Godzilla - Gashapon Netsuke 2017 Figures

In November 2017, Bandai released a new set of netsuke and chibi-style kaiju, gashapon keychain figures (say that five times fast!). They have previously been releasing sets of various Toho movie monsters and Ultraman monsters in this netsuke style. I'll go over the last Toho movie monster set in a future review, but for now let's check these Godzilla ones out!

(promotional image source: https://hlj.com/product/BANN20128)

This set is all Godzilla, focusing on the more recent 2016 and 2017 incarnations. I'm a big fan of Godzilla and merchandise like this (small-scaled, chibi-style figures). Each figure is approximately 1.5" tall (1.5" long for the 2016 2nd Form). They are made of semi-hard plastic with a keychain ring installed for carrying around. I haven't tried to take one of the keychains out myself, but from some testing it seems possible. A few figures seem easy for it to remove, but others may cause more damage in their removal. For the sake of the figures and review, I left the keychain in. They aren't too distracting to me (if I get doubles in the future I may try it out though).

Godzilla - Chibi SD 2013 Figures

In 2013 at the New York Toy Fair, Bandai America revealed a new line of figures to add to their Godzilla line: 2 inch Chibi SD Figures. Chibi figures of Godzilla characters have had a good following in Japan, but this was something not really seen outside that country. In my opinion the Bandai America line was starting to go stronger around this time with the release of King Caesar and re-releases of previously popular molds. It quickly let me and other fans down as they didn't follow-up on products, and teased but never delivered. They did, although quick lived, deliver well with their small Chibi line.