Children's Day is not just for Kids.

I picked up these three Captain Action figures a while back for under 20 bucks. (I've seen one of them go for about 100$ on Amazon.) Since today is Children's Day here in Japan and since I know of no bigger child than myself, it seemed like a good time to show them off.

Two villains, Dr. Evil and Ming the Mercilless...

 And one hero, Kato!

With artwork by the amazing Carmine Infantino, these were just too nice to pass up. The problem now is seeking out the other ones.

Since it is Children's Day, let's see how families here celebrate the date.

 Ahh. So that's what is done. Flying giant carp banners. Makes sense to me.

 These were taken in Zao, you can find them all over Japan today, but these ones are pretty cool!

We ate at Zao Boo Burger and it was quite delicious.

Within the little town, there are several quaint shops yet I never expected to see a giant Tengu head above a conbini!

ps. This is what I had for Star Wars Day on May the Fourth.

In case you're unaware as to the significance of SW-Day, here is Tim Russ to explain it for you.

Dreville!

I had a few extra points on my Yodabashi account, so I thought I'd leaf through their toy section to see what Toy Story 3 Goodies they had. Some cool big toys but I didn't have enough to get anything expensive. So what did I find? I picked up what I thought might be some trading cards, but it turns out to be a metal card with a cardboard background. Meh. But I did get my favourite, quoting, "I'm a Nervous Rex."



I saw a box of Be@rbricks courtesy of MedicomToy and I espied on the box that there was an Ironman 2! Hmmm, there is also a Gremlin, a new TS3 pink Bear and what's that? Captain Action!! So I grabbed a box at random, hoping I don't get one of the uber-lame ones.



Who did I get? I got the rarest of all, at randomness rate of 2%...Dr. Eville from the Captain Action series. I won't be getting anymore; I can't take the chance on getting a lame one and diminishing my glory.




I also got a pack of GeGeGe cards and some Yatterman pogs!



Predators is released tomorrow as well as TS3, so I may check it out if I can see it cheaply. If Aki Hoshino is slaughtered in the movie, it is definitely worth checking out! (Click Aki's name and scroll down to see her very own Kubrick!)



Warning, if you are at all offended by a Japanese idoru jumping around in a furry costume, please don't watch the following...