Showing posts with label kaiju. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kaiju. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
2021 BANDAI MOVIE MONSTERS - LEGION & GYAOS REVIEW / GAMERA HEISEI TRILOGY
1996 LEGION vs 2021 LEGION. LOTS OF LEGS.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
MYSTERY BOX OF WICKED HANDMADE ULTRAMAN & GODZILLA FIGURES - BY DAN BALLARD OF NESA ANIMATION!
Handmade gifts with guts...
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Friday, February 12, 2021
Saturday, February 6, 2021
*NEW* SHIN ULTRAMAN + KAIJU - BANDAI MOVIE MONSTERS & ULTRA ACTION FIGURE - REVIEW
This video is ultra cool. You "shu-watch" it now!
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Sunday, January 10, 2021
FIRST JUNK-BAG OF 2021/ LOOK WHAT I FOUND!! KAIJU, GUNDAM, KINNIKUMAN & BONUS BIKKURIMAN EVANGELION
Let's dig into the first junk bag of 2021!
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
GAMERA TRILOGY SOFUBI COLLECTION / REVIEW
I take a look at my nearly completed 1990's Gamera Trilogy soft vinyl collection!
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Monday, June 3, 2019
TOP 5 GODZILLA MOVIES & TOYS!!
This time on my YouTube channel, I sit down and talk about my TOP 5 favorite Godzilla flicks, along with some of the toys that accompany them!
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Monday, January 29, 2018
BOOTLEG SHIN GODZILLA UNBOXING ULTRA FAIL!!!
This is why I should never make videos whilst drinking...
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Monday, August 7, 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017
HELLO KITTY'S DEFUNCT GODZILLA RIDE
When I hear the word Sanrio, the first thing that comes to mind is Hello Kitty - whom is the Sanrio Corporation's most popular "kawaii" character. Hello Kitty, while being a corporate Japanese mascot, is beloved around the world. There are only a handful of fictional Japanese icons that share just as much fame in the worldwide market, however only one of those icons predates Hello Kitty...
...that Japanese icon being the king of monsters, Godzilla.
So back in the early 90's during Godzilla's first resurgence into what is now known as the Heisei series, Godzilla franchise owners and film studio, TOHO, teamed up with Sanrio to create a 4D attraction for Sanrio's Puroland amusement park in Tokyo.
They called it Monster Planet of Godzilla.
It featured a POV style short film of Godzilla going up against the Japanese Self Defense Force (J.S.D.F), Rodan, and Mothra. The 3D film was created specifically for the attraction and was enhanced with motion controlled seating and even made use of odors to further immerse the audience into the experience.
I bet Godzilla smelled like shit.
The attraction ran from 1994 until the early 2000's when it was eventually replaced by "Time Machine of Dreams", which utilized the same format.
Fortunately the short film itself has been released a couple of times in Japan on DVD as a bonus feature, and I just happened to pick up a special edition boxed copy of Godzilla 1984 this weekend, which to my delight included Monster Planet of Godzilla. I uploaded it to my YouTube channel but had to take it down due to monetization and copyright purposes :( So instead, I've added it here, directly to my blog for everyone around the world to enjoy :)
There were actually already a couple versions of this floating around online, but they looked like ass. The version I've uploaded is the best looking copy online to date, but please note that I have yet to add subtitles, although I know you are all here for the monster action, not the talking!!
So sit back and enjoy some giant monster mayhem, but if you want to recreate the smells, I'd say a rotten can of sardines and a lit cigarette should cover it.
Enjoy!!
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Monday, January 2, 2017
FIRE ROOSTERS, PIG NOSES & BULLMARKS
2016 is finally over (thank Christ) and it's time to look forward to a brand new series of unfortunate events. But fortunately, addictions to beer and toy collecting will help drown out a lot of the negative noise...
So I've got that going for me. Hooray!!
So I've got that going for me. Hooray!!
To kick off 2017, year of the "fire rooster", I'd like to share my first toy score of the year... not to brag or be a dick, but because fire rooster reminded me of Godzilla (fuck you Rodan). Plus it also gives me an opportunity to share some brief history on a couple of my favorite Godzilla soft vinyl (sofubi) toys.
So without further ado, I present the limited edition Butanohana Vinyl Wars Godzilla.
So without further ado, I present the limited edition Butanohana Vinyl Wars Godzilla.
Sculpted by Butanohana, a newcomer to the soft vinyl scene, who's name means "pig nose", in Japan. The particular variant pictured above was released exclusively in the USA by MEDICOM via Newbury Comics in 2014, and was limited to only 100 pieces.
However, the sculpt was originally released in 2005, featuring various other color formats, marking Butanohana's first attempt at a Godzilla vinyl figure, standing at approx 6" tall.
In the photo below you can see their interpretation of "burning Godzilla".
However, the sculpt was originally released in 2005, featuring various other color formats, marking Butanohana's first attempt at a Godzilla vinyl figure, standing at approx 6" tall.
In the photo below you can see their interpretation of "burning Godzilla".
MEDICOM's "Vinyl Wars" series consisted of dozens of reissues from Japan's top sofubi toy producers. The 2014 reissue of Butanohana's Godzilla was painted to resemble Bullmark's classic 13" Giant Godzilla, which was released between 1968 and 1970 (below).
Isn't it fucking awesome?!?! Too bad I'd have to sell a few organs to own one.
I'm a total sucker for vintage style Godzilla toys, especially reissues or variant sofubi with classic paint schemes. Oddly enough, my last toy score of 2016 was B-Club's first reissue of Bullmark's Giant Godzilla, which was released in 2001. However it featured a more cinematic version of Godzilla's colors, being a dark green vinyl coated in charcoal black paint and silver spine fins. He is still a welcome addition to my Godzilla vinyl family, especially since I'll probably never be able to afford a vintage version in the original colors :(
Now if only I could manage to snag one of these badass 13" Giant Glow in the Dark Hyper Hobby exclusives...
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Special thanks to Mike Johnson at Club Tokyo for some of the info and photos!
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
MARK HAMILL vs GODZILLA
Mark Hamill hosts a new web series entitled Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest which showcases various collectors of pop culture memorabilia, including but not limited to, vintage toys. The second episode is currently available for free on YouTube and features Japanese monster and robot collector, Scott Zillner.
The episode focuses primarily on Godzilla toys, which makes it of particular interest to me. It also gives a bit of insight into Hamill's teenage years, living in Japan as the son of a Naval officer stationed in Yokohama, where he was introduced to Godzilla in the late 1960's.
You can also catch the first episode, featuring comic artist Jim Lee and his collection of vintage toys along with DC Comic's own incredible memorabilia archive, right here. Unfortunately only the first two episodes of this cool show are available for free. If you want to watch the rest of the series you'll need to sign up for Comic-Con HQ, a streaming service similar to Netflix, but more geek oriented. Luckily they offer a free trial :)
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