Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Blue Dragon Trading Figures

In the new Blue Dragon game for the Xbox 360, a spiky-haired lad named Shu faces off against the forces of evil with an unlikely ally. By himself, Shu is unimposing but when it's time to battle, his shadow incarnates as a winged blue dragon which towers above the decidedly scrawny Shu. Since the game has been garnering buzz and better than average sales in Japan, Bandai ties themselves to the project by releasing a set of Blue Dragon trading figures.

Akira Toriyama designed the characters for Blue Dragon and his distinctive style shows in the figures which include main character Shu, a gal named Kluke, Jiro, the mascot-like Marumaro, and the pirate gal Zola. The figures measure approximately 3" tall and are sculpted from PVC. Each toy also includes a piece of candy and a bit of biographical information on the character. Each factory box includes 10 randomly packaged figures and preorders ship today. New orders are welcome today at US$39 per case.

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