M.U.S.C.L.E. ALIENS by Super7 Drops Dec 9th
Super7 teases folks with āDecember 9ā release date for their M.U.S.C.L.E. ALIENS figures! First seen circa NYCC, here are a few snaps of the blister-carded figures in āfleshā colorway, each priced at US$20 for 3 figures per pack. (images via toyark.com).
WHAT-IS: āKinkeshi (ćć³ę¶ć, lit. "KinnikuEraser") is an extensive and popular line of collectible erasers, an instance of the modern Japanese popular culture institution of keshi. The keshi it includes are monochromatic and derived from the Kinnikuman (ćć³čćć³) anime and manga franchise, whose primary motif is professional wrestling.And while I am not a huge follower of āKinkeshiā toys - as intrigued as I am by them - I am however a fan of āAliensā, and THIS may well tip me to the Kinkeshi-side, maybeā¦
The line was launched in Japan in 1983, and licensed in 1985 for the American market as M.U.S.C.L.E. (reflecting Kinnikuman's English title of Muscleman). M.U.S.C.L.E. used a harder rubber than Kinkeshi; its U.S. sequel, Ultimate Muscle, had a small release of about twenty Kinkeshi, though a larger run of figures using a plastic softer than M.U.S.C.L.E. but not eraser-like was released exclusively in the USA." (Wiki)
Heh.
