{"product_id":"ken-elephant-tezuka-soft-vinyl-collection-010-astro-boy-mars-exploration","title":"Ken Elephant Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection 010, Astro Boy Mars Exploration Captain, TEZUKA SHOP Early Release, Unused","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eNumber 010 in Ken Elephant's Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection: Astro Boy in the captain's uniform from the Mars Exploration story, pointing the way ahead. An early release offered first through TEZUKA SHOP, unused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtom wears a peaked white cap banded in red, a black double-collared jacket with gold epaulettes and a shield badge, a red-striped tie and a yellow belt, with orange shoes beneath the wide black trousers. One hand rests on his hip while the other points forward, his mouth open in a small round call to the crew, exactly the bearing Tezuka gave him on the voyage to Mars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKen Elephant is known among Japanese collectors for faithful, softly finished soft vinyl that keeps the line and warmth of the original drawings. The Tezuka collection gathers the characters in their most memorable costumes, and this captain is one of its most graphic, the black uniform setting off the white cap and bright details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ken Elephant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection, number 010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka, Mars Exploration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease:\u003c\/strong\u003e TEZUKA SHOP early release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl, painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e please ask the Desk for an exact measurement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny measurement the Desk provides is taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnused, with clean paint on the cap, tie and badge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Desk will confirm the packaging included on request.\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 (unused)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/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\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep soft vinyl away from direct sun and heat, and dust with a soft dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan 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=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More of the series waits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-vinyl-sofubi-toys-collectibles\"\u003eSoft Vinyl Toys and Collectibles\u003c\/a\u003e and the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/japanese-toys-collectibles\"\u003etoys and collectibles\u003c\/a\u003e room.\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\u003eCompleting the Ken Elephant Tezuka collection, or searching for another number in the series? 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