Moving past the decade mark, and with the new ?Rebuild? film series looming on the horizon, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION has never been more popular with anime fans worldwide. Kotobukiya?s SDCC exclusive figure is the SAN DIEGO RACE QUEEN REI AYANAMI pvc statue. Styled as a 'Japanese Race Queen' (pretty girls on the sidelines, cheering on their team?s driver), Rei Ayanami is featured in a skimpy one-piece bathing suit, little high-heeled boots, and leaning on an umbrella. This special 7 ?? tall exclusive figure embraces the convention with the black & yellow color scheme being adopted as Rei?s swimwear, and even the SDCC logo itself being printed on her top! The edition size of only 1250 pieces is printed on the display base in a stylish race track style graphic, and each statue will include four different background cards ? two of which are exclusive to this release ? which attach to the base to create a diorama display! Priced at $30, only 100 pieces of this figure will be available at the Kotobukiya booth, while the remaining pieces will be sold by retailers throughout the convention.

In addition to the exclusive figure, Kotobukiya will have two new Kiriko (the art of traditional Japanese glass etching) glasses based on the Star Wars universe ? details to be announced soon!

Kotobukiya will also debut new products as part of their exhibition, along with having a great selection of Square Enix Products on display and for purchase, as well as provide free gifts for their fans! The excitement begins at Booth #2301 starting with SDCC Preview Night on Wednesday July 25th and running through Sunday July 29rd.