Kicks Hobby Japan - News/Journal

Closed for 4th of July

2009-07-03T16:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

We will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in honor of Independence Day here in the US. We will be open on Sunday, July 5th. We hope everyone has a great fourth!

Latest Shipment 5/27/2009 - Macross Frontier, High Grade Universal Century, and more

2009-05-27T17:19:00.001-07:00

Dear customers,

We have just gotten in a bunch of stuff, check it out:

Magazines:
Dengeki Hobby Magazine June 2009
Hobby Japan Magazine June 2009

Gundam HGUC:
1/144 HGUC FA-93HWS Nu Gundam Heavy Weapon System
1/144 HGUC AMS-119 Geara Doga
1/144 HGUC AMS-119 Geara Doga Rezun Custom
1/144 HGUC RMS-099B Schuzrum Dias

Gundam Master Grade:
MG 1/100 Sinanju (Restock)
MG 1/100 Kampfer (Restock)
1/100 MG Shin Musha Gundam (Restock)

Gundam War:
Gundam War Tactical Starter DX: White and Blue
Gundam War Tactical Starter DX: Black and Red
Gundam War Booster Draft Pack 3

Gundam Action Base:
Action Base Zeon Ver.
Action Base E.F.S.F Ver.

Transformers:
Transformers Henkei: C-21 Smokescreen
Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1

Odin Sphere:
Odin Sphere: Gwendolyn PVC by Alter

Macross Frontier:
1/72 Super Messiah VF-25S Ozma Custom
1/72 Messiah RVF-25 Luca Custom with Ghost
1/72 Messiah VF-25G Michael Custom 1/72 Super Parts for Messiah Valkyrie
1/72 Messiah Alto Custom

Kicks is open on Monday, Memorial Day.

2009-05-24T13:37:00.000-07:00

Because you want to shop, we'll be open!

Kicks will be open Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th from Noon to 8pm.

See you there!

Latest Magazines for May: Hobby Japan, Dengeki Hobby, and Megami.

2009-04-26T03:29:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

We have just gotten in the latest magazines for May:

Megami Magazine May 2009
Dengeki Hobby Magazine May 2009
Hobby Japan Magazine May 2009

Latest Kidrobot Products: Dunny UK, Let's Hang

2009-04-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

Dear customers,

We have gotten some of the new cool Kidrobot trading figures, check it out:

Let's Hang Zipper Pulls

Ye Old English Dunny Series Trading Figures

Munny Zipper Pulls Trading Figures (Restock)

Munny Series 4 (Restock)

Kicks is going to Sakura-con!

2009-04-07T19:32:00.000-07:00

Dear customers,

As you may know, there is a huge anime convention going on in Seattle this weekend, and we're going to be there! Sakura-con is being held in downtown Seattle from Friday, April 10th through Sunday, April 12th.

While we are there, our store will be closed temporarily. Kicks will be closed from Thursday April 9th through Monday, April 13th. Online orders made during this time will not be processed until Tuesday, April 14th.

We hope to see you all at the convention!

Arrival Update: Masterpiece Grimlock

2009-04-07T19:26:00.000-07:00

Dear customers,

Our shipment of Masterpiece Grimlock will be available on Friday, April 17th. All pre-orders will be shipped out that day, as well as available for pickup for in store pre-orders.

Latest Magazines: Hobby Japan, Dengeki Hobby, Megami

2009-03-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,

We have just gotten the latest hobby magazines, check it out:

Dengeki Hobby Magazine April 2009

Hobby Japan Magazine April 2009

Megami Magazine April 2009

Megami Magazine March 2009

Latest Premium Figures: Medicom RAH Alien and Hot Toys Lost Predator

2009-03-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

We just got in some really nice figures, the Real Action Heroes Alien and Hot Toys Lost Predator, check it out:

(click on the image to see the detailed product page for each item)

More Kidrobot Stuff!

2009-02-16T16:13:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

We just got some more Kidrobot stuff in:

Yummy Breakfast Friends

Munny Series 4

Kicks will be open on Presidents' Day (Feb 16th)

2009-02-15T17:39:00.000-08:00

In honor of Presidents' Day, Kicks will be open on Monday, February 16th. Our store hours are from Noon PST to 8:00pm PST.

Restock: Hot Toys Appleseed Deunan and Briareos

2009-01-21T09:13:00.000-08:00

Dear customers,

We have gotten a restock of the popular 1/6 scale, fully-poseable figures Deunan and Briareos, made by Hot Toys:

Hot Toys: Appleseed: Deunan Knute

Hot Toys: Appleseed: Briareos Hechatonchires

Holiday Schedule: We are closing early New Year's Eve, Closed New Year's Day

2008-12-31T15:25:00.000-08:00

Dear customers,

We just wanted to let you know that we will be Closed on New Year's Day. We will also be closing at 6:00pm on New Year's Eve.

We wish everyone a Happy New Year, and hope to see you all again in the next year.

Holiday Hours: We are open Christmas Eve, Closed on Christmas Day.

2008-12-23T20:43:00.000-08:00

We will be open on Christmas Eve, so you can get your last minute shopping done!

We will be open from 11:00am to 6:00pm on Wednesday, December 24th.

We will be closed on Christmas Day.

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

New Shipment: MP Thundercracker, MP Ultra Magnus, 1/100 Gundam Double O

2008-12-08T16:51:00.000-08:00

It's finally here, the new Masterpiece Transformer Thundercracker! Get yours before they sell out, is what I would recommend. Anyways, here is the full list of our new shipment:

Transformers:
MP07 Thundercracker
MP02 Ultra Magnus

Magazines:
Megami Magazine December 2008
Hobby Japan December 2008
Dengeki Hobby December 2008

Patlabor:
Patlabor Figure Collection #2

Armored Core:
Reynard 03 Aaliyah Red army version

Go-onger:
Ultimate Hekmet gear DX Go-on Red

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni:
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Rena PVC

Gundam 00 (Double O):
HG 1/100 00 Gundam (Double O)
Gundam 00 DX Heroines Wang Liu Ming

The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi:
1/10 Nagato Yuki by Wave

Appleseed:
1/10 Briaros Hecatonchires by Wave
1/10 Deunan Knute by Wave

Code Geass:
1/48 Gloucester Cornelia Custom by Megahouse

Kicks Holiday Hours

2008-12-06T14:29:00.000-08:00

Dear customers,

On Monday Dec 8th we will be starting holiday shopping hours throughout December until Christmas Day. Here are our revised hours:

Holiday Hours:

Mon - Saturday: 11:00am to 9:00pm

Sunday: 11:00am to 7:30pm

These store hours will be effective until December 23th. We will have special hours on the 24th and will be closed on the 25th.

Masterpiece Thundercracker arriving Monday! Also restock of Masterpiece Ultra Magnus

2008-12-06T14:24:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,

We will be getting in our shipment of Masterpiece Thunder Cracker on Monday, December 8th. We will also be getting a restock of Masterpiece Ultra Magnus. We have also started to take pre-orders for Masterpiece Grimlock, which is scheduled to come out in March, here is the link:

Masterpiece Grimlock Pre-Order

We are also starting holiday hours starting on Monday, which is why we'll be open. Our change in store hours will be posted in the next news post.

Latest Shipment 11/15

2008-11-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

We got new stuff including the latest Gundam kits, check it out:

Gundam 00:
1/100 HG Gundam Dynames
1/100 MG Infinite Justice Gundam
1/100 MG Shin Musha Gundam
HG 1/144 Cherudim Gundam
HG 1/144 GN-XIII A-Laws Type
HG 1/144 00 Gundam
1/144 HG Dynames
HG 1/144 Ahead
HCM Pro Shenlong Gundam
HCM Pro Tallgeese
HCM Pro Gouf Custom
Robot Damashii Arios Gundam
Robot Damashii 00 Gundam

Dragonball Z:
Best of Dragonball Z Sound Drop

Disgaea 2:
Disgaea 2 Rozalin PVC

The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi:
figureM Half Prism Haruhi
HGIF Haruhi Vol 6

Galaxy Express 999 / Captain Harlock:
Galaxy Express 999 Fig 2A Captain Harlock
Galaxy Express 999 Fig 2B Conductor
Galaxy Express 999 Fig 3A Emeraldas
Galaxy Express 999 Fig 3B Tochiro

Lupin III:
Lupin DX Figure 1st TV Goemon
Lupin DX Figure 1st TV Lupin

REVOLTECH:
REVOLTECH: 2G Kuro with New Face
REVOLTECH 058 Gurren Lagann Full Drillized (Restock)
REVOLTECH: 062 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Kicks is open Veterans' Day

2008-11-10T18:53:00.000-08:00

In case you were wondering, we are open Veterans' Day (Tuesday, November 11th).

Kicks is going to Aki-con!

2008-11-05T12:39:00.000-08:00

In case you haven't heard by now, there is a new Anime convention that is up in Everett, Washington called Aki-con, and we're going.

It's happening this weekend (Friday Nov. 7th through Sunday, Nov. 9th) and we will have a booth there selling stuff. If you are in the area we recommend you stop by, it should be a lot of fun.

Also, in case you were wondering, our main store will still be open during the convention weekend.

For more information about Aki-Con, you can check out their website at http://www.akicon.org/

Latest Shipment; Binaltech Optimus, Chogokin, Daimos, new Pinky Streets, and more

2008-10-30T16:54:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

Here's the latest thing of stuff that we got:

Transformers Binaltech:
BT-22 Dodge Ram Optimus Prime

G Gundam:
SH figure arts Domon Kasshu

Soul of Chogokin:
GX-43 Soul of Chogokin Daimos

Batman:
1/35 Tim Burtons Batmobile Model Kit

Shakugan no Shana II:
1/7 Shana PVC by Griffin Enterprises

Magazines:
Hobby Japan Magazine November 2008
Dengeki Hobby Magazine November 2008
Megami Magazine November 2008

Pinky Street:
Pinky Street 21
Pinky Street 20
Pinky Street 19
Pinky Street My Melody Costume set

Latest Magazines: Hobby Japan, Dengeki Hobby, Megami

2008-10-28T15:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

We just got in the latest hobby magazines from Japan, check it out:

Hobby Japan Magazine November 2008

Dengeki Hobby Magazine November 2008

Megami Magazine November 2008

We are expecting our next shipment of toys tomorrow, so stay tuned!

New Stuff: VF-25, GX-42 Jeeg, Gurren Lagann Full Drillized, and more

2008-10-08T13:01:00.000-07:00

Dear Customers,

We have been getting in a rush of new products over the past few days, here is a list of all the new stuff we have been getting:

Code Geass:
Code Geass: C.C. Mysterious Face PVC
Code Geass: C.C. Pizza Version PVC
Off Shoot in Action Guren type 2

Diebuster / Aim for the Top 2:
1/10 Buster Machine Seven PVC

Dead or Alive:
Dead or Alive EX Summer Beach Fig: Ayane by Shunya
Dead or Alive EX Summer Beach Fig: Kasumi by Shunya

Evangelion:
Evangelion: School Uniform Asuka PVC
Evangelion: School Uniform Rei PVC

Ghost in the Shell:
1/7 Motoko Kusanagi: Stand Alone Complex (Restock)

Gundam:
1/144 Fix Metal Composite Psyco Gundam Mk II
1/100 MG RX-0 Unicorn Gundam "Ver. Ka" (Restock)

Gurren Lagann:
REVOLTECH 058 Gurren Lagann Full Drillized

Fist of the North Star:
Fist of the North Star Revolution: Kenshiro
Fist of the North Star Revolution: Jeed Dan

Hot Toys:
Alien vs Predator Requiem Mini Cosbaby Predalien
Alien vs Predator Requiem Mini Cosbaby Ancient Predator
Alien vs Predator Requiem Mini Cosbaby Predator
Alien vs Predator Requiem Mini Cosbaby Wolf Predator
Alien vs Predator Requiem Mini Cosbaby Battle Damaged Alien

Ikki Tousen:
1/8 Kanu Uncho PVC by Alter

Kidrobot:
Dunny Series 5 Trading Figures
Munny Zipper Pulls Trading Figures

Lupin the Third:
Pansonworks Fujiko
Pansonworks Lupin III
Pansonworks Goemon
Pansonworks Jigen
Pansonworks Zenigata

Macross / Macross Frontier:
1/72 VF-25 Messiah Alto Custom

REVOLTECH: 051 Regult(Restock)

Modeling Supplies: Action Base Black

Persona 3:
1/7 Metis PVC by Orchid Seed

Pinky Street:
The King of Fighters: Pinky Street: Mai and Athena(Restock)
Street Fighter: Pinky Street: Sakura and Chun Li (Restock)

PVC Figures:
Tandem Twin Animal Girls Ruby

Real Action Heroes:
1/6 RAH Blade

Saint Seiya:
Anime Heroes Saint Seiya Trading Figures
Saint Seiya Cloth Collection Trading Figures
Soul of Chogokin: Soul of Chogokin GX-42 Jeeg

Super Mario Bros.:
Sofubi DX6 Luigi PVC
Sofubi DX6 Mario PVC

Yotsuba to:
Yotsuba to: Ayase Ena Summer Version PVC
Yotsuba to: Ayase Fuka Swimsuit Version PVC

Yotsuba to: Fuka Ayase in school uniform PVC(Restock)

Kidrobot toys now available at Kicks!

2008-10-08T12:42:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

We are proud to announce that we will be carrying Kidrobot toys and figures here at Kicks. What we have for now is listed below, with much more to come, including the various sizes of munnys:

Dunny Series 5 Trading Figures

Munny Zipper Pulls Trading Figures

New Magazines

2008-08-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!
We have gotten in some new magazines, be sure to check them out!

Hobby Japan Magazine September 2008
Dengeki Hobby Magazine September 2008
Megami Magzine August 2008