Otaku Culture

A visit to one of the lesser known Studio Ghibli destinations in Nagoya, Japan: a full sized replica of Satsuki and Mei’s House from My Neighbor Totoro.

In which we discuss the finer points of Crotch Thrust, and does the Generation Gap in collectors really matter?

A Jumbo Machinder Stormtrooper! Need I say more? Brian Flynn walks us thru the history and development of the officially licensed Stormtrooper Jumbo Machinder. With HD VIDEO.

In our first podcast, JoshB and Josh C10 talk about what got them into this whole crazy mess, and what a great year 1978 was. Part one of two. Download Here

Four Categories, Four winners. Who emerged Victorious? Read on to find out...

Images shot by Alan Light at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con of the Pony Toy Go-Round dealers table.

This cosplayer dressed as a vending machine wanders around tokyo in search of... nothing!

A few weeks ago I ended up in San Francisco and got a chance to check out the legendary Kimono My House

Found via a link on the Robot Japan BBS, it's the commercial for the legendary Mr. Big's Toyland. If you grew up in New England in the 70s and 80s, and you watched Force Five and Starblazers, This commercial holds a special place in your heart.

I was planning my trip to Boston where I was attending a conference for work. I usually like to try and do a bit of research to see if there are any interesting Japanese toy stores in the cities i'm visiting. Nothing is cooler than visiting Japanese toy stores in other cities. I knew that Josh Bernard from CollectionDX lived in Boston so I dropped him a note asking if he would refer me to a couple of cool local stores (if any existed).

Kim Castro announces a great new poster featuring the art of Robby Musso (CollectionDX’s own REX-203).

When I was five years old, Star Wars was released and, like all the boys in the day, I wanted all of the toys, especially the action figures, and focused my entire existence on obtaining them. By Mike McCarthy

Insane Robotic Cat Toys.

I love the smell of gokin in the morning.

Dan Webber of www.webbertoys.com refurbishes a Jumbo Daimos.

Jagun Fighters is a new game / figure line from Bandai America. It features both action figures and game pieces, called Power Eye Stones.

Just like those classic Popy figures, only smaller and cheaper, but still with the all important die-cast.

Super Beer Walker is a remote controlled robot that carries a can of beer on it's back. Push a button and a hand lowers a hose over your beer, filling your frosty mug.

Sasha braves the Yongsan Electronics market in Korea to bring you a report on unique Robot-themed anime and games.

According to, Suntory Japan will be including exclusive Gundam Figurines with bottles of Pepsi Twist and Diet Pepsi Twist. 32 7cm different Gundam characters will be released from late August to October.

A CollectionDX original video, featuring my son and a GA-51 Gaiking.

A review of the new book from Patrick Macias and Tomohiro Machiyama.

The three-brained Tray visits CollectionDX Headquarters to make friends. But can she ever truly fit in?

An new book showcases the unique action figures created during the heyday of Japanese robot toys, 1972 to 1982