Tokyo Toy Fiend takes us to Super Festival 65 in Japan for a look at what was on the tables. Plus, Brandon got to chat with the guys at X-Plus and came home with some VERY INTERESTING news. Watch the whole video to find it!

Brandon got a nice shot of the upcoming X-Plus Large Monster Series Gamera 1996.

And he got to meet Gee Okamoto, the guy in charge of the X-Plus line. ^ That guy up there is our hero!

See more videos at the Tokyo Toy Fiend YouTube Channel.

By John Stanowski Originally posted April 28th, 2014​ on Kaiju Addicts.

If you are an adult collector and have a little terror running around the house who insists on pulling your X-Plus figures off their shelves, or deviously plots to kidnap one of them and retreat into his room where he will delight in playing with it ala Chocolate-faced Kid from Final Wars style, there’s hope for you.

The Diamond Select Godzilla 1989 Vinyl Bank, while no where near as good-looking as X-Plus, isn’t all that bad. And at $34.99 MSRP, it’s perfect for giving to your growing kaiju fan.

But be aware the tag rates this item as good for kids 8 years of age and up. It also mentions a choking hazard. I don’t see how this figure could possibly choke anyone, but better safe than sorry.

This bank is also a good way to take Godzilla to work with you since you know those fools who work there with you are going to pick up, roar and then laugh. Better they do it with this than one of your precious X-Plus Gojis.

By John Stanowski Originally posted April 20th, 2014 on Kaiju Addicts.

Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄) posed with this X-Plus Toho 30cm Series Gaira for collector Dell Champagne Martinez this weekend at the Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, California.

Nakajima-san is mostly known for wearing the Godzilla suit from 1954 to 1975, but he also dabbled with other kaiju. He wore the Gaira suit in The War of the Gargantuas (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ) in 1966.

I wonder if Dell had trouble getting his X-Plus figure back. Nakajima-san doesn’t appear to want to let it go!

See my Kaiju Addicts X-Plus War of the Gargantuas Vinyl Figure Review.

By John Stanowski Originally posted March 30th, 2014​ on Kaiju Addicts.

KaijuCast Controller, Kyle Yount, and X-Plus Collectors Loren Portillo, Jonathan Peter Lee and Dell Champagne Marinez pose with legendary suit actors Haruo Nakajimi (Godzilla) and Bin Furuya (Ultraman) at the Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil this past weekend in San Francisco. They show off their love of X-Plus vinyl figures with the X-Plus Pose while the esteemed guests enacted Ultraman’s Spacium Pose.

​By John Stanowski Originally posted February 11th, 2014 on Kaiju Addicts.

X-Plus just tweeted a photo of their table at Wonder Festival (Winter) 2014 in Japan. They’re showing off a lot of their more recent Ultraman releases plus four Destroy All Monsters kaiju from their Toho 30cm Series. In the middle is the Wonder Festival Special Limited Edition Baragon 1968 which they are selling at the show. They also intend to sell some online after the show.

When? I’m not sure. But I have my finger on the trigger at the X-Plus Web Store. As soon as Baragon appears on their site, I will buy one and post a review.

Also on display are the 1968 Anguirus, Godzilla and Gorosaurus. Most likely there are displayed only to frame the Baragon Re-issue. (However, Godzilla and Gorosaurus will likely be re-issued at some point for North American release via Diamond Comics Distributors.

​By John Stanowski Originally posted February 8th, 2014 on Kaiju Addicts.

Photoshop artist Trenddi Alexis assembled his work titled “Godzilla: The Destroyer of Worlds” which features the X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2001 vinyl figure. See it get assembled in the timelapse video below. (The timelapse starts one minute into the video.) And visit his DeviantArt page at http://trenzillaxdesigns.deviantart.com/.

​By John Stanowski Originally posted January 24th, 2014​ on Kaiju Addicts. 

KaijuCast Controller, Kyle Yount was recently in Osaka, Japan where lies X-Plus headquarters. Kyle got a tour and a great interview with Gee Okamoto and Kazuma Matsubara which he has just posted on the KaijuCast YouTube Channel. Watch the video to learn about the history of X-Plus, what “RIC” means, where’s King Ghidorah and more!

By John Stanowski Originally posted November 15th, 2013​ on Kaiju Addicts.

Illustrator and X-Plus fanatic Ryan Bullard demonstrates the strong aroma of vinyl which fills the room when opening a new Godzilla figure for the first time. The catch phrase “Fresh Vinyl” was popularized by collector and reviewer Rich Eso. This is something collectors actually anticipate and is as true a sign of Box Day as pine is for Christmas! You can see more of Ryan’s work at idiotwindblowin.blogspot.com/.

By John Stanowski Originally posted October 31st, 2013​ on Kaiju Addicts.

​Kyle Yount from the KaijuCast interviews Diamond Distributors for details on the X-Plus vinyl figure re-issues coming to North America. Diamond says they will be releasing two figures every three months and seem to be committed for two years! And after that…. well, just watch the video!

By John Stanowski Originally posted July 24th, 2013​ on Kaiju Addicts.

Kyle and Jeff from the KaijuCast (www.KaijuCast.com) made a video primer for new X-Plus collectors. Even more awesome is that it includes a trip to X-Plus Addict David Dopko‘s house for a look at his collection. (P.S. The KaijuCast video features an intro sequence made by yours truly featuring figures from my own collection. Yeah, Toot!)

By John Stanowski Originally posted April 28th, 2013​ on Kaiju Addicts.