It's not really related to the video but there is this Freddy Krueger doll that was pulled from shelves and I thought the story behind it was so cool and metal that I want it so bad! I hope to get it one day
I wonder why collecting things make us feel good. I love collecting old electronic watches and calculators and still do. It is curious that we do stuff like that. Besides that, I love these small batch toys. I respect such a craft.
I know right? Collecting is awesome, I collect treasure...over the years I've acquired a good number of items and even invested in bullion, but sometimes I like to just go into my cellar and open my hidden wall with my treasure chest in it, and I just dig through the jewels and gold and ivory...I am truly a goblin at heart
I had the pleasure of purchasing a signed Marusan Alien Baltan ( Ultraman ) Sofubi from Kaminaga himself just last week. Everything about these pieces of art are incredible.
This video actually answered some kaiju questions I've had in the back of my mind for years. As a casual kaiju fan, I wondered what materials these old toys were made out of & why some of them had psychedelic looking paint jobs.
always been a fan of sofubi. the artistry and craftsmanship that goes into each one is amazing and the colors are simply stunning. these are the toys I dream of.
Always loved seeing these little paint shops work. It's crazy how it's just these guys painting everything. A whole life making pretty and shiny toys. Thank you for your service!
This is one of the my favourite things about Japan. It would obviously make more economical sense for the country with the world's 4th largest GDP to outsource manufacturing where possible. It's what everyone else does. But Japan continues to make things in Japan because they *_want_* to continue making them in Japan.
In the 80's, there was one thing I wanted above all, a large Godzilla. My mother finally bought it for me, I was 4, I took it with me everyone, it was my best friend I gave it food, bathed him etc.Kept it until I was in my early 20's. Unfortunately during a move, it god "lost", I always believed one of the movers took it.
Hedorah was always w us....just in a different way...every new G movie has Yoshmitso Banno in the credits!!! The movie supposedly Tanaka hated which I abso loved.
I'm always fascinated by the obscure shops you can find in Japan. I lived in NYC for almost 30 years. Born and raised, and you don't get oddball shops like that specializing in extremely niche areas. Then again Tokyo is 4x bigger than NYC by population so I guess when you have so many damn people you're bound to have a market for everything. But still, it makes me wonder if they are far more voracious consumers than Americans when it comes to products other than necessities (toys, music, films, games, clothes, etc).
I used to work with Jeremy at a place called "English Pocket" (which wasn't the best place I've ever worked at). Jeremy helped to ease the suffering of working there.
Godzilla is my all-time favorite fictional character in movie history and my all-time favorite movie franchise from my childhood memories in the 2000s era after I was born on September 23rd, 1997.
Great video Just received Marusan 350 Godzilla in Brown and Bronze yesterday The 350 line is my favorite Please tell them we need more Gappa version 2 please I desperately need one for my shelf I was coming to Japan in September but won't get my passport in time I really hope to one day see them all in person soon We have to find a way to get these great Sofubi to the US regardly
That is so fucking cool. I personally have the rubber Keshi toys. I have a bunch of muscle men/kinnikuman. I knew about the soft vinyl fingers, but I didn't know that they were called sofubi and that more indie-like people were making them. I have a bunch of Bandai puppet finger Pokemon and I have some of the DX ones. Glad Asaka was able to prove herself and Goto-San is badass. The soft vinyl fingers are some of the coolest toys ever. I'd rather have a Kaiju painted by Goto-san than have an actual art piece. It's not only an art piece, but you can play with it as well.
I commented this because originally, I'd watched the video just after it was uploaded, and I'd commented something about The Crafsman and how I thought his videos had inspired this one. Of course the comment was deleted. It might've been an automatic deletion by youtube, I did literally tell people to go to another youtuber. But I felt sad about it so I still wanted to comment _something_ about The Crafsman...
My terrible SECRET: I am a miniature arrmour maker and medieval armour restorer. I collect many things including REALLY cheesy AM Radios. When I find a 'new' old radio I open the battery bay and inhale!!! Oh, mamma, that old PCB varnish smell hits like nothing else! Anyway, happy collecting, and please don't tell anyone!! 🇬🇧⚒️🤫
You should come to New Zealand and see what we have! There's a new event starting up called The Retro Event with a bunch of cool stuff (Comics, toys, games etc.), it's happening again in December :D
I got a big godzilla in the 1980s from hamleys in london I remember the funny looks I got taking him home on the bus, still got him he ain't going nowhere.
Now I'm not saying that hard work and love isnt put into these figures but I AM SOOO GLAD IM NOT A FIGURE COLLECTOR!!!! I am a blu ray collector....i had all the blu ray G movies in 2016 before they were commercialy released. I bought them from an online company that added English subs to the movies. The biggest and BEST difference is the Criterion G Showa era u see the wires unfortunately.... the Japanese blu rays i bought in 2016 Toho did it right and u do not see the wires.
I remember i bought godzilla from 1980 the figure can walk by itself and when it stop he can breathe out smoke from his mouth. And i still keep the figure for collection
Damn, any of those sofubi makers offering apprenticeship? Given the kind of shit I enjoy drawing I feel like I was born for this craft (in the wrong country and year tho)
What's a rare toy you love or want to get? 👀🤩
A hundred years of producing toys that end up in landfill... 😒
It's not really related to the video but there is this Freddy Krueger doll that was pulled from shelves and I thought the story behind it was so cool and metal that I want it so bad! I hope to get it one day
@@ropro9817 and what do you think happens to the smartphone or laptop you used to type this response?
Marmit burning godzilla 95
X-Plus Yuji Sakai Burning Godzilla 1995 30cm or the Gigantic one
Thank you for visiting and documenting my collection! It was an honor 🙇♂
Awesome toy collection! Congratulations on even being able to create it! (Let’s pretend it didn’t cost you MORE than an arm and a leg)
Congrats man !!! And thank you for always sharing your knowledge 🫡
Congrats, TTB! It's so cool to see you on a Great Big Story spotlight!
username checks out XD
@@muttrogers6586 thank you so much!! 🙏
As an adult who recently started collecting kaiju figures again and unboxed all of them from my youth, I found this video quite touching.
Woah, this is so sweet 🥹🥺
4:10
omg, that little chubby Gamera is so cute
4:52 this one looks even cuter lol
i got the same little guy for cheap on eBay! without the box and in lesser condition lol
I see Godzilla I click immediately. Love this story!
We LOVE that 😝
I had the mass produced American Godzilla as a kid. Fired rockets I believe. These are dope. Another level of the toy game.
I wonder why collecting things make us feel good. I love collecting old electronic watches and calculators and still do. It is curious that we do stuff like that.
Besides that, I love these small batch toys. I respect such a craft.
Its the nostalgia feeling, for me i could not afford to collect back then so now that i can buy these it just brings back memories.
I know right? Collecting is awesome, I collect treasure...over the years I've acquired a good number of items and even invested in bullion, but sometimes I like to just go into my cellar and open my hidden wall with my treasure chest in it, and I just dig through the jewels and gold and ivory...I am truly a goblin at heart
6:29 Mashu is one of the cutest toy critters I've ever seen. In the words of Dr. Zoidberg "I'll take eight!".
I had the pleasure of purchasing a signed Marusan Alien Baltan ( Ultraman ) Sofubi from Kaminaga himself just last week. Everything about these pieces of art are incredible.
This video actually answered some kaiju questions I've had in the back of my mind for years. As a casual kaiju fan, I wondered what materials these old toys were made out of & why some of them had psychedelic looking paint jobs.
亜～ちゃん、見たよー！
海外進出ご出演おめでとう♬
always been a fan of sofubi. the artistry and craftsmanship that goes into each one is amazing and the colors are simply stunning. these are the toys I dream of.
This has opened me up to the world of sofubi
This is honestly an awesome exploration as a Godzilla fan
yeahhh im happy too because there was a vintage sofubi😂
🥹❤️
Japan is the most fascinating place on earth
Very KoOL... cute lil guy doing the painting
Always loved seeing these little paint shops work. It's crazy how it's just these guys painting everything. A whole life making pretty and shiny toys. Thank you for your service!
Great Big Story and the Great Big Kaiju: my two favorite things together. 😮
No experience can replicate the feeling of unboxing art like this that you know was expertly crafted with the utmost care.
Very cool ….. I loved visiting these shops in japan
Reminds me of my Warhammer days. I must buy one!
Someone's dark secret past ia coming out.
ASAKA HAD NO BUSINESS BEING THAT CUTE WTF
Goto-San & Asaka are heroes.
Wow! You guys are back, and you brought my favorite thing in the world: a Godzilla sofubi figure!
japanese culture is so fascinating ❤❤❤
ソフビ初心者にはCCPのミドルサイズシリーズがおすすめです
買いやすいし、小さくて場所をとらないし、ラインナップもカラーバリエーションも豊富ですよ
ゴジラが多いですが年末にはガメラシリーズもリリース予定です
I really admire the dedication of the works and artistry
Love all the Megalon cameos!
Sofubi Godzilla figs are so awesome. There's just something different from American figures and the classic Japanese figures
The entire process is so cool !
5:54 wow, she also knows how to make the items she models. She also designed one.
Excellent video - nice to see Megalon getting some love there!
Spectacular video and story!! The way the Sofubis are made is magnificent, truly art pieces.
Amazing video. Thank you
This is one of the my favourite things about Japan. It would obviously make more economical sense for the country with the world's 4th largest GDP to outsource manufacturing where possible. It's what everyone else does. But Japan continues to make things in Japan because they *_want_* to continue making them in Japan.
They outsource a lot too.
Thank you documenting sofubi toys
They look fire 🔥🔥🔥 they remind me of ultraman figures
In the 80's, there was one thing I wanted above all, a large Godzilla. My mother finally bought it for me, I was 4, I took it with me everyone, it was my best friend I gave it food, bathed him etc.Kept it until I was in my early 20's. Unfortunately during a move, it god "lost", I always believed one of the movers took it.
yay more great big story godzilla content
Wow! Old school figures!
Good I support Japan manufacturers
So cooooool!!!!! 👏🏽
Hedorah is everywhere, wow!
Hedorah was always w us....just in a different way...every new G movie has Yoshmitso Banno in the credits!!! The movie supposedly Tanaka hated which I abso loved.
Great video. I just wish it wasn't so short.😊
I'm always fascinated by the obscure shops you can find in Japan. I lived in NYC for almost 30 years. Born and raised, and you don't get oddball shops like that specializing in extremely niche areas. Then again Tokyo is 4x bigger than NYC by population so I guess when you have so many damn people you're bound to have a market for everything. But still, it makes me wonder if they are far more voracious consumers than Americans when it comes to products other than necessities (toys, music, films, games, clothes, etc).
Goto-san is such a sweet and talented man
I want a sofubi Astroboy...hmmm where to start ???❤ oh and a Godzilla !!! Mothra ...
Beautiful work !
Pretty awesome of our favorite Figures i own Bandai Sofubis they are very affordable
Yessssss!
Beautiful subject matter! Thank you for showing us the world 😊
I used to work with Jeremy at a place called "English Pocket" (which wasn't the best place I've ever worked at). Jeremy helped to ease the suffering of working there.
Godzilla is my all-time favorite fictional character in movie history and my all-time favorite movie franchise from my childhood memories in the 2000s era after I was born on September 23rd, 1997.
That’s so cool! I go to sofubi stores regularly
Great video Just received Marusan 350 Godzilla in Brown and Bronze yesterday The 350 line is my favorite Please tell them we need more Gappa version 2 please I desperately need one for my shelf I was coming to Japan in September but won't get my passport in time I really hope to one day see them all in person soon We have to find a way to get these great Sofubi to the US regardly
Beatiful video
Thank you for making white subtitles on a white background.
That is so fucking cool. I personally have the rubber Keshi toys. I have a bunch of muscle men/kinnikuman. I knew about the soft vinyl fingers, but I didn't know that they were called sofubi and that more indie-like people were making them. I have a bunch of Bandai puppet finger Pokemon and I have some of the DX ones. Glad Asaka was able to prove herself and Goto-San is badass. The soft vinyl fingers are some of the coolest toys ever. I'd rather have a Kaiju painted by Goto-san than have an actual art piece. It's not only an art piece, but you can play with it as well.
I have a Godzilla collation of over 10000 figures. many sofubi painted by this man
This is so beautiful, I love this story. 0:41 who’s this cute Kaiju?
Chinpoko
Amazing!
Keep on steady crafting!
I commented this because originally, I'd watched the video just after it was uploaded, and I'd commented something about The Crafsman and how I thought his videos had inspired this one. Of course the comment was deleted. It might've been an automatic deletion by youtube, I did literally tell people to go to another youtuber. But I felt sad about it so I still wanted to comment _something_ about The Crafsman...
King of monsters!
My terrible SECRET:
I am a miniature arrmour maker and medieval armour restorer.
I collect many things including REALLY cheesy AM Radios.
When I find a 'new' old radio I open the battery bay and inhale!!! Oh, mamma, that old PCB varnish smell hits like nothing else!
Anyway, happy collecting, and please don't tell anyone!! 🇬🇧⚒️🤫
I WANT THAT ULTRAMAN SOFUBI!!!!
awesome!
You should come to New Zealand and see what we have! There's a new event starting up called The Retro Event with a bunch of cool stuff (Comics, toys, games etc.), it's happening again in December :D
COOL ‼️ Great documentary ❤️
YEA ANOTHER GODZILLA VIDEO WOOOO
What a great video, very interesting watch!
I got a big godzilla in the 1980s from hamleys in london I remember the funny looks I got taking him home on the bus, still got him he ain't going nowhere.
Freaking awesome!! #1
Guillermo del Toro like this 😁
Beuatiful artform
That background music tho
The woman making the toys, very cute 🙂
I totally wanna buy one!
Back when my dad was a kid, that eraser (it's called kin keshi btw) only costs 20 yen which is around 13 cents. Crazy how it turned up to be now.
Ok when I visit Japan I'm 100% going to Nakano Broadway and getting something there
The fact that Godzilla has never faced Ultraman is criminal. Hope Hollywood, Toei and Tsuburaya could make it happen!
Well, about that...
Have you seen the first 5 Ultraman? I say Gojira should pass 😁
They did make a toy where they combined with Kamen Rider and Evangelion to make a megazord.
Great video 🔥 I've many videos on sofubi toy hunts!
These are awesome 😁
I used to get these at sfv swap meet back in the 90s. They were cheap.
I hope you snag a couple good ones I bet at least one has to cost a pretty penny
Very groovy!
I'll get one those rare toys someday
Now I'm not saying that hard work and love isnt put into these figures but I AM SOOO GLAD IM NOT A FIGURE COLLECTOR!!!! I am a blu ray collector....i had all the blu ray G movies in 2016 before they were commercialy released. I bought them from an online company that added English subs to the movies. The biggest and BEST difference is the Criterion G Showa era u see the wires unfortunately.... the Japanese blu rays i bought in 2016 Toho did it right and u do not see the wires.
I am currently building a Mechagodzilla and Morgoth out of Lego Bionicle and Technic myself. 💎
GBS Nice
🎌🦖🎌
I remember i bought godzilla from 1980 the figure can walk by itself and when it stop he can breathe out smoke from his mouth. And i still keep the figure for collection
nice
I have aged out of the figure buying now but it is still amazing to see the artistry of these figures. I love the detail
very nice
I saw Hayata! 3:52
Guy looks like a old world master
I literally just watched the Godzilla vs King Kong rap battle and now this shows up on my feed!
Expensive
7:25 my son loves kinnkuman 😂
wow damn!
Damn, any of those sofubi makers offering apprenticeship? Given the kind of shit I enjoy drawing I feel like I was born for this craft (in the wrong country and year tho)
Dude your profile picture is rad
🤯😱!!!!!!