




There were three characters in this series (Atom, Ultraman and Superman) and the Ultraman is still to be found on the shelves of some Moombangoo (toy store/stationary stores) in the outer provinces. The thing that makes them so desirable is that they were the same body mould with different heads/color scheme applied to each figure. This meant that things didn’t fit--so Atom (or Astroboy if you wish) has feet, a huge round melon head and a bulging groin! The superman is arguably the rarest because for some reason the plastic quality on the Supermen was very poor and they crumble to bits in the box.
Taekwon V is arguably the most important Korean cartoon character ever created and while this robot is a latter version from around 1990, anything to do with the Taekwon V series of films is incredibly collectable and desirable within South Korea.
3. King of the Kings. One of only 4 Jumbo Machinders known to have ever been made in South Korea (yes, there is a variant of this guy and then there’s the Go Lion). What makes this guy desirable is that he has Taekwon V styled horns/helmet slapped onto a Japanese styled God Sigma robot character toy. Current estimates value him at around $600 U.S. – that’s about $10 per centimeter in height.
Podori: Milk and newspapers are stacked up outside. They must have been gone for a long time.
Podori: They don't turn off the light while out at night!
Podori is a very respondent police officer.
Podori: Freeze!Crook: Oh! That was so fast!
Woman: Oh my! It's only 3 minutes after I reported this!
Upset Daughter: I hate my dad!
Sound Effects: Spank! Spank!
Podori: Big eyes to better catch thieves with.
Crook: Argh! It's Podori!
Here's a little homegrown Korean animation for you:
Director Yong Chan Kim is really sad that his animation has barely any views on YouTube. So, he wanted to share it with all of you readers of this blog. He created this with the help of Technical Director, Park Min Sun.
You can learn more about his emoticon characters, Pip Man & Pip Girl, over at Director Kim's own blog, Moziri.com. Or you can view more of his animations over at YouTube. The characters in this animation will be familiar to Korean handphone users. Emoticons are pushed wildly to their limits in text messages here. In fact, Director Kim's own niece may be the emoticon champion! Enjoy! \(^ _ ^)/ Oh, by the way, Director Kim has promised us an interview so we can learn more about his work in a big animation studio (not his personal hobby, Studio Moziri). Feel free to send in your questions for this upcoming interview! "SEND 'EM IN!" L(` 0 ` )