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 Jul 6 2006, 07:18 AM
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Mini-Addicted  Joined: 13-June 06  |
Hi all,
I haven't been interested in the non-superhero mates but I had to buy a couple of these when I saw them here for 499 yen in the Toys R Us in Shim-Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. Blind-packed SFII and Darkstalkers (or as it's called here: Vampire Savior) Minimates. My photo's leave a little to be desired so I'll tell you as much as I can about them  This is the front and back of the box. It's the familiar art-work but features the Vampire Savior logo instead of the Darkstalkers one. The Art Asylum and Diamond logos are bottom right. The little blue star says something along the lines of "14 to collect" I guess. My Japanese is not superb, but I'm fairly sure that's what is says.  This is less exciting and very blurry (sorry!). There's a bar-code, recycling info, a recommendation that it's for over 12's and the supplier/importers name and details. It's a company called Blister Direct (webpage is www.blisterdirect.com ). If you go there you can find further details in the Diamond Select section. Amongst other things you can see that they come in a case of 24 boxes.  Again, very blurry, sorry! This is the side of the box and shows 7 different characters. I'll try to give you all their Japanese names and their ratios (yes, some are short-packed). Chun Li 1/6 Ryuu 1/6 Don't know his name and can't read the kanji - has an ginger top-knot 1/6 Morigan 1/8 Bega (Japanese doesn't have a sound for "v" so Vega becomes Bega) 1/6 Ririsu (In Japanese the "r" sound is somewhere between "l" and "r") 1/24 Demitori 1/6 So that's 7 characters, but 14 to collect. Each character is also available in their Player 2 outfits. This has been confirmed by the Blister Direct site.  And here's the first of the figures I got. Bega in his Player 2 outfit. He comes with a purple energy blast ball.  It's Demitori in his Player 2 outfit, looking not unlike an angry Bilbo Baggins. He comes with an orange energy blast thingy. Danny, feel free to use any of this info or these photo's on your site. Also, feel free to give me some tips to help me take less sucky photos. Hope you all like the info. |
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Jul 6 2006, 07:42 AM
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 Stuck in Minimate Form  Joined: 2-June 06 From: Minnesota |
Thanks for the pics! I am glad to see these are making their way into other markets!
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Jul 6 2006, 07:47 AM
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 Slave to the Overlord Joined: 2-June 06 From: Los Angeles |
Wow! Big news. We now know why we haven't seen any new Minimates for awhile. AA and DST have been working to enter the Japanese market.
Hopefully we will have some new fans join the addiction soon. "Konichiwa! Hajime mashite!" -------------------- Need Deadpool? I'm looking for SDCC exclusives! Check out my trades!
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Jul 6 2006, 08:21 AM
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 "And don't insult the Smurfs." Joined: 2-June 06 From: Citadel |
Nice find, and probably a very good market for minimates
 I assume if it's successfull then we'll see different brands of mini done this way? oh and WElcome aboard mr E. T. -------------------- "Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?"
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Jul 6 2006, 08:30 AM
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 Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
Oh my!
I've got to get me some of these! -------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 08:33 AM
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 And put a little mustard on it Joined: 14-June 06 |
I'm with Ady - those look pretty neat, and would look better in my collection.
-------------------- Visit Boyd's Minimate Customs - more fun than scalping Hulkbuster Iron Man Minimates.
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Jul 6 2006, 08:39 AM
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 Mini-Maniac Joined: 3-July 06 From: Canada |
Also, note that those 2 are exclusives here.
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Jul 6 2006, 09:42 AM
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Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
BTW, In Japan Vega is the name for M. Bison before anyone gets excited
-------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 09:53 AM
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 Jerkface Joined: 2-June 06 From: New Orleans, LA |
Wow, very cool. THANKS for hooking us up Mr. E. You rock!
Kudos to AA/DST as well. Great marketing victory, I would say. -------------------- Growing old is inevitable… growing up is optional.
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Jul 6 2006, 10:01 AM
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Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
They're marketed as
"Street Fighter - MiniMates Round 1:" Each box holds 24. Chun Li 1/6 Ryu 1/6 Akuma 1/6 Morigan 1/8 M.Bison 1/6 Lillith 1/24 Demitri 1/6 So the chase is still a chase  Official retail price is 600Yen (inc tax) which is around $5 -------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 10:30 AM
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 Quit Stalin already! Joined: 3-June 06 From: Edmonton, Alberta |
Thanks for the news, Mr. Excitable! I hope these do well in Japan.
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Jul 6 2006, 10:58 AM
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 Nothing is true, everything is permitted Joined: 5-June 06 From: Swindon, England |
Wow wow wow!
This is exactly the sort of thing needed to bring Minimates up in other countries. Massive kudos to them for doing that. Konishiwa Mr Excitable he said Del Boy style! Great detective work my friend, I bet you were amazed seeing those. "OMG Minimates, here!" I'm sure if you picked up a few for people they'd appreciate it, certainly the packaging completists among us. I'll PM you myself in a mo  Finally, the key with taking non-blurry pics is to make sure the camera is a sufficient distance away. Stuff comes out in such high resolution these days that you don't need to be close to it. --------------------  |
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Jul 6 2006, 11:13 AM
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Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
-------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 12:31 PM
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"And don't insult the Smurfs." Joined: 2-June 06 From: Citadel |
QUOTE (AdyCarter @ Jul 6 2006, 10:13 AM)  Lik San have been around forever so are trust worthy too Just dont ask how I know  T. -------------------- "Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?"
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Jul 6 2006, 04:29 PM
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Mini-Addicted Joined: 13-June 06 |
Glad you're excited! I was really surprised and happy to see them. As for other minimates being released here... I wouldn't hold your breath. Super-hero stuff is a very niche market here, so it may not be worth their while to release them. Speed Racer might get a release, but it's not that popular either. BSG might be the one to watch. There are already some BSG ship models on sale in blind-boxes, so there is a market. I'm just not sure how big it is.
Lik Sang is a great retailer and they have excellent shipping too. I'm going to buy some of these for some people however, so if you want some at cost + shipping please let me know how many you want and where you live. So far I have: Danny - 6 boxes Fujis - 2 boxes Luke314pi - 2 boxes Any more for any more? |
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Jul 6 2006, 04:44 PM
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Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
Im broke and have some store credit with Lik Sang so I'llhave to pass for now and use my LK pennies.
Cheers anyways. -------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 04:54 PM
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 Back in the office! :) Joined: 10-June 06 |
Great find Mr. E.
I may be very interested in a couple, will think about it tonight. I need more variant packaging!
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Jul 6 2006, 05:00 PM
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Mini-Addicted Joined: 13-June 06 |
QUOTE (AdyCarter @ Jul 7 2006, 07:44 AM) Im broke and have some store credit with Lik Sang so I'llhave to pass for now and use my LK pennies. Cheers anyways. No prob, use the LK pennies, it makes sense. |
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Jul 6 2006, 06:09 PM
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Fallen from grace.. Joined: 2-June 06 From: York, UK |
16.73 GBP for 6 shipped from LiK Sang
Thats cheaper than I pay for 3 two packs in this country. How the frack are they that cheap?!? -------------------- Things you should know:
AA are now owned by DST The DC mates are made by DC Direct, so there are no "licensing issues" The Marvel license cant go above 2" The Ghost Rider and Target Spider-Man waves are "cancelled" The Search Function is good. |
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Jul 6 2006, 06:14 PM
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 Mini-Addicted Joined: 14-June 06 |
Now that is a good sign, that can only help the overall success of the Street Fighter line as a whole. Great news!
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