He Is My Master Plushes

In the "He is my Master" manga and animation, Mitsuki and Izumi Sawatari are recruited into the roles of maids in the household of a spoiled brat. To pay homage, Sega starts preorders for a trio of maid plushes which measure 17cm or 6.69" tall. From the left of the photo and moving to the right, the girls are Mitsuki Sawatari, Anna Kurauchi, and Izumi Sawatari. Each gal is dressed in a regulation issue maid's uniform complete with hair doily and strappy dresses. Preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late February 2007 at US$9.50 per plush.

Valkyrie Profile Silmeria Wall Scroll

A couple of weeks ago, a vendor in Hong Kong approached us with an offer for about 100 Valkyrie Profile Silmeria wall scrolls at a nominal cost. The shipping cost would be considerable due to the weight and size of the scrolls and we sat on the offer for a few days. After some more prodding and goading, the vendor convinced us to buy and ship them into the States.

After a delay going through U.S. Customs last week, we finally received the shipment this morning. Each Valkyrie Profile Silmeria wall scroll measures 40 x 27.50" and covers a wall well with the images of Alicia on the left and Silmeria on the right. Note that the scrolls are new but since they were rolled into tubes by the shipper, the paper is slightly ruffled. They can be smoothed out by rolling the scrolls in the opposite direction and storing them like that. Please note also that the ends of the scroll bars feature end caps which may have dug into the paper, causing small nicks in the scroll.

Pricing is set at US$19.00 per wall scroll which includes USPS Media Mail shipping anywhere in the contiguous USA. USPS Media Mail normally delivers in 5-20 days depending on your proximity to our location in New York City. Orders are welcome.

Disgaea USA reproduction DELAY

Atlus has announced a delay for the USA reproduction of Disgaea which was originally scheduled to ship this week. Please note that the new ship date is now early December 2006. Apologies to everyone who submitted preorders in the past couple of weeks but we have no control over the production schedule and changes from Atlus. Thanks for your attention.

Catch the Dots: Solomon's Key

Way before Tecmo dazzled gamers with Dead or Alive, the company stymied them with Solomon's Key. Originally released in 1986, a hero named Dana roams through 50 levels while finding keys to unlock each subsequent level. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Solomon's Key, Tomy has announced a pair of Catch the Dots toys which feature Solomon in one and the Fairy in the other. Each kit contains a single pegboard which measures 7.5cm tall and roughly 100 pegs to create the main characters as well as variants and objects from the game. Preorders ship in Feb 2007.

Jump Ultimate Stars

A promotional flyer for Jump Ultimate Stars has started going out to distributors in Japan. We received a ream of them yesterday. NCS has scanned a flyer which may be viewed here.

Some facts about Jump Ultimate Stars
» Over 300 characters from 40 Shonen Jump manga series, which is 13 more series than Jump Super Stars.
» New A.I. data system and Wi-Fi functionality.
» Even more tactical maneuvers and moves for every fighter
» Jump Super Stars has sold over 500,000 copies since it was released in August 2005.

Early preorders for Jump Ultimate Stars will include a bonus wrist strap which is tethered to a thumb-pointer. Functionality-wise, the thumb-pointer may be used as a sort of stylized stylus in lieu of an actual touch pen.
NCS started preorders last month and all reservations will ship on November 21, 2006. Pricing remains at US$45.90.

Evangelion Mini Display Figure Series 2

Rei Ayanami, Misato Katsuragi, and Akagi Ritsuko are the star attractions in Sega's upcoming Evangelion Miniature Display Figure set which also includes two Evangelion warriors. All of the figures are mounted on mechanical pedestals which may be linked up to each other. Once the five pedestals are side by side and contiguous, rotating one will rotate them all. Each Evangelion figure measures 5.5cm or 2.16" tall and preorders are welcome to ship in mid-late February 2007. NCS plans on collecting all five figures together and selling them in complete sets for US$25.

Wild Arms Vth Vanguard Pinky Street Figures

The PS2 Wild Arms Vth Vanguard game ships on December 14, 2006 and Vance Project involves themselves by announcing a set of Pinky Street figures based on the lead heroines from the game.

On the left, Rebecca Streisand sports a pair of ruddy pigtails tied together with yellow ribbons and wears a pink/white ensemble. Rebecca has what we have come to know as "crazy eyes" which are generally signs of insanity. On the right, Avalil Van Freul keeps her wheat-colored locks in place with a hair-braid and dresses up in a fancy schmancy green-blue-yellow outfit with matching boots. She hefts a sword in her right hand and peers at the world with a pair of sedate eyes. Less crazy. The two figures are bundled together in the Wild Arms Vth Vanguard Pinky Street set which is scheduled to ship in mid-late December 2006. Preorders are welcome.

Japanese Import Schedule Updates

NDS	Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon	Square
	Dragon Quest Monsters Joker	Square
	SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS	SNK
PS2	Armored Core Premium Box	From Soft
	Okami - The Best	Capcom
	Seiken Densetsu 4	Square
	Street Fighter III 3rd Strike - The Best	Capcom
	Vampire Darkstalkers Collection - The Best	Capcom
PSP	Metal Slug Complete	SNK
	Parappa the Rapper	SCEI
	Tales of The World Radiant Mythology	Bandai