I know there have been several threads on kaiju and eastern vinyl books here, but I was hoping we could maybe consolidate and put together a nice cohesive list of recommendations, must-haves and even critiques. Most of the other threads have been about individual publications. Anybody else on board? If this isn't of interest, moderator please flush thread. Thank you THE BOOKS S7 MOOK ISBN: 097966781X SO CRAZY JAPANESE TOYS ISBN: 0811835294 KAIJU ENCYCLOPEDIA ISBN: 9784766120394 TOKYO UNDERGROUND ISBN: 0867197390 KILLER KAIJU MONSTERS: Strange Beasts Of Japanese Film ISBN: 0061655791 FULL VINYL: The Subversive Art Of Designer Toys ISBN: 0060893389 THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF MONSTERS ISBN: 9784062146173 THE CHOGOKIN ISBN: 4063300463 ULTRA Q COLLECTIBLES ISBN: LIFE WITH TOYS ISBN: SHIN SEKAI NO KAIJU BOOKS (Volume 1 & 2) ISBN: NEO RETRO KAIJU BOOK ISBN: YUJI BOOK ISBN: 4073030485 Kaiju Anatomical Illustration ISBN: Daiei Tokusatsu Film Encyclopedia ISBN: 4048545116 Goodbye Godzilla ISBN: 4000230352 The All Soft Vinyl Figure Catalog (2000) ISBN: 4415093213 Yuji Nishimura Kaiju ISBN: Great Empire Of Fine Figure (1997) ISBN: 4893675273 Great Empire Of Fine Figure (Volume 2) ISBN: 4893675478 Green Arrow Graffitti (No. 13) ISBN: NNO Green Arrow Graffitti (No. 16) ISBN: NNO
Re: Kaiju Books the bare essentials (what I own) S7 Mook- a no brainer So Crazy Japanese Toys- great pics of historic toys I can't afford Kaiju Encyclopedia- it's new(ish) & has coverage of a variety of operations like Elegab. Ilanena, as well as some classics... a good sampling book to find more stuff to spend money on. come on Mook2: Son of Mook!
Re: Kaiju Books Kaiju Encyclopedia is great! And I also like Tokyo Underground. Its not necessarily about kaiju, but some cool pics and tidbits in there.... but I know theres a lot of legit Japanese books about kaiju, but I dont know any nor know their names, but Im sure someone else here can drop some knowledge on that
Re: Kaiju Books Killer Kaiju Monsters: Strange Beasts Of Japanese Film. Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art Of Designer Toys. (not all kaiju but good)
Re: Kaiju Books i think i am in need of some mook. would that be a good book to ease myself into the world of kaiju? would you guys recommend it as a first book?
Re: Kaiju Books I used to have the So Crazy Japanese Toys, it's definitely pretty cool. I think I sold or traded it a while back though Mel: The Mook is a perfect starter book if you're into the older kaiju toys, Secret Base fight figs or RealxHead.
Re: Kaiju Books I have about 25 Japanese toy books.None are in English.I havent got a clue what they are talking about.But I could always use some more... Here are a few.Ill post more later. The Beautiful Book of Monsters Part 1 Chock full of Bullmark in glorious full colour. The Chogokin Popy chogokin.Not as good as the Green Arrow Popy book, but two Popy books are always better than one. Ultra Q Collectibles Nice vintage kaiju and memorabilia. Life with toys Jumbolicious
Re: Kaiju Books Outstanding. This is great. Thanks for the input. Some I am obviously familiar with, others not. I want to start to immerse myself and need some titles to go on. I have the Mook (I too am looking forward to #2) and a couple of the others, but I want to find some new titles that are in greater depth.
Re: Kaiju Books I'd definitely add these three(or four): Shin Sekai No Kaiju Books Volume 1 and 2 (Shikaruna reprinted them both last year): viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25031&hilit=+neo+kaiju+book Neo Retro Kaiju Book (essential for pics of Ultra and Ultra Q monsters): viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24530&hilit=+neo+kaiju+book Yuji Nishimura (huge collector and owner of M1) has this bible: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=12290&hilit=yuji+kaiju+book Look into getting any Hyper Hobby Roman Mook magazines, really good stuff with loads of pics.
Re: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: (8/30) Updated w/ Images Now with more images as a reference. Any other images, ISBN' or books in general, please post and I shall try and compile. Thanks
Re: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: (8/30) Updated w/ Images Here's a pic for the Kaiju Encyclopedia section... Also... Daiei Tokusatsu Film Encyclopedia: Daikaiju Fantasy Battle - Gamera vs. Daimajin ISBN-10: 4048545116 ISBN-13: 978-4048545112 Goodbye Godzilla who - far from war ISBN-10: 4000230352 ISBN-13: 978-4000230353 Kaiju Anatomical Illustration book from the ‘Ultra’ series
Re: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: (8/30) Updated w/ Images Thanks Axoloti! On it! Also, if anyone has an idea of srlp or values for each of these books other than the obvious, please post them and I can include those as well. Thanks for the input all
Re: Updated (8/31) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Here's a thread with info on the Ultraman kaiju anatomy book: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=26011
Re: Updated (8/31) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: I have some really early ones. I will try and scan them.
Re: Updated (8/31) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Here are some more.. Let me know if you need any help finding any. The All Soft Vinyl Figure Catalog 2000 Mini vinyl galore.Mach Baron, Tiger Mask, Robocon,etc.ISBN: 4-415-09321-3 Yuji Nishimura Kaiju book 1996 The vintage vinyl bible.Later edition from 1998 has a different cover. The Great Empire Of Fine Figure 1997 Newer Marusan, vintage Rainbowman, Tiger Mask etc.ISBN: 4-89367-527-3 The Great Empire Of Fine Figure Volume 2 1998 Lots of vintage but not as good as volume 1.ISBN: 4-89367-547-8 Green Arrow Graffitti 13 Popy book 1997 My favourite Popy book. Green Arrow Graffitti 16 Kaiju book Loads of the usual suspects.
Re: Updated (8/31) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Thanks again Organic. Will get the page updated a tad later.
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Got this one in the mail the other day. Great reference for vintage Kamen Rider toys and licensed products. ISBN4-7661-1180-x
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Here are the rest of my toy books if you want to add them to the list: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organic_ad ... 856437694/
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: ストリート・フィギュアー・バイブル Street Figure Bible - The reference for "ura-hara" toys in Japan (a bit dated now) Dot Dot Dash - Has a section on Japanese toys Plastic Culture
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Thanks petitetoilonrouge, but other than the top magazine or mook the other two are more geared towards the more poppy KR type stuff, are they not?
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: Well you included Full Vinyl and the Kaiju Encyclopedia and mentionned "Eastern vinyl" in your intro, so I thought they might be appropriate. Your list, your call!
Re: Updated (9/1) ::::::::::::: KAIJU BOOKS ::::::::::::: I did and I'm sorry. I certainly didn't mean to offend you at all. I am on the fence about Full Vinyl as well. But I think the Encyclopedia still works because it's mostly kaiju oriented. Again, sorry if I offended you. Was not my intention and I do appreciate the input. I'd like to think this thread is for the community and not just me.
