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    Bandai Figures to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Bandai Tamashii Nations Official Site: tamashii.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Distributor Bluefin Corp. has provided product specs and high-res photos for figures and collectibles coming from Bandai`s Tamashii Nations in June and July 2014. Fans and collectors can purchase Bandai Tamashii Nations products from authorized Bluefin dealers, including SciFi Japan`s sponsor Anime Jungle. Saint Cloth Myth: Sagittarius Seiya/ ??????? ???????? The powerful Sagittarius Seiya from the SAINT SEIYA OMEGA (??????????????????, Seinto Seiya Omega, 2012) series joins the Saint Cloth Myth line-up! Clad in shiny gold metallic armor, a combination of translucent and diecast armor parts were ambitiously used to create this brilliant Saint Cloth Myth release. In addition to the always exceptional level of detail and stellar articulation of the Saint Cloth Myth series,

    Photos courtesy of Bluefin. © Tsuburaya Productions

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    Articulated Bandai Figure to be Sold in Japan and America Source: Bluefin Corp. Ultra-Act Official Site: tamashii.jp/ultra (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Distributor Bluefin Corp. has provided product specs and high-res photos for Ultraman and Ultraman Ginga figures coming from Bandai’s Ultra-Act line in June and July 2014. Fans and collectors can purchase Ultra-Act figures from authorized Bluefin dealers, including SciFi Japan sponsor Anime Jungle. Ultra-Act: Ultraman Ginga/ ULTRA-ACT ????????? Ultraman Ginga joins the ranks of the popular Ultra-Act series in all his universal glory! Showcasing an all new, truly unique design, parts of Ultraman Ginga`s armor have been molded with translucent details which have then been seamlessly integrated into the final piece. Two brilliant effect parts specifically designed for Ginga are also featured, including the Cross Shoot and Ginga Saber finishers. An interchangeable color timer and additional hands for posing complete

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Zigra © 1971 Kadokawa Shoten. Ultraman Jack © Tsuburaya Productions.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in late March 2014. This month will be much lighter than usual, with just one figure apiece for Kadokawa/Daiei`s Gamera series and Tsuburaya Productions` Ultraman line. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsor Anime Jungle. Large Monsters Series: RETURN OF ULTRAMAN Standing Pose Version /??????? ????????????? ?????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications:

    © Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. The following list presents English and Japanese titles for live action and animated movies, television programs and home videos produced and/or released by Tsuburaya Productions (?????????, Tsuburaya Purodakushon). Rather than relying on any of the many unofficial fan translations, this list features the official English titles created and used by Tsuburaya Pro, their business partners and licensees. Information has been culled from multiple sources, including materials from Tsuburaya`s International Sales & Promotion Department, US copyright registrations, sales catalogs and publicity materials, screenings at film festivals and trade shows, and film organizations such as UniJapan. Each entry is presented in order of release and contains the following information... TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS OFFICIAL ENGLISH TITLE aka ALTERNATE TITLE USED BY TSUBURAYA PRO OR THEIR LICENSEES* Original Title in Japanese and Romaji (Literal English Translation) Format: Japanese Release Date US Version TITLE* * If applicable This

    The Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival will host an exhibition of Yuji Kaida`s kaiju and tokusatsu artwork. © TOHO. © TOHO ? TOHO EIGA. © Tsuburaya. © Ishimori Pro ? Toei. © 1995 KADOKAWA NH. © KADOKAWA

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    Source: FieldWorks Inc. Event Site: yubarifanta.com (Japan) From Thursday, February 27 - Monday, March 3, 2014 the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival returns to Hokkaido in northern Japan. The festival will again present a selection of independent and amateur films and feature an international directors competition, to be judged this year by director Kichitaro Negishi (CRAZY FRUIT, VILLON`S WIFE), writer Mike Hostench (ASMODEXIA, BENEATH STILL WATERS), Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Managing Director Thomas Nam, actor Takumi Saitoh (SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, ACE ATTORNEY), actress Eihi Shiina (AUDITION, TOKYO GORE POLICE), anime director Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED, HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE), Bucheon International Animation Festival programmer Eugene Kim and visual effects supervisor Tsuyoshi Kazuno (COLD FISH, ULTRAMAN SAGA). Kyoraku Pictures is sponsoring one of the highlights of this year`s festival -- "ART OF KAIJU: Monster Artist Yuji Kaida Original Exhibition" (ART OF KAIJU ?????????????, ART OF KAIJU Kaijuu Eshi

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Ambassador Magma and Goa © Tezuka Production / Tokyo Agency / P-Production. Astromons, Gudon and Twintail © Tsuburaya Productions.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their giant monster figures scheduled for release in late January 2014. This month`s lineup focuses on reissues and limited edition items available exclusively from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Large Monsters Series: Astromons -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????? ????????? ????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 24cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted Package: Window Box Shipping: Late January - Early February, 2014 Price: ¥11,865 (Tax Included) Space Monster invasion! X-Plus will release a figure of Astromons from the ULTRAMAN TARO (?????????, Urutoraman Tarou, 1973-1974) television series. With a whip right arm, hook for a left hand, and the Tigris Flower appendage in its abdomen, the look of the monster exemplifies the unorthodox,

    BUSINESSMAN FROM THE SKY is one of four episodes being shown in the Japanese theatrical release, NEO ULTRA Q SPECIAL SCREENING Part 3. Photo courtesy of Point Set and FieldWorks. © 2013 Tsuburaya · WOWOW

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd., Point Set, FieldWorks Inc. Event Site: tohotheater.jp/event/neo-ultra-q (Japan) Series Site: wowow.co.jp/neoultraq (Japan) The television series NEO ULTRA Q (???????Q, Neo Urutora Kyuu, 2013) returns to Japanese cinemas with NEO ULTRA Q SPECIAL SCREENING Part 3 (???????Q ????Part3, Neo Urutora Kyuu Tokubetsu Jooei Part 3). The week-long theatrical run starts January 9th. Produced in celebration of Tsuburaya Productions` 50th anniversary, NEO ULTRA Q originally ran on the satellite broadcasting service WOWOW from January 12-March 30, 2013. The 12 episode series played as a direct sequel "Second Season" to Tsuburaya`s classic ULTRA Q (????Q, Urutora Kyuu, 1966), and featured a trio of new characters -- psychologist Jin Haibara (Seiichi Tanabe), journalist Emiko Watarase (Rin Takanashi) and bartender Shohei Shiroyama (Hiroyuki Onoe) -- investigating bizarre, supernatural and alien phenomena that often involved monsters and space creatures. The popularity of NEO ULTRA

    Poster for 50 YEARS OF ULTRA HEROES AND SPECIAL FX PROGRAMS. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © Tsuburaya

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions press release Official Site: bpcj.or.jp (Japan) The 50th anniversary celebration of Tsuburaya Productions continues with the 50 YEARS OF ULTRA HEROES AND SPECIAL FX PROGRAMS (??????????????50?, Urutora Hiiroo to Tokusatsu Bangumi no 50-nen) exhibition in Yokohama, Japan. Running now through February 16, 2014, the event is being held at the Broadcast Library, an archive facility located within the Yokohama Media and Communications Center. Admission is free. Founded by FX legend Eiji Tsuburaya in 1963, Tsuburaya Productions created numerous special effects programs, films and videos, most notably the internationally famous Ultraman franchise. The exhibition looks back at the company`s history with a display of props (including the Ultramen`s transformation devices and other mechanical equipment), statues of the heroes and monsters, publicity and production photographs, screenplays, artwork, costumes, monster models and videos. ? Exhibition Details Organized by: Broadcast Programming Center Planning and Supervision: Tsuburaya Productions

    Poster for ULTRAMAN ROCK DAY 5 ? GALAXY LEGEND ?. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © Tsuburaya

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    Ultraman-Themed Concert to be Held at Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo Source: Tsuburaya Productions press release Tsuburaya Productions has announced that the live concert ULTRAMAN ROCK DAY 5 ? GALAXY LEGEND ? (?????? ROCK DAY 5 ???????, Urutoraman ROCK DAY 5 ? Ginga Densetsu ?) will be held in Tokyo on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Four sold-out ULTRAMAN ROCK DAY events occurred at Harajuku Quest Hall, Meguro · THE LIVE STATION, Ebisu Liquid Room and Harajuku Astro Hall between 2012 and 2013. Now "the largest Ultraman rock concert ever" comes to the Shibuya Public Hall. ULTRAMAN ROCK DAY 5 will be headlined by singer/actor Mamoru Miyano, Toshihiko Takamizawa from the popular band THE ALFEE, and Takeshi Tsuruno, star of ULTRAMAN DYNA (?????????, Urutoraman Daina, 1997-1998). Takamizawa is also serving as music director, and has gathered together several talented musicians to perform under his Takamiy "Band of

    THE SMELLIEST ISLAND is one of four episodes being shown in the Japanese theatrical release, NEO ULTRA Q SPECIAL SCREENING Part 2. Photo courtesy of Point Set and FieldWorks. © 2013 Tsuburaya · WOWOW

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd., Point Set, FieldWorks Inc. Event Site: tohotheater.jp/event/neo-ultra-q (Japan) Series Site: wowow.co.jp/neoultraq (Japan) The television series NEO ULTRA Q (???????Q, Neo Urutora Kyuu, 2013) returns to Japanese cinemas with NEO ULTRA Q SPECIAL SCREENING Part 2 (???????Q ????Part2, Neo Urutora Kyuu Tokubetsu Jooei Part 2). The week-long theatrical run starts December 9th. Produced in celebration of Tsuburaya Productions` 50th anniversary, NEO ULTRA Q originally ran on the satellite broadcasting service WOWOW from January 12-March 30, 2013. The 12 episode series played as a direct sequel "Second Season" to Tsuburaya`s classic ULTRA Q (????Q, Urutora Kyuu, 1966), and featured a trio of new characters -- psychologist Jin Haibara (Seiichi Tanabe), journalist Emiko Watarase (Rin Takanashi) and bartender Shohei Shiroyama (Hiroyuki Onoe) -- investigating bizarre, supernatural and alien phenomena that often involved monsters and space creatures. The popularity of NEO ULTRA

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Zoffy and Alien Hipporito © Tsuburaya Productions.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this month, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late December 2013, including unpainted prototypes of Zoffy and Alien Hipporito. The final designs have been approved so X-Plus has now provided photos of the fully painted figures. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ sponsor Anime Jungle. Large Monsters Series: Zoffy (M87 Ray Pose) -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????? ????? ?M87??????? ????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm Material: PVC (Vinyl)

    Image courtesy of Animoca. © 2009 MMB-UG Film Partners

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    Ultraman is Back to Save the Day in Animoca’s Newest Game Source: Animoca press release Official Site: animoca.google.ultramanofficial Special Thanks to Matt McAllister In November 2012, SciFi Japan revealed that the mobile game company Animoca (ASTRO BOY DASH) was developing a new Ultraman game entitled ULTRAMAN GALAXY (????????????, Urutoraman Gyarakushii). Based on the Ultraman character by Tsuburaya Productions, the puzzle strategy app would combine role-playing and collectible card battles and be available for worldwide play. In August 2013, Tsuburaya Productions announced the Asian debut of the game. The North American release followed shortly thereafter, and Animoca has provided a press release with further details... Ultraman has been saving the world from sinister aliens, rampaging kaiju and monstrous threats since the 1960s. Now, Ultraman has arrived for your mobile device with the launch of ULTRAMAN GALAXY by Animoca, the developer and publisher of PRETTY

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla and Gigan TM&© 2001,2003,2004, 2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. Gamera © 1965 Kadokawa Shoten. Ultraman, Alien Hipporito, Ultraman Taro and Zoffy © Tsuburaya Productions.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their Toho, Kadokawa/Daiei and Tsuburaya Pro giant monster figures scheduled for release in late December 2013. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA: FINAL WARS Gigan (2004 Edition) /??30cm???? ??????2004?? ??? ?????????? Product Size: Height Approximately 33cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late December, 2013 - Early January, 2014 Sales Agency: Plex

    Tsuburaya Productions` new television show NEO ULTRA Q comes to Japanese theaters with a series of special screenings through February 2014. Photo courtesy of Point Set and FieldWorks. © 2013 Tsuburaya · WOWOW

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd., Point Set, FieldWorks Inc. Event Site: tohotheater.jp/event/neo-ultra-q (Japan) Series Site: wowow.co.jp/neoultraq (Japan) Translations: John Paul Cassidy Three people: a psychologist doing research on the supernatural, a young beautiful journalist with an inquisitive mind and a bartender who has sympathy towards other forms of life. Together the trio set out to look into the paranormal and futuristic phenomena that confront our life and society. -- Tsuburaya Productions publicity materials for NEO ULTRA Q In 1963, Eiji Tsuburaya, the special effects director best known for his world-renowned work on the film GODZILLA (???, Gojira, 1954), launched his own company, Tsuburaya Visual Effects Productions (the name was later shortened to "Tsuburaya Productions"). Originally intended as an FX studio for film and television, the company soon began producing their own television shows starting with the legendary SPFX fantasy series, ULTRA Q

    Large Monsters Series: Ultraman (A-type). Photo courtesy of X-Plus. © Tsuburaya Productions.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this month, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late November 2013, including the unpainted prototype of Ultraman (A-type). The final design has been approved so X-Plus has now provided photos of the fully painted figure. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Large Monsters Series: Ultraman (A-type) Standing Pose Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????? ??????? A???? ?????????? ???????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Gamera © 1999 Kadokawa Shoten TNNH. Ultraman Ace, Redman and Ultraman © Tsuburaya Productions. Godzilla and Hedorah TM&©1971,1999,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their Toho, Kadokawa/Daiei and Tsuburaya Pro giant monster figures scheduled for release in late November 2013. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA 2000 Godzilla (1999 Edition) /??30cm????????2000 ??????????1999?) Product Size: Height Approximately 30cm, Length Approximately 47cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late November - Early December, 2013 Price: ¥18,900 Shounen Ric

    SciFi Japan now has photos of the painted X-Plus figures of Spacegodzilla, Ultra Seven, Alien Pega and Kanegon. Photos courtesy of X-Plus. ©1994 TOHO PICTURES, INC. TM&©1994,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. © PLEX 2013. © Tsuburaya Productions

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this month, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late October 2013, including unpainted prototypes of Toho`s Spacegodzilla and Tsuburaya Productions` Ultra Seven, Alien Pega and Kanegon. The final designs have been approved so X-Plus has now provided photos of the fully painted figures. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: Spacegodzilla (1994 Version) /??30cm???? ?????????1994??? Product Size: Height Approximately 35cm,

    A life-sized bust of Ultraman Ginga greets attendees of ULTRAMAN FESTIVAL 2013. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. © Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.

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    Author: Daisuke Ishizuka Official Site: ulfes.com/2013 (Japan) ULTRAMAN GINGA (?????????, Urutoraman Ginga, 2013) is the new Ultraman television series of 11 episodes. Episodes 1-6 were broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to August, and the remaining 5 episodes will be on the air in November to December. The ULTRAMAN GINGA – THEATER SPECIAL (?????????????????, Urutoraman Ginga Gekijoo Supesharu, 2013) is now playing in Japanese theaters. ULTRAMAN GINGA is the 27th television series in the franchise, earning a world record. On September 12, Tsuburaya Productions announced that Guinness World Records has certified the Ultraman series as having “the most spin-offs”. As the latest Ultraman, Ginga made his first ULTRAMAN FESTIVAL (?????????????) appearance at this year`s show. Attendees were welcomed by a display of the hero -- complete with lighting devices on his head and chest -- near the festival entrance. And a full scale

    SciFi Japan now has photos of the unpainted prototype X-Plus figures of Ultra Seven, Alien Pega and Kanegon. Photos courtesy of X-Plus. © Tsuburaya Productions

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this month, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late October 2013. X-Plus has now provided photos for three additional figures; unpainted prototypes of the Tsuburaya Productions` characters Ultra Seven, Alien Pega and Kanegon. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Large Monsters Series: Ultra Seven Standing Pose -- Shounen Ric Exclusive /??????? ????????? ?????????? ???????? Product Size: Height Approximately 23cm (including square) Material:

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Daimajin © 1966 Kadokawa Pictures. Ultraman Gaia © Tsuburaya Productions Spacegodzilla and Godzilla TM&©1962,1994,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. © PLEX 2013.

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their Toho, Kadokawa/Daiei and Tsuburaya Pro giant monster figures scheduled for release in late October 2013. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Daiei Large Monster Series: Daimajin (1966) RETURN OF DAIMAJIN /??????? ????? ?????1966? ?????? Product Size: Height Approximately 25cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Window Box Shipping: Late October - Early November, 2013 Price: ¥10,920 The October

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