TOYS: A Shipment of Rare Goku Figures May be Lost at Sea Due to a Pacific Storm

A shipment of rare Goku figures may have been lost at sea. According to a new report from Reuters, a container ship named ONE Apus was hit by a massive storm in the Pacific Ocean on November 30, causing the ship to roll and lose nearly 2,000 shipping containers at sea. While no one on board was harmed, the accident roughly caused a possible $200 million USD in losses, and part of those shipments lost could very well contain a series of rare Dragon Ball figures from Bandai.

The models in question come from Premium Bandai’s Figuarts series, and depict Goku in his Ultra Instinct Sign transformation. They were originally planned for release exclusively at an event, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the event was cancelled and Bandai decided to release them online instead. All pre-orders were sold out within just 15 minutes of going live, and many have already taken to Ebay to flip the figure for double its price.

As of now, there’s no confirmation from Bandai if the shipments lost at sea do in fact contain these rare Goku models, but the company has nonetheless sent out an email to those who purchased it, updating them with the news. “The containership that carried Bandai products was hit by severe storm and lost many containers near Hawaii,” the email reads. “The ship is at Port of Kobe, Japan for investigating its damages. It will take several weeks to over a month. We are currently waiting to hear about the container’s status from the authority, and we’ll announce any shipping information as soon as it’s available.”

The company has yet to make any public announcements regarding the incident.

Whether you’re a fan of Cyberpunk 2077 or not, there’s no denying that Keanu Reeves‘ Johnny Silverhand is one the coolest characters to grace your computer monitor or TV screen in recent times, and now you can own a 1:6 scale figure of the rock star thanks to Hot Toys.

Standing around 12 inches tall, the highly accurate re-creation of Johnny Silverhand boasts over 30 points of articulation, with impeccable attention to detail placed on the head sculpt of Reeves himself. The other highlight of the collectible comes in the form of his game-accurate cybernetic arm, featuring a series of mechanical details.

Of course, as with any other Hot Toys release, the current figure also comes with a whole range of accessories and swappable hand gestures to allowing different poses. Included is his iconic Malorian Arms 3516 pistol, a guitar, a duffel bag, his signature sunglasses, a dog-tag necklace, a wristband, and even a bottle of liquor.

Hot Toys’ upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 Johnny Silverhand 1:6 scale figure will arrive sometime in the middle of 2022.