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AUCTION RESULTS THE MAGAZINE<br />
€18,125<br />
Inflated bids<br />
Reverting to childhood and imagining yourself as Duke Fleed (Actarus to French audiences) on board<br />
his Grendizer (Goldorak) comes at a price: €18,125, registered on 18 February in Paris (Boisgirard-Antonini)<br />
during the "Génération jouets" (Toy generation) sale. The ship has the immense virtue of having<br />
come down to us intact, with not a single patch needed to repair "the wreckful siege of battering days".<br />
Made in France, it dates from 1978, the year when the cartoon series was first broadcast on French<br />
television. This was launched in its native country, Japan, in 1975. Produced by Toei Animation, and<br />
based on manga by Go Nagai, it was more successful in France than in the Land of the Rising Sun. It<br />
was the final part of a trilogy that started with two cult series, "Mazinger Z" and "Great Mazinger", belonging<br />
to the "mecha" (short for "mechanic") genre, featuring characters using "robot" armour. Grendizer<br />
was essentially created at the behest of the Japanese toy company Bandai, so that it could design spinoff<br />
products and explore a new field: extraterrestrial technologies. As we can see, French manufacturers<br />
also mined this rich seam… Sylvain Alliod<br />
Safa-Rio, France, 1978, inflatable<br />
Grendizer (Goldorak) ship. Screenprinted<br />
PVC with plastic rigging.<br />
130 x 70 cm.
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