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Mazinger Z, and many other classic designs followed. The line is still going and has been recently expanded to include more modern robots, some of which did not have a pre-existing Chogokin toy. It is also a way to create new, more easily available mecha toys for older shows
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Godaikin releases were targeted at an older audience and, as such, were largely identical to the original Japanese releases but at the cost of affordability for the average consumer leading to the downfall of
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