The 2012 Toy Fair is going on and there’s plenty for Mass Effect fans to be excited about. Kotobukiya has good news for them. Not only is its Liara T’soni Bishoujo coming out very soon, she’ll have friends. The statue will come with DLC and will have a Bishoujo Commander Shepard to hang out with more »

Kotobukiya’s fourth installment in its published love of Japanese culture is coming to the US in the next few weeks (February 2011) and this time it will focus on illustrators.

Titled Otacool 4: Worldwide Illustrators, the full color book will feature 160 pages of illustrations, illustrator biographies and interviews with featured illustrators (for example, Okya Hiroya and Kazuki Yone). Unlike the previous three Otacool books, this one was produced in cooperation with Pixiy, a Japan-based illustration community.

Kotobukiya’s latest book, titled Otacool 3: Worldwide Workspaces may seem especially odd to American readers as it features photos of people’s workspace, ie their desk and surrounding office space. It’s basically a lookie-lou, peaky-peak into other people’s work surfaces and homes. It’s a little weird yet almost additively engrossing.

Do you collect dolls? How about tiny toys? Maybe you call them action figures? How about mini mech suits a la Lost Planet 2? Ah, now I have your attention.

Kotobukiya, crafters of higher-end action figures and statues, sent us the most recent series of Lost Planet 2 action figures to take a closer look. So, of course, Gamertell had to take a lot of photos…

You might be able to slice your pizza with a mini Starship Enterprise but how about snagging some sushi with lightsaber chopsticks?

This latest set of chopsticks features at lest one pair that connects via magnets int he hilts together to make one larger, two-bladed mini lightsaber…

Otacool 2: Worldwide Cosplayers is, simply put, full-color otaku coolness.

This is not a book of wide-eyed, scantily-clad Japanese hussies. This is instead an art book of professionally photographed enthusiasts who have taken their love of anime and video games to a much higher – and often more personal – level.

Are you an eco-conscious diner? Do you enjoy using utensils that not only reusable look cool and come from Japan? Then you’ll be super stoked about Kotobukiya’s July 2010 release of three samurai sword-style chopsticks.

Imported from Japan, each set will sell for $9.99 when available (likely through the Kotobukiya web site and select stores) and are are based on swords used by three feudal Japanese samurai warriors: Maeda Keiji, Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura.

If you did well-made statues and action fugues, then you should really dig this coupon.

Kotobukiya, makers of many high-end statues based on comics and video games, is offering 30% off any pre-ordered item on its site.

The code is good for everyone November 6 through December 31, 2009, and can be used on as many orders as you’d like. It’s not good on the much anticipated Star Wars lightsaber chopsticks and, since these are all pr-order items, they will not ship by December 31, 2009…

Statue, figure maker and cool stuff creator Kotobukiya has released its full schedule and lineup of offerings for the 2009 San Diego Comic Con taking place July 23 through 26, 2009 (with a preview night on June 22) at the San Diego Convention Center. The company promises hourly prizes as well as several exclusive items at its booth (#2601).

Some of the company’s announcements and event exclusives include…

Born as the entrepreneurial venture of Jusaburo Shimizu in 1947, Kotobukiya’s began as a single toy store for dolls. Now, Kotobukiya has developed itself to be one of the heavy-hitters when it comes to popular anime/video game/movie figures, busts, statues and model kits that include some big name licenses (Star Wars, Halo, Final Fantasy, Hulk, Dead or Alive and Indiana Jones to name just the tip of the iceberg). Always thriving for quality without exception, Kotobukiya is sharing the love with its English-speaking market by creating a website interface that is easier to navigate and feels very similar to…