A BATHING APE X All Japan Pro-Wrestling figure review

Blog #282 A BATHING APE x All Japan Pro-Wrestling figure set review: 

Figures from Japan with little-to-no coverage have always been my niche.  Such is the case with the A BATHING APE X AJPW figure set.

The four figure lineup. 


Each figure comes in a plastic drawstring bag that looks better-suited for some oranges at a grocery store. Despite being an officially-licensed product line, nicknames are included for each Wrestler on their respective bags. The figures are:

'KAZ' (Kaz Hayashi)

'Mr. 610' (Keiji Mutoh. The '610' in Japanese numbering translates to 'Mutoh', which has been a nickname of Mutoh's over the years; even naming his restaurant 'Dining 610' after it).

'KOJI' (Satoshi Kojima).

And the most obscure figure of them all 'THE APE MAN' (Apeman - a masked gimmick played by WWE's Jimmy Wang Yang)



The figures themselves are modeled after the minimalist approach of modern designer art figures.
Specifically, figures made by Bearbrick.


 

Bathing Ape, Apeman and the All Japan Pro-Wrestling roster in 2002 when both parties began collaborating.




Additional photos.

Keiji Mutoh owns his Bathing Ape figure; which can be seen at the back end to the right.

Scale-wise, these figures look to stand about 7 to 9 inches tall; when compared standing next to the HAO Collection Mech and Spider Muta figures.



Outside of All Japan Pro-Wrestling, Bathing Ape also joined forces with Kinnikuman years before New Japan could ever strike a licensing deal.