Yakitori with side of kaiju after Ilanena's gallery show (which runs through February 20th at the Alternative Cafe in Nakano -- some pics here.)
Ilanana's tastes run deep: these toys were inspired by an obscure series of old "Kaiju Trump" playing cards that were packaged with bottles of Kewpie mayonnaise in the Seventies.
I remember penning the English text for the header card of his very first release, back in 2007. It's hard to believe he's released seventy-plus variations and collaborations on the design since then. Time flies when you're molding kaiju.
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