Japanese gashapon toy manufacturer Kitan Club's (キタンクラブ) "ART IN THE POCKET" series will see the powerful return of the giant of love and art this March! And this time, he will bring dazzling light! The "TAROMAN Mini Figure Luminous Version" (tentative translation, タローマン フィギュアマスコット 蓄光カラー) gashapon has been announced! The suggested retail price is 500 JPY per capsule, with a total of five styles to collect.
The giant of love and art, "TAROMAN," is the protagonist of the 2022 "TAROMAN: A Taro Okamoto-style Tokusatsu Drama." This tokusatsu short drama combines the works and philosophy of art master "Taro Okamoto" with nostalgic elements of Showa-era tokusatsu heroes, conveying the interesting concept of "existing footage of a giant hero tokusatsu work broadcast in the 1970s" in the form of pseudo-historical data. TAROMAN is a giant from the Surrealism Star, possessing 108 extraordinary special moves and the ultimate technique "Art is an Explosion!". Although his poses are quite strange, he fights for justice!
The sculpt of this work is basically the same as the gashapon released in 2023, but this time it is made with luminous material, allowing this absurd, fantastical giant to display stunning glow-in-the-dark visual effects, even the building glows in the dark. From my personal experience playing with it, the bizarre and grotesque design of the TAROMAN mini figure is absolutely captivating, but I still hope the parts that fix the legs can be made of a different material, otherwise it really scratches the toy~
The Absurd Giant, TAROMAN
The Explosive Art Giant, TAROMAN
The Relaxed Giant, TAROMAN
The Gentle Giant, TAROMAN No. 2
The Giant Poking a Building Window, TAROMAN
AIP TAROMAN Figure Mascot Luminous Color
Suggested Retail Price: ¥500 / capsule, Product Specifications: Approximately 6-7 cm, 5 types in total
Expected to be released as gashapon in early March 2026
Source: @kitan_club