A hundred years of producing toys that end up in landfill... 😒
@Rise_Of_The_Me
Ай бұрын
It's not really related to the video but there is this Freddy Krueger doll that was pulled from shelves and I thought the story behind it was so cool and metal that I want it so bad! I hope to get it one day
@jinpei05
Ай бұрын
@@ropro9817 and what do you think happens to the smartphone or laptop you used to type this response?
@jesseperez1727
Ай бұрын
Marmit burning godzilla 95
@altera_3041
Ай бұрын
X-Plus Yuji Sakai Burning Godzilla 1995 30cm or the Gigantic one
@TOKYOTOYBANZAI
Ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting and documenting my collection! It was an honor 🙇♂
@AlliRayy
Ай бұрын
Awesome toy collection! Congratulations on even being able to create it! (Let’s pretend it didn’t cost you MORE than an arm and a leg)
@ToyManiaOficial
Ай бұрын
Congrats man !!! And thank you for always sharing your knowledge 🫡
@muttrogers6586
Ай бұрын
Congrats, TTB! It's so cool to see you on a Great Big Story spotlight!
@blaster915
Ай бұрын
username checks out XD
@TOKYOTOYBANZAI
Ай бұрын
@@muttrogers6586 thank you so much!! 🙏
@riptarozone
Ай бұрын
As an adult who recently started collecting kaiju figures again and unboxed all of them from my youth, I found this video quite touching.
@GreatBigStory
Ай бұрын
Woah, this is so sweet 🥹🥺
@skald2154
Ай бұрын
4:10 omg, that little chubby Gamera is so cute
@BelobogBogatyr
Ай бұрын
4:52 this one looks even cuter lol
@superhetoric
14 күн бұрын
i got the same little guy for cheap on eBay! without the box and in lesser condition lol
@TLGIII
Ай бұрын
I had the mass produced American Godzilla as a kid. Fired rockets I believe. These are dope. Another level of the toy game.
@RemnantCult
Ай бұрын
I wonder why collecting things make us feel good. I love collecting old electronic watches and calculators and still do. It is curious that we do stuff like that. Besides that, I love these small batch toys. I respect such a craft.
@manchuk1d
Ай бұрын
Its the nostalgia feeling, for me i could not afford to collect back then so now that i can buy these it just brings back memories.
@Tracer_Sweat
Ай бұрын
I know right? Collecting is awesome, I collect treasure...over the years I've acquired a good number of items and even invested in bullion, but sometimes I like to just go into my cellar and open my hidden wall with my treasure chest in it, and I just dig through the jewels and gold and ivory...I am truly a goblin at heart
@i.m.evilhomer5084
Ай бұрын
6:29 Mashu is one of the cutest toy critters I've ever seen. In the words of Dr. Zoidberg "I'll take eight!".
@i.m.evilhomer5084
Ай бұрын
This video actually answered some kaiju questions I've had in the back of my mind for years. As a casual kaiju fan, I wondered what materials these old toys were made out of & why some of them had psychedelic looking paint jobs.
@LostUtopiaFilms
Ай бұрын
I see Godzilla I click immediately. Love this story!
@GreatBigStory
Ай бұрын
We LOVE that 😝
@BeeAyeSueRah
Ай бұрын
I had the pleasure of purchasing a signed Marusan Alien Baltan ( Ultraman ) Sofubi from Kaminaga himself just last week. Everything about these pieces of art are incredible.
@williamnelson5549
Ай бұрын
This is honestly an awesome exploration as a Godzilla fan
@ramasyaks6077
Ай бұрын
yeahhh im happy too because there was a vintage sofubi😂
@GreatBigStory
Ай бұрын
🥹❤️
@jackjenkins3705
Ай бұрын
Reminds me of my Warhammer days. I must buy one!
@jeffnathenson2080
Ай бұрын
Someone's dark secret past ia coming out.
@legendre007
8 күн бұрын
Great Big Story and the Great Big Kaiju: my two favorite things together. 😮
@HIDAKADAYO
Ай бұрын
亜~ちゃん、見たよー! 海外進出ご出演おめでとう♬
@Gdf353bgy
Ай бұрын
ASAKA HAD NO BUSINESS BEING THAT CUTE WTF
@FluffyKittenofMordor
Ай бұрын
No experience can replicate the feeling of unboxing art like this that you know was expertly crafted with the utmost care.
@TerryBarker
Ай бұрын
Always loved seeing these little paint shops work. It's crazy how it's just these guys painting everything. A whole life making pretty and shiny toys. Thank you for your service!
@brycevo
Ай бұрын
Sofubi Godzilla figs are so awesome. There's just something different from American figures and the classic Japanese figures
The fact that Godzilla has never faced Ultraman is criminal. Hope Hollywood, Toei and Tsuburaya could make it happen!
@ChrisDogg2k6
Ай бұрын
Well, about that...
@DOI_ARTS
Ай бұрын
Have you seen the first 5 Ultraman? I say Gojira should pass 😁
@mabe8675
4 күн бұрын
Goto-San & Asaka are heroes.
@danilobcns
Ай бұрын
Damn, any of those sofubi makers offering apprenticeship? Given the kind of shit I enjoy drawing I feel like I was born for this craft (in the wrong country and year tho)
@ezlmonqzy9650
Ай бұрын
Dude your profile picture is rad
@shaider1982
Ай бұрын
5:54 wow, she also knows how to make the items she models. She also designed one.
@markpinagpala2784
Ай бұрын
japanese culture is so fascinating ❤❤❤
@muslihatkedua7422
Ай бұрын
Wow! You guys are back, and you brought my favorite thing in the world: a Godzilla sofubi figure!
@ninjaburgerboi5676
Ай бұрын
They look fire 🔥🔥🔥 they remind me of ultraman figures
@computersandgaming6664
Ай бұрын
That is so fucking cool. I personally have the rubber Keshi toys. I have a bunch of muscle men/kinnikuman. I knew about the soft vinyl fingers, but I didn't know that they were called sofubi and that more indie-like people were making them. I have a bunch of Bandai puppet finger Pokemon and I have some of the DX ones. Glad Asaka was able to prove herself and Goto-San is badass. The soft vinyl fingers are some of the coolest toys ever. I'd rather have a Kaiju painted by Goto-san than have an actual art piece. It's not only an art piece, but you can play with it as well.
@wmtrader
Ай бұрын
The background music shouldn't be as loud as the person speaking, even if they are speaking Japanese.
@wolfattacker1
Ай бұрын
That background music tho
@NobD2
Ай бұрын
Love all the Megalon cameos!
@kevinobill4818
Ай бұрын
This is so beautiful, I love this story. 0:41 who’s this cute Kaiju?
@brianflynn5355
Ай бұрын
Chinpoko
@mayapun5181
Ай бұрын
Good I support Japan manufacturers
@primalconvoy
Ай бұрын
I used to work with Jeremy at a place called "English Pocket" (which wasn't the best place I've ever worked at). Jeremy helped to ease the suffering of working there.
@GreatSageSunWukong
Ай бұрын
I got a big godzilla in the 1980s from hamleys in london I remember the funny looks I got taking him home on the bus, still got him he ain't going nowhere.
@fireaza
Ай бұрын
This is one of the my favourite things about Japan. It would obviously make more economical sense for the country with the world's 4th largest GDP to outsource manufacturing where possible. It's what everyone else does. But Japan continues to make things in Japan because they *_want_* to continue making them in Japan.
@PeperonyChease
Ай бұрын
They outsource a lot too.
@dragonluvver975
Ай бұрын
Hedorah is everywhere, wow!
@mechagojira6951
Ай бұрын
Hedorah was always w us....just in a different way...every new G movie has Yoshmitso Banno in the credits!!! The movie supposedly Tanaka hated which I abso loved.
@nigelcarren
Ай бұрын
My terrible SECRET: I am a miniature arrmour maker and medieval armour restorer. I collect many things including REALLY cheesy AM Radios. When I find a 'new' old radio I open the battery bay and inhale!!! Oh, mamma, that old PCB varnish smell hits like nothing else! Anyway, happy collecting, and please don't tell anyone!! 🇬🇧⚒️🤫
@Maple_Leefreal
Ай бұрын
yay more great big story godzilla content
@BanthaPooDoo64
Ай бұрын
I really admire the dedication of the works and artistry
@scandoll
Ай бұрын
Thank you documenting sofubi toys
@mechagojira6951
Ай бұрын
Now I'm not saying that hard work and love isnt put into these figures but I AM SOOO GLAD IM NOT A FIGURE COLLECTOR!!!! I am a blu ray collector....i had all the blu ray G movies in 2016 before they were commercialy released. I bought them from an online company that added English subs to the movies. The biggest and BEST difference is the Criterion G Showa era u see the wires unfortunately.... the Japanese blu rays i bought in 2016 Toho did it right and u do not see the wires.
@gabzilla8820
Ай бұрын
I'll get one those rare toys someday
@zleepydude224
Ай бұрын
So cooooool!!!!! 👏🏽
@IanDanielCassidy
Ай бұрын
Godzilla is my all-time favorite fictional character in movie history and my all-time favorite movie franchise from my childhood memories in the 2000s era after I was born on September 23rd, 1997.
@CrimsonSw1ft
Ай бұрын
You should come to New Zealand and see what we have! There's a new event starting up called The Retro Event with a bunch of cool stuff (Comics, toys, games etc.), it's happening again in December :D
@alanhuerta2240
Ай бұрын
Yessssss!
@fableagain
Ай бұрын
Keep on steady crafting!
@fableagain
14 күн бұрын
I commented this because originally, I'd watched the video just after it was uploaded, and I'd commented something about The Crafsman and how I thought his videos had inspired this one. Of course the comment was deleted. It might've been an automatic deletion by youtube, I did literally tell people to go to another youtuber. But I felt sad about it so I still wanted to comment _something_ about The Crafsman...
@mm39607
Ай бұрын
Spectacular video and story!! The way the Sofubis are made is magnificent, truly art pieces.
@mmps18
Ай бұрын
King of monsters!
@hoppinggnomethe4154
Ай бұрын
Wow! Old school figures!
@morgothfromangband6082
Ай бұрын
I am currently building a Mechagodzilla and Morgoth out of Lego Bionicle and Technic myself. 💎
@jeffholt9437
Ай бұрын
Excellent video - nice to see Megalon getting some love there!
@TokyoPaul
Ай бұрын
That’s so cool! I go to sofubi stores regularly
@niclasneziru1854
Ай бұрын
Goto-san is such a sweet and talented man
@rhomotor
Ай бұрын
Great video. I just wish it wasn't so short.😊
@evanthomason5734
Ай бұрын
Amazing video. Thank you
@momzilla2010
Ай бұрын
I have a Godzilla collation of over 10000 figures. many sofubi painted by this man
@mabe8675
4 күн бұрын
I saw Hayata! 3:52
@francophone.
Ай бұрын
Thank you for making white subtitles on a white background.
@TheAngelicRider
Ай бұрын
I used to get these at sfv swap meet back in the 90s. They were cheap.
@ezlmonqzy9650
Ай бұрын
I hope you snag a couple good ones I bet at least one has to cost a pretty penny
@quarterarcade8825
Ай бұрын
I totally wanna buy one!
@mrkirkaldy6633
Ай бұрын
Great video Just received Marusan 350 Godzilla in Brown and Bronze yesterday The 350 line is my favorite Please tell them we need more Gappa version 2 please I desperately need one for my shelf I was coming to Japan in September but won't get my passport in time I really hope to one day see them all in person soon We have to find a way to get these great Sofubi to the US regardly
@Godzilla5675
Ай бұрын
Pretty awesome of our favorite Figures i own Bandai Sofubis they are very affordable
@EvaUltima_888
Ай бұрын
Ok when I visit Japan I'm 100% going to Nakano Broadway and getting something there
@KyDarknight
Ай бұрын
Freaking awesome!! #1
@hag2615
Ай бұрын
Back when my dad was a kid, that eraser (it's called kin keshi btw) only costs 20 yen which is around 13 cents. Crazy how it turned up to be now.
@PizarrosPieces
Ай бұрын
Great video 🔥 I've many videos on sofubi toy hunts!
@IKARNIFEX
Ай бұрын
Beautiful subject matter! Thank you for showing us the world 😊
@donovandelaney3171
Ай бұрын
Godzilla toys are made from plastic and painted with organic paint.
@petermot645
Ай бұрын
Beautiful work !
@mlgodzilla4206
Ай бұрын
YEA ANOTHER GODZILLA VIDEO WOOOO
@itsamemordo7856
Ай бұрын
Beatiful video
@ismaelhall3990
Ай бұрын
Beuatiful artform
@ErenTheWarcriminal
Ай бұрын
What a great video, very interesting watch!
@CzarTJT
Ай бұрын
I literally just watched the Godzilla vs King Kong rap battle and now this shows up on my feed!
@TechGemini
Ай бұрын
Amazing!
@damarwidyargo9962
Ай бұрын
I remember i bought godzilla from 1980 the figure can walk by itself and when it stop he can breathe out smoke from his mouth. And i still keep the figure for collection
@riskey6788
Ай бұрын
COOL ‼️ Great documentary ❤️
@skadoosh2000
Ай бұрын
Guillermo del Toro like this 😁
@GoonieLord
Ай бұрын
Guy looks like a old world master
@jarezlem
Ай бұрын
awesome!
@toeimoviefan2978
Ай бұрын
Toei, Nintendo, and Nomura Toy factory.
@BasementDweller_
Ай бұрын
Very groovy!
@ScorpionStrike7
Ай бұрын
These are awesome 😁
@JMPT
Ай бұрын
GBS Nice 🎌🦖🎌
@articleanteater
Ай бұрын
I have aged out of the figure buying now but it is still amazing to see the artistry of these figures. I love the detail
@winjon
Ай бұрын
very nice
@Crmsnraider
Ай бұрын
nice
@bentcn8511
Ай бұрын
Expensive
@mixlavix
Ай бұрын
wow damn!
@ZeacorZeppelin
Ай бұрын
I have a mighty need
@barkingmouse8152
Ай бұрын
All godzilla movies great..... Apart from the american one.
@ultrasonicradiation
Ай бұрын
I guess human desire is endless. People will literally collect anything.
@galghoul3042
Ай бұрын
GOTO-SAN MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS
@GPBX01B
Ай бұрын
Sofubi was once the cheapest, most low end toy technology. A gokin would be 4000 yen and a vinyl version 250 yen. Now, somehow, despite gokin tech being more developed than ever and vinyl tech being exactly same as it was 50 years ago, its new VINYL toys that cost the most now. Its completely flipped. I'm not talking about collectors pricing, I mean new items. Has anyone contrived some sort of explanation for this? Why is a hollow five piece vinyl Gold Lightan more expensive than a transforming, die cast one that is literally played in actual 24k gold?
@JACKplusBLANK
Ай бұрын
Goto-san needs some warhammer figures stat
@surfmorworkless
Ай бұрын
🤯😱!!!!!!
@jesseperez1727
Ай бұрын
Still on the hunt for the marmit 95 burning godzilla still chasing that dragon only in my dreams 😂
@donovandelaney3171
Ай бұрын
9.95 actually. Not 500.
@PasserEminibey
Ай бұрын
sometimes i think the area where i live is conservative, but then i hear someone say they were told that making toys isnt a womans job, and it puts things in perspective
@MADEbySOUL
Ай бұрын
Part of me wonders if it is because making these toys involves a certain amount of strength and Japanese beauty standards have women in very small sizes. So the sexism starts there.
@fireaza
Ай бұрын
As someone who lives in Japan, many Japanese women are no bigger than a 6th grade elementary kid. If we're talking about a heavy steel mould, then yeah, a woman might simply not have the physical strength to lift it, no matter how "conservative" or "progressive" a society is. Also, Japan has had images of famous women printed on their banknotes since 2004. In both cases, famous feminist icons. Can you say the same thing about your supposedly more progressive country? I doubt it.
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