Shikaruna Kobo Ambassador Atom Middle Size Soft Vinyl Figure With Red Cape, Wonder Festival 2025 Summer
Shikaruna Kobo Ambassador Atom Middle Size Soft Vinyl Figure With Red Cape, Wonder Festival 2025 Summer
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The first draft of a legend
For the Tezuka collector who wants the origin.
Best for: Japanese toy collections
Condition notes
Opened to check only; inner bag unopened.
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Ambassador Atom in middle size soft vinyl by Shikaruna Kobo, with red cape, as released at Wonder Festival 2025 Summer.
The Piece
The 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.
The box was opened only to check the contents and the figure has not left its inner bag.
Before He Was Astro Boy
Osamu 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.
Wonder 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 the soft vinyl shelf.
Details
- Maker: Shikaruna Kobo
- Character: Ambassador Atom
- Format: Middle size
- Release: Wonder Festival 2025 Summer
- Material: Soft vinyl
- First appearance: Ambassador Atom, 1951
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Opened to check only; inner bag unopened.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade N (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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