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|hq =Walnut, California, [[United States]] | |||
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|website =https://www.monogramdirect.com/ | |||
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'''Monogram International, Inc.''' is a company that releases gifts, toys, collectibles, and souvenirs based on licensed characters. Beginning in [[2019]], Monogram obtained the license to ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' to coincide with the release of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', and has released several pieces of merchandise based on that film and the classic [[Toho]] films, as well as ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''. | '''Monogram International, Inc.''' is a company that releases gifts, toys, collectibles, and souvenirs based on licensed characters. Beginning in [[2019]], Monogram obtained the license to ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' to coincide with the release of ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', and has released several pieces of merchandise based on that film and the classic [[Toho]] films, as well as ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''. | ||
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Monogram ShodaiGoji bank.jpg | Monogram ShodaiGoji bank.jpg | ||
Monogram International Godzilla PVC Bank.jpg | Monogram International Godzilla PVC Bank.jpg|Early placeholder image | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*All of the monsters in Monogram's Godzilla Classic Series 1 of figural bag clips are from the [[Showa era|Showa series]], with the exception of [[Mechagodzilla]], who is modeled after his [[Millennium era|Millennium]] [[Kiryu|incarnation]]. | *All of the monsters in Monogram's Godzilla Classic Series 1 of figural bag clips are from the [[Showa era|Showa series]], with the exception of [[Mechagodzilla]], who is modeled after his [[Millennium era|Millennium]] [[Kiryu|incarnation]]. | ||
*Monogram is responsible for the first toys of the ''[[Gotengo]]'', [[Dorat]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[Orga]], [[Megaguirus]], [[Monster X]], and the [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|MonsterVerse Mothra larva]] in the West. | *Monogram is responsible for the first toys of the ''[[Gotengo]]'', [[Dorat]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[Orga]], [[Megaguirus]], [[Monster X]], and the [[Mothra (MonsterVerse)|MonsterVerse Mothra larva]] in the West. | ||
{{Godzilla: King of the Monsters}} | {{Godzilla: King of the Monsters}} | ||
{{Godzilla vs. Kong}} | {{Godzilla vs. Kong}} |
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Monogram International, Inc. is a company that releases gifts, toys, collectibles, and souvenirs based on licensed characters. Beginning in 2019, Monogram obtained the license to Godzilla to coincide with the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and has released several pieces of merchandise based on that film and the classic Toho films, as well as Godzilla vs. Kong.
Figural Bag Clips
All of these figures have been sold in blind bags.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
The Godzilla: King of the Monsters series of 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- Godzilla
- King Ghidorah
- Rodan
- Mothra (Imago)
- Mothra (Pupa)
- Mothra (Egg)
- Monarch Soldier
- Rodan second pose
- King Ghidorah second pose
- Atomic Godzilla (Exclusive A)
- Atomic Godzilla (Exclusive B)
Godzilla Classic Series 1 (2019)
The first Godzilla Classic series of 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- Godzilla (1954)
- Mechagodzilla
- Mothra
- Baragon
- Rodan
- King Ghidorah
- Megalon
- Varan
- Minilla
- Gabara
- Jet Jaguar
Godzilla Classic Series 2 (2020)
The second Godzilla Classic series of 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- Biollante
- Dorat
- Mecha-King Ghidorah
- Battra
- Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla (1995)
- SpaceGodzilla
- MOGUERA
- Destoroyah
- LittleGodzilla
- Rainbow Mothra
Godzilla Classic Series 3 (2021)
The third series of Godzilla Classic 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- Godzilla (2000)
- Anguirus
- Monster X
- Ebirah
- Orga
- Megaguirus
- Hedorah
- Gigan
- King Caesar
- Manda and Gotengo (Exclusive A)
- Godzilla (2016) [Exclusive B]
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
The Godzilla vs. Kong series of 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- Godzilla
- Kong
- Skullcrawler
- Warbat
- Heat Ray Godzilla
- Kong with Battle Axe
- Hellhawk
- Jia's Doll
- Godzilla vs. Kong Logo
- Mechagodzilla (Exclusive A)
- Mechagodzilla logo (Exclusive B)
Godzilla Classic Series 4 (2022)
The fourth series of Godzilla Classic 3D foam figural bag clips includes:
- 1954 Gojira poster
- 2002 Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla poster
- 2001 GMK Godzilla
- 1974 Mechagodzilla
- 1967 Kamacuras
- 1968 Gorosaurus
- Mothra Larva Emerging from an Egg
- Godzilla Tower
- 1971 Godzilla (Exclusive A)
- Dr. Serizawa Diver (Exclusive B)
Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2022)
In 2022, Monogram International released a set of four figural bag clips of characters featured in the IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios crossover comic Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, sold exclusively at San Diego Comic Con. The Godzilla and King Ghidorah clips are both from Godzilla Classic Series 1, while the Red Ranger and Dragonzord are from a 2017 Power Rangers set.
Godzilla Classic Series 5 (2023)
Monogram will release a fifth wave of Godzilla Classic 3D foam figural bag clips in June 2023. It includes:
- Godzilla 1965
- Godzilla 2016 3rd form
- Modified Gigan
- Kumonga
- Battra larva
- Rodan 1956
- Shobijin
- The Return of Godzilla poster
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium poster
- Xilien
- Godzilla 1954
Godzilla Figural PVC Bank
The Godzilla Figural PVC Bank is a 9" coin bank shaped like a super-deformed depiction of Godzilla. It was released in September 2019.
Godzilla Deluxe Lanyard
The Godzilla Deluxe Lanyard includes the Japanese titles of all the live-action Toho Godzilla films along with an illustration of Godzilla. It was released in May 2019.
Godzilla Classic Bank
The Godzilla Classic Bank stands 11" tall and depicts the ShodaiGoji design, closely resembling its figure from Bandai America. It was released in February 2020. Strangely, the placeholder image on Monogram's site is of the GyakushuGoji suit from Godzilla Raids Again.
Trivia
- All of the monsters in Monogram's Godzilla Classic Series 1 of figural bag clips are from the Showa series, with the exception of Mechagodzilla, who is modeled after his Millennium incarnation.
- Monogram is responsible for the first toys of the Gotengo, Dorat, LittleGodzilla, Orga, Megaguirus, Monster X, and the MonsterVerse Mothra larva in the West.
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