I'm not familiar with Japanese toys really. They just seemed to pass me by, which is why I don't know these guys I saw this weekend on auction. I can bet that some of you do readers.
These are part of a range of soft vinyl (sofubi) toys designed to compete with Takara's Henshin Cyborg figure line (better known as Cyborg and Muton by Denys Fisher toys over here) back in the early to mid 70s.
The Gold Goroga is from the 1973 Zone Fighter TV series - an Ultraman like TV series in which Godzilla appears. The Astro MU-5 is an original design that Nakajima created themselves.
These are part of a range of soft vinyl (sofubi) toys designed to compete with Takara's Henshin Cyborg figure line (better known as Cyborg and Muton by Denys Fisher toys over here) back in the early to mid 70s.
ReplyDeleteThe Gold Goroga is from the 1973 Zone Fighter TV series - an Ultraman like TV series in which Godzilla appears. The Astro MU-5 is an original design that Nakajima created themselves.
DeleteNot familiar with these, but aren't they fantastic! Nothin' but nothin' like Japanese Sci-Fi! SFZ
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