SDCC 2016: Heroes And Villains Mingle At Kotobukiya’s Booth

Over at Kotobukiya‘s San Diego Comic-Con booth, fans of both American and Japanese licenses found figures that fit their needs. While there was plenty of items on display that were already released, let’s focus on those teaser pieces!

Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo figure series was well represented at their booth. From the horror film branch of the line, there was a prototype of Bishoujo Edward Scissorhands as well as concept art for Bishoujo Tiffany and Chucky. On the gaming side, Ibuki and R. Mika from Street Fighter both had concept art on display.

There were also prototypes and concept art for DC Comics-branded Bishoujo figures. Of the three on display, Squirrel Girl was by far my favorite. The design is playful and captures the character’s essence very well.

Springing from a partnership between Kotobukiya and Supercell, here are prototypes of five statues based on the games, Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.  The characters included are Barbarian, Archer, Wizard, P.E.K.K.A, and the Prince.

From the Japanese gaming sector, Tales of Berseria‘s Velvet Crowe and Touken Ranbu Online‘s Shokudaikiri Mitsutada will both be getting the ArtFX J treatment.

Anime fans weren’t forgotten either. Edward Elric and Roy Mustang from Full Metal Alchemist will be joining the company’s ArtFX J series. Yu-Gi-Oh also has its own line of ArtFX J figures, many of which are scheduled to be release in the fourth Quarter of 2016 or the beginning of 2017. There was even a prototype Cu-Poche (a series I personally adore). The figure in question was of Maho Nishizumi from Girls Und Panzer.

There was plenty of Star Wars merchandise to go around but one of the most impressive of was this ArtFX statue of Darth Vader – A New Hope ver. The 1/7-scale figure was rather imposing up close.

Characters from the Marvel universe were in abundance. I thought the battle-damaged bases for the Captain America and Iron Man ArtFX+ figures were nice touches. And check out that Thanos! He is a Fine Art Statue rather than one of the ArtFX figures, which explains the increased price tag.

There was a large lineup from the DC universe as well. They had figures of classic heroes (and villains) in several different art styles. Those from the Batman and Superman series had the most variety.

Did you stop by Kotobukiya’s SDCC booth yourself? What did you think of their offerings? Let us know in the comments!