Musings of an Inkd Geek

Delivered from Kurama Toys, I received the new S.H. Figuarts Alien Hipporito (Hipporit) this week. The official English name is Hipporit, but I prefer Hipporito, as that has a better ring to it, and that is the way they say it in Japanese. I chose FedEx as the delivery, and it arrived within about two days of shipping. I always prefer FedEx (or DHL) as they always send packages faster than USPS. Alien Hipporito is from episodes 26 & 27 of Ultraman Ace, where he threatened Earth to surrender Ace, so he can kill him. After trapping Ace and turning him into a statue, he then went on to fight the Ultra brothers, and eventually, the Father of Ultra. Despite his goofy appearance, he was a formidable foe, and Bandai captured his unique look quite well. He sports 3 horns on his head, a long nose, yellow eyes surrounded by a blue piece that resembles a mask, various spikes and fins, and a thin tail. He is one of the more colorful aliens of the Ultraman series. Everything is sculpted well, i...

This late 70’s Italian kaiju movie is about a giant yeti that’s found frozen in an iceberg, and brought back to modern civilization. Rich tycoon Morgan Hunnicut partners with his scientist friend Professor Waterman to lead an expedition to retrieve a giant yeti frozen in ice, found in the waters off the coast of Newfoundland. They bring the chunk of ice back and set about to thaw the beast and revive it. When the beast is finally awakened, he goes on a mild rampage before he bonds with Hunnicut’s grandchildren, Jane & Kirby. Hunnicut wants to use the yeti as his trademark for his various products, and plans to bring him to Toronto to officially display him to the world. Once in the city, things go wrong and the beast goes on another rampage, with only Jane being able to tame his wild instincts. It leads to a climax involving more destruction, and a showdown with some shady characters that are working for Hunnicut Enterprise’s competition. Man, I’ve seen some bad, cheesy Sasquatch m...