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Holiday Shipping Issues
Posted by Duston Barto on

We know many of you are frustrated with delays in packages. We are too! We have had such wonderful relationships with our local post office employees and have never seen any problems until the last few weeks. Lately we have been checking status updates like this.While USPS in general is suffering massive delays (see this article by the Washington Post), our local distribution center is particularly hard hit. Greensboro, NC has made national news for the postal gridlock it is experiencing due to federal and state Covid restriction guidelines and staffing level issues.Unfortunately there is NOTHING that we can...
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STORE UPDATE! New items now available!
Posted by Aishah Alian on

Yes! Our online store has NEW items now available. Christmas is just a few weeks away, so do not miss this chance to do all your gift shopping here. We have a bunch of really awesome My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball, Monogatari Series figures as well as gashapon items. We also have new Metal Earth model kits featuring historical Japanese heritage sites as well as the TARDIS. Also don't forget to mark your calendars to December 13 and we will see y'all at the Charlotte Comicon. Do not miss this! We miss y'all and can't wait to see...
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Store Update! More products now available here!
Posted by Aishah Alian on

STORE UPDATE! MORE ITEMS are now available on our online store. We have also added a new collection TRANSFORMERS. We just uploaded Transformers, various music CDs, Playmobil Back to the Future Delorean set, Fruits Basket and other wonderful collectibles. Expect more updates coming your way ready for your early Christmas shopping.Transformers Collection HERE
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Movie Review: ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
Posted by Aishah Alian on

ET: The Extra Terrestrial and the blu-ray from Netflix had a lot of interviews and special features that told a lot about how the film was produced. I remember seeing it several times in the theater in the early 1980s. I saw it in the initial run with my parents, but during the summer camp film series, ET was featured for several years. Then I saw it on TV a couple of times in the 1990s. I think it's safe to say that I haven't seen it for more than 20 years. I had forgotten quite a few of the...
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Anime Review: Missing Hiromi Tsuru for nearly two years.
Posted by Aishah Alian on

Throwback post from our Facebook page in 2018. Tomorrow's episode of Dragon Ball Super episode 128 will feature the final recording of Hiromi Tsuru as Bulma. As we all mourned the death of our beloved voice actress Hiromi Tsuru three months ago; this final appearance of Bulma is bittersweet. In this article, the official statement from Toei Animation via the Official Dragon Ball Super social media accounts, Aya Hisakawa has been confirmed as the new voice for Bulma in future movies and Dragon Ball series. Aya Hisakawa is well known among the Anime community as Sailor Mercury and Kero from...
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