Revenge of the Retro Japanese Toy Adverts

Can't get enough of these. Thanks a lot @The Moog for continuing to share such great quality scans!

 

Thank you for sharing this.

 

@old_seaweed ... Late answer to your question re Zaborga bath toy! All those guys were sold in a capsule with other items .. the blue thing s a sponge/towel .. here's one I have still mint

 

Sorry I missed your reply back there, @scobot ! Thanks for sharing that info and (fantastic) pic — there's something about a blue sponge-towel-water-thing that makes my day.

As does a blue tank, Bemular, and anything with battery-powered-mystery-action

 

@old_seaweed I wonder if the red and blue buttons do anything on those tanks. Also, I think Ultraman and Bemular would not have a fun road trip together. I guess that's why they are facing opposite directions.

 

@blakewest That's a time-out seat, in my book. From what I can guess at (via a Manda auction page), it's the Ultra eyes and timer that light up. I'm not sure why they'd add the expense of placebo buttons, though, unless this was a foundational thing they used for other toys?

 

...wow.

 

Just too much to process there. Using Vampirella to fill space is the least of it (or is that Fantom mask linked to a character in the series? I don't think it is). Charmed by the laughing bread. Wondering if Warren collectors even know about those Uncle Creepy/Cousin Eerie masks. Is #1111 Toxie? Gorilla hoisting blow-up doll. Trying to figure out who #1251 might represent, and not wanting to think about what they were going for with #1253. Showcasing this stuff like Don Post, or others. There's so, so much.