Word is in from the Comic Gum manga website that in commemoration of the magazine's 11th anniversary they're releasing a mail-order only Ikkitousen trading figure set. The set consists of six figures plus bases which can be combined into one big diorama, and runs a cool 5,800 yen; procurement is via the typical "clip out the magazine insert" arrangement, and while no release window is specified I'm guessing we're looking at somewhere between February and April of '08. Normally I'd pass this sort of thing over as just another cheap attempt to score extra magazine sales at the expense of international fans (which it is), but I thought it was worth mentioning because sculpting duty is from Shiragami Takayuki, aka he of the twisted torso and the Shiranui Mai kit we reviewed awhile ago (Amiami search). With him at the helm we can expect some really funky, dynamic sculpts out of this set and it's a damn shame it's so limited... we'll keep an eye out in the event an alternate wide release version is announced. (no more)
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