ToyPunkJan
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13 years ago
ha TOY, are you uploading those, too right now??? it was so weird...out of nowhere appeared blue and pink, while i uploaded brown
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
Totally, my dearest! ;)
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13 years ago
that was an awesome coincidence!!!!!!!!!!!!
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
Hæ hæ, that's hilarious! :)
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13 years ago
i thought so, too! i saw it earlier in an old blog online and it made me smile!!! i was surprised, that this was not already listed on here
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
Kaiju isn't the most popular genre on Roto I'm afraid, that explains why!
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13 years ago
i am not a big kaiju fan as well, but sometimes there pop up toys, which i really love and then i don't care if it is japanese vinyl and design or western vinyl!
this here is one of them... i mean not every kaiju piece looks like melted plastic, right???
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
Has anyone here an idea of what the hell 'Sofubi' means? When you're on ebay all kinds of Nintendo figures show up!!!
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185 83 831
13 years ago
my understanding is soft vinyl but i could be wrong, quick someone educate us
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13 years ago
i think Mr. Quiche is correct. Sofubi stands for soft vinyl.
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angel
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432 4 822
13 years ago
Sofubi, soft vinyl, and Japanese vinyl are all the same thing. Kaiju is a subset of that. Kaiju can be sofubi, but it's specific characters. The newer stuff like RxH and Super7 and Greasebat isn't really Kaiju. Really, I'm not sure even Zagoran is Kaiju, strictly speaking.
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
The reason I'm asking is that Gatchabert uploaded a ton of RxHs years ago and put them as 'sofubi' :
http://rotocasted.com/toy/522... />I just had the feeling that sofubi was 'punk' toys that didn't really fit into the Kaiju ie Strange Beast niche, but still were more 'twisted' than your usual Touma or whatever Japanese toy. -
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13 years ago
Technically RealxHead figures are not kaiju toys. Kaiju are usually monsters based on and inspired by the old tokusatsu (special effects) movies and shows like Ultraman, Godzilla, and Power Rangers, to name a few. RealXHead figures owe more to "fight figures" than they do to kaiju figures. Fight figures were first started by artist Takeshit with his Fink Shit fight figure.
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200901/13/94/e0143594_963043.jpg
Takeshit was a big fan of (and participated in) shoot fighting (kind of like the Japanese version of MMA mixed with pro wrestling) and created a stylized figure that brings to mind the look of Japanese boxers with his shorts and boxing gloves. Companies like Secret Base, Gargamel, and others started making figures that were similar to the Fink Shit figure, and there was a big boom in the fight figure style. Mori Katsura stepped into the ring with his own take on the fight figure and it has evolved past the fight figure realm. I think his characters have the most involved backstories of all the fight figure styled figures. I'd be hesitant to label all of the RealXHead figures as "fight figures"-- certainly some fit right in with their fighting trunks and fight figure stances, but they have really evolved into something that is all their own. They have a bit of the kaiju flair to them, but they aren't really kaiju in the true sense of the word. I believe the "sofubi" tag works best... it's general enough to encompass all that RealXHead stuff embodies and specific enough to not include kaiju and other types of figures. -
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angel
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13 years ago
thanks monster, that was really eye opening! I had no idea there was this tradition in Japanese toys
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13 years ago
It is a new Japanese word created from English words -
Soft Vinyl -> Sofoto Biniru -> Sofu Biniru -> Sofubi
Kaiju is just Japanese for strange/odd/not of this world beast. Yet in reference to toys Monsterforge is correct - They are old tokusatsu beasts.
The lines of what makes a Kaiju toy "kaiju" are blended, as people are creating monster toys inspired by Japanese toys inspired by old Kaiju toys.
If anything, Mutant Chaos is a Kaijin (humanoid monster) -
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280 124 209
13 years ago
Kaijin is a pretty good term for them... it doesn't take away from the fact that they are like fight figures and doesn't quite put them in the same range as kaiju. (You start going into crazy territory when you start calling things "kaiju." People will cut you over that! Not really... or maybe really... I'm scared! Maybe not.)
I know a lot of collectors of Japanese soft vinyl call ALL of it "sofubi" because it is a generic term. I wanted to err on the side of safety. (No knife attacks from crazed kaiju purists for me, good sir!)
In my opinion, people can call 'em whatever they want... I prefer to call them "AWESOME!" :D -
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
monster - I also love knowing the right terms for things as much as I can. I get slightly annoyed whenever people call anime mange or vice versa, and I'm not that big of an anime or mange fan :D
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angel
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381 1089 1433
13 years ago
is there anywhere I can read more about fighting figures?
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280 124 209
13 years ago
I like knowing the proper terms, but I think it behooves one to not get all buttdestroyed over people who are new to things not getting it right. People learn a lot more by encouragement than they do by chastising. I agree though... sometimes hearing people call any comic book a "graphic novel" makes my spine rattle. But then I get all over it and stuff and keep on keepin' on! XD
I first found out about fight figures in an old issue of Super Seven magazine and started looking around online for more information. You can find out a LOT about Japanese toys by looking at sites like:
http://robotxmonster.blogspot.com/
http://www.collectiondx.com/
http://toyboxdx.com/
http://skullbrain.org/
Skullbrain is a forum, but you don't have to join to search for terms and read stuff there. Those guys are a big source for information about most Japanese vinyl.
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185 83 831
13 years ago
this type of conversation & knowledge sharing is a big part of what adds so much awesomeness to this site, thanks to all involved above for both great questions and super in depth answers :)
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13 years ago
Don't you just hate jargon!
Mark Nagata has some good posts about Kaiju works - http://toykarma.blogspot.com/ -
13 years ago
Also, check out this link - http://www.pecha-kucha.org/pr...
Don Kratzer teaches us the meaning of "Kaiju,"
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13 years ago
that is so cute! i love how those shark fins look like they have seams and are "stitched" on his body.
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
This guy is just wonderful. Super feeling about him. And the clear blue is perfect for a shark toy! If only he wasn't so damn rare :(
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527 8 30
13 years ago
Unless I'm mistaken, there are actually more than 25. That was the amount sold at the Pangea Seed show. A small, unknown amount was made available on cometdebris.
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930 38 82
13 years ago
I got lucky and managed to snag one of the online ones, but it hasn't shipped yet. I just want to get my hands on a shark wearing pants!
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527 8 30
13 years ago
Trust me you will absolutely love it.
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930 38 82
13 years ago
Finally got him, and I'm in love! He's much bigger than I expected and the blue is a lot more vibrant.
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13 years ago
i am happy to hear, you are so much in love with your little sharky!
:D
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185 83 831
13 years ago
considering the height listed, I have changed Platform from Munny to Mega Munny, can a Huck fan please confirm
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angel
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1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
30"? That's 76 cm!
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51 9 368
13 years ago
Seems to be just right: http://huckgee.com/2009/11/sg...
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SillyK
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13 years ago
TOY... TOYYY...not a week ago, we had a discussion on roto going on about those "shades of colors" ... shouldn't we tag this as red as base color, since maroon is just another version of named color???
what do you think?
ToyPunkJan
1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
I'm indifferent! If pink does it for you, it's pink!
BUT, we have several other toys listed as maroon!!!
ToyPunkJan
1881 1896 2109
13 years ago
Now red! You should make up your mind, darl :)
SillyK
154 1426 1657
13 years ago
haha TOY, i am cracking up over here :D
well, it looked pink to me, but we all know, that photos can sometimes falsify the true color of an object, so i thought maybe it is a dark red (or maroon as you like to say) and it just does not show it well.
<3
lordsketch
381 1089 1433
13 years ago
looks kind of purple-ish to me :P