Funko’s Latest Vinyl Figure Makes Ultraman Ultra-Adorable

Sometimes it may be hard to remember — beneath the crashing , unyielding waves ofbig head and white - eyed replicasof reasonably much every pop culture franchise under the sunshine — that Funko makes vinyl figurine that are of the non - popular variety . But when it reminds you that it does , it like to remind you in style .

io9 has your first feeling at the latest entry in Funko ’s “ Jumbo Chan ” business of vinyl figurines in the form of Japan’sgreatest size - changing hero , Ultraman ! The 5th figure in Funko ’s love letter of the alphabet to the retro toy stylings of Nipponese sofubi figurine — which so far has included Voltron himself , Gō Mifune fromSpeed Racer , Ken the Eagle fromGatchaman , and even Funko ’s own mascot , Freddy Funko — is a similar nostalgiccelebration of the original Ultraman .

Funko Jumbo Chan Ultraman

clock in at 14 inches tall , the Jumbo Chan Ultraman depicts the giant of light in a heroic affectation , and adorably rounded ( the disconcertingly slim Ultras ofShin UltramanandUltraman Rising , this ai n’t ) . He also comes with some marvellous retro packaging too , show Ultraman in his classical transformation posture as Shin Hayata prepares to go from ordinary human to skyscraper - sized superhero .

You ’ll have to act fast if you require to put Ultraman in your collection though : the figure is confine to a release of just 1,200 , and comes with a credentials of genuineness to let you cognize just where in the running play your Ultra come from . If you need one of your own — and have $ 250 to spare — you could bless up to Funko ’s apprisal page for the Jumbo Chan Ultramanhereand embark the EQL raffle for a chance to purchase , ahead of an guess shipping date of October 22 .

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