Hiya news / Titanic Creations news

Sometime last year, there was talk that Hiya had gotten the license to do Toho Godzilla figures, and would begin producing them. Well yesterday, the photos of their upcoming 1991 Godzilla Hokkaido version have been released.

I think the figure looks good for the most part. The legs do seem a bit too big and thick (or is it the body that's too thin?), but everything else looks great. I went ahead and pre-ordered it already from a site called Kowkis Toys that was mentioned in a review video. I asked about them in one of the kaiju figure groups I'm a part of and got positive feedback, so I went ahead and purchased one. It's set to drop in the 4th quarter of 2024. This one is about 7 inches tall (Hiya figures are larger than the SHMA releases). I'm looking forward to getting this dude.

In Titanic Creations news, they've just announced that they have secured the rights to the Korean monsters Yongary and Pugasari. I love Yongary, the goofy 1967 kaiju, with his fire breath and nose laser. I have a particular memory from when I went to the movies with my older brother as a kid. We watched a double feature of Airplane II: The Sequel and It Came From Hollywood, which was basically a bunch of clips of old horror, sci-fi and monster movies, with various segments hosted by comedians Cheech and Chong, Gilda Radner, Dan Akroyd and John Candy. I vividly recall seeing footage of a kaiju marching behind some buildings while a crowd of people ran away, and then the kaiju turning and crashing through the buildings. At the time I thought it was a Japanese monster flick, and for years I searched for which movie that might have been. The mystery was finally solved when I watched Yongary in the early 2000's. Since watching that film, I've been wanting a Yongary figure for the longest time. So I'm hella psyched that Titanic Creations will finally be giving us one.

From what I've read, Yongary is currently being designed and the final product will be revealed sometime in March. I'm signed up to their website for updates so that I can pre-order one as soon as they become available. It will be very exciting to finally own a Yongary figure. If the Pugasari figure looks good, then I might pre-order that one as well.

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