Has anybody come across any rare, bizarre, or just interesting Astro Boy merchandise? If you have images of it, go ahead and share it here.
Here are two things that I found today:
A tin (?) Astro Boy figure being offered on a Yahoo Japan auction:
[url]http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d169487337[/url]
...and an Astro Boy head-shaped cat box thing (not sure if this is official AB merchandise):
[url]https://twitter.com/batten_one/status/627117914450079745[/url]
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Wow, that second one is very bizarre indeed.
Here are some others I just remembered about:
I think most of you have probably seen this one already, but I've always thought that the KAWS Astro Boy figures are very strange:
To keep the cheap Korean knock-off trend going, here's an "Astro Boy" bag from Korea:
[url]http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kazu_0079/GALLERY/show_image.html?id=46937378&no=1[/url]
Lastly, this one is more rare than bizarre, but here's an Astro Boy skeleton figure from 2000:
[url]http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r130515753[/url]
Here are some others I just remembered about:
I think most of you have probably seen this one already, but I've always thought that the KAWS Astro Boy figures are very strange:
To keep the cheap Korean knock-off trend going, here's an "Astro Boy" bag from Korea:
[url]http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kazu_0079/GALLERY/show_image.html?id=46937378&no=1[/url]
Lastly, this one is more rare than bizarre, but here's an Astro Boy skeleton figure from 2000:
[url]http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r130515753[/url]
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There's also that one bit of artwork that was on auction depicting Tenma happily beating his son over the head with a metal bar.
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Look at that grin. That isn't the face of a deeply traumatized madman who lost his son from a car accident, that's the face of some dude who got the highest score on the high striker.
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Look at that grin. That isn't the face of a deeply traumatized madman who lost his son from a car accident, that's the face of some dude who got the highest score on the high striker.
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I figured that he was supposed to be enraged. I just wrote something about his joy for the sake of comedic effect.
I was the one who added the "batter up" caption. It just seems right with it. I do have unedited versions of the images though.
"It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
This one's also kind of strange looking. I don't think you're supposed to drive a car like that.
I was the one who added the "batter up" caption. It just seems right with it. I do have unedited versions of the images though.
"It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
This one's also kind of strange looking. I don't think you're supposed to drive a car like that.
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