The Tachikoma of Ghost in the Shell were once fearsome machines with squeaky voices. They were well-armed, fast, and scrabbled quickly to points of conflict like war machines are apt to do. That was then.Nowadays, the Tachikoma are rounded, innocuous, and completely devoid of the killing spirit. They're like candy or juicy baubles of sparkling PVC that have widespread appeal. Sometimes we wonder if this is the fate of all pop culture phenomenon in Japan - where everything eventually becomes adorable and all edges are rounded off...
Preorders for the Tachikoma Trading Figures Vol 3 will ship in August 2008 at JPY3800 per box of 12 figures or US$38.90 from NCS.
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