Shogun Warriors Archives

Shogun Warriors Model Kits by Monogram

August 26, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

The World was a better place when the Shogun Warriors guarded our freedom…..

Battlestar Shogun-lactica

July 30, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

As a kid, had I seen this page I would just torn it out and handed it to Santa…

Vintage Toy Store Photos Volume 17

July 3, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

Yes! A new installment of one of my favorites, vintage toy store photos. A journey back to the days of oddly named department stores and independent mall toy stores and chains that are fondly remembered but sadly mostly gone. Vintage Toy Store Photos Volume 17 covers the US and Canada this time and features appearances […]

Toy Sale At Alexander’s!

June 26, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

Click here for a larger view. It’s been a grinder of a week here, so today’s Friday feature is this incredible toy sale at Alexanders, where they appear to be just giving away Shogun Warriors. I could cry…. Check out the awesome Toynami Shogun Warriors Godzilla coming this July

Popy Godzilla!

June 12, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 11 Comments

This year I managed to cross a toy off my want list that has been there since I first saw it in 1995. The Popy “Jumbosaurus” is the Japanese equivalent to the Mattel Shogun Warriors Godzilla. Mattel kept a few of the trademark items (like the firing fist and the wheels on the feet) but the differences outweigh […]

Comic Ad: Mattel Shogun Warriors

May 18, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

It’s a holiday here today and technically that means I’m supposed to be assembling patio furniture and cleaning my garage. However, I couldn’t resist posting this knock out ad from the summer of 1979 that I poured over for many an hour.

More Shogun Warriors in France

May 15, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

Found this cool ad from comic book in France, offering 50 Jumbo Goldorak Shogun Warriors in a contest. This guy was a European exclusive (although I found more than one here in Canada, never smart enough to buy one) and it’s sweet to see so many of them in this advert. click on this for […]

Shogun Warriors in France

April 10, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

I end this week with this little bit of wonder from France, where the line was simply called “Shogun” and featured Goldorak. I ask you, what is not to love? This ad refers to Raider (not Raideen), Mazinger, Poseidon and Dragun as his “Strongest Friends”, love it. Oh and the invincible defenders of the Earth […]

Toy Hunting in Japan

March 29, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

A couple pals of mine went to Japan this week and while I was unable to join them, they did the next best thing and took photos of everything they could while toy hunting. Here are just a few samples… Japanese live action Spider-Man had a car and a killer robot, which seems to be […]

A Japanese Toy Store Flyer from the 1970s

January 2, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

It’s no secret I’m fond of vintage toy store flyers but getting them from foreign countries is even sweeter! I can’t read a lick of Japanese but I can spot fun classic 1970s toys like Jumbo Machinders (We called them Shogun Warriors), MicroMan (Micronauts here) and the amazing Henshin Cyborg,check out the 1970s Japanese Toy […]