X-Plus Announces New Gamera and Ultra Series Banks For July
Product Info and High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus!
Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd.
Special Thanks to Jun Umeji
The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and high-res photos of their upcoming coin banks of monsters from the Gamera and Ultraman franchises.
The new banks bring together two recently-announced additions to X-Plus’ giant monster product lines. The FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE is scheduled to launch in May with a Tsuburaya 30cm Series figure of the ULTRAMAN ACE villain Vakishim, and will offer soft vinyl figures based on previously released/limited edition models from top sculptors. The DefoReal Series premieres in June with a Godzilla (2016) 4th Form figure, and will blend the popular “Super Deformed” style — cute figures with large heads, squat, chubby bodies and stubby limbs — with more realistic features. The SD proportions on the coin banks are less extreme than those of the Godzilla 2016 figure.
The FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal Coin Banks are now available for pre-order from stores and online retailers including SFJ’s sponsors Anime Jungle and Flossie’s Gifts & Collectibles. They can also be purchased directly from the company’s official Shounen Ric website, though there are no plans for Ric Exclusive or Limited Edition versions at this time.
These items are recommended for fans and collectors ages 15 years and older.
FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal Coin Bank: Gamera 1966 /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE デフォリアル CoinBank 「ガメラ 1966」
Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao
Product Code: 411-DDGA05T
Product Size (Including Base): Height Approximately 11cm (4.3 Inches)
Material: PVC (Soft Vinyl)
Specifications: Painted
Package: Blister Pack
Shipping: July 2017
Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $36.21 US, Tax Included)
■ Set Contents
Gamera
Base (Coin Bank)
X-Plus teams up with the Image G-Shop sculpting team for this Gamera figure diorama, based on the flying turtle’s appearance in his first sequel, GAMERA VS. BARUGON (大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン, Daikaijuu Kettoo: Gamera Tai Barugon, 1966). The base doubles as a coin bank, and is sculpted to fit with the Barugon bank (sold separately).
FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Barugon /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE デフォリアル Coin bank 「バルゴン」
Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao
Product Code: 411-DDBA05T
Product Size: Length Approximately 15cm (5.9 Inches)
Material: PVC
Specifications: Painted
Package: Blister Pack
Shipping: July 2017
Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $36.21 US, Tax Included)
■ Set Contents
Barugon
Base (Coin Bank)
Gamera’s first monster foe, Barugon, stands on the frozen grounds of Osaka. The coin bank base is designed to fit with the one for the Gamera bank (sold separately).
FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Neronga /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE デフォリアル Coin bank 「ネロンガ」
Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao
Product Code: 411-TDNR05T
Product Size (Including Base): Height Approximately 11cm (4.3 Inches)
Material: PVC
Specifications: Painted
Package: Blister Pack
Shipping: July 2017
Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $36.21 US, Tax Included)
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Neronga
Base (Coin Bank)
The first Ultra Series coin bank depicts the transparent monster Neronga from ULTRAMAN Episode 3- SCIENCE PATROL, MOVE OUT! (科特隊出撃せよ, Katokutai Shutsugeki-seyo). The creature is well known to tokusatsu fans as one of several ULTRAMAN and ULTRA Q daikiaju that Tsuburaya Productions created by refurbishing the Baragon suit from Toho’s 1965 movie FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (フランケンシュタイン対地底怪獣, Furankenshutain Tai Chitei Kaijuu).
FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Gomora /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE デフォリアル Coin bank 「ゴモラ」
Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao
Product Code: 411-TDGO05T
Product Size (Including Base): Height Approximately 14cm (5.5 Inches)
Material: PVC
Specifications: Painted
Package: Blister Pack
Shipping: July 2017
Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $36.21 US, Tax Included)
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Gomora
Base (Coin Bank)
The ancient monster Gomora, introduced in ULTRAMAN Episodes 26 and 27- THE IMPERIAL MONSTER Parts 1 and 2 (怪獣殿下, Kaiju Denka), is one of the most popular kaiju from the Ultra Series. More recent incarnations of the monster have been portrayed as heroic beasts; allies to the Ultramen and humans.
FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE DefoReal CoinBank: Eleking /FAVORITE SCULPTORS LINE デフォリアル Coin bank 「エレキング」
Prototype Sculpt: Image Tamao
Product Code: 411-TDEK05T
Product Size (Including Base): Height Approximately 15cm (5.9 Inches)
Material: PVC
Specifications: Painted
Package: Blister Pack
Shipping: July 2017
Price: ¥3,974 (Approximately $36.21 US, Tax Included)
■ Set Contents
Eleking
Base (Coin Bank)
The fan favorite space monster Eleking first appeared in ULTRA SEVEN Episode 3- SECRET OF THE LAKE (湖のひみつ, Mizu-umi no Himitsu) and has returned to battle the Ultramen and human heroes many times over the past 50 years.
