Revenge of the Retro Japanese Toy Adverts

It's from a Manga? Zine? Twitter thread? about people meeting at Mandarake.

https://mobile.twitter.com/mogra16/status/1375762610046443522

 

^^ Yeah, I think its a bit of fan art, not commercial. Anyway, it was a very nice thing to stumble across by accident.

 

Wildly off topic in that this is plastic rather than vinyl, but they are Japanese, retro and toys. love this photo and hopefully at least one other person will too...

 

Very good stuff, but the bonsai/chia pet up there takes my heart!

 

Amazing stuff
The one with the guy getting pulled under by the kappa! So good.

 

Amazing paper goods again!

 

Stephen Maurice Graham

 

So, 2nd page from the top, military guy with eye patch and beard; who is he? Never saw that series just collected some of the villains. Also, top page "action" photo on the left is just great!

 

Nice walkers and is that a tiny bike model?

 

Yeah!

 

Colonel Zol !

 

Can monsters are sweet as pie! Saw a couple of Gameras that I even recognized. How old are these various prints?

 

The publication is either from 2001 or 2005, it was a double sales post, so i'm not sure what pages were from what issue.

フィギュア王 (Figure King)
Issues 47 & 83

 

Childhood memory unlocked! Thanks for sharing. I had that little transforming watch robot. Not sure how or where I got it from but I have very clear memories of playing with it. Especially the legs the way they folded up like he was performing robot lotus pose. What a fun little toy. I'd rather that than a rolex any day (who am I kidding, a rolex would be nice too).

 

I am sort of grateful that I didn't fall down the metal rabbit hole. I would be so homeless. Great catalog!