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Hi all, It's another very sad bit of news to pass along, but blogs in Japan are reporting that Mr. Sadao Miyamoto, or "Miyasan," as he always asked to be called, died on January 9. Miyasan was born in Osaka on May 16, 1937. He loved drawing and used to copy pictures from comic books from t...

Yes, you're absolutely right, Bobkat! They did it a couple times, Keyop once in " Museum of Mystery " to find Princess' signal, and then Princess returned the favor in " Keyop Does it All " to pick up Keyop's "Cross-Hatch Signal." Also, I should have added this the othe...

Hi stevenpw, First, welcome to the boards and thanks for your question! wondering how the technology works. is it whatever tech, or was there some scientific - comic book explanation? seems to work on cloth (clothing) / metal (cars/airplanes) - but it also produces items out thin air.. unless they c...

Hi Cure DragonEagle and Katblu, I was very young when Battle of the Planets captured my imagination - about 3 or 4 years old, maybe 5? I have vivid memories of (role) playing the characters with the boys at kindy (pre-school) - they never let me be Jason because I was a girl, so I had to be Princess...

Yeah, it's good to see more out there. Thanks again for posting the new information!

Hi all, The Good Smile company out of Japan has just announced they will be releasing a new GatchaSpartan model kit as part of their "Moderoid" line in Winter, 2024. It appears to consist of separate Gatcha-1 through Gatcha-5 vehicles that fit together to form the GatchaSpartan. The final ...

Hi all, There's going to be another version of Evolution Toy's die-cast metal god Phoenix coming in 2024! This toy has a lot of names, but I think it's called the "FutureQuest Metal Action God Phoenix." Evolution Toy has released a number of versions of this ship in the past, but this one ...

Thanks again for making sure we saw the new art, SparklingNeon!

Hi all,

Here are a couple recent items on sale through this weekend:

Sentai Filmworks - Gatchaman Complete Collection - $64.99

UDON Entertainment - Gatchaman / Battle of the Planets T-Shirt - $24.00

Hi all, High-end collectible company Immortals Europe is now offering a pair of new Gatchaman statues for worldwide release. They are making Ken and Joe statues based around episode 007 of the series, "Galactor's Big Air Show." The first statue of Ken is named "Ken the Eagle, the lead...