Super7 Godzilla Reveals

The Super7 store, which has been producing original figures (Masters of the Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc.) for quite some time now, has just officially unveiled the first images of their new Godzilla line.

It is none other than Godzilla 89 and Rose Biollante, from the 1989 film Godzilla vs. Biollante. As you can see from the photos, both figures come with quite a few accessories. Rose Biollante comes with an alternate open mouth head, and 2 cut off "battle damaged" vines, with poseable jaws. The vines are articulated as well. Godzilla comes with alternate open mouth head, 3 pairs of hands (fists, relaxed and open), one hand with a hole in it (from the scene in the movie where one of Biollante's vines pierced through his hand), and what appears to be an alternate neck with vines wrapped around it.

Both figures appear to be painted and sculpted nicely. Biollante looks especially nice, and since there are not many renditions of her rose form available, I imagine many will want her. Several US retailers have already put up their pre-orders, including KaijuLive, Big Bad Toy Store, Awesome Collector, and of course, Super7.com. I already pre-ordered the Biollante off KaijuLive. Their release date is the 1st quarter of 2023, which is kind of a bummer (I was hoping they'd drop later this year), but oh well. Godzilla looks decent enough, but I'm happy with my NECA and SHMA versions, so I passed on him. You have the option of purchasing each separately or together as a set, which is ideal if you only want one and not the other. Both figures are about 8" tall.

Back in the early 2000's, I used to shop at the Super 7 store in San Francisco a lot when it was located in the Japantown area. In addition to having modern urban toys and starting to roll out their very own exclusives, they also carried import Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman figures from Bandai, Marmit, Marusan, etc. It was there where I found and purchased a bunch of rare Ultraman Marmit Parababies, which I still have to this day. I have fond memories of visiting their store. They since moved to 16th Street, and really began to focus more on their original figures. Since they recently acquired the Godzilla license, these two will be their first original Godzilla releases (though they did release a 3¾ inch sized version of the Shogun Godzilla from the 70's). I think that releasing an articulated version of Biollante's Rose form is a smart move, as that is a figure that many collectors have asked for. I'm curious to see what their Godzilla line will bring in the future, but thus far, they seem to be off to a good start.

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