Does your jet black Porsche 928S transform into an evil German scientist? Mine does.

One can argue that this toy was the one that sparked the imagination of kids in the late 70s, fueling our now current frenzy for all things giant and robot.

This design is why we are here today. Why my childhood was what it was. Why this website exists. This is Ground Zero, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

Koji Kabuto was the pilot of one of the most iconic super robots ever - Mazinger Z. He fought many battles against Kikaiju such as Garada K7 and Doublas M2. But eventually, Mazinger was replaced by a newer, better model - Great Mazinger.

So what does Koji do? He goes off to NASA.

Eventually though, Koji has to come back to Japan, and one would think he would be fully qualified to pilot the latest super robot, Grendizer. But Duke Fleed's all like "Noooo, you left, you lost your place in line, get to the back".

It's as if Timothy Leary had a flying space fortress....

Nessar was an aquatic mech piloted by Bunta Hayami, the "Big Guy" of the crew of the Daikyu Maryu. There's always one in every crew. Being a big guy myself, the inclusion of these characters in these shows helped me identify with the Japanese shows moreso than their western counterparts.

You know I love Dairugger, and you know I love clear toys. Well, like a match made in heaven its the Mechaclear Dairugger XV.

The original toy is cool as hell. When you had the old one, you knew it was destined to do more. When those fists came unglued, you knew they were supposed to fire.

In this version, they did. And it did a whole lot more.

What I like about this toy is that it packs in so much play value into a tiny little funky vehicle.

The Gaiking Necklace is the new must-have fashion accessory for 1977.

Get Get Gettaa! Gettaa Robo!

GA-07. The SEVENTH chogokin. 1975. Think about it for a minute. Let it absorb in. This is one of the founding fathers. This is one of the stones in the foundation of Japanese toy history.

The Mecharobo Gaiking is better known in the US as the Shogun Warriors ZARGON.

Muteking? Saizance? Doesn’t ring any bells??? Well, me too… It’s a shame though, because the anime gave Popy license to produce one of the coolest and uniquely designed toys…

While the rest of the USA is watching the Super Bowl, here I am reviewing Gold Lightan.