Piggy Bank With Virtual Love

Dating can somtimes get very expensive. So if you want to save money while still enjoying the joy of being loved, maybe Bandai’s new product “Ikemenbank” can help you out.

The Ikemenbank, “handsome men bank” is a heart shaped electronic bank that is targeted at women.
It is essentially a electronic piggy bank that has a LCD [...]

Bandai Compensates Baby Who Swallowed Gashapon Ball

Gashapon are really fun to collect, and I used to have tons of them before I moved on to larger scaled figurines. But the gashaphon balls can be dangerous too - A baby actually swallowed the entire container (40mm wide) and ended up with permanent disabilities.

The parents wanted to sue Bandai for 1.8 billion but [...]

Reviewing Bandai Puchimoe

Here’s a quick review of the Bandai Puchimoe Featuring Rie Kugimiya which I’ve purchased. Actually everything can be summaries into 2 words - Insanely Fun!

Here’s a closer look at the red tsundere puchimoe. Its nice that Bandai added a chain to it so that I can attach it onto my bag. I’ve been bringing it [...]

Kamen Rider Kiva Character Bento

Here are some awesome character bento designs for the Kamen Rider Kiva. First up is the charaben taken off Bandai’s Charaben Weblog.

Next up is the charaben made by youme-san, pretty neat looking as well. Makes me wonder why my mom doesn’t make me bento lunches like this.

But my favorite Kiva character bento is this one [...]

Bandai to raise price of Gundam model kits

As reported by ITmedia, Bandai is considering to increase the price of Gunpla kits due to the steep rise in the cost of materials as a result of high oil prices.

However, there is no exact information on when the change in pricing might occur, exactly what merchandise it will affect, and how much it will [...]