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DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the opening of&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Kaiju vs. Heroes&lt;/
 em&gt;\, toy designer and collector Mark Nagata and Marusan toy company Presi
 dent Eiji Kaminaga will participate in a discussion about&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;kaiju&lt;
 /em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;toy history\, the world of Japanese toy collecting\, and their 
 companies&amp;rsquo\; histories (Nagata is the founder of Max Toy Company). Th
 e Marusan toy company created some of the first vinyl&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;kaiju&lt;/em&gt;
 &amp;nbsp\;and hero toys of the 1960s and these toys make up a significant par
 t of Nagata&amp;rsquo\;s collection.\n\nThe conversation will be moderated by 
 Brad Warner\, who worked for 15 years at Tsuburaya Productions\, the maker
 s of the&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Ultraman&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;television shows. Warner is now an 
 author and teacher of Zen Buddhism.\n\nFollowing the discussion\, Mark Nag
 ata will sign copies of&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Toy Karma&lt;/em&gt;\, an accompanying book by
  and about Nagata\, as well as a 13&quot; x 19&quot; print (10&quot; x 17&quot; image size) fe
 aturing a&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;kaiju&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;and hero image by toy photographer Br
 ian McCarty\, who will also be signing the print. The book is $24.95 and t
 he print is $50. Both can be purchased the day of the event.\n\nIncluded w
 ith&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janm.org/visit/#admission&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;m
 useum admission&lt;/a&gt;. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.\n\n&lt;a hre
 f=&quot;https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=2&amp;amp\;txobjid=fda
 4eeb2-5a2f-4c52-9822-49064edaf0c9&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RSVP NOW &amp;gt\;&amp;gt\;&lt;/a&gt;
 \n&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small\;&quot;&gt;In the George &amp;amp\; Sakaye Arata
 ni Central Hall&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small\;&quot;&gt;\n&lt;/em&gt;\n\nIn
  conjunction with the exhibition&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janm.org/exhibi
 ts/kaiju-vs-heroes/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata&#x27;s Journey through th
 e World of Japanese Toys&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n\nCheck &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janm.org/ev
 ents/#15&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;janm.org&lt;/a&gt; for updates.\n&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/
 strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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SUMMARY:&quot;Kaiju vs Heroes&quot; Opening Day Panel and Signing
URL:/en/events/2018/09/15/kaiju-vs-heroes-opening-day-panel-and-signing/
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