Brian.. Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Here are the two robot related pages from the 1976 Asahi catalog. Interesting to see that the robots listed are from a range of manufacturers: Yonezawa, Horikawa, Junior Toys and KY (Yoshino?). That Galaxy Robot is called the "Up And Down Robot" and the Yonezawa MyRobo is "My Robot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbius Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 This is akin to "Hysterical Harry" and "Laughing Robot" both being essentially the same toy although one of 'em has 2 battery boxes. I suppose the change of name makes the toy new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 . The Yonezawa MyRobo (red/yellow/black color combo) has already been Timeline dated to a 1976 Yonezawa catalog. The other four: Horikawa Attacking Martian (with Mr. Zerox-like arms), Horikawa Video Robot (all black with this exact litho plate below screen), Junior Toys Mr. Galaxy, and Asahi Radar Robot I believe, are NEW to the Timeline. I find these pages more enlightening than confusing, Mr.H. Nice find! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian.. Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks, Stan. Asahi seem to be acting as agents for many companies rather than pushing their own brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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