Funko’s Newest Vinyl Determine Makes Ultraman Extremely-Cute

Typically it could be troublesome to recollect—beneath the crashing, unyielding waves of big head and blank-eyed replicas of just about each popular culture franchise below the solar—that Funko makes vinyl collectible figurines which might be of the non-Pop selection. However when it reminds you that it does, it likes to remind you in model.

io9 has your first have a look at the most recent entry in Funko’s “Jumbo Chan” line of vinyl collectible figurines within the type of Japan’s greatest size-changing hero, Ultraman! The fifth determine in Funko’s love letter to the retro toy stylings of Japanese sofubi collectible figurines—which to date has included Voltron himself, Gō Mifune from Velocity Racer, Ken the Eagle from Gatchaman, and even Funko’s personal mascot, Freddie Funko—is an analogous nostalgic celebration of the original Ultraman.

Funko Jumbo Chan Ultraman

Clocking in at 14 inches tall, the Jumbo Chan Ultraman depicts the enormous of sunshine in a heroic pose, and adorably rounded (the disconcertingly slender Ultras of Shin Ultraman and Ultraman Rising, this ain’t). He additionally comes with some unbelievable retro packaging too, displaying Ultraman in his basic transformation pose as Shin Hayata prepares to go from abnormal human to skyscraper-sized superhero.

You’ll need to act quick if you wish to put Ultraman in your assortment although: the determine is proscribed to a launch of simply 1,200, and comes with a certificates of authenticity to let simply the place within the run your Extremely comes from. If you’d like one in all your individual—and have $250 to spare—preorders for the Jumbo Chan Ultraman at the moment are reside here, forward of an estimated transport date of October 22.

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