Whilst Cosmo Knight Alpha may be on the bucket list of any self respecting kaiju collector, to keshi nuts it has to be the Mandarake Microkan, so what better way to round off our Japan recap than with a little look at the legendary store… One part of the numerous Mandarake spaces found in Nakano Broadway, the modest size shop boasts one of the most incredible “for sale” collections in the world, with numerous SR kinkeshi, some of the most hilarious (and creative!) pachi keshi we’ve laid eyes on, numerous rare lines (including the pictured Ma-Ba gacha set we snagged below), plus a ton of super cheap grab bags and 100yen bins- as you can see from the main pic, our writer Tru:Tek was left in awe for quite some time! As if visiting the store wasn’t enough, through the aid of Jon at Rampage Toys we also got to meet the Microkan keshi master himself, Miyakoshi-san. Director of the store and editor of the famous Mandarake Keshi magazine, コンプREX, it was amazing to be able to hand over our latest figure “Atomic Uchuujin” in person, and even more of an honour to receive a copy of his latest publication too! All round a pretty unbelievable trip that anyone with even the smallest interest in keshi has got to make at one point in their lives…
ABOVE// Tru:Tek mesmerised by one of the numerous Microkan cabinets – Miyakoshi-san with a copy of his latest publication and an Alien Uchuujin – A small section of the rare pachi kinkeshi, including H.U.S.T.L.E’s Mekamess!
BELOW// Miyakoshi-san’s latest keshi publication (title unknown) – A full set of gacha Ma-Ba Zombies
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