For those in the US, these can be ordered from Just Be Toys: www.justbetoys.com
Note: there is some adult-oriented anime material on the Just Be site. You
have been warned. That is all.
-Cheese
In lugnet.general, Ka-On Lee writes:
> Looks like the Star Wars minifigs are quite popular in Japan. Now there is a
> company making LEGO-like minifigures of popular anime series and movies. I
> don't know how compatible they are with real LEGO, but some of them looks real
> cool for an anime fan.
>
> A good introduction page:
> http://casualotaku.com/AnimeGoesLego.shtml
>
> Offical page (Japanese):
> http://64.26.15.120/kubrick/index.html
>
> You can now order them from www.hlj.com Here's a few sample links:
> EVA-01 http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?MEDKUB-01
> Blair Witch Project (!) http://www.hlj.com/cgi-local/hljpage.cgi?MEDKUB-12
>
>
> They aren't cheap though, Yen 1980 = US$18.6 for 3 minifigs! But they would be
> a good match for the new MovieMaker set...
Looks like the Star Wars minifigs are quite popular in Japan. Now there is a company making LEGO-like minifigures of popular anime series and movies. I don't know how compatible they are with real LEGO, but some of them looks real cool for an anime (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)