Many science fiction and horror movies and comic books produce toys relating to those titles. An awfully admired show figure turned toy character is Godzilla. First presented in Japan in the 1950s, Godzilla has reached a worldwide cult audience. Hundreds of toy characters in Godzilla’s resemblance have been designed. If you like this fire-breathing ancient giant, chances are you need to collect the vast Godzilla action figures ever made.

Whether you call him Godzilla or Gojira, there’s no question that the enormous green lizard is conceivably Japan’s most popular import, at least next to Hello Kitty and that Asahi beer. Initially a menacing monster and metaphor for the nuclear bomb, Godzilla altered over time since he debuted in 1954, as director Eji Tsuburaya discovered that his biggest followers were kids, with all of their delectable licensing dollars.

Kaiju collecting can quickly turn into a very expensive as well as fanatical fad. Since the 1960s the kaiju collector has had an increasing number of items to use their hard earned money on, and for many a fan, the best part of taking pleasure in a collection is to search for that uncommon poster, lobby, card, tin toy, etc. Bizarrely enough, the very first collectible Godzilla toy was not even produced in Japan, but was the America model set designed by Aurora. For the majority of fans however, the most popular searched for collectible isn’t that rare poster, CD or model set. For the majority of fans, the most popular and commonly collected Godzilla collectibles are the vinyl Godzilla toys which have stayed popular for over 30 years.