It's another if my Dechonpa collection today.
I've posted quite a few of the SD Dechonpa watches before, but this is one from the other range - the Anime Watch. The Dechonpa watches were released by Bandai in the 80s and early 90s.
The Anime Watch was different from the SD watches based on the module. These watches have an LCD display with the time in the top left, and another part which fills up to show an image of a character. For these watches, the head is mounted on an elasticated cuff strap.
The outside of the box only says in Japanese who the character on today's watch is. All you can tell is that they wear a large silver helmet, and fight with a giant sword. There is a sticker on the box stating Toei 05, indicating that this is from the Japanese film and television company who are responsible for most of the series such as Masked Rider and Power Rangers.
The instruction manual has some words in English revealing this is Space Sheriff Gavan (aka Space Cop Gabin). Space Sheriff Gavan was the first of the Metal Hero Series and aired in Japan between 1982 and 1983. The Metal Hero series was one Toei's superhero shows and featured androids, cyborgs, or humans in robotic suits, and ran through to 1999. The Metal Hero line is no longer running, but some of the traits have been merged into Toei's other superhero series.
Are this for sale?
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