I sat down at a yakitori bar here in Tachikawa,Tokyo with my friend Oli Imported on his channel, after recently showing him Shin Godzilla, and discussed our impressions of it and why we both think it's really fucking cool.
Our latest KFG video catches me in action of breaking an expensive He-Man figure (on accident), while sharing some of our memories of vintage Masters of the Universe action figures.
Speaking of new collaborations, my buddy Oliver, who is a part of our new Kentucky Fried Gaijin channel, also has his own new gaming-related (mostly) YouTube channel! For one of his first gaming videos, he asked me to come over and bring my family's old Super Famicom (SNES) to his place and battle him in some classic Dragon Ball Z fighting games!!!
Sooo I've started up a new YouTube project with friends here in Tokyo called, KENTUCKY FRIED GAIJIN, and it promises to have more regularly updated content, more variety, and better production (sorry about my recent "lazy-as-hell" videos). We've kicked things off on a brand new channel with our very first video, filmed a day after Xmas, featuring a drunken gift exchange. Please check it out, and SUBSCRIBE :)
After publishing the video above a couple of days ago, I happened to find this original Popy TV commercial advertising several of the painted mini figures and keshi that I showcased!
Last month I had the honor of meeting and toy hunting with the legendary toy hunter, Rodrigo "Mad Hunter" de Orduna. After following his videos for several years and doing some on and off correspondence, we eventually ended up meeting in Tokyo during his first trip to Japan, and going on a toy hunt at my favorite spot, Toy Cats. There I introduced him to my good friend, and owner of Toy Cats Showcase, Ishii-san. Together, Ishii-san and I further educated Mad Hunter about the world of vintage Japanese toys from the 70's-90', such as Henshin Cyborg, Microman, Dragon Ball... and even some obscure Japanese Star Wars items!! Check out the video of our experience together below (and don't worry, although the title is in Spanish, 99% of the video is in English!) Enjoy!!