Source: Hastings Special Thanks to Ryan Stewart, Lindsey Shelton and Nathan Wayne The multimedia entertainment retailer Hastings has provided SciFi Japan with product specs and high-res photos for their exclusive Godzilla Vinyl Wars figures. The Godzilla Vinyl Wars line is a collaboration between Japan`s classic sofubi (soft vinyl figure) manufacturers and cutting-edge toy maker Medicom Toy. Each release in GVW is a reproduction of a classic Toho sofubi from the 1960s through today, released legitimately for Western collectors for the first time ever.
GODZILLA VINYL WARS: GODZILLA 1995 SOFUBI - HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE Originally released in Japan by Marmit as the Marmit Godzilla 1995 [Real Type] (????? ???1995 [??????]), this figure depicts the "Burning Godzilla" as seen in Toho`s final Heisei Series film, GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (???VS??????, Gojira tai Desutoroia, 1995). Available exclusively in North America from Hastings stores and website. Manufacturer: Marmit/MEDICOM Toy UPC: 40252837402 Height: Approximately 300mm (11.8 Inches) Weight: 64oz SRP: $189.99 Release Date: July 23, 2015
GODZILLA VINYL WARS: MEGALO SOFUBI - HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE This classic Bullmark figure of the villain from GODZILLA VS MEGALON (???????, Gojira Tai Megaro, 1973) was re-released in Japan in February 2015 as the M1Go Bullmark Reproduction Megalon (M1? ??????? ???). Featuring color design by Yuji Nishimura from M1Go and produced with the cooperation of Bullmark`s Saburo Ishizuki, the figure is available exclusively in North America from Hastings stores and website. Manufacturer: M1GO/BULLMARK/MEDICOM Toy UPC: 40252837403 Height: Approximately 230mm (9 Inches) Weight: 48oz SRP: $89.99 Release Date: July 24, 2015
GODZILLA VINYL WARS: BULLMARK JET JAGUAR SOFUBI - HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE This classic Bullmark figure of the heroic robot from GODZILLA VS MEGALON was re-released in Japan in January 2015 as the M1Go Bullmark Type Jet Jaguar (M1? ???????? ????????). Featuring color design by Yuji Nishimura from M1Go and produced with the cooperation of Bullmark`s Saburo Ishizuki, the figure is available exclusively in North America from Hastings stores and website. Manufacturer: M1GO/BULLMARK/MEDICOM Toy UPC: 40252837492 Height: Approximately 230mm (9 Inches) Weight: 48oz SRP: $89.99 Release Date: July 24, 2015
About Hastings
Founded in 1968, Hastings is a leading multimedia entertainment retailer that combines the sale of new and used books, videos, video games and CDs, and trends and consumer electronics merchandise, with the rental of videos and video games in a superstore format. They currently operate 126 superstores, averaging approximately 24,000 square feet, primarily in medium-sized markets throughout the United States. Hastings also operates three concept stores, Sun Adventure Sports, located in Amarillo, Texas and Lubbock, Texas, and TRADESMART, located in Littleton, Colorado.