Hot Toys - 2011 Ani-Com Press Release_July 28 _Eng

8/3/2019 Hot Toys - 2011 Ani-Com Press Release_July 28 _Eng

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Immediate Release

Worldwide Collectible Brand Hot Toys Prominently Presents at Ani-ComAmerican Theatre to unveil Classic Movie Scene with Hot Exclusive & Upcoming Products Available

(Hong Kong, 28th

July, 2011) The 13th Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong (ACGHK) event will be launchedfrom July 29 to August 2 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Hot Toys, theworld-renowned collectible brand for highly-detailed 1/6th scale collectible figures, has set its foot in the

event for 8 consecutive years. This year, Hot Toys has specially decorated the booth as an American theatrein the 10-booth area, exhibiting the newly launched Hollywoodmovies collectible figures and unveiling a range of artist projectswhich are firstly exhibited in Hong Kong.

This year, Hot Toys is pleased to collaborate with the creative teamWUDAI SHIGUOfor designing and art directing the booth

with the theme of America theatre, bringing about the classicscenes from world-renowned movies such as Star Wars, Batman(1989), Captain America, Thor, Pirates of the Caribbean: On

Stranger Tides, Avengers, Superman, The Terminator, Sucker

Punch, Green Lantern, etc., bringing fans to an artistic journey,while enjoying shopping of the hittest collectibles in town.

Toy Fairs Exclusive

As usual, the most attractive part for fans are the three Toy Fairs exclusive products. This year, the exclusiveswill be available for sale starting from 10:00am on the first day of the event. To purchase the exclusive items,customer must obtain both the priority pass from organizer and the exclusives purchase ticket from HotToys.

The three exclusive items include Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Mark IV Limited Edition Collectible Figurine

(Secret Project), Predator 2: 1/6th scale Shadow Predator Collectible Figure and Batman Begins: 1/6thscale Batman/ Bruce Wayne Collectible Figure. In addition, Hot Toys will provide the pre-order servicefor the latest products and showcase some collectible figurines which are the firstly exhibited in Hong Kong.

Flow Chart1. Queue outside event venue to

obtain (A) the priority pass

distributed by organizer

2. Hot Toys Exclusives Queue

Area (near booth F37 & F36) to

obtain the exclusives purchase

ticket distributed by Hot Toys

3. Hot Toys booth

Counter


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Details of the event areas follows:

Date: 29th

July, 2011 (Friday) 2nd August, 2011 (Tuesday)

Time: 10am - 9pm (It will be closed at 8:00pm on 2nd

August)

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

Hot Toys Booth F18-22, 27-31

Three Toy Fairs Exclusive Items (Only selling to the first 600 visitors who have both priority pass andexclusives purchase tickets)Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Mark IVLimited Edition CollectibleFigurine (Secret Project)

Batman Begins: 1/6th scaleBatman/Bruce Wayne CollectibleFigure

Predator 2: 1/6th scale ShadowPredator Collectible Figure

Retail price: HK$1,380 each**Each person can only purchase one set of each of the exclusive items. Only available while stocks last.

**Customer must obtain both priority pass and exclusives purchase tickets which are distributed by organizer and Hot

Toys.

**Exclusive items are only available for sale on the first day of the event (one day only)

**For details, please visit Hot Toys website www.hottoys.com.hk,Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/hottoys, Sina


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Weibo http://t.sina.com.cn/hottoyscollectiblesor refer to Hot Toys ACGHK Program and Vistors Guide (Please find

the attachment)

Exhibits PreviewApart from the exclusive items, Hot Toys has specially selected almost a a hundred of exhibits to beshowcased at the booth, some of which are firstly unveiled in Hong Kong following the Hot Toys 10thAnniversary Exhibition in Tokyo during Christmas last year. The exhibits are divided into three sections asfollows:

1. Diorama Wars Project:

A series of Diorama Wars Projects made by celebrated artists from Japan, Korea and Hong Kong payingtribute to Hot Toys 10th anniversary last year, such asMayu designed by Mr. Takuji Yamada, the King ofdiorama..who created the project with the theme of alien nests, which makes people tremble with fear.Moreover, Blue & Red ~ Next Generation designed by Japan artist Mr Tetsuya Koike, is designed basedon the movieIron Man 2 in the classic scene when Tony Stark is sitting on the donut.

2. Iron Man CollARTible Expo:

Following the Iron Man wave through the tour of the spectacular Iron Man CollARTible Expo in differentparts of Asia, the wave is going to be continued in Ani-Com this year. Hot Toys has specially broughtnine Iron Man artist projects designed by Japanese artists which will be firstly exhibited in Hong Kongafter the Hot Toys 10th Anniversary event in Tokyo, Japan. All the unique artist projects are speciallycustomized based on the Hot Toys Iron Man Collectible Figure with artists creative design. For example,one of the artist projects called NINJA is specially created by Youji Shinkawa, the designer of renownedelectronic gamesMetal Gear Solid, fusing the idea of Iron Man and the biochemistry ninja in the game.


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3. Latest Hot Toys products will be displayed and available for pre-order, such as:

Hong Kong will be taking the lead for this exhibition. It will then be toured in different parts of Asiaincluding the mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan. Seize this great opportunity to witness this spectacularevent!

Exciting EventBesides showcasing the collectible series, Hot Toys also organizes the first-of-its-kind Korean Figure

Artists Autograph Sessionin Hong Kong on the second day of the event with leading Korea artists

including Chief Painter & Production Director Mr JC. HONG, Chief Sculptor Ms YULLI, celebratedSculptor KOJUN and GOX (Eom Jea Sung) to meet and greet with the fans.

The autograph session is open to the public with details as follows

Date 30th July, 2011. (Saturday)

Time 5:00 5:45pm

Venue Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) (Autograph Session)

On that day, Hot Toys will distribute 80 tickets for autograph session at 2:00pm during the queue section ofHot Toys for fans to get their signature on the designated poster given by Hot Toys during the autograph

section. Signing on other personal items will not be allowed. (For detailed information, please refer to theHot Toys ACGHK Program and Visitors Guide).

More exciting exhibits are coming up. Please come to the Hot Toys booth and join our artistic tour!


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More about Hot Toys Limited

Established in 2000, Hot Toys Limited is a collectible production company, which is devoted to designing,developing and manufacturing high quality and highly detailed collectibles with actual likeness. Initiallystarted the business from producing 1/6th scale military action figure series, Hot Toys has expanded itsproduct scope to specializing in 1/6th scale popular movie character and world-renowned celebrity collectiblefigures.

Since 2003, Hot Toys has acquired the official merchandising rights in producing collectibles series from

worldwide movies, including Iron Man, Batman, The Dark Knight, Superman, Terminator Salvation, Piratesof the Caribbean, Aliens & Predator, Predators series, etc. as well as famous world-class celebrities such asmartial artist Bruce Lee and King of Pop Michael Jackson. All of which are well-received by movie, figureand pop culture fans.

Hot Toys takes the lead in the 1/6th collectible industry and has led the quality of collectible figuresdevelopment to another climax in recent years, which is regarded as a milestone in the world of the 1/6 thscale collectible figures. Moreover, Hot Toys has obtained the patent for its innovation of Parallel EyeballRolling System (PERS) for its DX series, which has further increased the likeness of the collectible figures.

Hot Toys stresses product diversification. Emerging from highly detailed and articulated 1/6th scale

collectible figures, Hot Toys also engages in 1:6th

scale collectible vehicles, 1/4th

scale

collectible busts, aswell as 3 and 6 Cosbaby series, etc.

The Hot Toys brand is well-received in different parts of the world with products sold by our strategicworldwide distributors in the United States, Europe, and most of the Asian countries. Hot Toys subsidiary islocated in Tokyo, Japan.

Media Contact:

Hot Toys Limited

Emily Leung Janice Chow

Tel: 2836 3295

Mobile: 9709 2013 Mobile: 97532720Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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