The Ultimate Japanese Box Sets from 2004!
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:27 am
About six or seven years ago, I bid on an Australian auction for four figures that had apparently been bundled with the Japanese DVD release of the 2003 series. I had tried to bid, but the seller cancelled it prematurely because we weren't bidding as much as she wanted. I was 14 years old at the time, and I must have messaged her ten times, begging to see the auction relisted. Then, a few months ago, I searched Yahoo Auction Japan on a whim...
These are the first and third sets, out of four. They're absolutely gorgeous. The boxes are holographic, and have backs/insides featuring scenes of space and Metro City.
Each set includes three DVDs, a set of postcards with DVD volume artwork, a trading card in each DVD, and a short guidebook with episode and character data. Not to mention the gorgeous figures.
I haven't tested the DVDs out yet, but only because they're totally brand new. The box set with Astro hasn't even been removed from the plastic wrap yet. The only thing wrong with any of these is how the plastic film on the first volume's window has tinted with age, but the box and figure within look perfectly fine.
I want to take Astro out of the box super badly. You can interchange his hand with his open arm cannon.
And here's my gorgeous scumbag husband. Of the six official figures of Dr. Tenma ever made, this is the best figure of Tenma I've EVER seen. He's never been removed from his plastic shackles, which makes me super thrilled to be this figure's first owner, but at the same time he's too pristine to remove.
I'm going to explore the DVDs and books this weekend! I'll hopefully have some scans and further photos up!
(I also hope my phone comes back to life so I can take better photos.)


These are the first and third sets, out of four. They're absolutely gorgeous. The boxes are holographic, and have backs/insides featuring scenes of space and Metro City.

Each set includes three DVDs, a set of postcards with DVD volume artwork, a trading card in each DVD, and a short guidebook with episode and character data. Not to mention the gorgeous figures.

I haven't tested the DVDs out yet, but only because they're totally brand new. The box set with Astro hasn't even been removed from the plastic wrap yet. The only thing wrong with any of these is how the plastic film on the first volume's window has tinted with age, but the box and figure within look perfectly fine.

I want to take Astro out of the box super badly. You can interchange his hand with his open arm cannon.

And here's my gorgeous scumbag husband. Of the six official figures of Dr. Tenma ever made, this is the best figure of Tenma I've EVER seen. He's never been removed from his plastic shackles, which makes me super thrilled to be this figure's first owner, but at the same time he's too pristine to remove.
I'm going to explore the DVDs and books this weekend! I'll hopefully have some scans and further photos up!
(I also hope my phone comes back to life so I can take better photos.)