{"product_id":"shikaruna-kobo-ambassador-atom-middle-size-soft-vinyl-figure-with-red-cape-wonder-festival-2025-summer-8444","title":"Shikaruna Kobo Ambassador Atom Middle Size Soft Vinyl Figure With Red Cape, Wonder Festival 2025 Summer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAmbassador Atom in middle size soft vinyl by Shikaruna Kobo, with red cape, as released at Wonder Festival 2025 Summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure follows the very first design of the character from 1951, slender and long limbed, with black trunks, red boots and a translucent red cape. The box carries a label in the style of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box was opened only to check the contents and the figure has not left its inner bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBefore He Was Astro Boy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsamu Tezuka's robot boy first appeared in 1951 as a side character in Ambassador Atom; the editor asked for a series built around him, and in April 1952 he returned as Mighty Atom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWonder Festival, first held in Tokyo on 13 January 1985 and organised by Kaiyodo since 1992, is the twice yearly fair where professional and amateur sculptors show and sell their own kits and figures; its one day licensing system lets dealers offer existing characters, approved by the rights holders, on the day and at the venue only. Shikaruna Kobo released this middle size Ambassador Atom at the summer 2025 fair. More figures stand on \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/soft-vinyl-sofubi-toys-collectibles\"\u003ethe soft vinyl shelf\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shikaruna Kobo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambassador Atom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wonder Festival 2025 Summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst appearance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambassador Atom, 1951\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\u003eOpened to check only; inner bag unopened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eN (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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