Japanese monster toys bow & apologize for destroying cities at a press conference podium.
They include Godzilla apologizing for destructive vandalism (破壊行為), Mechagodzilla for imitation & copyright infringement (模倣行為) & King Ghidora for aggressive invasion (侵略行為) 1/
They include Godzilla apologizing for destructive vandalism (破壊行為), Mechagodzilla for imitation & copyright infringement (模倣行為) & King Ghidora for aggressive invasion (侵略行為) 1/
These toys were first released in 2016 as part of a promotion campaign for the Shin-Godzilla movie. They were sold as gachapon [vending machine-dispensed capsule toys] and retailed for 300 yen each. They now trade at 1000% or more of this price on the collectors' market. 2/
Gachapon (ガチャポン) is an onomatopoeic word formed from the two sounds "gacha" (or "gasha") for the hand-cranking action of the toy-vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy capsule landing in the collection tray. 3/
Godzilla is the anglicized version of the monster's name, in Japanese he is Gojira (ゴジラ), a portmanteau of the Japanese words gorira (ゴリラ, "gorilla") and kujira (鯨クジラ, "whale") - in early planning, Godzilla was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale". 4/
Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ Mekagojira) first appeared in the 1974 film Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. Mechagodzilla is depicted as a man-made weapon designed to defend Japan from Godzilla with a vast array of weaponry, and is commonly considered to be an archenemy of Godzilla. 5/
King Ghidorah was inspired by the 3-headed dragon Zmey Gorynych or King Dragon in a Japanese version of the 1956 Soviet film "Ilya Muromets". The name is composed of "King" (キング, Kingu) and "Ghidorah" which comes from the pronunciation of "hydra" (Гидра) in Russian. 6/
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