Highlights of the event will include:
- A very special charity autograph session featuring Shimada-sensei of Yudetamago on 4/10!
- New shirts and merchandise from BamBam88
- A life-sized Kinnikuman figure
- Exclusive/limited Five Star Toy Kinnikuman Sofvi ~ Purple 風林火山/Furinkazan version
- Exclusive/limited BamBam88 風林火山/Furinkazan T shirt
- The Kinnikuman race car, "Go Go Muscle 号/Go," on display
Now for a little back story on the Furinkazan exclusives...
Furinkazan (Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain) is significant in the Kinnikuman universe as it was the name of one of the 48の殺人技/48 Killer Techniques that Prince Kamehame taught to Kinnikuman. Suguru eventually used this killer move to defeat Jesse Maivia in the American Tour Arc.
Kinnikuman busting out the Furinkazan!
The inspiration for Furinkazan Warfare is said to have come from the following verse in the seventh chapter of Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."
Image Compliments of Five Star Toy
As you can now see, the four diamond pattern on Kinnikuman's chest is the very same pattern found on Takeda Shingen's helmet. Four diamonds = Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain.
Takeda Shingen
Talk about an exclusive figure with some serious Japanese history and Kinnikuman canon behind it! Go GO 風林火山!!!
Life sized Kinnikuman???? Man! That sounds awesome!! Whoever gets to enjoy that and some new Bam Bam shirts are in for a good day.
ReplyDeleteWow I would love to have a life sized Kinnikuman! I would also love to go to this museum! ...someday...T_T
ReplyDeleteThey said they would be coming to America sometime this year.... but it is hard to know for sure though...
ReplyDeleteThey were talking like a total Kinniku expo with all the companies that do Kinnikuman stuff.