Most science fiction and horror motion pictures and comic books produce toys relating to those titles. An incredibly admired film character turned toy figure is Godzilla. Initially presented in Japan in the 1950s, Godzilla has attained a global cult audience. Hundreds of figures in Godzilla's likeness have been sold. If you love this fire-breathing prehistoric monster, chances are you want to collect the numerous Godzilla action figures available.

Whether you label him Godzilla or Gojira, there is no question that the giant green lizard is possibly Japan's finest import, at least beside Hello Kitty and that Asahi beer. Originally an intimidating monster and metaphor for the nuclear bomb, Godzilla changed over the years since he debuted in 1954, as director Eji Tsuburaya discovered that his biggest fans were children, with all of their scrumptious licensing dollars.

Kaiju collecting can quickly turn into a very pricey as well as fanatical hobby. From the 1960s the kaiju collector has had an ever-increasing number of collectibles to splurge their hard earned cash on, and for many a fan, the most enjoyable bit of taking pleasure in a collection is to search for that unusual poster, lobby, card, tin toy, etc. Extraordinarily enough, the original collectible Godzilla toy wasn't even developed in Japan, but was the America model kit created by Aurora. For most fans though, the most admired searched for collectible is not that hard to find poster, CD or model kit. For the majority of fans, the most liked and extensively collected Godzilla collectibles are the vinyl Godzilla toys which have stayed popular for more than three decades.