Thursday, November 8, 2012

Something horribly, horribly wrong has happend on the Japanese toy market.


Japanese toy maker Bandai has announced that they intend to release 'Chogokin King Robo Mickey & Friends' in early 2013. Yes, that Mickey. As in Mickey Mouse. As a robot.

Not just Mickey though--as the '& Friends' includes Minnie Mouse, Daisy and Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, and Steamboat Willy all combining into a wannabe Power Rangers robot.

In essence, it's channeling the Super Sentai Chogokin Shinken robot whatchamacallit toy from the 1980s. And if you're reading this right now and blacking out because I just typed the words Chogokin Shinken, I'm waaaaaaay ahead of you.






My grandmother gave me a Chogokin Shinken robot toy for Christmas once because she thought it was popular. Shockingly, 77-year old women don't have their fingers on the pulse of popular toys for 10-year old boys.



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