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Not Kemular 2.png|Dofilas | Not Kemular 2.png|Dofilas | ||
Pachi fight4.png|Kirius vs Sheath | Pachi fight4.png|Kirius vs Sheath | ||
Pyramid.png|Anigaru | |||
Twoheads.png|Chimarius | Twoheads.png|Chimarius | ||
Pachimon-Whow Clean-Jan-2019 01.jpg|Jiburasu | Pachimon-Whow Clean-Jan-2019 01.jpg|Jiburasu | ||
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PachimonNameless2016January06.jpg|''Unnamed'' | PachimonNameless2016January06.jpg|''Unnamed'' | ||
PachimonNameless2016January07.jpg|''Unnamed'' | PachimonNameless2016January07.jpg|''Unnamed'' | ||
Not Zambolar.png|''Unnamed'' | Not Zambolar.png|''Unnamed'' | ||
Monkey thing vs triceratops.png|''Unnamed'' | Monkey thing vs triceratops.png|''Unnamed'' | ||
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MountRushmorePachimon2016January02.jpg|Tōtasu vs Purami playing card | MountRushmorePachimon2016January02.jpg|Tōtasu vs Purami playing card | ||
WardorisPachimonKaijuCard02.jpg|Wardoris playing card | WardorisPachimonKaijuCard02.jpg|Wardoris playing card | ||
Pachimon-Anigaru-March-2019-01.jpg|Anigaru playing card | |||
ZasunekPachimonKaijuCard01.jpg|Zasunek playing card | ZasunekPachimonKaijuCard01.jpg|Zasunek playing card | ||
Laser mole.png|Mogudon playing card | Laser mole.png|Mogudon playing card | ||
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6spade.png|Mantiz playing card | 6spade.png|Mantiz playing card | ||
8clubs.png|Drasgon playing card | 8clubs.png|Drasgon playing card | ||
Pachimon-Daburinton-March-2019.jpg|Daburinton playing card | |||
3 hearts.png|''Unnamed'' | 3 hearts.png|''Unnamed'' | ||
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===Merchandise / Miscellaneous=== | ===Merchandise / Miscellaneous=== | ||
<gallery position="center" orientation="none" spacing="small"> | <gallery position="center" orientation="none" spacing="small"> | ||
Pachimon-Toy-Etch-March-2019.jpg|Etch vinyl figure | |||
GaltanToys2016March01.jpg|Galtan vinyl figures | GaltanToys2016March01.jpg|Galtan vinyl figures | ||
5633342960 9952d02123.jpg|Galtan vinyl figure | 5633342960 9952d02123.jpg|Galtan vinyl figure | ||
Pachimon-Toy-Heater 23416925.jpg|Heater | Pachimon-Toy-Heater 23416925.jpg|Heater vinyl figure | ||
JiatorimaToy2016March01.jpg|Jiatorima | JiatorimaToy2016March01.jpg|Jiatorima vinyl figure | ||
KokuraFanToy2015March01.jpg|Fan created Kokura figure | KokuraFanToy2015March01.jpg|Fan created Kokura figure | ||
MajelisPachimon2016March04.jpg|Majelis, Daigoras, and Kanjiras figurines | MajelisPachimon2016March04.jpg|Majelis, Daigoras, and Kanjiras figurines | ||
Jamila.jpg|Agasukeron figure | Jamila.jpg|Agasukeron figure | ||
Pachimon-Toy-Metrocabayan 30076701.jpg|Metrocabayan | Pachimon-Toy-Metrocabayan 30076701.jpg|Metrocabayan vinyl figures | ||
SaihatariPachimon02.jpg|Saihatari vinyl figure | SaihatariPachimon02.jpg|Saihatari vinyl figure (1) | ||
SaihatariPachimon03.jpg | SaihatariPachimon03.jpg|Saihatari (2) | ||
SaihatariPachimon04.jpg | SaihatariPachimon04.jpg|Saihatari (3) | ||
SaihatariPachimon05.jpg | SaihatariPachimon05.jpg|Saihatari (4) | ||
SaihatariPachimon06.jpg | SaihatariPachimon06.jpg|Saihatari (5) | ||
SaihatariPachimon07.jpg | SaihatariPachimon07.jpg|Saihatari (6) | ||
23417.jpg|Bechigon<ref>http://203.138.119.142/en/</ref> | 23417.jpg|Bechigon<ref>http://203.138.119.142/en/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:58, 4 March 2019
Pachimon (パチモン is a series of vintage bromide trading cards made by Pachimon)Japanese company Yokopro (ヨコプロ. Yokopuro)
Information
Pachimon was created by Yokopro in the 1970's, around the time kaiju were very popular in Japan. The card game features several 'Pachimon,' monsters often based on popular kaiju series such as Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman, usually attacking famous cities or places.
The playing cards feature information on each monster, including its height, weight, and subtitle.
Although quite obscure, the Pachimon kaiju have garnered something of a cult following among Japanese collectors and otaku, which has resulted in vinyl figures (both official products and custom built independents), and fan-made video games and short films.
Gallery
Artwork
Playing Cards
Kewpie Corporation Playing Cards
The following set of promotional playing cards were produced by The Kewpie Corporation and featured original creature artwork along with related names and stats. However, these cards are still often lumped together with other Pachimon due some of the designs still being derivative of existing characters.[1]
Merchandise / Miscellaneous
Bechigon[2]
Trivia
- Several of the kaiju depicted on the Pachimon cards are modified pictures of kaiju from the Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultra franchises.
- Some Pachimon cards took their visual sources from outside the Kaiju and Tokusatsu genres including science books based on prehistoric animals and photographs of modern day ones. Jiatorima, Skorosaurus, Triceratops, a gigantic Dunkleosteus (Whow), and an unnamed 'mountain hugging' Komodo Dragon are some such examples.
- There's a minority of Pachimon card creatures who appear to be fully original creations and connected designs. But these too *might* have also been taken / stolen from more obscure sources, like artwork from Kaiju picture books and science fiction magazines.
- The ghastly character with the claws of the iconic "Ultraman" foe Baltan, the body of Antler (also from "Ultraman"), and donning an over-sized human skull for a head, was originally left nameless in its card debut, but would later be named 'Galtan' (or 'Gaikotsubaltan') by the vinyl sculptor / producer Exohead, whom released such a figure in 2007.
- A Pachimon fighting game dubbed Pachimon Kaiju Dainessen has unofficially been made similar to Mugen.[3]
- Through this unofficial video game, one unnamed Dunkleosteus-based monster was given the fan-created title of 'Whow'.
Reference
This is a list of references for Pachimon. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
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