My final July 2025 preorder release has at last arrived. After getting delayed a few times, Evolution Toy HAF (Hero Action Figure) Zone Fighter has finally been unleashed. He's the star of the 1973 series produced by Toho Company Ltd., the same Toho who gave us the Godzilla films. This show was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the Ultraman series and various tokusatsu shows that were all the rage on Japanese television at the time. The aspect that saved this show from vanishing into the depths of obscurity among a sea of competing superheroes is that it featured Godzilla on a regular basis (the goofy 1973 suit from Godzilla vs. Megalon was used), as well as Gigan and King Ghidorah. Zone Fighter was the first highly articulated Japanese superhero put out by Evolution Toy, who then went on to release various others (many of which I own). Based on the reviews I had seen of the first version, it appeared quite flimsy, with inaccurate proportion and various QC issues (e.g. ...
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