{"product_id":"nakajima-seisakusho-universal-mask-soft-vinyl-villain-wrestler-sealed-in-original-header-bag-tiger-hero-series-7490","title":"Nakajima Seisakusho Universal Mask Soft Vinyl Villain Wrestler, Sealed In Original Header Bag, Tiger Hero Series","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eUniversal Mask, one of the villain wrestlers of Tiger Mask, in period soft vinyl by Nakajima Seisakusho and still sealed in the bag in which it was sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure, with a golden hooded head and orange trunks, hangs beneath a red header printed with the faces of the villains. The back of the card shows other characters in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is described as unopened. The bag and card show the creasing and wear of half a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSealed Since the Broadcast\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiger Mask was created by the writer Ikki Kajiwara and the artist Naoki Tsuji and serialised by Kodansha from January 1968 to 1971, first in Bokura and then in Weekly Bokura Magazine and Weekly Shonen Magazine. Toei Doga's television series ran for 105 episodes from 2 October 1969 to 30 September 1971. Its hero, Naoto Date, wrestles under a tiger hood against the Tiger's Den, the organisation that trained him, and gives his purses to the orphanage where he grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakajima Seisakusho, the toy maker known by its turtle mark, issued a soft vinyl series of Tiger Mask and the villain wrestlers sent against him, the hero's hood lifting away to show Naoto Date beneath. Universal Mask met Tiger Mask in a cage death match. This example is unopened under its red header, the back of the card showing other characters in the range; bag and card carry the creases of age. More Showa character toys are gathered on \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/soft-vinyl-sofubi-toys-collectibles\"\u003ethe soft vinyl shelf\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/showa-tin-plate-and-soft-vinyl-toys-guide\"\u003eour guide to Showa tin plate and soft vinyl toys\u003c\/a\u003e explains how they were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nakajima Seisakusho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Universal Mask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original header bag, unopened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late 1960s to early 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger Mask, Kajiwara and Tsuji (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnopened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreasing and wear to bag and header.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (near unused)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/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\u003eAuthenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection and 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 you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-further\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther reading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Look up \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/lexicon\/sofubi\"\u003esofubi\u003c\/a\u003e in the Japonista Lexicon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular maker, character or edition? 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