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Marusan has announced a number of exclusive limited figures from 70's (Seventies) and Showa Soft Vinyl: Marusan/Bullmark Festival 2024 Summer. The first is from 70's, the Marusan 450 Series Subterranean Monster Baragon Hokusai Blue GID Version is designed by by Katsushika Hokusai, it is 30cm tall, and retails for 27,500 yen. It goes on sale Aug 17th with release scheduled for Dec 2024. The Showa Soft Vinyl figures are the Antlar 450 Sky Blue Image Version, and the Megalon 350 Sky Blue Image Version, they are 30cm and 24cm tall respectively, and 27,500 yen and 16,500 yen respectively. They are both available from the festival at the Hands Shibuya store in Tokyo.
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The Showa Soft Vinyl: Marusan/Bullmark Festival 2024 Summer is being held at the Hands Shibuya store in Tokyo, and Marusan has announced releases that will be available their. 101st Anniversary Golden Beetle Booska Regular Edition and Glow-in-the-dark Edition, Mothra 350 Pink Neon Version, '99 Godzilla 350 Dark Sparkle Version, and Hedorah 350 Makis Studio Gold Molding Yellow Eyes Painted by HIROSHI GOTO. Booska and Mothra are 26cm (tall/length), Godzilla and Hedorah are 22cm tall, they are 27,500 yen, 16,500 yen, 22,000 yen, and 24,200 yen respectively. All are currently on sale at the Hands Shibuya store in Tokyo.
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Marusan is releasing a number of figures at the 7th Creative Soft Vinyl Rally, the same event that has the Giant Hedorah and "Shake" Hedorahs. There is theHedorah 450 Two-tone Molded Version which stands 30cm tall, and retails for 27,500 yen. Also available will be a Toho Monster 350 Lucky Bag which includes solid and clear figures standing 20 to 24cm tall, and retail for 16,500 yen. The event takes place on August 9th at Akihabara UDX 2nd floor Akiba Square, Tokyo.
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The Japanese Godzilla Store has announced a number of new and unique items including shirts, shoes, and figures.
The figures include the Movie Monster Series Zilla 2004 and the Hibiya Godzilla Square Godzilla Statue, the Monster King Godzilla Minus One Minus Color, the Godzilla Store Exclusive Marusan x Koganemushi Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah, and the Wooden Godzilla 1954. Zilla is 26cm in length, and retails for 3,080 yen, the Hibiya figure is 17cm tall, and retails for 2,750 yen, and Minus One is 24.5cm tall, and retails for 8,250 yen. The Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah is based on the Godziban version, is 30cm tall, and retails for 49,500 yen, the Wooden Godzilla is hand carved, and meant to look like wood carvings of a bear holding a fish (Godzilla is holding a train), comes with a wood tag (name plate, 6cm tall), it is 26cm tall, 17cm in length, and 13cm wide, and it retails for 162,800 yen.
The shirts are the same style featuring Godzilla's face in a metallic print, they come in three colors of print white, red, and turquoise, are sizes S to XXL, 100% cotton, and retail for 13,200 yen each.
The shoes are the Godzilla shoes, worn at the Oscars, with the Godzilla claw heel, in a Godzilla Store exclusive color, in both men's and women's styles, in various sizes, the men's retails for 96,800 yen, the women's is 82,500 yen.
Also announced was two unpainted and unassembled resin kits by Kokuryu Kobo, Godzilla 1989, and Biollante, Godzilla is 27cm tall (including base), 54cm in length, and 25cm wide, it retails for 51,700 yen, Biollante is 43cm tall (including base), 93cm in length, and 65cm wide, it retails for 407,000 yen.
All except the Biollante kit are releasing this month (Biollante in Oct 2024), all can be pre-ordered now from the Godzilla Store Japan, most with the Buyee option.
The figures include the Movie Monster Series Zilla 2004 and the Hibiya Godzilla Square Godzilla Statue, the Monster King Godzilla Minus One Minus Color, the Godzilla Store Exclusive Marusan x Koganemushi Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah, and the Wooden Godzilla 1954. Zilla is 26cm in length, and retails for 3,080 yen, the Hibiya figure is 17cm tall, and retails for 2,750 yen, and Minus One is 24.5cm tall, and retails for 8,250 yen. The Super-Dreadnought Destoroyah is based on the Godziban version, is 30cm tall, and retails for 49,500 yen, the Wooden Godzilla is hand carved, and meant to look like wood carvings of a bear holding a fish (Godzilla is holding a train), comes with a wood tag (name plate, 6cm tall), it is 26cm tall, 17cm in length, and 13cm wide, and it retails for 162,800 yen.
The shirts are the same style featuring Godzilla's face in a metallic print, they come in three colors of print white, red, and turquoise, are sizes S to XXL, 100% cotton, and retail for 13,200 yen each.
The shoes are the Godzilla shoes, worn at the Oscars, with the Godzilla claw heel, in a Godzilla Store exclusive color, in both men's and women's styles, in various sizes, the men's retails for 96,800 yen, the women's is 82,500 yen.
Also announced was two unpainted and unassembled resin kits by Kokuryu Kobo, Godzilla 1989, and Biollante, Godzilla is 27cm tall (including base), 54cm in length, and 25cm wide, it retails for 51,700 yen, Biollante is 43cm tall (including base), 93cm in length, and 65cm wide, it retails for 407,000 yen.
All except the Biollante kit are releasing this month (Biollante in Oct 2024), all can be pre-ordered now from the Godzilla Store Japan, most with the Buyee option.
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Marusan will be having a Godzilla 70th Anniversary Version Toho Monster Lucky Bag at Tokusatsu DNA "70 Years of Special Effects Films - It Started with Godzilla". The lucky bag features numerous Godzilla figures including Hawaiian Color Godzillas (note images are just some of the figures), the figures are new and others released in 2024, they stand 20 to 23cm tall, and retail for 16,500 yen. Tokusatsu DNA is Friday, July 12, 2024 to Sunday, September 8, 2024 at Santo Museo Ueda City Museum of Art.
Update, Marusan has added a special Hedorah figure (bottom) into the mix of the lucky bag, a very limited Hedorah 450 Mixed In Version limited to three pieces. This figure is pink and yellow vinyl, and per the description you can remove the head and see the inside of Hedorah.
Update, Marusan has added a special Hedorah figure (bottom) into the mix of the lucky bag, a very limited Hedorah 450 Mixed In Version limited to three pieces. This figure is pink and yellow vinyl, and per the description you can remove the head and see the inside of Hedorah.
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Marusan has announced lottery figures for their Pop-Up Shop in Asakusa. Shin Godzilla 4th Form 350 and 60mm Kaiju Encyclopedia 2024 Summer Version, Shin is clear pink vinyl, is 28cm tall, and retails for 22,000 yen. The others are 6cm tall, and retails for 1,200 yen each, the lottery deadline July 15th. The lottery can be entered via the Marusan Instagram page or by emailing your name, address, and phone number to Marusan with the subject line "POP-UP Asakusa 7/20".
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Marusan has announced figures that will be sold at the Shikarna Festival, Varan 350 Ortho, Garamon 450 Ortho, both feature a black and white color scheme. Varan stands 23cm tall and will retail for 16,500 yen, Garamon 28cm tall, and retails for 27,500 yen, also available will be Marugacha 60mm Monster Encyclopedia figures. Shikarna Festival is June 1st in Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo. Of note there is a Gamera figure in one of the images in the same color scheme which maybe available as well.
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Marusan is releasing the Godzilla 1999 350 Hawaii Color Version Lucky Bag figures. These figures come in different style color schemes, and others will be available as well, they stand 22cm tall, and retail for 16,500 yen. They will be available from Hands Shibuya Store 2A, Hashimoto Toy Store, and Seventies, each store will have their own release date.
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Hashimoto Toy Store is releasing the Limited Marusan Godzilla 1974 450 Classic Blue Version figure. This figure stands 30cm tall, and retails for 27,500 yen. It can be pre-ordered till Jan 31st with release scheduled for June 2024. They are also releasing two versions of the Classic Godzilla 450 Showa Image Version (different eye colors, bottom), all other details are the same.
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Gallery 21 is having an event called "Godzilla 3 Illustrators' Giclle", featuring artwork and figures from three kaiju artists, Noriyoshi Naoyoshi, Yuji Kaida, and Shinji Nishikawa. The Marusan figures that will be available for purchase there are based on artwork by the three, 1989 Godzilla 350 Noriyoshi Naoyoshi Image Version, Hedorah 350 Yuji Kaida Image Version, and Mechagodzilla 350 Shinji Nishikawa Image Version. All are approx. 23cm tall, and they will retail for 16,500 yen each, the event started Nov 7th and goes till Dec 11th, it is located at Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba 3F, 2-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
