My whole life I have been a big fan of Godzilla. Anytime you give me a guy in a big rubber monster suit trashing a paper city, I'm THERE. I can't get enough, and there is no explaining it either. Just the way it is.
Later on in life eBay turned me on to all the great Godzilla toys from Japan as well as all the other legendary Toho monsters. Eight to twelve inch vinyl action figures, hand painted, and way cool. Over time I have collected my favorite characters and they protect my science fiction DVDs up on the living room shelf. One day little Chia asked to play with Mothra and the little Peanut Sisters, so I let her.
The toys are great because they are soft hollow vinyl toys. They are tough toys, and she has never pulled one apart. Most of the Godzilla movies are rated G and have main characters that are kids. In Japan young kids are the target audience for Godzilla movies. All the movies with Mothra in them are great for kids. Godzilla vs Megalon has the kid who's robot toy grows big into Jet Jaguar, who helps Godzilla fight Megalon and Gigan. Totally insane monster fun.
I like having collectible toys, that my daughter and I can play with, and they are not the kind of toys that sit high on a shelf untouched out of fear of breaking it. The Bandai Godzilla toys are not cheap. Delivery from Japan is not cheap. They cost more than just about any other toy in the whole place, yet because I find that they are indistructable, and safe for my kid to play with, it's so much fun to play a Godzilla movie, and play with the toys at the same time.
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