So crazy Japanese toys! : live-action TV show toys from the 1950s to now
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So crazy Japanese toys! : live-action TV show toys from the 1950s to now
Chronicle Books, c2003
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When huge alien spiders or giant ocean-dwelling mutant dinosaurs visit Earth, hell-bent on destruction, they seem to stop in on Japanese TV shows first. Some of the toys featured in So Crazy Japanese Toys! are from widely-watched shows that have gained mass popularity around the world - including "Ultraman," "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers," "Space Giants," and "Johnny Soko and His Flying Robot." No matter what type of character tickles your fancy, whether you are a casual fan or hard-core collector, So Crazy Japanese Toys! has something for you: Superheroes suited up in rubber and ready to battle whatever monster comes their way in a miniature city dwelling; cute 'n' cuddly characters, like the big, orange, Ramen noodle-eating Booska; rockin' chicks with both the ability to save the Earth or put it into great peril; and some of the freakiest foes to ever set tentacle on this planet. The preface by Rodney Alan Greenblat (creator of Parappa the Rapper) and hilariously-written chapter essays by the author explain the origins of these toys, and detailed captions include complete collector information.
Table of Contents
Men in rubber -- 2. Rockin' chicks -- 3. Cute 'n' cuddly -- 4. Motor heroes -- 5. Freaky foes.
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