The EdoMae model kit line contained more characters than the MegaUp series - they’re also rare and much more expensive.

In Japan, they were sold as model kits that you had to build, yourself.

These figures were also released in Europe, in a pre-assembled form. Sources say that they hit store shelves before the show was aired, so they didn’t sell well.

The only one I currently have is Mietoru.

The propeller above his head can rotate freely, and his goggles can be positioned over his eyes, or they can be pushed up to rest on his forehead. His weapons, tail and wings are easily detachable.

Between the four Rescue Team members (Gotton, Rikinoshin, Mietoru & Nekkiy), the detachable weapons slot together to form an amalgamated super weapon.

The set included the following characters:

1. Yattaro (with weapons & Mega-Up armour)

2. Pururun (with weapons & Mega-Up armour)

3. Sukashii (with weapons & Mega-Up armour)

4. Gotton (with weapons)

5. Rikinoshin (with weapons)

6. Mietoru (with weapons)

7. Nekkiy (with weapons)

8. Nyagoking (with weapons).

Following up from yesterday’s post — this is one of four different capsule board games (I only have #1 - I’m still on the lookout for 2-4). Released in 1990 by Bandai, this travel-sized board game in a capsule came with:

• 6 keshi figures — Yattaro (x2), Pururun, Sukashii, Karamaru, and Ko’on no Kami - the colours of which were 100% random.

• A double-sided game board and instruction sheet

• A tiny plastic ball that, in combination with the bottom half of the capsule, acted as the game’s roulette-style spinner (“ルーレット”)

It wasn’t just a gashapon toy — it was a mini board game for two players, played right on the printed map of Edoropolis!

Each character’s piece started on their own square, and players spun the capsule roulette to advance and “battle” rival ninjas on the way to the goal (Omi-chan’s teahouse).

Finding one of these with its hologram sticker and insert intact is rare — a literal time capsule from 1990. 🐾✨