{"id":43390,"date":"2024-12-13T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=43390"},"modified":"2024-11-12T13:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:33:55","slug":"godzilla-mystery-minis-gigan-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2024\/12\/godzilla-mystery-minis-gigan-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Godzilla Mystery Minis - Gigan review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Funko<\/p>\n

Godzilla's Showa Era lasted from 1954 to 1975, and by the end box office returns were dropping. That meant directors were free to get a little more creative with their films, which is why 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan<\/i> has a very \"James Bond\" plot carried out by bodysnatching alien cockroaches who run a Godzilla-themed amusement park. It's also very pop art influenced, with infamous scenes where the kaiju talk to each other, and we get to see it translated via manga-style speech balloons animated right there on screen. But despite that, it's one of the most destructive Godzilla<\/i> movies, and the monster fights go hard<\/b>!<\/p>\n

Gigan (which is pronounced GUYgan, not GEEgan) is an alien cyborg from the M Space Hunter Nebula, summonsed to help his masters conquer Earth. Designer Takayoshi Mizukin was asked to create a monster with a distinct shape, so he based his creation on the body of a goose and the head of an eagle, and a visor inspired by sunglasses. His most famous feature is the sawblade embedded in his torso, and he has steel hooks for hands and feet - things that fit in with his depiction as one of the most sadistic Godzilla enemies, happy to continue attacking his targets even when they're down. The Mystery Mini<\/i> sculpts a few scattered scales on the gold parts of the belly, rather than trying to do them all, and his tail curls gently to the side beneath the three fins on his back.<\/p>\n

Gigan is available in a 1:24 ratio, meaning he's packed in alternating cases.<\/p>\n

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