SirNarwhal
He is from New York, NY
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882 206 13
10 years ago
So yeah, I don't think anyone here will ever get this considering the only one to ever show up on the secondhand market is currently over $1,000.
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10 years ago
Well, at least having it in our wishlists is free :P
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930 38 82
10 years ago
uwu finally my holy Negora grail is mine!
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10 years ago
Congrats! That's huge!
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882 206 13
10 years ago
It only cost an arm and a leg =X
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61 93 254
10 years ago
Well, you have an spare arm and leg, maybe for the next awesome figure? ;)
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62 98 13
10 years ago
Looking to purchase or trade for this Negora!
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angel
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522 28 126
10 years ago
I started a Facebook group for Negora collectors here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443936232516496/
Please join if you collect them. It is a great way to keep up to date on new releases and to trade for those you need. -
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62 98 13
10 years ago
I finally got one. It is just too precious!
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angel
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13 years ago
When it comes to categorizing a toy like this, would you describe it as:
A) Designer Toy
B) Mini figure
C) Kaiju
D) Neo Kaiju
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13 years ago
Kaiju
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13 years ago
Answer : E) Candy
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angel
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566 356 245
13 years ago
Super7 would lose their heads if this got labeled kaiju. In an interview last year, Brian Flynn said that Super7 doesn't really make kaiju; the people who own it/work there collect kaiju toys. He wants Super7's toys to be considered just "well-designed toys". "Designer toys" won't cut it with him b/c of the stigma/precedent of that term. I think "Neo Kaiju" got stigmatized too. I guess the technical term for this figure category could be "pocket". "Pocket" feels like an eastern version of "mini-figure" which makes me feel like we could categorize it "mini-figure," but I'm sure someone hates that expression for some reason too :) OK who else wants to enter into this semantics fray?!
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13 years ago
A) Designer Toy
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13 years ago
i like answer E a lot.... now i want some
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13 years ago
Whether Super 7 like it or not, I still think Kaiju when I look at these. It's a small vinyl monster, so Kaiju. It's not a bad thing, Kaiju is awesome!!
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angel
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566 356 245
13 years ago
Not to beat a dead alligator, but this toy doesn't actually fit the definition of "kaiju," which is: Japanese monster. This is a cute alligator, nothing monstrous about it. And it has nothing to do with Japanese lore or history. It's only tie to Japan is that it was produced there. It's an alligator designed by an American. I'd vote for "designer toy" as the definition and say Super7 has to just deal with that.
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930 38 82
13 years ago
This is definitely a monster (it's a MUMMY aka a type of monster), and not all Japanese kaiju is strictly horrific. And not all kaiju is connected to Japanese lore. I have one that looks like a blob of goo/a nose-eating monster, what does that have to do with Japan? Nothing, it's just a monster. And there are certainly a few pieces that quality as cutesy, so if you are going STRICTLY by looks, yes, the Pocket Mummy Gator could fall quite easily into the Kaiju realm.
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882 206 13
13 years ago
Kaiju doesn't refer to a figure of a monster; hell all the stuff Kidrobot puts out then would technically be kaiju. Kaiju refers to the process that the figure is made in, namely, it is hand spun vinyl pulled from molds and not rotocasted vinyl that is created by machines. Yes, Brian has stated that he doesn't want to be called kaiju, but you cannot deny that his process was directly influenced by kaiju (it's actually the exact same) and that, without a doubt, this is kaiju. If you want to make a distinction between US and Japanese kaiju, fine, call the US ones soft vinyl, but at the end of the day, you're just arguing semantics and this is most definitely a form of kaiju.
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angel
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13 years ago
Sorry to interrupt, but according the the source of all super-accurate info; Wikipedia, Kaiju translates as "Strange Beast".
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angel
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566 356 245
13 years ago
Ah, you're right. I kind of forget this figure is also a mummy. I still disagree that this figure is a form of kaiju though, but I don't have a dog in this fight. What would be useful is to have someone on Rotocasted who actually collects kaiju toys chime in on this debate.
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13 years ago
I'm not really to bothered either way. It would be nice for categorisation reasons. If I have to call it, I'd call kaijiu,
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angel
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13 years ago
American design, Japanese vinyl
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13 years ago
Toys are in this year
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13 years ago
Furthermore, where did SirNarwhal get his view on what "kaiju" is?
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13 years ago
I have no idea where SirNarwhal got that from but it highlights the issue of the word 'kaiju' now and it's (mis) use among toy nerds. This is a) Designer Toy
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13 years ago
All very interesting. Do we actually need to differentiate designer toys and kaiju at all?
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372 147 108
13 years ago
I want it.
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malinablue
522 28 126
10 years ago
I was so eager to get one of these that I asked two different people to pick it up for me at SDCC. Both came through, so now I have extra. I have put it up in my www.kaijucats.bigcartel.com store along with my other toy extras. Retail was $35 plus shipping, so this is exactly what I paid for it. No mark-up on this or anything else in my shop.
SirNarwhal
882 206 13
10 years ago
Thanks for tossing it up! Was bummed I couldn't get one at the show so I grabbed yours!
malinablue
522 28 126
10 years ago
You're welcome. I was so afraid I would not get one myself. I did not want to get stuck paying scalper prices on ebay.