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toothaction
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 Re: Anraku Ansaku!
bbb wrote: Is someone be able to translate this?  They appear to be influenced by both Harryhausen's Kraken from Clash of the Titans and the constellation Cetus from the legend of Andromeda and Perseus. I definitely see elements of both!   Reminds me a little bit of Oxter, too: 
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AgentRavage
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Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:35 pm Posts: 452 Location: CT
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 Re: Anraku Ansaku!
They'll be 16200 yen each. About 230mm and if you buy both you get bonus unpainted heads. One is Tiamat and the other is Keitosu. Rough translation from the interwebz.
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Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:05 pm |
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JoeMan
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Joined: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:29 am Posts: 3818 Location: NY
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Nice! Hoping for some fulfillment on the gogas before these go up. Having a solid G out in unfulfilled Anraku orders would be hard.
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Sat Oct 31, 2015 12:31 pm |
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ribbon controller
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Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:25 am Posts: 3494 Location: Earth
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I hear ya Joe I already shelled out for first 2 Gogas and all dakos... getting them before I drop more precious monies would feel better Love the Drunkboyish head
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Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:38 pm |
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animator
Mr. Freshly Smacked Ass
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:05 pm Posts: 4918 Location: Hollywood
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Waiting for a filled order is the only way to get the full anraku experience. 
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gaijin_lfc
Fresh Meat
Joined: Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:22 pm Posts: 29 Location: Tokyo
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toothaction wrote: bbb wrote: Is someone be able to translate this?  They appear to be influenced by both Harryhausen's Kraken from Clash of the Titans and the constellation Cetus from the legend of Andromeda and Perseus. I definitely see elements of both!   Reminds me a little bit of Oxter, too:  The "comment" section indeed says those are the influences. "Ghost Whale Tiamat" is an old design that hadn't yet been turned into a product. It says he went to the planetarium and thought there that he'd like to make the ghost whale. They are two types on his style of taking folktale Youkai influences into his Kaiju series. Tiamat is a seal-type designed based on old astrological diagrams. Keitos is based on a crocodile he thought was cool from the book "Godzilla Sengen"
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akum6n
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Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:03 am Posts: 6162 Location: Shima
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I like these. They remind me of the giant Mamaregon, which is my favorite of his designs.
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Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:47 am |
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dedoperucelli
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Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:54 pm Posts: 901 Location: italy
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pearl figure is the dog of drunk boy! love it
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plasticXO
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Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 1271
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As much as his previous 2 new releases (Panda & Tanuki) were really too childish to me (and I ended up not ordering them), these two are simply astounding and deserve the so much overused Kaiju term. Those 2 look indeed like monsters of legends. They have an awesome vintage feel and both heads work really well with the body. The paint on the green one (Keitos) is just I hope they will be real big (also to justify the 16,000 yen price tag).
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TiredChildren
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Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:12 pm Posts: 3416 Location: Melbourne, FL
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Loving the Tiamat head moreso than the Keitos personally. Definitely would be a challenge figuring out how to fit these guys into a display with those gigantic tails.
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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:23 am |
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Michael Beverage
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Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:36 pm Posts: 916 Location: The Dirty South
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plasticXO wrote: Those 2 look indeed like monsters of legends........
They have an awesome vintage feel and both heads work really well with the body.
. Agreed, aside from Anraku's obvious yokai influences, he certainly has a lot of reverence for early Marusan/Bullmark/Nakajima etc. toys. Yet another reason he is my favorite maker. The influence of vintage toys is perhaps most pronounced in the facial expression of his sculpts. One of the hardest things to pull off correctly in these toys we collect, methinks, is that facial expression on a toy that is not just goofy or angry, but more complex and open to interpretation. Other contemporary toy makers such as Buta are very adept at this as well. I look at the head sculpts for these and immediately think of old vintage dinos and/or ultra toys. akum6n wrote: I like these. They remind me of the giant Mamaregon, which is my favorite of his designs. You have excellent taste as per usual. Giant Mamas are vastly underrated. They have the most incredible texture of any AA toy, or damn near any toy for that matter. I hope Medicom gives them a respectable treatment.
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plasticXO
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Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 1271
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TiredChildren wrote: Definitely would be a challenge figuring out how to fit these guys into a display with those gigantic tails. I don't want to think about that, or I will not buy them 
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Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:08 am |
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bbb
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Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:30 am Posts: 2120 Location: nyc
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plasticXO wrote: I hope they will be real big (also to justify the 16,000 yen price tag). 230mm / 9" height. It might be a little longer in the width. Seems about right to me. I like that there are two heads, as he's done for some of his other sculpts, to appeal to different tastes. One thing I'm not clear on- why is he including blank counterparts with each figure? Would make sense if it connected to something greater, kind of like how Marvel Legends does it. Buy all of the Medicom releases (yikes!) and you get an extra blank figure at the end of the run. That would be so, so cool.
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AgentRavage
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Joined: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:35 pm Posts: 452 Location: CT
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bbb wrote: plasticXO wrote: I hope they will be real big (also to justify the 16,000 yen price tag). 230mm / 9" height. It might be a little longer in the width. Seems about right to me. I like that there are two heads, as he's done for some of his other sculpts, to appeal to different tastes. One thing I'm not clear on- why is he including blank counterparts with each figure? Would make sense if it connected to something greater, kind of like how Marvel Legends does it. Buy all of the Medicom releases (yikes!) and you get an extra blank figure at the end of the run. That would be so, so cool. Might just be how the iron molds are laid out.
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hellointerloper
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Joined: Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:49 pm Posts: 1199 Location: CT, United States
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The Tiamat is just... stunning. The pearlescent sprays make it look like a celestial being, and if the rough translations are correct, "ghost whale" definitely fits! Really happy to see Anraku getting back to releasing toys on regular basis, they were always an artist/brand I wish I could have seen in their hey-day. (Sucks being "new" to sofubi collecting sometimes!) If Cronic came back too, especially with fight figs, I'd be on cloud nine.
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plasticXO
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Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:37 pm Posts: 1271
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hellointerloper wrote: Really happy to see Anraku getting back to releasing toys on regular basis, they were always an artist/brand I wish I could have seen in their hey-day. (Sucks being "new" to sofubi collecting sometimes!) If Cronic came back too, especially with fight figs, I'd be on cloud nine. You would most likely not have been able to buy any at the time you know (with the secret lists going on...). So don't have any regrets... now is the best opportunity to get them.
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BrickBat
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Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:03 am Posts: 534 Location: Philadelphia
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I'll most likely regret this but I just went with the Glutamine and Guerilla Punch this month. I love the Goga but 400 in preorders for one month is just too much to justify for me. Hopefully I'll be able to find one later on down the road.
Ghost Whale Tiamat and Keitos are great. Perfect colorways for each. Keitos has a cool mosasaur/sea dino vibe going.
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Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:23 am |
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phantomfauna
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Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:25 am Posts: 2212
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Maybe we'll see the first gen. Gogamezilla soon.  Any-hoo...Love both of the new sculpts and I really hope Medicom can keep the quality under control with all the releases.
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:43 am |
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Sokko
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phantomfauna wrote: Love both of the new sculpts and I really hope Medicom can keep the quality under control with all the releases. Exactly what I've been thinking. It's exciting but also a little unsettling how AA toys are suddenly getting so much aggressive production attention. I'm also wondering whether so much of something so good will meet my / our high expectations. Hopefully all concerns will be dashed when we finally see that first round of Medicom Gogas released. Soon?!
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:42 am |
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dedoperucelli
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Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:54 pm Posts: 901 Location: italy
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mmmm....this new goga.....is not my cup of .... 
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 12:10 pm |
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Michael Beverage
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This sculpt actually predated the released Goga sculpt Dedo, but never made it to vinyl I believe.
It is not my favorite either, but given a nice vinyl color and pleasing paint apps, I could probably learn to love it pretty quickly. It still has some nice things going for it.
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 12:59 pm |
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Mr. Humphreys
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Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:59 pm Posts: 2236
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But it''s not cute!  ...and is it me, or does that tail joint look weird from the side view?
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:07 pm |
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bbb
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Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:30 am Posts: 2120 Location: nyc
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I can't judge a proto from such a small photo- as a godzilla-based sculpt, I think it's pretty freakin' cool.
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Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:21 pm |
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a.tom
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Does anyone recall when all these releases were supposed to ship?
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Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:51 am |
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maxaltoman
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Joined: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:11 pm Posts: 2162 Location: Land of unfree
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a.tom wrote: Does anyone recall when all these releases were supposed to ship? the first 2 gogas are scheduled for this month, therefore soon!
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Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:58 am |
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