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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

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Postby jeffbert » 7 years ago

What is with that OTHER FIGURE? "ORIGINAL FAKE"?
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Postby DrFrag » 7 years ago

I think Original Fake is the brand, and Kaws is the artist. I have a few Astro models and I have to say I don't really "get" the Kaws ones. Is he meant to have a clown head? Or is it Dr Elefun hair? And a Cthulhu mouth? I just find it an unattractive piece.
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Postby Shiyonasan » 7 years ago

You guys remember that episode from the original Astro Boy series where Atom rides a carp fish into the sun?

http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r176551089

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EDIT: Here's some old Astro Boy stickers, probably from the 1960s (judging by the 1964 Tokyo stickers):

http://page16.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u130592645

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EDIT 2: Here's an old Astro Boy children's water bottle:

http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r177081012

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EDIT 3: An old Astro Boy TV game...that's also a board game? Even the poster of this listing doesn't quite understand how this works:

http://page23.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o170912215

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Another lister posted the same game:

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k239379639

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EDIT 4: Astro Boy children's silverware. Gotta love the Ochanomizu fork with his big ol' schnoz!

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e209492494

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Postby DrFrag » 7 years ago

"Shiyonasan" wrote:You guys remember that episode from the original Astro Boy series where Atom rides a carp fish into the sun?


:lol:

"Shiyonasan" wrote:EDIT 3: An old Astro Boy TV game...that's also a board game? Even the poster of this listing doesn't quite understand how this works:


It looks like some kind of Ludo-Pachinko combination game. Until you get to the model aircraft landing wheels, then all bets are off. :confused:
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Postby Shiyonasan » 7 years ago

With today being the 40th anniversary of Jetter Mars, how about I post a somewhat odd-looking Jetter mars toy?

The rocket itself looks fine, but Mars himself looks a bit derpy...

All aboard the Marus Rocket!

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Postby jeffbert » 7 years ago

:lol: Cute, though far from collectible grade.
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Postby Shiyonasan » 7 years ago

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftezukaosamu.net%2Fjp%2Fnews%2Fn_2103.html&edit-text=&act=url

Don't know if you'll be able to purchase these shirts outside of Japan, but regardless, I thought I'd share these for their nice-looking designs.

Although the shirts shown are kid-sized (and a boy is shown wearing one of the shirts), the title of the article indicates that adult sizes will be available too.

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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

It always amazes me how you find "Mighty Atom" written in English on fan goods sold in Japan!
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Postby jeffbert » 7 years ago

"Tetsuwan Penguin" wrote:It always amazes me how you find "Mighty Atom" written in English on fan goods sold in Japan!

Tezuka often used English titles on his manga.
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