Yeah I worded that part wrong, my bad. Kind of sped through it on my phone :lol

I understand the reasoning behind under producing an item. But I've never seen it to intentionally sell out.

Gotcha. Been there, man. 3DS is just not a device ideal for message boards!

I remember trying to browse my normal forums on my 3DS. A lot more work than I ever wanted...

In terms of Figuarts, what would be the chances for Chalice and Leangle to be mass releases?

Chaliice seems popular and major enough to warrant a mass retail release.

Leangle I'm not sure about.

They really should've made it a mass release. Anyway, I just sent Yokatta my payment for Den-O Rod and Gun. So I will hopefully have those two next month, thus completing Den-O's 4 main forms. :D

*cough* Macross Frontier *cough*

I say stick with Yokatta. I've heard that Nippon Yasan has very "meh" customer service.

if mandarake list an item as "opened/box severely damaged" does that mean the figure itself is still in good condition?

Yes. And their definition of "severe damage" generally means tiny tear on the corner :lol

I have never ordered from them before. Is it like Amiami where I have to confirm my order before they take my money

Sort of. You place the order for the items. They pull the listings down, check their inventory, then send you a confirmation e-mail of all the items that actually were in stock. Remember that Mandarake is a physical store front so while their items are listed online, they're simultaneously for sale in a store location as well.

Also be aware that ordering items from multiples locations will mean they are shipped separately. Each Mandarake store front (Nakano, Shibuya, Umeda, Akihabara, etc etc) is located in those areas so they can't combine items from different locations. And any order under 5000 yen pre-shipping fees will have a 500 yen handling fee added.