DamnGaijin!

Oops, Daimajin.

I watched the Daimajin trilogy today and it is the same movie with much of the same cast and characters done three times in three different settings. #1 is the best, 2 is second best and 3 is third best. Funny how that works out. I wrote a little bit about this Golem last year and I've scammed two photos from that blog entry.

Here is their protectorate God in its statuesque form.

And here he is when he gets all vengeful and smashy.

One thing they're missing from this figure is the spike driven in its forehead.

That would be awesome.

Here, check out a preview for yourself.

In non-Kaiju news, I performed some nuptials today and an ex-student from Tokiwagi was the keyboardist and the singer is a current teacher at Tokiwagi. Sort of a reunion for me.

 

I often run into former Tokiwagi gals from time to time even though I was only there for two years from 2000-2002. I was at their rival school Seiwa for three years from 2005-2008 yet I rarely ever bump into former students  from that school. (Or maybe they ignore me. The Tokiwagi gals don't.)

In other news, here is a picture of a pub with a bunch of pigs in it. 

Furthermore, here is the latest offering from Mr. Donuts.

I need to investigate further as to whether you get a little figure or just the consumables.

Meanwhile, I have spent the evening playing Trivia, Cribbage and Scrabble and slowly getting drunk on those beers I bought the other day. I finished watching the 5th season of Lower Decks (to date). It is just getting wackier and that is a good thing.

This is what has just started on my Twitch channel: A Gamera marathon. #1 is really quite brutal before it got too kid-friendly. 

‘Gamera: The 59th Anniversary Monstrous Marathon’ – GIANT MONSTER GAMERA (1965) [9:00 am ET] • GAMERA VS. BARUGON (1966) [10:25 am] • GAMERA VS GYAOS (1967) [12:00 pm ET] • GAMERA VS. VIRAS (1968) [1:35 pm] • GAMERA VS. GUIRON (1969) [3:00 pm ET] • GAMERA VS JIGER (1970) [4:30 pm] • GAMERA VS. ZIGRA (1971) [5:55 pm] • GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER (1980) [7:30 pm] • GAMERA: A RETROSPECTIVE [9:00 pm] • GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995) [9:30 pm] • GAMERA 2: ADVENT OF LEGION (1996) [11:15 pm] • GAMERA 3: AWAKENING OF IRIS (1999) [12:50 am ET] • GAMERA THE BRAVE (2006) [2:45 am ET]

Try this link and hook up with the Twitch feed.

 I'm going to continue quaffing brew and enjoy more Gamera goodness.

Mind the Gappa.

Day 6!

Last night I watched Majin, The Monster of Terror, (American version, 1967); I know it better as Daimajin, or Honking huge statue saves a village by an evil ruler. I'd seen it a year ago subbed, it was nice to watch a dubbed version so I didn't have to pay much attention and just poke my head in when the Golemesque Goliath stomps about.

Give me a sec, I think I have a small figure of the majestic Majin.

Hey cool, Series Two has him in his statuesque form before being brought to life.

And Series One has him in his mobile form ready to crush any interlopers.

Before bed, I lay down to eagerly watch Monster from a Prehistoric Planet! I've never seen that one! Or so I thought, its actual title is Gappa: The Triphibian Monster which I've seen a few times. But I haven't seen it dubbed since I was a kid, so I viewed the goofy flick.

You don't really need to watch much more of than that clip, all the Kaiju action is right there.

I've spent the day digging through a half dozen big boxes stuffed with Godzilla Goodies (Goodyzilla?) and found a mini-Gappa.

 

I spent this morning watching the tail end of The Meg and then Monster Hunter while rummaging. I still had lots to go through with my hoard so I watched 4 episodes of Richard Osman's House of Games and caught up on Fear the Walking Dead.

Now it's bedtime and I haven't even prepared a lesson for tomorrow. Ah well, there's always tomorrow morning...