"Earth", "Mars", and "Jupiter" Astro-Mu sofubi figures from Super7 revealed!!!

For years collecting "Astro-Mu 5" figures was nearly impossible, as the soft vinyl figures featured removable helmets, armor, gloves, and boots, meaning a complete piece was quite rare. And forget finding the missile-firing body versions with those little rockets still present! Originally made by Nakajima, these figures were known as nodders, featuring a button on their back nods that caused the head to move up and down while a button on the front moved the head left to right. While Paul Kaiju's brilliantly similar "Mr. Ree" brought some satisfaction for fans of these lovely works, a proper reissue of the six figures was long overdue. Announced in 2007, a reissue was in the works but finally — now — Super7 appears to have the go ahead... and above is the very first release of 3 figures in what they are calling the "Unpainted Black" vinyl first shot edition. Releasing this coming Thursday, March 6th will be the "Earth" edition, and then following each consecutive week will be "Mars" on March 12th, and then "Jupiter" on March 19th! All of these will be just $45 a pop... and for all you sofubi purists out there... these are for you!