One of the more delightful things—aside from the movies themselves—to come out of Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno’s “Shin” tokusatsu movies is the Shin Japan Heroes project, a merch collab that mashes ...
If ever you needed to know how influential Hideaki Anno is in Japan, look no further. The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and its many reboots has more recently ushered in a new, unprecedented ...
Mario and Bowser are two of gaming’s most recognisable characters, although two new toys portray the Nintendo icons as you’ve never seen them before. Set to be released by Bid Toys in Japan later this ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Mechagodzilla was first introduced back in 1974 in the aptly ...
Which Mechagodzilla toys are best? The debut of Mechagodzilla in 1974 was inspired by the popularity of the mecha genre, a form of Japanese manga or anime that focuses on robots, cyborgs, space ...
It’s interesting to see how Bid Toys has managed to capture the essence of both Mario and Ultraman in the MA-NULTRA figure. Ultraman’s iconic visage is still recognizable, while taking on an ...
James Gunn, the DCU co-head and the director of the upcoming Superman movie, refuted that a new toy listing from DC, featuring Ultraman and other characters, is spoiling the highly-anticipated feature ...
James Gunn, the DCU co-head and the director of the upcoming Superman movie, refuted that a new toy listing from DC, featuring Ultraman and other characters, is spoiling the highly-anticipated feature ...