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Questions about the Kinnikuman 2008 DVD Kinkeshi Reissue Set

Hi all!

I collected M.U.S.C.L.E. when I was younger via eBay and stuff, but more recently I've been getting into the Kinnikuman manga proper. I've been eyeing that 2008 reissue box set because it seems to be the cheapest way to get every sculpt (even if they're remakes instead of vintage), and I'm seeing it on Mercari Japan for what looks to be fairly reasonable prices.

I looked at a couple threads here mentioning that the remade sculpts are slightly smaller, use a softer material, and are a bit more prone to warping. I've seen a few Japanese blogs and videos that document info on the box set sculpts, but full documentation on everything is a bit sparse.

More specifically, though, I'm curious about if the material of the reissues is prone to deterioration. Pretty much all the sets I see are still sealed in the plastic baggies, but since the set is almost 20 years old, I'm a little worried about those sealed figures getting sticky from leaking plasticizer or something. One of the very few videos about the set that I can find on YouTube involved a guy saying that a few of the figures he opened were sticky and even had a little yellowing. Is this something I need to worry about before I consider buying the set? It'd really suck if I were to buy it only to end up with every single one being a sticky mess.

Any information you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

University of Muscle is down, I need something from it

Hi
So I've been heavily invested in kinnikuman since a few years ago and one of my favourite things to do is look at old fanart

I found Kevin Mayle's work on the university of muscle page and was fascinated at how the characters were portrayed without much knowledge of the manga; but if you check the site now it's some sort of sports betting site called "ketamine advocacy network" (???)
does anyone have Mayle's work saved somewhere? I really want to preserve this

thanks

Original gashapon machine capsules

So I understand that in Japan, the Kinnikuman figures were sold in gashapon machines. Does anybody have any of the original capsules they came in?

Or any photos of an 80s machine with Kinnikuman in it?

I had a brief look online but couldn't find anything.

Trying to identify Playerman sculpt

Hi all,

Just recently got in to collecting, I have a Playerman but mine looks slightly different to all I can find online. Mine has the arms in a different position, has 'pants' and seems a lot slimmer than the examples I find online.

Mine does have the YSNT stamp on the back

Anyone any ideas?

Kinnikuman Colosseum replicas

I've been making replica Colosseums for some time now, selling them exclusively on my storefront at http://313toys.storenvy.com/. and mostly marketing on facebook.  I figured it'd be time to post it here, just in case there are any that don't subscribe to the Zuckerberg mess.

If you're interested please check out the storefront.

Black Buffalo - #216 part 15

Hello,

I'm trying to collect every variation of Black Buffalo (#216, part 15) and was wondering if any of you have seen any color besides the standard 5 in the attached image and the crystal green version. 

As far as I've seen after searching for months, there are no other versions besides the ones I mentioned, but would love to be proven wrong! Please let me know if you have seen this guy in any other colors, and any photos would also be super helpful!

Thank you

Just saw this on Yahoo Japan..

Now I feel old:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k1048244230

Kinkeshi Full Action Special

Is anyone else enjoying these? I got a whole set of series #2 during an import site's free shipping promo period just out of curiosity. These things are pretty neat, I just wish the head/neck/torso peg wasn't so easy to dislocate. Out of all of series 2, I think Kinnikuman Great is my favorite.

Actual difference between 29th anniversary and reissue

Hi guys I'm collecting all the original 418 sculpts, not the actual first release since I'm more interested in the og sculpts rather than the og set.

Basically all my collection for now is only reissue(I think it's the late 90s reissue with the update firmer and glossier rubber , confirm me or correct me if i'm wrong), they have the trademark with the circled P on the back. I found a lot with many kinkeshi that I'm missing but they are the 29th anniversary since they have the "B china" on the back. Are they different than the reissued ones with the circled P on the back? Do they have another type of rubber? Do they fit in?

Thanks everyone.

SH Figuarts Revival!

Looks like we're back guys!