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Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, also called Los 5 samuráis in Spain, Samurai Warriors in Latin America and Ronin Warrior in the United States, is a 39-episode Japanese anime series whose production began in 1988.
We talked about this franchise in more detail in our blog post Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
Like any good anime, several lines of collectible figures have been released.
The ugly duckling of Masters of the Universe: In 1986, Mattel surprised everyone with a curious new sub-line of toys within the Masters of the Universe franchise: the “Meteorbs“. These unique toys not only expanded the Eternia universe, but also added new gameplay with their ability to transform between animal and egg forms. Although, the […]
The Battle Beasts (Originally = ビーストフォーマー, Bīsutofōmā) is a toy line that was released by the Japanese company TAKARA and HASBRO in 1987. These action figures gained popularity during the late 1980’s and were distinguished by their design of anthropomorphic animals with armor and the inclusion of a “rock, paper, scissors” game among the figures. […]
The 1980s witnessed an explosion of creativity in the world of entertainment, and the animated series “Bionic Six” (“La familia Biónica” in Spanish) did its bit. Created by Ron Friedman and produced by TMS Entertainment, this collaboration between American and Japanese studios was released in 1987. The good guys “Bionic Six” followed the adventures of […]
