Vintage 1970"s Japanese Starblazers Yamato TV Commercial

[perfectseanie]

Got one for my 15th bday back in '86 from a specialty shop. There were maybe four stores in the US back then importing high quality anime toys with mail order biz and then smaller dealers you could find at Cons.

[ozulu45]

uh guys?? unless you had a JAPAN TOWN in your city? you werent gettin this in a store! this is the japanese version! not that badly painted american version ya got at Sears or Mervyns!

[frodovader]

I have this. It was at parents house in Sendai, still has box.My Sister and I use to watch this with my Mom.

[RetroToledo]

@frodovader Awwww! You had it best!

[LALOMAN18]

You can still find this toy for about $250 to $300 here in Little Tokyo toy shop in Los Angeles.... I saw it and its in very nice size, extreme beautiful high class detail.... everything moves, nice case and accessories too...

[RetroToledo]

@LALOMAN18 Shame the kind of money we have to pay for these.

[Citrakite]

As the As os Jpanese, It's Space Battleship Yamato.

[Forevernight]

you can find those on ebay. There expensive but, they are made in Japan.

[limboslam]

Where the F***  was that toy when I was a kid?!

[AvEryBadApPLe]

possibly some hobby shop. i'm certain i NEVER saw it at kiddie city, toy r' us, sears or woolworth.

[fronio89]

@limboslam through model shops that specialized in sci-fi model building, where you sent away for the cataloge. Merchandising for StarBlazers was as underground

as the show was.......