Hasbro NINJA galore on eBay!

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While Hasbro’s “Storm Shadow” from the GI Joe line is easily the most prolific ninja toy produced during the 80’s craze (permutations are still best-sellers today), the same company later released the non-property-based Ninja Warriors: Enemies of Evil line. Dojo … Continued

Strange little Russian ninja

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More Russian stuff! I picked up this set of 2″ tall plastic shinobi a few years ago, they’re from one of several Russian manufacturers of property-derivative (but not property-based) toy soldiers. These sit somewhere between the lead miniature gaming realm … Continued

N.I.N.J.A. MITES on eBay

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Continuing gift-giving recs for December. Panosh made the M.U.S.C.L.E.-esque tiny ninja figurine line N.I.N.J.A. Mites in 1986, and they have since garnered a small but INSANE fan base who pay a ton for the l’il bastards. This 30-piece set is … Continued

Dear Shinobi Santa…

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…on my short list of X-Ma$ desireables is this Manyu Senbou 1/7 scale PVC figure. Anyone out there feeling generous? Those are some ludicrous breasts, but otherwise I love this kunoichi statuette. It has that mix of modern and ancient … Continued