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Welcome to Featured Figures; a blog feature highlighting a handful of figures, my thoughts on them, the dents they'd leave in your wallet and maybe even links to sites you can buy them from. Let me know what you want to see from these blogs and I'll see what I can do.

Son Goku SSJ, 1/8th scale, Clear Hair Ver. (Medicos Entertainment)

Screaming, as usual

This is easily one of the most bad-ass Dragon Ball Z figures I've seen, and boy has there been a lot of DBZ figures over the years. Not only does this Goku figure have really great looking clothes--all the folds and highlights look really great--but look at that hair. Dude has glass hair, well... I imagine it's really semi-transparent plastic, but it certainly looks the part.

This is version 2 of the figure, with the original featuring boring not-awesome hair, so clearly this is the version to get. The equally awesome Super Saiyan aura around Goku's feet is also a great touch.

What do you think? Is glass hair cool or weird?

Goku is listed at ¥9,200 on Amazon Japan (approx $112 or £71) and $117 on Hobbyfan but currently out of stock.

Samus Aran, 1/8th scale, Zero Suit ver. (Max Factory)

Sleek Samus

I have a weird relationship with Metroid games. I acknowledge that they're great, in fact I think very highly of them, but I don't think I've ever finished any of them. Particularly whenever I take a crack at Metroid Prime, I just don't get on with it, not really sure why. Maybe I'll finish one eventually, in the meantime I'll just admire gorgeous figure renditions of Samus like this Metroid: Other M figure from Max Factory. If it's too hard to tell Samus is a woman with her power suit on, there's certainly no question when she takes it off.

I love how sleek this figure looks, I don't know if Samus normally looks as tall as she does here, but I guess I haven't played Other M so maybe one of you knows better than me. There's some nice detail on the gun, and the Metroid looks great too.

Samus can be pre-ordered for $103 on Hobbyfan (approx £65) or $130 on J-List (approx £82)

Kobato Hasegawa & Maria Takayama, 1/7th scale (Max Factory)

Super cute

Okay, I haven't watched Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai yet, but these figures are adorable. These are sold as two separate figures, but as you can tell they obviously go together, which is a classic trick to get twice as much of your hard-earned money from you.

I literally can't find fault with either of these figures. They're cute, the hair looks good (while not quite as glassy-looking as Goku's hair, it's similar) and their outfits look especially great. I appreciate it when sculptors put in extra effort to make the clothes look separate from the figure, you know, like actual clothes. Like the "Zero Suit" Samus is wearing, these playboy-style catgirl outfits are super glossy.

These figures can be pre-ordered for $88 each on Hobbyfan (approx £55) or $105 each on J-List (approx £66)

Chifusa Manyuu, 1/4th scale (A+)

Skimpy Samurai

For those with more risqué tastes we have Chifusa Manyuu from Manyuu Hikenchou. The biggest figure in this selection at 1/4th scale making it more of a statue than a figurine. Chifusa comes with a katana and completely removable attire that already barely covers her expanding bust (in the show, the figure itself doesn't expand... that would be weird).

I'm not really sure why her hair is so blue, I'm pretty sure it was black in the anime, but I like how... soft she looks. That probably sounds weird, but it's easy for figures to look very solid since they're made of plastic, and this doesn't. If you're looking for something a little lighter on clothing and bigger in size, this may be the figure for you. With that sword it would probably make a pretty good letter-opener too I guess.

Chifusa can be pre-ordered for $210 on Hobbyfan (approx £132) with extra shipping fees.

What do you think of these figures? Ready to order one? Or are you like me, preferring to appreciate them from afar instead?

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Part I:

Anne sighed as she sat in her room, staring at her wall. She just
finished writing in her diary, and had nothing to do. Life was boring
in the Secret Annex, but it was better than the alternative. It
was alright talking to Peter and Margot, but they were both such quiet
people, unlike the always active Anne. All of a sudden, a flash of
light appeared in the room! Anne jumped back, stifling a scream. Before
she could run out the closed door she noticed that the person who
appeared in the flash was not a Nazi officer, but someone who she had
never seen before! His clothes were very strange, and his hair was in
a spiky style that was totally new to her. She stood against the wall,
wary of the stranger, but he walked towards her and smiled, extending a
hand. "My name is Goku." The mysterious stranger said. Anne nervously
put her hand in his. He bent down and kissed it softly, then let go.
Anne blushed, feeling something she had never felt before go off inside
of her. "My name is Anne..." she replied quietly. "I'm sorry for what
just happened," Goku told her, "But I was caught in a time portal and
deposited here! My power cells will recharge soon, but until then, I'm
stuck here." Anne had no idea what the handsome visitor was talking
about, but she played along. "Well, sir" she said. "You may stay in my
room as long as you like!" Anne blushed again as she said this, and
giggled slightly. Goku looked around, and then sat on the bed. "Thank
you for the invitation. I'll be sure to repay you for it soon." Anne
did not understand what he meant by that, however, when he spoke, she
felt a warmth deep inside of her. She sat by him on the bed, staring
at the man's beautiful eyes. Finally, she could stand it no longer.
Anne leaned over and kissed the stranger on the cheek, and then pulled
back quickly, not sure of what she had done. "I'm sorry..." she said,
as she stumbled to find the right words. The visitor smirked. "No,
that's quite alright." He replied with a smile, putting one arm around
her. "You know, you're a very beautiful girl, but I... well..." Anne
looked at him, troubled. "What's the matter?" she said, with a sweet
smile. Goku looked nervous. "I... I'm already married." he finally
managed to choke out. Anne pulled away from him abruptly. "No!" she
said loudly, almost in tears. "I'm sorry..." he replied. Anne was
furious. "Nothing ever goes right!" she cried out. "I have to go
now, my power cells have recharged." said Goku. Anne was in tears
by now, staring at the wall so she wouldn't see Goku's face. He
smiled a sad smile, and disappeared in another flash, out of Anne's
life forever. Anne never forgot him, though... not until the end of time.

Part II:

One month. Well, it didn’t feel like a month. To Anne Frank, a Jew in hiding from the Nazis, it seemed like a year. One month since the fateful encounter with the mysterious man from another world, who she only knew as ‘Goku’. The handsome stranger had stepped through time and into her life, then disappeared without a trace. Anne was almost sure that they’d never meet again, even though not one day passed without her dreaming of him. Little did she know, however, that their lives were tied by the unbreakable red string of fate.

It was another boring day in the Secret Annex. Anne sat on the bed of her room, writing in her diary. It never occurred to her, however, that this entry would be her last. As she wrote in the quiet attic, there was a loud noise from downstairs. Her heart jumped with both fear and excitement. Was it them? The Nazis? Or, could it be… him? She had no idea whether to run downstairs or to hide. That decision, however, was made for her. Her door flew open, and a tall soldier was visible in the doorway, glaring at her. The cries of her family members and friends were tuned out as Anne only thought of one thing. She stood up and followed the soldier out of her room, down the stairs, and into the back of a truck. “So this is it.” She said quietly to herself. “I’ll never see him, my one true love, ever again. And all those years of hiding… they were for naught.” Then, Anne realized that she left her precious diary up in her room. She broke loose from the officer, and made a dash back into the shop, when he removed a gun from his holster and fired a shot in her direction. Anne fell to the floor.

Anne lay on the floor, feeling searing pain run through her leg, where the bullet had met its mark. The Gestapo officer menacingly moved towards her, grinning, when all of a sudden there was a blinding flash of light, causing the officer to shield his eyes. A huge cloud of smoke appeared next to Anne, blocking her from the soldier’s vision. When the smoke cleared, he was in for quite a surprise. There was Goku, holding Anne in his arms, standing next to a huge metal capsule. “Goku!” cried Anne “You came back… for me!” Goku smiled. “Anything for you, my dear.” He said. “Our love will never be lost… not until the end of time.” The Gestapo officer turned tail and ran, but Goku was too quick for him. After laying Anne on the concrete, he dashed towards the Nazi and knocked him to the ground, unconscious, with only one blow. “Nazi scum.” Muttered Goku as he spit on his enemy’s limp body, then returned to Anne. “Here, I have something for you.” Goku said, as he removed a small bean from his pocket. “What on earth is this?” asked Anne. Goku smiled, remember how ignorant she was to what was everyday life to him. “A senzu bean.” He said. “Just eat it, and it will cure your leg.” Anne followed his instructions and popped the bean into her mouth, as the wound on her calve magically healed. “Now come on.” Commanded Goku. “We’ve got some Nazi ass to kick.” Anne jumped on the mysterious Saiyan’s back, as he launched off into the sky.

After only a few moments, the two of them arrived in Berlin. Tanks were parading down the street, as Adolf Hitler himself stood on a platform overlooking it all. “Stay here.” Goku said, dropping Anne in a shaded area under a tree. He then flew straight towards the parade of tanks, fist outstretched, screaming as loud as he could. The soldiers below scattered in terror, while the tanks tried to aim their cannons at him. He was too quick and nimble for them, however, and opened the hatch of a nearby Panzer, then headed inside. After dispatching of the soldiers in control of the war machine, he took the wheel. He fired round after round into the crowds of Nazi soldiers, occasionally firing at the other tanks. After only minutes, there was nothing but a cloud of dust and corpses. Goku emerged from the tank’s hatch, smiling now that he had done his duty. When all of the dust cleared, there were only two people remaining on the parade ground: Goku, the Saiyan hero, and Adolf Hitler, the most evil man ever to walk the earth.

Anne watched from nearby fearfully as she saw the two men stare at each other for what seemed like hours. Her one true love, and her ultimate oppressor. It had come down to this. “So,” Hitler said jovially “You took out all of my men. However, you aren’t going to defeat me.” Hitler then jumped down from his platform and down onto the street in front of Goku, pulling a chain gun from the ground nearby. Goku quickly jumped behind a ruined tank, as Adolf opened fire. The tank made decent cover, but it wasn’t long until it would be torn apart by the hail of bullets. Goku had to act. He dashed out from the side of the tank, and flew as fast as he could toward Hitler, who had no time to react. He grabbed the chain gun out of his enemy’s hands, and snapped it over his knee with ease. Hitler stumbled backwards, shocked at the turn of events. Goku smirked, then said “It’s come down to this. You and me. Fighting like men. If you admit defeat now, I’ll kill you rather painlessly.” Goku had the definite advantage. Or so it seemed. Hitler burst into a laugh, as Goku looked on quizzically. The mustachioed man slowly rose into the air, as his brown hair and pencil moustache turned a blonde color, and his brown eyes turned blue. Goku reeled in horror. Hitler continued laughing, then finally said “Goku! You came here expecting to find a madman, but instead, you found a GOD!” Hitler had become a Super Saiyan.

Anne looked on in awe, not sure what was going on. At first, it seemed like her lover would win the battle, but now she was not so sure. Goku now seemed scared of his opponent, and it was for a good reason. Hitler continued to speak “Goku, can’t you see? I’ve reached a power level 10 TIMES anything you’ve ever achieved! Your fate is sealed, weakling.” Even though the battle seemed unwinnable, Goku charged in, screaming at the top of his lungs. Every blow he struck with was deflected off of Hitler’s rock hard body. Hitler waited for Goku to tire himself out, then raised his fist and punched Goku. And one punch was enough. Goku was knocked across the street into a large propaganda poster of Hitler, thudding to the cold, hard ground. Hitler laughed, thinking that victory was in his hands at last. Goku, however, was not ready to give up. Bruised and battered, he rose from the ground, limping in Hitler’s direction. The Nazi leader laughed. “You still want to fight? Don’t you know when to give up, boy? You can hardly walk. And you expect to beat ME? Conqueror of Europe?” Goku ignored Adolf’s taunts as he continued to stumble his way forward. Finally, the two archrivals were standing face to face. Goku stared Hitler into the eye, then screamed “This… is for LOVE!” and flew up into the sky, his hair turning blonde, his eyes blue, and an aura of power radiating from him. Hitler looked on in horror at Goku. He had made the ultimate achievement. He had become a Super Ultra Power Saiyan. Goku made a cup shape with his hands, aiming at Hitler, as he belted out the words “Kame… Hame… HAAAAA!” as a beam of pure energy shot at his enemy, disintegrating the Nazi leader’s body. Goku then collapsed to the ground in a heap, exhausted from the fight. Two years later: Anne and Goku had finally reached the date of their wedding. After the battle, Anne and Goku destroyed the time machine and took a boat to Australia. They changed their names and lived new lives, ready to start over. The two young people looked into each others eyes as they kissed, as the reverend pronounced them man and wife. Finally, it seemed, Anne was at peace. And they would always be together, until the end of time

In Conclusion

Link to Battle: http://www.animevice.com/forums/battles/33/4-fav-anime-dragonball-z-v-naruto-vs-bleach-vs-one-piece/317132/

Part one: http://www.animevice.com/profile/secretzfan/anime-vice-the-battle-of-the-4-leaders-battle-the-story-begins/107-4430/

Part 2- Onward to battle

"They are the best in anime" and some of them are the most powerful warriors!"
"They are fierce, talented, and some are adventurous"
"But who is the strongest of these heroes"

Naruto

Naruto: Ha glad I got away from those guys I almost blew my cover

Suddenly Naruto gets a cold feeling in his shoulders

Naruto: Crap

Behind him he sees his old rival Sasuke

Naruto: Sasuke!!!

Sasuke: It has been a little while Naruto

Naruto:*Bites tongue*

Sasuke: Don't fear me okay I have a favor to ask of you

Naruto: What do you want?

Sasuke then grabs Naruto's shoulders

Sasuke: Just to join your little fight club

Naruto then gets a little shock

Naruto: Wait that's it

Sasuke: Nothing more why not this can be good training if my opponents are strong and powerful

Naruto: All right!!!!

Sasuke: Whatever then

Some sand then slowly eases around Sasuke then goes past him between were Naruto and Sasuke are standing it then get comes together and gets taller to form another friend of Naruto's Gaara.

Naruto: Huh Gaara

Gaara: Hello old friend *smiles*

Naruto: Gaara!! What are you doing here?

Naruto hugs his old friend

Gaara: You fight tournament got wind of me and I too decided to join

Naruto: Really great!!!!! We all will fight together no I gotta go find everyone else

Bleach

Renji and Ichigo were in Ichigo's room

Renji: So you want me to be one of the 8 people you pick

Ichigo:Yup pretty much

Renji: Do you even know anything else about this battle

Ichigo: I know it is going to be in Hell and I need 8 other competitors

Reni: That it

Ichigo: Yea oh and we need one of the 8 competitors to be the weakest

Renji: So who is weakest on our team maybe Orihime

Ichigo: nah Orihime is just a healer still and that ability is a rivalry according to Kisuke

Renji:So they have to be a weak fighter then

Ichigo: Yea I guess so

Renji: Your really dumb know that

Ichigo: What ya say

Renji: Wanna try me today aye Kurosaki

Renji and Ichigo heads clash. Then Rukia walks in

Rukia: What do you too think your doing?

Renji and Ichigo: What??

Rukia sighs

Rukia: Anyway Ichigo I heard that in that fight your going to be in you needed a second mate I was wondering could I..

Renji:* Interrupts * Hey what are you doing Rukia

Rukia What do you mean what am I doing??

Renji: I will of course be Ichigo's second mate

Rukia: What??

Ichigo: Guys stop arguing I have already chosen my second mate

Renji: Huh who

Ichigo: It is a surprise

Near Hell's gates

Goku: Looks like were the first to get here

Vegeta: These opponents you keep telling me about better be good and powerful too

Goku: I hope they are too this is gonna be fun

Goku and Vegeta here something underground and feel a hand come out and grab there feet suddenly Naruto shoots out at them

Naruto: What's up

Goku: Wow that was shocking I guess

Vegeta: Who is this?

Naruto: I am your host Uzumaki, Naruto, but not only am I your host I am a competitor

Goku: Wow so I get to fight you

Naruto; Not only that but you get to fight me in this form my sage mode here I will be fighting at my full

Goku: Your fullest great

Then suddenly a giant ship went above them

Goku: Whoa

Naruto: Who is that??

Goku: Luffy!!!!!!!

The ship landed right next to the hell gate

Luffy: Ahhhh!

Goku: It is Luffy!!!

Goku: Luffy

Luffy: Goku!!!!!

Luffy and Goku hugged each other

Naruto: okay okay you too just stop it is almost time to get started

The rest of Luffy's crew comes off the ship

Zoro: So are we beginning or what?

Naruto:Were waiting on one more team

Luffy: Who??

Goku: *Looks around* Hey were is that orange spiky hair guy

Luffy: Oh yea were is he?

Goku: Spiky guy

Naruto: he is the only one missing still

Luffy: I wonder what is taking him??

The all her something begin to open and all look up to see a crack in the sky

Naruto, Luffy, and Goku sighed

The crack opened up and they saw Ichigo and his friends running out

Ichigo: AHH how did I get myself mixed up in this???

Rukia: Ichigo behind you!!!

Ichigo: Huh??

They both look up too see a gillian come out

Ichigo: Menos huh

Rukia: Be careful

Ichigo: Yea of course I will

Then Ichigo and Rukia are interrupted when a blue arrow goes by them

Ichigo: Uryuu!!

Uryuu: Fool you take to long in killing your enemy!!

Uryuu begins shooting all 1200 arrows at the gillian

Ichigo gets Rukia out the way

Ichigo: Dam Uryuu that could have killed us

Uryuu: Sorry bout that

The arrows barley harm the gillian

Uryuu: Damit

Ichigo: Fuck

Renji: I'll handle this one Bankai!!!

Renji creates a long slithering snake and shoots a blast at it's head destroying it completely

Renji: Hah got it

Then 10 more gillian come out the crack

Rukia: More of them

Ichigo: Bankai!!!

Orihime: careful Ichigo

Ichigo: It is okay Inoue

Ichigo gets in fighting stance and goes hollow

Ichigo: Getsuga Tensho!!

Ichigo destroys 3 hollows

Uryuu: Idiot there are still 7 more

Ichigo: Dam

Then a blue light is heard from behind

Ichigo: What the??

Rukia: Huh

Renji: What power

Goku: Ka!! Me!! Ha!!! Me!!! HA!!!!!

Goku shoots a big energy blast at all 7 Gillians and kills them all

Vegeta: What the hell?? You telling me you guys can't beat some weak things like that you guys are gonna be a piece of cake

The Bleach gang is in complete shock

Ichigo: Wow they really cleaned up

Rukia: Amazing

Uryuu: They took it like it wasn't nothing

Vegeta: That's because it wasn't idiots now lets go

Naruto: Right you guys!!!! Now that everyone is here I we can leave

Naruto's team appears behind Naruto

Naruto: Meet team Uzumaki!!

Sakura hits Naruto in the head

Sakura: We didn't agree on that!!

Sasuke: True it is called Team Uchiha

Naruto: *Bites lip*

Neji: Stop it you three we all agreed on Team Hyuga

Naruto: What!!!! Listen I am the leader and I say Uzumaki

Garra: Will you all stop we all said team Konoha and that's the end of it

Sasuke: Weird you said that Garra since you were never part of the leaf

Garra: It doesn't matter to me what are names are

Naruto: Lets just go in to Hell everyone have there team's rankings??

Everyone say yes

Naruto: Great then lets move out

Everyone watches as the gates to Hell open up

“ And with everyone starring we all move into battle

In Hell

“ A hot place with fire surrounding it here our battle begins”

Ichigo: Hell huh

Naruto goes up

Naruto: All captains announce your first mates

Luffy: Zoro

Naruto: Mine is.. hmmm who Garra or Sasuke.. Garra

Ichigo: Uryuu Ishida

Uryuu: Hmm

Renji: *Shocked* Uryuu

Rukia: Ishida!!

Ichigo: Yup

Rukia: I'm shocked

Renji: Why would you choose the quincy nerd what is wrong with you??

Ichigo: Nothing

Renji: Of course there is you had to have a reason to chose him over me

Rukia: Who died to make you Vice captain

Renji: Please.. I am already a vice captain thank you very much

Ichigo: Whatever!!!

Renji and Rukia: Hey you can't just leave like that!!

Ichigo: Huh listen I do have my reason for choosing Ishida

Renji: yea what are they??

Ichigo: Look Renji at who were up against maybe you do have criteria to be my vice captain as you already are one, but you only use power to fight I needed someone who could also use brains. Look we just saw that guy over there defeat 7 menos with one attack last time I checked you didn't have that type of power and you sure don't have the type of brain power to face him either

Renji: Fine maybe your right

Rukia: That is pretty reasonable I suppose

Goku: My vice captain is Vegeta

Naruto: Great we've all chosen now we can begin our all out battle

Goku: Finally

Luffy: Yes

Great gigantic towers shot out from hell's magma.

Naruto's group scattered and ran up the towers at light speed. Goku and Vegeta jumped and flew to the top along with Ichigo's group and immediately the battle began. Sasuke who was the fastest hit the top first there he visited by Uryuu

Uryuu: Your rank

Sasuke: Second mate and your a first

Uryuu: Maybe I shouldn't fight you then

Sasuke: Oh please fight me you seem familiar somehow

Uryuu: I see

Uryuu takes out his quincy cross Ginrei Kojaku and shoots a arrow at sasuke that hit his shoulders

Sasuke: Dam

Uryuu: Is that all you got because then your a waste of my time

Sasuke: Please I got something to show you

Sasuke puts up his hand into the air

Sasuke: Chidori!!!

Sasuke creates a small ball of lightning in his hand then points it Uryuu

Sasuke: Now what

Sasuke runs up to Uryuu who walks backwards

Uryuu: You can't keep up with me can you?

Sasuke gets rights in front of Uryuu's face

Sasuke: Looks like I can

Uryuu: No!!

Sasuke: Yes

Sasuke stabs Uryuu with his chidori pushing him towards the edge Sasuke then puts his hands down on the ground

Uryuu: I got to think of a plan

Sasuke shoots lighting through the surface

Uryuu: No *Jumps up*

Sasuke: Hmm

Uryuu: Licht Regen

Uryuu shoots a pool of arrows towards Sasuke only to see hi gone

Uryuu: Huh

Sasuke then creeps up behind Uryuu. Sasuke's left eye has blood rushing down from it

Uryuu: Bastard!!!

Sasuke: Not bad but you still won't win

Uryuu: Shit!!!

Sasuke: Chi..dori

Sasuke stabs Uryuu again and he falls

Uryuu: Ahhhhh!!

Uryuu falls down with blood coming down near his heart

Sasuke: Dam I tried to give you fatal blow, but look like I missed by a inch well no point of leaving you alive so I'll finish it

Sasuke walks up to Uryuu who is laying down in pain and kicks him

Sasuke:I will put you out of your misery

This time Sasuke makes his entire hand filled with lighting and allow bolts to go everywhere

Sasuke: Chidori

Sasuke strikes down Uryuu with a all mighty lighting strike

Uryuu bleeds from his mouth

Sasuke: And after your captain went through all of the thought making you a vice captain you get beat by me you were way too weak

Uryuu: Is that so

Sasuke: Your still alive no matter see I don't just a have mental power, but I have physical power too and according to my calculations your finished

Uryuu: What??

Suddenly then Uryuu's arm is sliced off

Uryuu: Ahh what is this??

Sasuke:You can do a lot when you master lightning

Uryuu: No damit I can't be finished here

Sasuke: What did they call you back there,a quincy,well then sayonara quincy

Sasuke activates sharingan as he looks at Uryuu and then Uryuu faints