Jumbo Machinders Return!

  With the announcement that Bandai is releasing the Jumbo Machinder line starting with Mazinger-Z, I just had to dig up this early 1970s toy flyer with the toys themselves. This page, with its Henshin Cyborg, diecasts, and Microman, is somewhat overwhelming to take in. We 70s kids, of course, know Machinders as “Shogun Warriors,” […]

Mini Godaikin Spider-Man Leopardon by Bandai

  This little guy magically arrived yesterday and it became my first toy opening of 2024. Behold the mini Godaiken of Leopardon, the giant robot from the Amazing Japanese television adaptation of Spider-Man. These appeared when I was in high school, and I immediately recognized them as Shogun Warriors. Shoguns were an unrequited toy love […]

Toy-Ventures: Shogun Warriors Model Kits

Toy-Ventures: Shogun Warriors Model Kits Toy-Ventures this week explores the monogram models licensed line of Shogun Warriors Model Kits from the late 1970s. These kits, just like the Shogun Warriors themselves have Japanese origins. we also explore other Shogun Warriors merchandise as well as other model kits based on popular 80s toy lines. We also […]

1979 Italian Mattel Shogun Warriors Catalog

Mattel sold the popular Shogun Warriors brand around the world and in Italy in 1979, it was simply known as “Shogun”. The popular line even had the foresight to introduce cartoon characters popular in Italy at the time.. Goldrake was sold in Italy and in France (where he was called Goldorak) because the show played […]

Toy-Ventures: Collector’s Shogun Warriors

Toy-Ventures returns with another look at the Shogun Warriors line, not the big ones, the 3 3/4″ versions know as the Mattel Collector’s Shogun Warriors. We talk about their history, both waves and the various packaging differences. Get Toy-Ventures Magazine Here: http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products Join Pod Stallions Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/podstallions     GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here! […]

1977 Mattel Shogun Warriors Catalog

1977 was the initial release year for the Mattel Shogun Warriors figures, unknown to us in North America these figures were called “Jumbo Machinders” in Japan and the characters were actually well-known cartoon characters. We’d get an inkling of this later when “Force Five” appeared in syndication.     Dragun would round out the first […]