Baragorange.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it is based on the Maru/Bull Baragon colors.

Baragorange.

Just make up a name and see if it sticks. The Tokyo name was made up by Skullbrain members. It was used a few times to describe the original Bullmark Hedorah color scheme and it eventually stuck.

How about calling it the Osaka color scheme in honor of Japan's 3rd largest city?

Yeah, I like that. Maybe 'Shirane orange,' since that was the location of one of Baragon's first appearances in the Frankenstein movie?

Dunno... Osaka makes me think of the Hanshin Tigers colors. ;P

The Tokyo name was made up by Skullbrain members. It was used a few times to describe the original Bullmark Hedorah color scheme and it eventually stuck.

I know of color schemes called "Tokyo" that predate Skullbrain, but don't remember what Mr. Flynn once told me about the appellate. I was originally curious because of the Tokyo Blobpus but as I recall there's a history there going back to the 1970s.

tokyo colorway refers to the bullmark yellow hedorah, and im pretty sure that label originated with blobpus. they made two blobpus figures, one colored like the yellow hedorah, one like the pink. the pink was labeled the hawaii blobpus, the yellow was labeled tokyo, and the name caught on.

tokyo colorway refers to the bullmark yellow hedorah, and im pretty sure that label originated with blobpus. they made two blobpus figures, one colored like the yellow hedorah, one like the pink. the pink was labeled the hawaii blobpus, the yellow was labeled tokyo, and the name caught on.

sndbyte wrote:
Do you remember if it was for a color scheme that was released only in Tokyo (and no other cities) back in the 70's?


I don't recall anyone saying that. The conversation was about three years ago, and if I recall correctly, Brian wasn't really sure what determined a "Tokyo" colorway.

Your question is perfectly reasonable (given the history of the many "Hawaii" colorways) but I don't really know. This is just speculation on my part but it seems unlikely that Bullmark, Popy or whatever company would have limited release of toys to Tokyo only, given that it doesn't make much business sense and that there was no collector's/tribute mentality back then. It was just the toys-for-kids industry.

Sorry to be of no help at all. My only real point was that the use of the capital city's name to describe toy releases appears to have a history predating Skullbrain, if a mysterious one.

I also really like this amber/gold/metallic green sort of scheme, always have. As always I'd defer to the knowledge of people like akum6n or Brian Flynn who truly know their kaiju toy history.

In case anyone doesn't know (or needs a refresher) ...

Hawaii Blobpus


Tokyo Blobpus