{"product_id":"m1-go-ultraman-bemular-signed-base-display-original-cast","title":"Ultraman versus Bemular M1-go Soft Vinyl Display, Signed Base by Original Cast, Not for Sale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japanese Toys and Kaiju\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eUltraman squares up to Bemular on a round green base, a soft vinyl display by M1-go made as an event prize and never sold, with the base signed in marker by four members of the original Science Patrol cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eM1-go is the Tokyo soft vinyl studio whose figures recreate the Showa monsters in the spirit of the 1960s Marusan and Bullmark toys. Bemular was the very first monster Ultraman fought, in the opening episode of 1966, so this pairing is the founding image of the whole series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top of the green base is covered in signatures: Susumu Kurobe, who played Hayata, Hiroko Sakurai as Fuji, Ikichi Ishii, later known as Mamushi Sanpei, as Arashi, and Masaya Nihei as Ide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade as an HMV event prize, it is a scarce piece of Ultraman history signed by four of the founding cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e M1-go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ultraman and Bemular\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ultraman (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl on a display base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Susumu Kurobe, Hiroko Sakurai, Ikichi Ishii, Masaya Nihei\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marker on the base top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e HMV event prize, never sold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e No header card or bag from the outset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unused, kept in a dark room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnused and kept away from light since it was received.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignatures clear and dark across the base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn older piece, so allow for the gentle age of the vinyl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (new, unused)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is checked by hand in Tokyo before it leaves us. Soft vinyl keeps its colour best away from direct sun and heat; store upright in a dry room and dust with a soft brush rather than a cloth. Never wipe the signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan in a double box with every part cushioned, then shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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