The Kinnikuman Year
For all you manga fans out there, Kinnikuman is celebrating their 29th anniversary this year. What was initially a parody of Ultraman quickly gained popularity and won the hearts of many with its cute characters in the series.
To celebrate Kinnikuman Year (why 29 and not 30? Well, the number 2 in Japanese is “ni” and the number 9 in Japanese is “ku”), Bandai is offering Kinnikuman solid gold figure to commemorate their year. Why pick gold figurines? Well, Kin means gold in Japanese. :) All the signs points to an auspicious anniversary for the manga.
Bandai is estimating that each solid gold Kinnikuman will be sold for ¥49,350, actual price will reflect the price for gold in the market.
Watch a clip from Kinnikuman
Unfortunately, you can no longer order your solid gold Kunnikuman as the dateline for pre-order has closed. It is only a made-to-order product and it is scheduled to deliver to everyone by 29th of August, which is Kinnikuman’s anniversary date.
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August 28th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I suppose that they are speaking of this when they tout their massive cultural export ?
God… and I was feeling embarrassed for the current Renault lineup in Japan… They could be selling Poodle turds in cans and still add more value to the planet than these animes…
August 29th, 2008 at 1:26 am
quit whining :)
August 29th, 2008 at 2:29 am
better option to keep me busy ?
Besides… it’s my @sshatery or no comments at all most of the time…
And honestly… Don’t tell me these anime are here for anything else than selling commercial time for pocky or criminally bad toys. Last time I saw some power ranger clone stuff at the local supermarket it was squarish plastic junk with makeshift with and a shitload of stickers supposedly able to be combined in a robot form, it’s like there not even trying anymore to make it look like something at least a little likeable. And don’t come telling me it’s because i’m an old fart, bacteria could have engineered smarter toys. As for the anime… 5 frame per second max, recycling as much as possible of the sequence. Story that can be summed up in so little words that you can write it in the back of a cockroach. Character development… nope… And as usual fascist like cult of the Uberman. (I don’t try umlaut on the intarweb).
August 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
aww..so you’re a power rangers fan.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Only the porno version(s). And I’m waiting for the crossover episodes with the cast of “love boat”: Giant tentacle raping squid attack the pacific princess and spandex heroine come to the rescue but not without losing their clothes during dramatic fights in the swimming pool filled with lubricating jelly. Damn, I have to sell this story somewhere… and find a cheap source for tentacle-like garden hose.