Many science fiction and horror shows and comic books generate toys relating to those titles. An incredibly admired movie character turned toy character is Godzilla. First presented in Japan in the 1950s, Godzilla has reached a worldwide cult audience. Hundreds of toy characters in Godzilla’s likeness have been created. If you like this fire-breathing ancient monster, odds are you would like to collect the countless Godzilla action figures available.

Whether you name him Godzilla or Gojira, there is no doubt that the giant green lizard is perhaps Japan’s biggest import, at least beside Hello Kitty and that Asahi beer. Formerly a frightening monster and metaphor for the nuclear bomb, Godzilla altered over the years since he first appeared in 1954, as movie director Eji Tsuburaya realised that his largest group of followers were children, with all of their delectable licensing dollars.

Kaiju collecting can abruptly become a very costly as well as addicting fad. From the 1960s the kaiju collector has had an escalating number of items to splurge their hard earned cash on, and for most fans, the best part of enjoying a collection is to search for that unusual poster, lobby, card, tin toy, etc. Extraordinarily enough, the original collectible Godzilla toy was not even manufactured in Japan, but was the America model kit manufactured by Aurora. For most fans though, the most admired searched for collectible is not that rare poster, CD or model kit. For many a fan, the most liked and commonly collected Godzilla toys are the vinyl Godzilla toys which have remained popular for over 30 years.

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