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  1. Roger

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    Ha, i thought it was gonna be 007 with a big lizard tail. But seriously, I really like it and the vinyl and sprays are killer.
     
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    He's a Marusan Original Kaiju, Kaminaga-san's favorite. There have been a few reissues.

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    Interesting that he names it as his favorite, since it wasn't among those reissued in the '90s.
     
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    I believe it was, check out my bump on the Marusan Originals thread.
     
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    Whoa, I didn't click through the links when I read the post initially.

    On the eBay auction for the brown version, I recall the brown Bondora being among the first color versions reissued by Marusan several years ago when he started up the Originals line again. Maybe they were reusing packaging for a while.

    I can't recall seeing the yellow version before. It is very odd to see it in that packaging, which I also thought was used only for their licensed figures.
     
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    Bondoraa.........Marusan Bondoraa
     
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    Candy glow vinyl version released as a Mandarake Shibuya exclusive in 2016:
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    BONDORAA!!!

     
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    Anyone know where I can get a Kaiju Newspaper subscription? :razz:

    Great video with some fun facts. :mrgreen:

    That Bondora is so damn cute... love those pastel colors.
     
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    BONDORAA!!!

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    Marusan BONDORA 350 Transparent Asaka Kubo painted version
     
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    Wow! Super
     
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    Lucky duck! Love it.
     
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    A few days ago, @vintagevinyl asked me if Bondoraa was an owl or a parrot. Kaminaga-san wasn't sure. So we applied rigorous analysis to the question today while waiting for an elevator in the parking garage at JFK Airport and determined that Bondoraa is, in fact, a parrot.



    You're welcome.
     
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    Marumon/vintage pachi kaiju hype has now reached the beloved Bondora. A recent vintage example on the beautiful blue vinyl with some heavy ink on the feet just sold for 250k yen:

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    250,000 yen is worth it, because...

    ...it's BONDORAA!!!
     
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    BONDORAA!!!

     
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    Can’t wait to snag this. Love the size of the “350 EX”! Any idea if these will be available through monster patrol?
     
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    I can imagine Monster Patrol will be getting some but if you want this version, I would do the international pre-order that is being offered now.
     
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    Resisted the Marusan pre-order for a few days, thought more about it, cancelled my Popy Godzilla reissue pre-order and threw the money at Bondoraa. No regrets
     

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