Marusan Baragon Soft Vinyl Kaiju, Standard Size 23 cm, Described as 1966 First Production, Metallic Green over Orange, Toho
Marusan Baragon Soft Vinyl Kaiju, Standard Size 23 cm, Described as 1966 First Production, Metallic Green over Orange, Toho
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Where Kaiju Soft Vinyl Began
Marusan's Toho monsters are the founding objects of the whole kaiju soft vinyl tradition. Baragon, with his sail-like ears, is one of the most graphic sculpts of the range. The metallic spray over orange vinyl is classic early Marusan.
Best for: Showa kaiju and Marusan collectors
Condition notes
Joint lugs unbroken, no names or scribbles; light marks and normal age to the vinyl.
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Baragon, Toho's burrowing monster with the great fan-shaped ears and glowing nasal horn, as Marusan Shoten made him in standard-size soft vinyl, and described as a first-production example bought new in 1966.
The Piece
Baragon surfaced in Frankenstein Conquers the World (Toho, 1965), a quadruped that tunnels beneath the countryside and rises at night. Marusan, the Tokyo maker that founded kaiju soft vinyl, stood him upright for its Toho monster range, the line that set the form every later maker followed.
The vinyl is moulded in a deep orange and sprayed overall in a dark metallic teal-green, so the orange glows through at the claws, the jaw and the edges of the scales. The belly carries Marusan's crisp grid of plates, the back a spine of ridged spikes running down to the tail. The face is all character: red-rimmed eyes, a grinning red mouth lined with white teeth, a dark horn on the snout and the two broad ears flared like sails.
Details
- Maker: Marusan Shoten
- Character: Baragon
- Film: Frankenstein Conquers the World (Toho, 1965)
- Size: Standard size
- Material: Soft vinyl, orange moulding sprayed metallic green
- Height: approx. 23 cm (9.1 in)
- Markings: Faint moulded marks on both soles
- Date: described as a first-production casting bought new in 1966, not a reissue
Measurements are taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Described as a fine example: the joint lugs are unbroken, with no names or scribbles.
- Light marks and the ageing natural to six decades; ask the Desk for close photographs of any area.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep vintage soft vinyl away from direct sun, heat and other plastics, and dust with a soft dry brush.
Delivery from Japan
Packed 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 published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Read our guide to Marusan and Bullmark kaiju, and browse Soft Vinyl Toys and Collectibles.
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