 A scan of the cover of a Microman catalog from 1976. | |
| Type | Action figure |
|---|---|
| Inventor(s) | Takara |
| Company | Takara/Takara Tomy |
| Country | Japan |
| Availability | 1974–2007 |
| Materials | Plastic/Die-cast |
Microman (ミクロマン, Mikuroman) was a science fiction toyline created, manufactured and marketed by Takara Co., Ltd. from 1974 to 1984 as well as from 1998 to 2007. The Microman line was a series of 3.75-inch-tall (9.5 cm) action figures with accompanying vehicles, robots, playsets and accessories. Unlike other toylines at the time, Microman figures were marketed as being the "actual" size of cyborg beings called "Micros" that hailed from a fictional planet known as "Micro Earth" and disguised themselves as action figures while on planet Earth.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ Lorphanpaibul, Paul (4 June 2015). "Micro Heritage - Takara Henshin Cyborg Series". Microman Forever. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Vigneau, Tom (4 June 2015). "History of Microman - Part 1: In the Beginning". Tom's Microman Zone. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000. Retrieved 4 June 2015.