Well if there was any info on the figure then we COULD stop making assumptions. Personally I've found the discussion to be fairly interesting, even if none of it has anything to do with the figure in the end.
Should we just limit all posts to "cool" or "gross" until concrete info is released? That'd make this a pretty fucking lame message board.

Oh. Just that WWII and the dropping of atomic bombs was the impetus that inspired Godzilla. Radioactive monsters and all. So why am I disturbed when someone likens this figure to a person ravaged by radioactivity due to American bombs when all of what we collect is essentially tied to those atomic bombs? It seems to be a double-standard - I like Matango but am disturbed by this guy when they're essentially the same.

I think the difference is that a toy like that would put a human face on the effects of radiation, whereas Godzilla and Matango present a more abstract representation, being actual "monsters."

i find it hard to believe that i am going to be the voice of sanity in this thread.

Look, you guys are really fuckin over analyzing this. The end of the day its just a toy like all the others in your collection. who cares what the message means or who added it or why. you like the thing, buy it, you don't, then PASS.

Lash was nominating this as best toy of the year within a few posts!

haha, not all of us. Who ever owns this toy and is constantly reminded of horrid atrocities and feels a sense of guilt in owning one, please send it to me. I will absolve you of your sins. Thanks

haha, I second that. OK. Talk abut not being PC, has anyone ever been to an art show put on by special ed. pottery class? um, yea.

Talk abut not being PC, has anyone ever been to an art show put on by special ed. pottery class? um, yea.

As much as I love my country, I really want this toy.

I find it hard to believe that people have such strong feelings about a toy based on tiny little letters printed on the bottom of its foot. Who is really going to see it? Perhaps like the beating heart in Poe's tale, you will be troubled by its unseen presence?

Have you gone and read the print on the foot of EVERY toy in your collection? Maybe all of the toys with Japanese character footstamps have horrible, treasonous things written there... but in a language that you can't read.

It's probably the most controversial toy of the year.

I personally like the sculpt of this toy and the paint applications on the two shown are stunning. For some reason the articulation of the elbows is my favorite part.

Have you gone and read the print on the foot of EVERY toy in your collection? Maybe all of the toys with Japanese character footstamps have horrible, treasonous things written there... but in a language that you can't read.

I find it hard to believe that people have such strong feelings about a toy based on tiny little letters printed on the bottom of its foot. Who is really going to see it? Perhaps like the beating heart in Poe's tale, you will be troubled by its unseen presence?

Have you gone and read the print on the foot of EVERY toy in your collection? Maybe all of the toys with Japanese character footstamps have horrible, treasonous things written there... but in a language that you can't read.

i find it hard to believe that i am going to be the voice of sanity in this thread.

Look, you guys are really fuckin over analyzing this. The end of the day its just a toy like all the others in your collection. who cares what the message means or who added it or why. you like the thing, buy it, you don't, then PASS.

Toys are for fun and if you look at them and think "got this from a complete shithead" or "my country wiped out an incredible amount of innocent people in an atrocity" it renders them into crap.