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Y-MSF Manda


I follow Y-MSF's page on Instagram, and he's always posting about figures he's working on, figures he's planning, figures available, etc. This is a smaller company that tends to produce vinyl figures of some of the more rare kaiju that other companies won't produce as many of, such as Titanosaurus, Varan, Gabara, Ebirah, Giant Condor from Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster. The latest release is this Manda '68 figure, based on its appearance in the film Destroy All Monsters.





Manda the Sea Serpent first appeared in 1963's Atragon. That version had horns on its head and whiskers. Then, in Destroy All Monsters, they got rid of the horns and whiskers. He took part in the attack on Tokyo, with Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra Larva. Manda wrapping itself around a bridge and knocking it down, while Godzilla rampaged in the background, is a very memorable and iconic scene. Manda's next and final appearance was in 2004's Godzilla Final Wars, where it appeared briefly at the beginning, wrapped around the Gotenko warship, a tribute to its debut where it wrapped itself around the Atragon warship. I've always enjoyed this kaiju, and I'm glad a soft vinyl version was finally released.








Like I stated, this figure is made of soft vinyl. He's painted nicely, greenish/greyish throughout the body, with tannish highlights on its underside. It's eyes are white with black pupils, and it's teeth are dull yellow with red inside the mouth. The sculpt is really great, covered in scales on the top of it's body and a thin fins that run along it's back, with snake-like folds on it's belly. Manda came out looking fantastic and accurate to its 1968 appearance.





Manda has 8 points of articulation. On its neck, 2 on it's body, one at his tail, and on each of its 4 legs. Its mouth is molded in an open position and is not articulated. His body is curled, but you can move the various sections to change its sculpt a bit. This figure can also wrap around a building or kaiju nicely, which makes it fun. 




Y-MSF Manda is another nice figure from this company. We never got an official release of this kaiju from Bandai, so it's nice that they step up and fill the void so us fans can have figures of these lesser produced monsters. I recommend checking out the Instagram page @ymsf3 so you can see the various figures offered. This Manda is great!



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