So I've been watching Decade, and just finished off the Hibiki 2-parter -- absolutely loved it, and in general have been surprised by how much I've been liking the AR Worlds. Regardless, there's one thing I'm curious about; does Seihou Ibuki make a good Amaki stand-in?

Kiva is still available for pre-order on HLJ.

Ish? I'm not sure who the suit actor for Amaki was; could've been male from the silhouette. The colors are a little different, but sure, it could pass if one wasn't looking too closely. (The Amaki suit has lighter blue gloves.)

Also, you may want to manage expectations post the Hibiki two-parter. (I thought it was a flat-out terrific tribute, but the rest of the series is inconsistent even before you get to the doesn't-actually-end.)

Went to Anime NYC this past weekend and man...I really need to remember to hit up Bluefin's booth on final con days more often.

They were cutting prices on a lot of stock in order to lighten the load to pack up, including deep-discounting older figuart releases. Walked out of the last day with the Scorpio Zodiarts for only $15 and, probably the best discount in terms of old stock, $75 for the SDCC Super Samurai set. Metallic finishes be damned, finally being able to finish my Shinkenger team for such a steal of a price felt great.

FYI: BluFin has those Samurai figuarts on sale right now for 50 bucks last I checked.

Hey, if anyone still needs to complete their Shinkenger team and doesn't mind the metallic finish, you can't get a better deal than 50. Most other sellers are still trying to move them for 100+.

S.H.Figuarts Kuroto Dan in Civilian Form

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-BMYk-3Pic

Absolutely gorgeous. Seems they've spared no detail or paint app; the proportions and sculpting is spot on; and that cloth cape REALLY works out. The latter is what I'm most excited about here; I can't wait to see that applied to future figures! This especially gives hope for Kiva Emperor.

Mine is en route, it'll take a while but I’m looking forward to getting Wizard.

That figure can’t come soon enough. As far as I'm concerned they can release a new Kiva-figure every other month now, I'd buy them all.