seasons" series from Rumble Monsters retail outlet and distributor Erostika. The first version was the "Snow" Pharaoh to represent Winter. "Sakura" version to represent spring and then we will have Summer and Fall versions too. I say keep 'em coming all year long!