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Here is another update very late in the making. These are the final two volumes (5 & 6) of the fourth Ikki Tousen series ‘Xtreme Xecutor’ on Blu-ray. These were released in October and November 2010 respectively. Here is a shot of the contents including bonus cards, booklet and insert for volume 5 and volume 6.

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I’m doing this update in a ‘batch’ format as there are only a small number of new items consisting of volumes 2 through 4 of Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor on Blu-ray. Here is a quick group shot of all three front covers plus the back side of the box (again using the exact same box for the Blu-ray and DVD versions as the disc cases are the same size). Then we have the front side and back side of the Blu-ray cases.

Moving to a more detailed close up we have the inside contents for volume 2 of the Blu-ray complete with four postcards, insert and promo card. The same can be seen here for the August release of volume 3 again with postcards and inserts. Finally here is the September release for volume 4 (with box of course) including four different postcards, insert and promo card plus bonus CD. No reversible covers on any of these however.

And just for the fun of it here is a quick shot of the Ikki Tousen shelves in their current (and most likely final unless they do another series) configuration. Any eventual R1 DVD (or dare I say Blu-ray!?) releases will go in the empty space in the extra boxes as planned. Though I doubt we will see singles for Great Guardians (that is assuming it actually gets released in R1 land).

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Added a little to the June 2010 listings with the arrival (well I’ve actually had them for a while but it’s taken me this long to post this!) Ikki Tousen – Xtreme Xecutor volume 1 on both DVD and Blu-ray. Interestingly both the DVD and Blu-ray boxes are exactly the same including size. The only difference is the obi color (red for DVD and…..yes, you guessed it: BLUE for Blu-ray). I guess they wanted to save a little cash. The cases themselves are also the same size; no smaller Blu-ray type cases here.

While I got both versions this round for the boxes (I thought they might be different sizes) I’ll stick to the Blu-ray versions for all future releases with the exception of the second box. I’ll get the DVD version of that as well just to make things easier on the chance this series is licensed and released in the US/North American market.

Here is a shot of one side of the box with the front of the disc case and booklet along with the first press poster. This a slightly more close-up shot of the poster. I have two so I can frame one and save the other! Lastly is a shot of both sides of the box with all the inserts, art cards, card game (?) cards (yes, each disc came with four of the same cards), booklet open to the center page and back of disc case. Also seen are the discs (both DVD and Blu-ray had the same disc art on both main and bonus discs).

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I have actually had a number of these laying around since the middle of last year about the time of Anime Expo and San Diego Comic Con. I also got a few in early this year as well and figured it was time to do an update. Not to mention it was a good time to do a little dusting and re-arranging.

Here is the Ikki Tousen group shot. Next up we have a couple from Queen’s Blade. And lastly we have a few individual figures from shows such as Sorcerer Hunters and Code Geass.

I also took some more up to date shots of the cases both upstairs and downstairs. The ones dated March 2010 are the most recent shots. You can see a close up of the upstairs here as well as a couple close ups of the downstairs cases here, here and here.

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Well I know wonders never cease, but I have added a couple of new pillow covers to the Linens & Things collection.

First up is the latest in a long line of Ryomou Shimei (Ikki Tousen, like you needed that) pillow covers. You can see one side here and the other here.

Also added to the collection is this one from Zoku Satsuriku no Jango video game/visual novel/whatever thing. Honestly, it was on sale and she looks hot. I have never played or even seen the game for that matter. Yeah, it doesn’t take much. You can see the other side here.

More later.

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This represents the 40th Ikki Tousen figure in my collection, not counting duplicates or trading figures. I guess it is appropriate that this would be one of Ryomou. This is the “Festival version” from Dragon Destiny released last year by Amie-Grand. The other 39 figures can be seen in various places in the collection including here and here.

In retrospect I think I should have used a different color background for these pictures, but it still works for the most part. Here are a few shots of her from the front and slightly closer; from the back; from one side and then the other; and a couple of close-ups, one with flash and the other without. And just to add a bit of completeness here are a couple of shot of the box, from the front and then the back.

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I got in this latest addition to the collection as part of my January orders. This one is far more “official” then the last couple I got in. Here is a quick shot of one side and then the other side.

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A few items came in that fall neatly into this category so I figured I would list them all together. Please note that many of these images in this update are very much NSFW. You have been warned.

First up is a figure I picked up recently off eBay. This is a modified version of an existing figure with added…..enhancements. I would put the scale at about 1/6. I have included a few shots of this new one in its new home along with Ryofu and Kanu, also in various states of undress. I also included the detailed pictures from the eBay auction listing (thanks!) as they are very good and thus save me the time in taking my own. At the end of the batch are the “censored” shots mainly just for humor value. These were used on the eBay listing its self as eBay tends to not like boobs.

And in the “why even bother” category I have added in a couple more pillow covers, both from Ikki Tousen. These are also to be considered very NSFW. For whatever reason I decided pony up a few bucks for a couple of these more than likely bootleg pillow covers from some dude in China. I really don’t need to say any more than that.

First up is the Kanu cover. Here is a shot of one side and the other. Next up is the Ryomou cover. Again here is a shot of one side and the other side. Notice the high degree of sheen on these. Yeah, that’s pretty much what they look like. Well, at least now I know. I also picked up a slightly less suspect “sports” towel of Ryomou from the same guy. At least this one looks somewhat legit.

This concludes the NSFW update. Into storage they go. After all it’s not like I will actually use them.

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I’ve pretty much given up on the whole idea of disclaiming how I won’t buy any more of these as it is quite obvious that will not be happening any time soon. But at least I know they will stay in mint condition! Here are a couple of shots of the latest in the line of never-to-be-used Ikki Tousen body pillow covers. This one is of Ryofu Housen in (or in this case ‘mostly out of’) school uniform. I have a couple more on order of the more… how should it be put…NSFW versions. More on those later though.

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While I have some down time here at A-Kon 19 I thought I would take this time to update April’s new stuff. Here is a quick group shot of everything. It’s kind of a small month in general, but the Ikki Tousen Treasure Box more then makes up for that.

First up we have a shot of volume 4s of ‘You’re Under Arrest: Full Throttle’ and ‘Shana II’. Next up is Gunslinger Girl II Volume 2 LE with box. Sadly the case is a super-jewel which I dislike. I’m sure I will get over it. It also comes with some really cool cards and holder (for the other cards to be released in future volumes).

All of that bring us to the main event for the month: the Ikki Tousen Treasure Box. This is one of those items that is mainly for the hardest of hard-core fans and will likely cause most folks to say stuff like “you paid how much for this?!?”. This box comes with a number of cool little items (screen wipe, panties and boob mouse pad [because everyone needs a boob mouse pad]) and a couple of big ones including a figure. One of the big ones is a collection of the cover art used for each volume of the Japanese manga. You can see detailed views here, here, here, here and here. I’m still working on a model for the panties.

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