{"product_id":"kikaishinzou-dongekima-version-1-soft-vinyl-robot-in-purple-27-cm-taiwan-designer-toy-with-header-4755","title":"Kikaishinzou Dongekima Version 1 Soft Vinyl Robot In Purple, 27 cm, Taiwan Designer Toy With Header","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eDongekima in its first version by the Taiwanese studio Kikaishinzou, a 27 cm soft vinyl robot in purple and silver, with its header card and bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe machine is broad shouldered and heavily armoured, with silver joints, black panels, red details and winged shoulder plates, in the manner of the super robots of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been opened; the header and bag are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Taiwan Robot in Soft Vinyl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft vinyl figures in Japan reach back to the 1960s: Marusan, founded in Tokyo in 1947 and remembered as the country's first plastic model maker, introduced vinyl monsters from the Ultra series in 1966. Today small studios design characters of their own in the same material and release them at events and through their own shops; HIDDY, who opened the Harajuku toy shop Secretbase in 2001, has described how the Japanese word sofubi is now used by collectors around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKikaishinzou, a designer toy maker from Taiwan whose name means mechanical heart, made this Dongekima Version 1 in purple, 27 cm, with header card and bag. More figures stand on \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/soft-vinyl-sofubi-toys-collectibles\"\u003ethe soft vinyl shelf\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/kaiju-soft-vinyl-marusan-bullmark-guide\"\u003eour guide to kaiju soft vinyl from Marusan and Bullmark\u003c\/a\u003e traces the Showa makers behind the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kikaishinzou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 cm (10.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Header card and bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taiwan\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; close to unused.\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=\"\/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=\"\/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.\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? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-also\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollectors also search:\u003c\/strong\u003e kikaishinzou dongekima, taiwan sofubi robot, kikaishinzou soft vinyl, super robot designer toy, dongekima version 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kikaishinzou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54491746894117,"sku":"JP-CL-P1251684755","price":960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpl-p1251684755-1.jpg?v=1794612988","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/kikaishinzou-dongekima-version-1-soft-vinyl-robot-in-purple-27-cm-taiwan-designer-toy-with-header-4755","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}