Posted: Aug 4, 2003
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Toycom Announces Transformable Escaflowne Figure
After almost two years of delays, Toycom is now starting to take pre-orders for this awesome figure.
TOYCOM ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMABLE ESCAFLOWNE FIGURE
Cypress, CA (August 4,2003) – After almost two years of delaying the figure to perfect it, Toycom is proud to announce that we are now starting to take pre-orders on this awesome figure.
"Escaflowne" follows Hitomi, a Japanese high school girl, who escapes her reverie of depression on Earth by traveling to the alternate world of Gaia. There, she meets Van, an enigmatic young King, who will determine the fate of countries with a mystical dragon armor named Escaflowne.
The combination of teenage romance, fantastic robot-suits ("guymelefs"), elaborate battles, histrionic villains, and a world-threatening challenge has made the anime a favorite among Anime and Robot fans... and this is the collector's item they have been waiting to get their hands on!
This figure features 13 points of articulation located in the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles... and mystically transforms from dragon armor suit to full fledged dragon!
In Guymelfe mode, the figures stands at approx; 8".
In White Dragon mode, it measures 14" from nose to tail.
Packaged in a handsome window box, the figure comes with a suggested retail price of $59.99 and is scheduled to ship in November just in time for the holidays.
This will be a limited production run, so pre-order now before its sold out!
Item No. 28002-1
UPC#: 6-93904-28002-1
Case Pack Qty: 6 per case
MSRP: $59.99
The Escaflowne television series and movie are both currently available on DVD. Please visit www.escamovie.com for more information.
Toycom, a division of Yamato Toy Group is dedicated to bringing a wide variety of Japanese toys and statues to the exploding North American market. In the action-figure category, Toycom offers popular lines based on such titles as Love Hina and Cowboy Bebop. In addition, Toycom offers a variety of cold-cast statues and other collectibles.
Bandai Entertainment Inc. is the premier distributor of Japanese animation on DVD home video in North America. The company has distributed notable titles like Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, and s-CRY-ed. Bandai Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Bandai America Inc., who makes the toys for the hit television series, Power Rangers, Digimon, and Mobile Suit Gundam. All U.S. operations are headquartered in a large, ultra-modern facility in Cypress, Calif. Bandai Co., Ltd is the third largest toy company in the world comprising 53 subsidiaries in 18 countries. In addition to toys and children's entertainment, Bandai Co.'s global interests include video game software, multimedia, music and full-length feature films, vending machines, trading cards, candies, and licensed apparel. Bandai Entertainment is headquartered in Cypress, California and additional company and product information is available through our website at www.bandai-ent.com.
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