"Hachiman – Japanese Shinto God of War " Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 May 2014 9:37 p.m. PST |
"Hachiman is the Japanese Shinto god of war, tutelary god of warriors, and divine protector of Japan. One human, before he ascended into the respected ranks of the Shinto gods he was Ôjin, the 15th emperor of Japan. As a Shinto god (kami), Hachiman is immensely popular throughout Japan, about half of the registered Shintô shrines are thought to be dedicated to him. Two popular modern tourist attractions of such shrines incluse the Usa Shrine (Usa, Ôita) and the Iwashimizu Shrine (Yawata, Kyoto)…"
From here
link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement
Armand |
| RobH | 20 May 2014 10:46 p.m. PST |
Good looking figure from a company I had not seen before, thanks Armand. Not sure about the "Kickstarter coming 3rd quarter 2013" though, looks as if the site is not too well maintained. |
| Tango01 | 20 May 2014 11:42 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| Lion in the Stars | 21 May 2014 1:29 p.m. PST |
Wonder if that mini will be separate from the base… I'd love to put that on my gaming table! Nice find, Armand! |
| Inner Sanctum | 22 May 2014 4:43 a.m. PST |
Good find! A recent search showed every image of him in Budhist robes. Very curious about the Roman style dead at his feet, though, has someone bben playing OGAM? |
| Carlos13th | 22 May 2014 5:38 a.m. PST |
It seems like they are making a battle of the gods type game so I imagine thats the reason for the roman. I think it would look better without the roman though. |
| Tango01 | 22 May 2014 11:20 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
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