It’s kinda silly but… who’d thought such a tiny toy could resonates with such huge happiness within the heart of a grown… big boy? Aaaaah, so here we are, a small gashapon or gachapon (ガチャポン/がちゃぽん) set of mini diorama featuring an ultra-masked young boy drawing a kaiju (Gavadon A) on a cement pipe. Yep, did I… Read More →
So we kinda know that Kong’s got a bad temper, but we had NO IDEA what’d tick him off… But now we do! Apparently Kong’s MAD about air pollution, especially 2nd hand smoke… he wants a healthy set of lungs just like you and me! That’s why he’s flipping over a tobacco house, 1-2-3! EVIL… Read More →
Continuing with what we started last week, here’s yet another vintage white porcelain rice bowl of Tokusatsu [wiki definition: Tokusatsu (特撮) is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects (tokusatsu literally translates as "special filming" in Japanese).] Can u say… AWESOMENESS!!!? YEP! It’s ミラーマン or Mirrorman, the… Read More →
Time for Some Chirashi Sushi Rice, Anyone? OK, perhaps not, cuz the bowl is… EMPTY! But ain’t this just an awesome vintage kaiju bowl that would’ve been perfect for any rice… or noodle? Released back in the days when USD was still the king currency (or so we thought) by far, an educated guess… Read More →
Set your time machine for 10 years ago and head for Chinatown in Toronto, Canada… then there you have it! ’Fenfir’, an unlicensed Ghidorah toy. About 8″ tall, made of hard plastic (cheap!) instead of the more expensive vinyl/sofubi that we’ve all come to love and covet. It walks while the wings flap and mouths open… Read More →
Speaking of pink, the ‘color of love’, one may immediately associate it with cuddly and cute, the softer gender of the two, nice and fluffy, all things nice and feminine… so on and so forth. What would the cupids of Valentine’s and bunnies of Easter do if such colors of pinkish hues do not exist? We shudder… Read More →