{"product_id":"mad-monk-trench-gill-man-soft-vinyl-figure-devil-colourway-limited-to-10-about-26-cm-with-header-and-card-6868","title":"Mad Monk Trench Gill Man Soft Vinyl Figure, Devil Colourway Limited To 10, About 26 cm, With Header And Card","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe Trench gill man by Mad Monk in a blue and violet colourway described as limited to ten, about 26 cm tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed for the deep sea trenches, the creature is finned and fanged, painted in bright blue with violet and pink metallics. Head, arms and waist turn. It comes with header, bag and card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Studio Figure 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\u003eMad Monk's Trench Gill-Man, about 26 cm, comes in the Devil colourway described as limited to 10, with header, bag and card; head, arms and waist turn. 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 Mad Monk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10, as described\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 26 cm (10.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWith:\u003c\/strong\u003e Header, bag, card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent soft vinyl\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\u003eDescribed as 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 (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\u003eMaker and edition are given as the previous keeper describes them and as the marks and header card in the photographs support. 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 piece, maker 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 mad monk trench gill man, mad monk sofubi, gill man soft vinyl, japanese indie creature, limited sofubi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mad Monk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488150049061,"sku":"JP-CL-Z722946868","price":790.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpld-z722946868-1.jpg?v=1794608313","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/mad-monk-trench-gill-man-soft-vinyl-figure-devil-colourway-limited-to-10-about-26-cm-with-header-and-card-6868","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}