Anybody know what series these Denboku figures come from? I assume most to all are Tezuka designs? Unfortunately I'm only now discovering many of his stories.
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| Author: | the_z [ Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:40 pm ] |
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Anybody know what series these Denboku figures come from? I assume most to all are Tezuka designs? Unfortunately I'm only now discovering many of his stories.
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| Author: | CCPfan [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:30 am ] |
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those are freakin' killer! wow, love 'em. were there more in this series? |
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:16 am ] |
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The very bottom pic is Tezuka's character Garon who first appeared in Tezuka's Magma Taishi series aka Space Giants or Goldar. Also known as Devil Gallon i Think. I don't recall seeing a lot of toys on him. I used to have the vintage Imai model kits of Garon and Magma Taishi. There was also a great tin robot made of Garon by the Osaka Tin Toy Institute in recent years. The others look familar but not sure.... |
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| Author: | the_z [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:23 am ] |
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Awesome, thanks for the info Ralph. There were a few Kimba the White lion figures too, so I think the top fellow might be from that? Just guessing though. There were a couple other characters with that red header...still don't know anything about those..maybe from a different artist? |
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| Author: | jojo the dog faced boy [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:37 am ] |
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i'm digging that second guy.....sort of reminds me of the raddish spirit from Spirited Away...... |
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| Author: | silver_lining_man [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:42 am ] |
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that second one creeps me out......i love it! must obtain 
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| Author: | hillsy11 [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:20 pm ] |
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The 2nd and 3rd to last are from "Apachi (Apache)Yakyu-gun", a baseball anime. I'm almost certain the 2 before those are Tezuka characters, but I'll be damned if I can remember the shows... |
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| Author: | Roger [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:29 pm ] |
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hillsy11 wrote: The 2nd and 3rd to last are from "Apachi (Apache)Yakyu-gun", a baseball anime. http://sakashow.fc2web.com/ |
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| Author: | hillsy11 [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:01 pm ] |
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I was wrong...the mouse w/ glasses is from "Ganba no Bouten" or "Ganba's Adventure", and the little mustache guy is from a newer anime called "Coil -A Circle of Children". |
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| Author: | the_z [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:56 pm ] |
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Awesome. Thanks for all the info guys. |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:21 am ] |
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Sorry for the bad pic, I promise I'll try and post some more decent ones but I've recently fell in love with Denboku and wanted to inject some life into this thread. I'm really looking forward to hopefully seeing some new minis at the upcoming WF. Any updates would be appreciated, I'm sure by more than one of us. 
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:21 am ] |
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Denboku is another really underrated sofubi maker. Their figures are amazing, always done in the highest of quality with thick vinyl and beautiful paint applications and not to mention the classic retro styling. I'm drooling for those Tiger Mask sets! Great score! |
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| Author: | bryce_r [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:36 am ] |
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The tigermask sets are great but way to much on the secondary market. It's one of those instances where I'd rather buy the vintage versions VS brand new remakes. |
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:41 am ] |
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That's true on those remakes Bryce, they can be very expensive. It's been a while but I think some of the original figures they've produced for example, Phantom Ghost Ship or Dororo are somewhat more within reach. |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:19 am ] |
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bryce_r wrote: The tigermask sets are great but way to much on the secondary market. It's one of those instances where I'd rather buy the vintage versions VS brand new remakes. Denboku in general seems very expensive to me, I'm not sure why but I suppose it has to do with the licensing? Are those Tiger Mask minis exact replicas of older figures? |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:23 am ] |
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onibaba5 wrote: Denboku is another really underrated sofubi maker. Their figures are amazing, always done in the highest of quality with thick vinyl and beautiful paint applications and not to mention the classic retro styling. I'm drooling for those Tiger Mask sets! Great score! I often think of Five Star in the same league, those are the same reasons why I got into the Kinnikuman line in the first place (besides the manga). These are some of the only toys I've kept MIB, just because of how great they look in those little bags. I would love to take them out but I know a part of me would also regret it. |
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:26 am ] |
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They do look great in those multi colored bags Rob! It's obvious what to do....snag another set you can open! ; ) Has anyone here posted pics of them outside the bags? I'll have to do some digging... |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:56 pm ] |
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onibaba5 wrote: They do look great in those multi colored bags Rob! It's obvious what to do....snag another set you can open! ; ) Has anyone here posted pics of them outside the bags? I'll have to do some digging... Ha, I wish I could afford a second bag!! I've already spent way too much on these  
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| Author: | chimmychazz [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:09 am ] |
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RudeBeast wrote: Are those Tiger Mask minis exact replicas of older figures?  though looking more at it, none of these guys were made in that 1st series (the ones that were also standard sized nakajima releases): golgotha cross, egyptian mummy, great zebra, the convict, mr x, universal mask, and the dracula. nevertheless, these denboku minis look great and it would be cool to see how they compare in person to one another. |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:01 am ] |
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Awesome, thanks Charlie. Do you know who produced this first series? Courtesy of the great Kaiju Korner here's a shot that I think was posted elsewhere: 
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:30 am ] |
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Beautiful Figures! I did't realize some of the characters Denboku made weren't originally made by Nakajima! |
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:40 am ] |
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onibaba5 wrote: Beautiful Figures! I did't realize some of the characters Denboku made weren't originally made by Nakajima! Oh so I'm confused, it is Nakajima after all. Apologies as I thought the Nakajima ones were limited to the slightly taller figures with posable arms And yes, I love the fact that Denboku has extended the line up!
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| Author: | onibaba5 [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:47 am ] |
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Nakajima did make the standard size Tigermask and there was a mid-size I used to have as well. I assumed they made the mini versions. This was the mid-size I had. 
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| Author: | RudeBeast [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:50 am ] |
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^ ^ Yep, thats exactly the size I was thinking of. Thanks for the reference. Love them both! |
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| Author: | chimmychazz [ Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:12 am ] |
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Also for reference, this site has expansive list of *most* things tiger mask. |
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