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MONDO, a well-known poster design and toy company, has launched a new product based on the classic animation "Cowboy Bebop" (カウボーイビバップ) - a limited edition 1/8 scale action figure of "Spike Spiegel". The reference retail price is 770 yen per draw, limited to 1,000 pieces, and will be available for pre-order on the MONDO official website on July 3, 2025, Central Time in the United States!
"Cowboy Bebop" is an original TV animation series produced by Sunrise Animation and Bandai Pictures in 1998, written by Hajime Yatate and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. The story tells the story of the protagonists Spike and Jet, who drive the interstellar spaceship Beebop to make a living as bounty hunters in the universe. Later, they meet the beautiful woman Faye who is in huge debt, the computer prodigy Ed, and the data dog Ain. They wander in the vast universe together, looking for their past stories.
MONDO Creative Director Hector Arce said that he is a big fan of "Cowboy Bebop", so when he learned that there was an opportunity to make a product of Spike, he knew that this must be a love letter to this work! This 1/8 scale action figure of Spike Spiegel is about 25.4 cm tall, restoring Spike's slender figure, and the carving shows his unrestrained curly hair and the wrinkled details on his suit. The firm eyes and unruly smile are also exquisitely reproduced!
The highlight of this game is definitely the dazzling accessories! In addition to the five sets of universal replacement hands, the Jericho 941 pistol, the key to the spaceship Swordfish II, and the replacement head sculpture holding a cigarette, the standard version also includes the flamethrower that Spike used to light his cigarette in episode 11 "Toys in the Attic", a skewer, a tool belt, a net gun, and a replacement head sculpture with thermal sensing goggles, which can reproduce the scene of capturing mysterious space creatures!
The limited edition includes replacement parts for the hand that holds up Ein, a replacement head sculpture of VT's cat Zero (ゼロス) lying on Spike's head in episode 07 "The Queen of Heavy Metal", and a replacement head sculpture with a coat and bleeding head from the final episode of the TV animation, episode 26 "True Country Blues (Part 2)". You can reproduce the classic scene of Spike walking down the stairs while holding his injured body after the final battle with Vishas! The selection of accessories really shows the team's love for the work. Toy lovers of Cowboy Bebop should not miss it!
Cowboy Bebop - Spike Spiegel 1/8 Scale Figure - Limited Edition Variant
Concept design: Alex Brewer
Sculpting: Alex Brewer, Tommy Hodges
Paint: Mark Bristow, Hilary Arce
Package design: Jordan Christianson
Photography: Raúl Barrero
Art direction: Hector Arce
Reference price: $155, limited to 1,000 units
Product specifications: 1/8 scale action figure
Estimated delivery date: To be announced
