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Monsters and Masks 2010

11 Oct 2010

LION MARU knockoff?

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

About fifteen years ago now, I purchased a small collection of Bullmark Tiger Mask vinyl figures (like these) at a toy show in Ohio. Erroneously in that batch was this 13″ Kaiketsu Lion Maru figure, vintage early 70’s. It has … Continued

Bullmark, Lion Maru, Monsters and Masks 2010, vinyl
8 Oct 2010

Sword girl and ninja pals vs. the monsters in SAKUYA YOKAIDEN

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

It’s ten years old, watches as good as the day it was made, and is arguably still the best yokai stuff ever filmed. Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (Sakuya Yokaiden) has its detractors, but I am FIRMLY in the lovers camp … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2010, Sakuya Yokaiden
5 Oct 2010

HENSHIN NINJA ARASHI manga monsters

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga | 1

While the legacy of Shotaro Ishinomori‘s Henshin Ninja Arashi (aka Transforming or Metamorphosis Ninja Arashi) lives mainly in tokusatsu TV nostalgia and vinyl collectibles of one decade or another, for me the manga holds the most charm. Packed with monsters, … Continued

HENSHIN NINJA ARASHI, Monsters and Masks 2010, Shotaro Ishinomori
3 Oct 2010

DEMON SPIES

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

If you want some seriously grim and downright harsh oni-masked ninja action, Demon Spies (Oniwaban) is your huckleberry. Based on a manga by Kazuo Koike of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, the film follows five masked ninja trained from childhood … Continued

Demon Spies, Kazuo Koike, Monsters and Masks 2010
29 Sep 2010

MONSTERS and MASKS 2010 is set to begin!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 7 - Ninja Miscelany | 0

Wow, it’s October already, which means two things: 1) I’m gonna start eating candy by the pound! and 2) Monsters and Masks Month is back!!! Last year, every October post was generally horror-themed or featured prominent demon or skull masks, … Continued

Monsters and Masks 2010

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