This is a figure from the Japanese robot animation series "Getter Robo".
Lots of Japanese robot animation series actually start as comic books.
For example, the Masked Rider series, which we talked about on Monday, actually started as a manga by a famous artist, Mr. Shotaro Ishinomori.
"Getter Robo" is an anime series that debuted in 1974, based on a manga written by Mr. Go Nagai and Mr. Ken Ishikawa.

Ultraman is the epitome of the Japanese tokusatsu hero.
Masked Rider, is a life-size hero with a human body -- Ultraman, on the other hand, has to do battle with giant monsters, so he's a giant hero.
He is 40 meters tall.
This figure captures a battle scene frolm an episode from the second series of Ultraman shows ("Ultra Seven"), called "The Targeted City".

You probably know this guy: it's a Fallout 3 Vault Boy bobblehead.

This figure is located on the desk of Toshi, a member of the Grasshopper Manufacture planning section.

Most staff members in our office have a figure or two on their desk.

On Wednesdays, I'll show you figures on staff members' desks.

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In Japan, we have a really popular masked super hero series ("Tokusatsu" series) called Kamen Rider (Masked Rider).
This particular Masked Rider hero is V3, from the third generation.
The series began over thirty years ago, and continues until today, with a new season broadcast every year.
This figure is from the S.I.C. series.
"S.I.C." stands for "Super Imaginative Chogokin" ("Chogokin" means "Hyper-alloy").

This is a figure of Boya Harumichi, from a super-interesting manga called "CROWS".
It's explosively popular in Japan.

Compare the size of the figure to the size of the CD in the background. It's a pretty small figure.

Next Monday, I'll introduce another "Crows: Blacklist" figure in detail.

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