Dragon Ball and Marvel collectors might want to plan an immediate trip to southern California, as Bandai has opened up a new pop-up shop in Santa Monica that is completely dedicated to their popular Tamashii Nations line of collectables.
According to Anime News Network, the shop will be available from July 16 to Sept. 26 and is open from 11:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. on weekdays and from 11:00am to 8:00pm on weekends. The shop will only carry goods from Bandai's Tamashii Nations brand, which includes the SH Figuarts line of articulated figures, the FiguartsZERO line of statues, the Gundam Universe line of action figures and metal kits, the SH MonsterArts line of kaiju-focused merchandise and more. The shop is located at the seaside address of 1245 3rd Street Promenade in downtown Santa Monica.
The Tamashii Nations brand encompasses licensed goods from a variety of franchises, including anime series such as Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba, Mobile Suit Gundam, One Piece, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fate/Grand Order and more. While the brand began with a focus on anime, it has since expanded to feature figures and statues for video game series' such as Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter and Monster Hunter, and has also produced collectables for Western franchises such as Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Tamashii Nations products are carried at a variety of retailers, Bandai says that the pop-up shop will stock limited quantities of certain hard-to-find and in demand items that may be difficult to locate elsewhere.
Source: Anime News Network