Soft Vinyl Toy Box 015A Tsuchinoko

[Machine Translation] The image of Tsuchinoko, which has been passed down in Japan since ancient times, has been "realistically" realized based on current research! Tsuchinoko is a Japanese UMA that has been handed down since the Edo period. While following this image, we have incorporated elements of real reptiles into the figure to create a realistic model based on the question, "What would happen if Tsuchinoko really existed? The sculpture was created with a realistic approach, based on research into the question, "What would happen if a tsuchinoko really existed? Shinobu Matsumura provided sculpting advice and supervised the design, and Kazuya Kira, an up-and-coming animal sculptor, was in charge of the modeling. Based on past sightings, the design assumes that the aardvark is a mysterious reptile that cannot be identified as either a snake or a lizard, and its fearsome face emphasizes the characteristics of vipers such as pit vipers. The position and angle of the joints were adjusted, and the pose was imagined as if the tsuchinoko were real. The pose of the figure is reproduced by imagining what it would be like if a tsuchinoko actually existed. The wedge pattern on the body surface has been made to blend in with the patterns before and after the joints, so that it does not look unnatural even when the figure is posed in various ways. The head of the unidentified and dangerous creature, the aardvark, is modeled after vipers such as pit vipers, and its eyes have the characteristic "cat's-eye" design. The wide-open mouths are modeled after cobras and pine cone lizards, each of which is highly convincing as a model of a living creature. The boldly placed joints allow the figure to reproduce the famous "curling up" posture of a real Aardvark. [Sculptor] Kazuya Kira (Kisotengai Co., Ltd.) [Number of poses] 4

古来から日本に伝わるツチノコのイメージを現在の考証で“リアル”に具現化！江戸時代から伝わる日本のＵＭＡ、ツチノコ。そのイメージを踏襲しつつも、実在する爬虫類の要素を盛り込み、「本当にツチノコが存在したらどうなるか？」を考証しリアル志向で造形。造形アドバイス、デザイン監修を松村しのぶが担当し、造形は新鋭動物造形師・吉良かずやが担当。過去の目撃情報から、ツチノコをヘビともトカゲともつかぬ謎の爬虫類、と想定してデザイン、恐ろしげな面構えはマムシなど毒蛇の特徴を強調。接合部の位置、角度を調整し、ツチノコが実在したら？ と想定したポーズを想像し再現。体表のくさり模様は、関節前後の模様を馴染ませることで、様々なポーズをつけても不自然にならないよう配慮している。・正体不明かつ、危険な生物でもあるツチノコの頭部は、マムシなどの毒蛇をモデルに、眼も特徴的な「猫眼」となっている。・大きく開く口中は、コブラやマツカサトカゲをモデルに、それぞれ生き物造型として高い説得力を持たせている。・大胆に配置された間接部により、ツチノコが実在した場合のしぐさ、有名な「丸まる」姿勢も再現可能。[原型製作者]吉良かずや（株式会社奇想天外）[可動数]4箇所