Most science fiction and horror shows and comic books produce toys relevant to those titles. An awfully popular film figure turned toy character is Godzilla. First appearing in Japan in the 1950s, Godzilla has reached a worldwide cult following. Thousands of toy characters in Godzilla’s resemblance have been manufactured. If you adore this fire-breathing prehistoric giant, chances are you would like to collect the numerous Godzilla action figures in existence.

Whether you refer to him as Godzilla or Gojira, there’s no argument that the huge green lizard is maybe Japan’s finest import, at least beside Hello Kitty and that Asahi beer. Originally a menacing monster and symbol for the nuclear blast, Godzilla altered over time since he first appeared in 1954, as movie director Eji Tsuburaya discovered that his largest followers were kids, with all of their lovely licensing dollars.

Kaiju collecting can quickly turn into a very expensive as well as fanatical fad. From the 1960s the kaiju collector has had an escalating number of toys to expend their hard earned finances on, and for many a fan, the best bit of taking pleasure in a collection is to search for that rare poster, lobby, card, tin toy, etc. Extraordinarily enough, the earliest collectible Godzilla toy was not even developed in Japan, but was the America model kit manufactured by Aurora. For most fans though, the most admired sought after collectible isn’t that hard to find poster, CD or model set. For many a fan, the most popular and commonly collected Godzilla collectibles are the vinyl Godzilla toys which have stayed popular for over 3 decades.