A lot of science fiction and horror films and comic books create toys relevant to those titles. A very admired motion picture character turned toy figure is Godzilla. First presented in Japan in the 1950s, Godzilla has reached a worldwide cult following. Hundreds of toys in Godzilla’s likeness have been created. If you like this fire-breathing prehistoric giant, chances are you want to collect the several Godzilla action figures in existence.
Whether you refer to him as Godzilla or Gojira, there’s no argument that the massive green lizard is conceivably Japan’s most popular import, at least next to Hello Kitty and that Asahi beer. Formerly a frightening monster and symbol for the nuclear bomb, Godzilla altered over time since he first appeared in 1954, as director Eji Tsuburaya found out that his largest fans were kids, with all of their luscious licensing dollars.
Kaiju collecting can quickly become a very expensive as well as addicting past time. Since the 1960s the kaiju collector has had an escalating number of toys to spend their hard earned money on, and for many a fan, the most enjoyable element of taking pleasure in a collection is to search for that unusual poster, lobby, card, tin toy, etc. Strangely enough, the very first collectible Godzilla toy wasn’t even manufactured in Japan, but was the America model kit built by Aurora. For most fans however, the most admired sought after collectible isn’t that rare poster, CD or model kit. For most fans, the most admired and extensively collected Godzilla items are the vinyl Godzilla toys which have remained popular for over 30 years.
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