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Gecco, a Japanese toy brand that specializes in launching exquisite statues based on popular video games, released today (22nd) its latest product "Cthulhu Money Box Statue" based on the Cthulhu Mythos (クトゥルフGold storage box (スタチュー) ! The original color scheme and the stone statue color scheme will be released at the same time. It is expected to be shipped from December 2024 to February 2025. The recommended price is 19,800 yen.
The Cthulhu Mythos is based on the short story "The Call of Cthulhu" written by HP Lovecraft, and was compiled by contemporary creators and Lovecraft's successors. , an overhead myth system created by gathering many settings. The most famous one, Cthulhu, is one of the "Great Old Ones" that symbolizes the existence of "water". Its appearance seems to be a synthesis of multiple creatures: the head of an octopus and the tentacles of a squid. , bat wings..., it is said that Cthulhu has a body as huge as a mountain, and his slimy body surface is covered with fragments. He is a very recognizable evil god in the Cthulhu mythology.
Cthulhu, which is made of extraordinary material, basically sleeps in the undersea city "R'lyeh" in the Pacific Ocean. Although it is quite far away from humans, he can still exert influence on tiny humans through powerful mental power. Influence and even control humans; however, it is said that when the stars in the sky are aligned correctly, Cthulhu can be summoned through a spell to awaken him.
The Cthulhu money box statue launched by Gecco this time is based on the sketch design drawn by HP Lovecraft. It uses PVC and ABS as materials to create the Cthulhu body and the stone tablet below at a height of 24 centimeters. Cthulhu reproduces the world's imagination of him, with an octopus-like head, dense tentacles, thin limbs, and wings behind his back. The body surface is covered with texture expressions as if a craftsman carved a stone statue, and the square stone tablet is more precise. The indescribable and unexplainable atmosphere of terror in the Cthulhu Mythos is once again enhanced by carving out illegible cosmic characters.
painted based on the dark green surface described in the novel "Call of Cthulhu" .
The color of the stone statue of the evil god (ストーンカラー) that religious fanatics would hold as if it really existed in the world .
クトゥルフGold Box スタチュー（オリジナルカラー/ストーンカラー）
Recommended selling price: 19,800 yen each (tax included)
Product specifications: Approximately 24 cm high
Prototype: Akao Shinya (HEADLONG)
Decoration: Mingshan Katsushige (-accent-)
expected Shipping date: December 2024 ~ February 2025
