daikkenaurora
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Is that a strong yes?
Medicom Kaneda and bike
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Is that a strong yes?
Our Prayers have been answered!!!
Decals are included!!!!!!!
More pictures here
^^^^...I am seriously contemplating to buy this now!
Overpriced or not, these now appear to be the best Akira collectibles ever made bar none. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see these selling for well over $400 a few years from now.
plasmid303
Super Freak
The original Medicom Kaneda figure went for an average of $500 on ebay for quite a while. For most of us who never got a chance the first time around, this new Medicom Kaneda is like a gift from some sort of 1/6 figure heaven.
Stickers are tacky, a pain to apply if you've got a bit of a shaky hand, and they peel with age. Your $440+ collectible will look like arse in 10 years or so. They should have went with tampo printing. I'm shocked that they didn't, in fact. 
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There are a couple of originals on eBay right now at about $2,500, due to the appearance of the new one of course.
PsychoCenobite
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Good to see that you'll get the sponsers logos to go on the bike. They are a big part of the design for me... but a shame they are stickers.
This reminds me... I should pick this up on Blu-Ray!
PsychoCenobite
This reminds me... I should pick this up on Blu-Ray!
PsychoCenobite
High quality Waterslide decals would be a nice middle ground, but people not familiar with them might ruin their sheets trying to apply them correctly.Stickers are tacky, a pain to apply if you've got a bit of a shaky hand, and they peel with age. Your $440+ collectible will look like arse in 10 years or so. They should have went with tampo printing. I'm shocked that they didn't, in fact.
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looks like this will be possibly imported as a recent question in the sideshow questions section had this (www.sideshowtoy.com):
Is there any interest or plans to create Premium Formats based on any anime, like Dragon Ball, Naruto, or Akira?
We are likely to bring you some new Akira product out of Japan, but we are not currently considering any of the anime properties for Premium Format.
Is there any interest or plans to create Premium Formats based on any anime, like Dragon Ball, Naruto, or Akira?
We are likely to bring you some new Akira product out of Japan, but we are not currently considering any of the anime properties for Premium Format.
Good to hear. I do have a few rewards points stacked up I could use on this.
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
Just ordered both on Flexpay!! 
Bike is Limited guys, so get your orders in!
Bike is Limited guys, so get your orders in!
minivader
Super Freak
ordered both!!!
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
Flexpay is gonna be a lifesaver for me on this one!
Alice Adrenochrome
Super Freak
Same here, ordered both. It will be a long wait 'till 2Q 2010!
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
Better for us, we can actually save some money for this thing!
Alice Adrenochrome
Super Freak
Good point... BUT I WANT IT SOOOOOO BAD!!!! Good that I have the smaller Bandai Soul of Popynica 1/9 scale version around.Better for us, we can actually save some money for this thing!
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WEAPON X
Super Freak
Oh man, I was such a diehard Akira fan from '89 to '95. Had the entire Epic comic book series and I don't know how many times I watched the movie on VHS. My interests have been focused on other properties since then but it still almost feels wrong not to be getting something like this.
Alice Adrenochrome
Super Freak
It IS wrong not to get something like this, especially in your case.
I'm just like you, except I never lost interest. Akira was the beginning of my love for anime & manga, and, it's only gotten stronger over the years. Kaneda & his bike... wow, just WOW! Buy it!
daikkenaurora
Super Freak
Sigh.... I had no choose but to order both. I like Akira too much and Kaneda and his bike was always something that I liked. Damn you Medicom and your inflated price.
