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     Source: Bandai Co., Ltd.   Photo courtesy of Bandai. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Gashapon (ガシャポン) is a best-selling Bandai toy brand named after the capsule containing a toy that "pops" out when the handle is turned on a "gasha" (vending machine). Since the brand's launch in 1977, it has produced a rich lineup of products that match the trends of the times, with many sets and series featuring a variety of beloved anime and tokusatsu characters.  Among the many types of Gashapon is the Narabundesu. (ならぶんです。) - meaning "they stand in a line." - series of small figures of cute characters such as animals, cars, and dinosaurs that are meant to be posed in a line. New to Narabundesu. is "Kaiju-san" (怪獣さん) featuring monsters, starting with five kaiju from the Godzilla movies. These HG figures are now available at Gashapon Bandai Official Shop

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    Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©KADOKAWA NHFN/1996 ©KADOKAWA TNHN/1999 Source: CCP JAPAN press release   The TOHO theater STORE, an e-commerce site that sells theater merchandise, is now selling two limited edition color Middle Size Gamera figures by manufacturer CCP JAPAN Co., This is the first limited edition collaboration product between the Middle Size Gamera Series and TOHO theater STORE. Based on the concept of “an old-school/new-school, yet slightly old-fashioned soft vinyl monster series,” the popular Middle Size figure line measure an average 12 cm in height and fits in the palm of a hand, making them easy to collect. This is a collector's series by CCPJAPAN for soft vinyl and monster lovers, with a retro-style deformation that gives a nostalgic and somewhat “Showa-era retro” feel to the figures.   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©KADOKAWA NHFN/1996 Photo courtesy

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    Logo for IDW's new line of Godzilla shared universe comics. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: IDW Publishing GODZILLA #1 cover by Nikola Čižmešija. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. IDW Publishing has proudly worked with Toho International, Inc. for more than a decade to publish a vast array of acclaimed comic books featuring GODZILLA and the kaiju’s stunning cast of characters. Now, the two companies have extended their partnership through 2029, and this year will see the King of the Monsters rising to even greater heights in the comic book industry.    Welcome to the Kai-Sei era, an all-new GODZILLA​ connected universe launching with three jaw-dropping titles, each one expertly designed to unleash completely different genres and tones for all kinds of fans.    Kicking off the new connected universe

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    Wraparound cover artwork for the ALIEN STAGE ART BOOK. Photo courtesy of TOKYOPOP. ⓒ 2025. Studio LICO all rights reserved. The characters, settings, and artwork of the hit Korean web series about a deadly musical competition are showcased in a gorgeously crafted art book full of behind-the-scenes content, presented in English for the first time.Source: TOKYOPOP press release Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab) Publisher and pioneering manga and anime media brand TOKYOPOP has announced that it has licensed the official ALIEN STAGE ART BOOK based on the hit sci-fi animated web series by South Korean creators. ALIEN STAGE presents a dystopian future where human contestants are raised as pets by aliens and forced to compete against each other in a singing competition. The loser of each round of the competition is killed — usually onstage and in front of

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    Photo courtesy of Nippon Broadcasting System Project Co., Ltd. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Nippon Broadcasting System Project Co., Ltd. press release Photo courtesy of Nippon Broadcasting System Project Co., Ltd. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Nippon Broadcasting System Project Co., Ltd. has announced pre-orders for pure gold plates depicting 3 popular characters from the original ULTRAMAN (ウルトラマン　空想特撮シリーズ, Urutoraman Kūsō Tokusatsu Shirīzu, 1966-67) television series printed on 1g of pure gold. These made-to-order collectibles will have a limited production run of 100 serial-numbered plates for each character (serial number cannot be selected). They come packaged in a paulownia (hardwood) box emblazoned with the ULTRAMAN logo, inside a special sleeve (with its own foil-stamped logo). Customers who purchase 3 gold plates at the same time will receive a bonus "Fantasy Special Effects Series Ultraman" special acrylic display frame. The frame is not for sale separately.    

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    Photo courtesy of Toho Co. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co. press releases   Photo courtesy of Toho Co. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. © Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Toho Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will open a Godzilla goods specialty shop, "Godzilla Store Daiba" (「ゴジラ・ストア Daiba」, Gojira Sutoa Daiba), on Friday, March 14, 2025, at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza (5F) in the bustling Odaiba area in Tokyo Bay. It has been 70 years since the first Godzilla film (1954) was released. GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan), released in November 2023, was a huge hit not only in Japan but also in North America, and won numerous film awards both at home and abroad. In addition, Godzilla's momentum knows no bounds, with the fifth film in the

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     Source: Bandai Co., Ltd.   Photo courtesy of Bandai. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Bandai will release "CONVERGE MOTION Ultraman 11" figures in March. These are part of the company's Shokugan series of inexpensive yet high quality toys and collectibles packaged with a piece of candy. They are typically sold on the candy shelves in Japanese supermarkets worldwide. The "CONVERGE MOTION Ultraman" line features Ultra Heroes and monsters in their iconic poses in a detailed Chibi/SD style. The upcoming 11th set includes 7 different pre-painted figures, each in blind box packaging with 1 piece of soda flavored gum...　76. Ultraman Arc Galaxy Armor77. Zoffy78. Ultraman 8079. Ultraman King80. Alien Mefilas81. Red King82. Kanegon   CONVERGE MOTION Ultraman 11 (CONVERGE MOTION ウルトラマン11, CONVERGE MOTION Urutoraman 11) Release Date: March 3, 2025 (Japan)Price: 649円 (Approximately $4.26 US, Tax Included) Each Number of Figures: 7Size: Height 55mm (Approx. 2.2 Inches)Ages: 15

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    Source: CCP JAPAN press release   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The Japanese figure manufacturer CCPJAPAN has begun accepting pre-orders for two AMC (Artistic Monsters Collection) Hedorah figures at hobby shops, mass retailers, and online stores across Japan. AMC is a popular series that brings special effects characters to life in a style unique to CCP JAPAN. This time, two types of Hedorah, one of the most popular monsters in the Godzilla series, have been made as retro-design soft vinyl figures with "Nightmare Ver." black and vivid red colors.                   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. ■AMC Hedorah Quadruped Nightmare Ver. (AMC ヘドラ 四足歩行 ナイトメア Ver., AMC Hedora Shi-soku Hokō Naitomea Ver.)    A new version

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    Source: KThingS Co., Ltd. press release   Photo courtesy of KThingS Co. Chibi Godzilla TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. ©Penguin Box・KADOKAWA/Odekake Kozame KThingS Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which produces and sells licensed character products, will be hosting the "Chibi Godzilla Raids Again & Odekake Kozame POP UP SHOP" (ちびゴジラの逆襲 & おでかけ子ザメ POP UP SHOP, Chibi Gojira no Gyakushū & Odekake Kozame POP UP SHOP) in the wagon under the G stairs on Tokyo Character Street at Tokyo Station Ichibangai. This partnership between Toho's Chibi Godzilla and the popular social media character Odekake Kozame (Baby Shark) from Friday, February 14 to Thursday, February 27, 2025.  Visitors will be able to purchase exclsuive merchandise and even meet the two characters, who will be dressed up as each other. Chibi Godzilla was introduced in 2018 as part of the lead-in for Godzilla's 65th anniversary the following year. Designed by

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    Photo courtesy of Bandai. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Burning Godzilla 30th Anniversary logo. Photo courtesy of Bandai. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. In March, Bandai will release the Gabutto ("Gulp") Burning Godzilla as part of their toy line based on the classic game ITAI WANI (イタイワニー). Also known as "Crocodile Doctor/Crocodile Dentist", the original ITAI WANI involved players trying to find and remove the bad tooth from the mouth of a plastic crocodile without being 'bitten'.  The newer version has players push down on the creature's teeth until the toy's mouth chomps down on an unlucky finger, replicating the excitement of the original game play in a compact toy that is easy to hold and carry. Godzilla has already been included in the Gabutto series, but the new release will be the "Burning Godzilla" incarnation from GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (ゴジラＶＳデストロイア, Gojira VS

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    Source: CCP JAPAN press release Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. CCPJAPAN will exhibit at the “Wonder Festival 2025 [Winter]” event to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan on Sunday, February 9, 2025. They will be selling a large selection of products, including figures exclusive to the event. There will also be displays of prototypes and coloring samples of upcoming Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, Kinnikuman and Evangelion products that wil be released in the near future. Booth Number: 8-03-02                     Wonder Festival 2025 [Winter] Exclusives Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ■CCP Japan 1/6 Tokusatsu Series Ultraman Leo Water Battle Ver. With LED Light-Up Gimmick

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    Source: Asobism Co., Ltd. press releaseOfficial Castle & Dragon | Godzilla Collaboration Special Site: https://www.asobism.co.jp/social/shirodora/collabo_godzilla/ (Japan)Official X: https://x.com/shirotodoragon Asobism Co. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tomoyuki Ote)has shared an update for their "Castle & Dragon | Godzilla Collaboration" (『城とドラゴン』｜『ゴジラ』コラボ,  Shiro to Doragon｜Gojira Korabo), clebrating the 10th anniversary of the Japanese real-time battle strategy game CASTLE & DRAGON (城とドラゴン, Shiro to Doragon), available on the App Store and Google Play. For additional information, please see the earlier report here on SciFi Japan. Running through February 28, 2025, the collaboration includes multiple events plus exclusive Toho monster costumes for large CASTLE & DRAGON characters as well as cute Chibi Kaiju costumes for swordsmen characters. The super rare costumes "Godzilla -1.0 Set" (ゴジラ -1.0セット, Gojira - 1.0 Setto) and "Shin Godzilla Set" (シン・ゴジラセット, Shin Gojira Setto ) will be released for the the game's Legend Dragon. The exclusive costumes "Chibi

    The GODZILLA SERIES COMPLETE COLLECTION offers images from the films that can be printed at Japanese convenience stores. Photo courtesy of Samurai Sword. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. ;© SAMURAISWORD

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    The GODZILLA SERIES COMPLETE COLLECTION offers images from the films that can be printed at Japanese convenience stores. Photo courtesy of Samurai Sword. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. ;© SAMURAISWORD Source:  Samurai Sword Co. press releaseOfficial Site: http://myseries-collab.com/godzilla (Japan) As part of their GODZILLA SERIES COMPLETE COLLECTION (ゴジラ シリーズ コンプリートコレクション, Gojira Shirīzu Konpurīto Korekushon), Samurai Sword Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yoshimasa Hiki) is now selling printable images from the 30 live-action films in the Godzilla series. Each month, carefully selected images from the Godzilla movies will be available through the “My Series IP Collaborations” (マイシリーズ IPコラボレーションズ, Mai Shirīzu IP Koraborēshonzu) convenience store print service in Japan. The images, carefully selected so that customers can enjoy the appeal of all 30 films, are available for printing at Family Mart, Lawson, and other stores nationwide.   The first installment includes images

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    Photo courtesy of Marvel. © 2025 MARVEL. GODZILLA TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Iconic X-Men writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Emilio Laiso’s GODZILLA VS. X-MEN, part of the series of six one-shots where Marvel heroes battles Godzilla across different eras, arrives in May Source: Marvel Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Anthony Blackwood Godzilla’s march across the Marvel Universe begins next month! Over six groundbreaking one-shots, the King of Monsters faces off against iconic Marvel super heroes in battles set during different periods of both Godzilla and Marvel Comics history. Following a Silver Age bout with Marvel’s First Family, an Earth-trembling ‘70s slugfest with the strongest there is, and a pulse-pounding encounter with a Black suited wallcrawler, Godzilla catches the attention of mutantkind in GODZILLA VS. X-MEN #1! Arriving in May, GODZILLA VS. X-MEN takes place during the X-Men’s ‘90s heyday and will be written

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    Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: CCP JAPAN press release   Tsuburaya Productions' official web store, Ultraman World M78 ONLINE, is now taking pre-orders for the limited edition Ultraman (B Type) figure, part of the 1/6 scale Tokusatsu Series from CCP JAPAN.   ■CCP Japan 1/6 Tokusatsu Series Ultraman (B Type) Spacium Beam Tokyo Night Battle Ver. With LED Light-Up Gimmick (1/6特撮シリーズ ウルトラマン (Bタイプ) スペシウム光線 東京夜間戦闘Ver. LED発光ギミック付き, 1/6 Tokusatsu Shirīzu Urutoraman (Bī Taipu) Supeshiumu Kōsen Tōkyō Yakan Sentō Ver. Reddo Hakkō Gimikku-Tsuki)   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS This Ultraman (B Type) figure is inspired on the nighttime battle with Alien Zarab from ULTRAMAN Episode 18: BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET (遊星から来た兄弟, Yūsei Kara Kita Kyōdai). This sequence was recreated in the hit movie SHIN ULTRAMAN

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    Source: Titan Books Special Thanks to Isabelle Sinnott Photo courtesy of Titan Books. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. TM & ©Netflix. Titan Books is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a copy of The Art and Making of Ultraman: Rising, a new hardover book written by Drew Taylor that details the creation of the hit Tsuburaya x Netflix animated family feature film ULTRAMAN: RISING. The Art and Making of Ultraman: Rising goes behind the scenes for an in-depth look at the animated movie-making process. Starting at the genesis of the original idea, follow along as the team designs a baby kaiju, creates bold, stylized worlds, and crafts the emotional heart of the story, accompanied by expert commentary from cast and crew, including director and writer Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima. A true love letter to Ultraman, the film and book are treats for fans of the

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    Source: Asobism Co., Ltd. press releaseOfficial Castle & Dragon | Godzilla Collaboration Special Site: https://www.asobism.co.jp/social/shirodora/collabo_godzilla/ (Japan)Official X: https://x.com/shirotodoragon Asobism Co. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tomoyuki Ote) is pleased to announce that the first collaboration event between their Japanese real-time battle strategy game CASTLE & DRAGON (城とドラゴン, Shiro to Doragon), currently available on the App Store and Google Play, and Godzilla will premiere on Friday, January 31, 2025. The Godzilla collaboration event run for one month, divided into two halves! In addition to collaboration-exclusive Toho monster costumes for large characters such as the new game character "Legend Dragon" (レジェンドドラゴン, Rejendo Doragon)*, CASTLE & DRAGON will also feature cute swordsman costumes for Chibi Godzilla, Chibi Rodan, Chibi Mechagodzilla and others! • Castle & Dragon | Godzilla Collaboration PeriodFirst Half: Friday, January 31, 2025, 7:00 p.m. JST to Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. JSTSecond Half: Saturday, February

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    Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: CCP JAPAN press release   The official Godzilla online stores, Godzilla Store Japan and Godzilla Store (North America), are now accepting pre-orders for the exclusive Mechagodzilla  (1974) "Pink Purple Clear Ver." figure from the popular "CCP Middle Size Series Godzilla"  (CCP ミドルサイズシリーズ ゴジラ, CCP Midoru Saizu Shirīzu Gojira) by manufacturer CCP JAPAN Co., Ltd. Based on the concept of “an old-school/new-school, yet slightly old-fashioned soft vinyl monster series,” the popular Middle Size figure line measure 12 cm in height and fits in the palm of a hand, making them easy to collect. This is a collector's series by CCPJAPAN for soft vinyl and monster lovers, with a retro-style deformation that gives a nostalgic and somewhat “Showa-era retro” feel to the figures.   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM

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    Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: CCP JAPAN press release   CCPJAPAN has announced Godzilla (1954) and Hedorah figures with New Year's-themed color designs for their retro-design "CCP Middle Size Series Godzilla"  (CCP ミドルサイズシリーズ ゴジラ, CCP Midoru Saizu Shirīzu Gojira.) The figures are now available exclusively from Toho's Official Godzilla Store Japan and Godzilla Store (North America) and will be released in March. Based on the concept of “an old-school/new-school, yet slightly old-fashioned soft vinyl monster series,” the popular Middle Size figure line measure 12 cm in height and fits in the palm of a hand, making them easy to collect. This is a collector's series by CCPJAPAN for soft vinyl and monster lovers, with a retro-style deformation that gives a nostalgic and somewhat “Showa-era retro” feel to the figures.   Photo courtesy of CCP

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    Photo courtesy of Marvel. © 2025 MARVEL. GODZILLA TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Gerry Duggan and Giuseppe Camuncoli’s GODZILLA VS. HULK and Joe Kelly and Nick Bradshaw’s GODZILLA VS. SPIDER-MAN, part of the six one-shots where Marvel heroes battle Godzilla across different eras, arrive in April Source: Marvel Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Anthony Blackwood Last month, Marvel Comics announced an exciting evolution of their collaboration with Toho International, the Japanese studio’s U.S.-based subsidiary that has brought global sensation Godzilla to life, that would see the launch of all-new comic book series pitting Godzilla against iconic Marvel heroes! Set in different Godzilla eras and taking place in different time periods of the Marvel Universe, these six groundbreaking one-shots begin in March with Ryan North and John Romita Jr.’s GODZILLA VS. FANTASTIC FOUR, and continue in April with GODZILLA VS. HULK and GODZILLA VS. SPIDER-MAN!

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