Machiboke
Machiboke (まちぼうけ Machibōke, lit. "waiting in vain") is a Japanese line of Gashapon toys manufactured by Bandai which depict anthropomorphic animals, foods, and licensed characters sitting patiently. Introduced in September 2019,[1] the line has featured characters from several tokusatsu franchises, including Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Metal Hero Series. The figures stand a few centimeters tall on average and retail for ¥300–600 apiece, depending on the assortment.
Selected figures
All of the below figures were sold in separate capsules and retailed for ¥400.
Godzilla Machiboke
The first wave of Godzilla Machiboke figures was released on the fifth week of June 2024. It included four, 5-cm-tall figures in Showa designs:[2]
-
Godzilla -
Mothra -
Gigan -
Mechagodzilla
Godzilla Machiboke 02
A second wave of Godzilla figures was released in the first week of July 2025. It included four figures at around 3 cm scale:[3]
-
Godzilla (1954) -
King Ghidorah (1968) -
Hedorah (1971) -
Jet Jaguar
Godzilla Machiboke: Deformed
A third wave of Godzilla figures became available for online purchase March 31–April 16, 2026. It included four, 4-cm-tall figures in super-deformed style:[4][5]
-
Godzilla (1995) -
Godzilla (1999) -
Godzilla (2016) -
Godzilla (2023)
External links
References
This is a list of references for Machiboke. 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]
|
Comments
Showing 0 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.
|
|
|