Microman

Japanese schoolboy Kohei Kuji is understandably surprised when five of his action figures come to life and claim to be Micromen from the planet Micro-Earth, sent on a 30,000-light-year mission to save Earth from the Acroyears-"bad" Micromen who have crashed in Earth's polluted oceans and been transformed into mutants. Bold leader Arthur, blond pretty-boy Isamu, big lunk Walt, bespectacled brain Edison, and veteran tough-guy Odin enlist Kohei's help in their secret battle against the demonic invaders.

A 1980s toy sensation like Zoids, Microman figures began life as an economic design decision at former GI Joe manufacturer Takara-8-cm action figures meant smaller vehicles and lower production costs than their 30-cm counterparts. With distinctive chrome-colored heads, mounted on top of colored bodies, the toys had interchangeable parts-limbs and attachments could be swapped around by creative kids, one of whom was the young Yukito Kishiro, who cited his childhood Micromen as the inspiration for his own Battle Angel. Released in the U.S. in 1976 as the "Micronauts," the Microman line enjoyed a brief popularity before being swamped by the popularity of Star Wars action figures, and, as the 1980s wore on, by another Takara line, the Transformers. Memorable tie-ins include Michael Golden's U.S. comic Micronauts (1979), as well as a 1984 X-Men crossover in which the X-Men were shrunk to micro-size, and the Micronauts: New Adventures (also 1984). Though an anime series was planned in the 1980s by the Artmic studio, it was shelved as the fad of the moment changed. Revived as part of a multimedia promotion for Gameboy and PlayStation releases, Microman finally returned over a decade after it was considered finished. Not only did the new line feature some fabulous gimmicks, like a transforming base that looked like a PlayStation, all the figures were upgraded to "magnepower" status, so they could not only "use a table as a base," but also stick to the fridge and explore the rest of the kitchen, to infinity and beyond.

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Name	Microman
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Romaji:	Chiisana Kyojin Microman
Publisher	?
Start Year	1999
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Aliases	Tiny Titan Microman Micronauts

Microman

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