Yugioh OCG Duel Monsters 15th Anniversary Commemoration Product [Memories of the Duel King: Duelist Kingdom Arc] Review

New #yugioh 15th Anniv. box just arrived, pictures feat. old school cards!

It just arrived this morning and I have to say, I'm very pleased with it. Despite the recent drop in print quality, I'm happy to report that these ones are a huge improvement over the recent Primal Origins cards. Even though it does not have the more solid plastic(?) coating of the older boosters, at least these cards are not damaged out of the box.

Anyway, the pictures!

The box that it all comes in. Very usable for card storage too and when you open it...

The actual deck box itself is amazing. Gold, shiny, textured and very solid. Very Yugi.

Box contents with sleeves. So nostalgic.

Close up of the sleeves. Very awesome sleeve design, especially if you grew up with the original series with Yugi.

This box is definitely more on the side of nostalgia rather than usability, with most of the cards being somewhat meh for actual play. On the other hand, shiny Exodia and Exodia parts! This is what I've been waiting for to make an Exodia deck. The card box, sleeves and shiny token are bonuses too. This is a must-have for old school Yugioh fans but I think any Yugioh fans would be pretty pleased to get their hands on this anyway.

Edit to add: this item was released in very small numbers (relatively speaking). All preorders were filled from the start and its price has jumped from it's retail of roughly US$25 to US$70 in a number of second hand stores I've been looking at.

The box and contents in all their glory.

AvP Wolf Predator by Tamashii Nations

Review of new #predator #actionfigure by #tamashiinations, 4/5 stars!

Introducing the big and the bad Predator Wolf by Tamashii Nations. This is the follow up figure in the S.H Monster Arts line after the Alien that was released a month ago. Just like the Alien, the Predator Wolf has a fantastic build quality. He has excellent joints, customisation and comes with plenty of accessories. My personal favourite is his whip which is made from an Alien’s tail. He also comes with his signature shoulder gun, spear, medical bag, “acid” effect part and blade extensions. There is also a rolled up version of the whip which can be attached to the belt as well as a retracted version of the spear which can be attached to his back. He comes with ten different hands to use with the various weapons as well as two heads (masked/unmasked). For the unmasked head you can change his mouth bits for a wider look. The only issue I have with the figure is that the mouth bits have a tendency to fall out easily and that the heads are quite hard to put on. I recommend using a blow dryer to soften the PVC in the head before attempting to attach it to the ball joint.

Overall I am very happy I bought this guy and he looks wicked posed with the Alien! They are also releasing an “Alien Big Chap” in May and another Predator version in August so I cannot wait to get my hands on them as well!