Since I had a fun time writing up the vintage
Popy Robo Hacchan figures the other week, I thought I'd carry on the vintage series with a look at Daimon. The figure, which stands at about 8" tall, was made by M1go in 1991 - so it's not too old.
Daimon is a character from a movie called Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare. Released in 1968 by Daiei Studio, the film was the first in a trilogy. Each of the movies features tons of yokai, demons, and other creatures from Japanese folklore.
In Spook Warfare, Daimon is the villain, a ruthless vampire released from his 4,000 year sleep by tomb raiders in Babylonia. Daimon makes his way to Japan, where the bulk of the story takes place. It's up to a brave Kappa and many other yokai to challenge the shape shifting, self-cloning, blood drinking Daimon.
I picked up one of the Daimon sofubi figures at
Gateway. It's really well designed, sculpted, and executed.
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| Several versions of the figure were made by M1Go. |
A closer look at the figure:
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| Really nice articulation at the head, arms, and waist. You can rotate the feathered arms 360 degrees. |
More after the jump:
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| Classic kaiju spray - subtle, and judiciously applied to bring out the depth of the sculpt and add personality. |
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| The weapon is molded onto the arm. Would have been great if it were separate. |
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| Nice sculpting details |
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| Check out that tail! |
All three films in the Yokai Monsters series are available at a low price on Amazon, with subtitles to boot.
Click here to go to the Amazon page for Spook Warfare.
And here's the film's trailer:
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