Super #1 Robot

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Japanese Robot Toys, 1972-1982
Photographs by Tim Brisko
Text by Matt Alt with Robert Duban
Afterword by Saburo Ishizuki

Shogun Warriors. Godaikin. Micronauts. They came in their legions, leaping straight from Japanese TV sets onto toy shelves. Shiny, outrageously colorful, sporting spring-powered missiles and "rocket punches"?they were unlike anything seen before. Super #1 Robot showcases these unique action figures created during the heyday of Japanese robot toys, 1972 to 1982. From Popy's classic "Chogokin" Mazinger Z to Takatoku's Valkyrie (the first seamlessly transforming toy), these are the pinnacle of modern Japanese robot toys, and transformed not only themselves, but also today's toy culture.

measurements:
5-1/2 x 7 in; 256 pp ; full-color photographs throughout, Paperback