'Aliens from the Kofu Incident ver.ZO' released in the 50th anniversary year of the Kofu Incident, one of the three major UFO incidents in Japan
At around 6pm on February 23, 1975, two elementary school students playing in a vineyard near Kamimachi Danchi in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, witnessed an orange object flying in the sky. They then encountered an alien-like creature... This is the year 2025, exactly 50 years after the ' Kofu Incident ,' one of Japan's three major UFO incidents. Inspired by the alien sightings in the 'Kofu Incident,' figure manufacturer Max Factory has decided to make a plastic model of a sculpture created by sculptor Genzo Ihara. Test shots and completed examples were on display at the '
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Max Factory has released a plastic model kit inspired by the Kofu Incident, one of the three major UFO incidents in Japan, called 'Kofu Incident Alien ver.ZO'! | Press release from Good Smile Company, Inc.
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At the 'WONDERFUL HOBBY LIFE FOR YOU!! 39' booth, there was an area decorated with a slightly different atmosphere from the other sections.
The headlines were in the style of newspaper articles reporting on the 'Kofu Incident,' such as 'UFO-like object appears in Kofu!!' and 'Two elementary school students may have encountered aliens.'
Sculptor Genzo Ihara took the characteristics and key points of the eyewitness accounts of the 'Kofu Incident' and incorporated his own interpretations to create a sculpture for the mook '
This sculpture has been made into a plastic model called ' Alien from the Kofu Incident ver.ZO. '
The test shots are exclusive and the parts are as follows: The body is all silver, and the eye-like parts are clear orange.
'Let's try making our own expressions and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the aliens' visit to Kofu!'
In fact, there were completed examples on display with a variety of paint arrangements.
'Kofu Alien ver.ZO' will be available for 2,310 yen (tax included) at Yodobashi Camera Kofu from Sunday, February 23, 2025.
©Genzo Ihara
By the way, while it is difficult to immediately tell whether the 'Kofu Incident' is just a fictional story or actually happened, it did happen. According to a report on the Kofu City Public Relations Page, the general incorporated association UFOKOFU1975 has registered February 23rd as 'Kofu UFO Day,' and has collaborated with a local Japanese confectionery shop to create 'Kofu UFO Dorayaki.'
Kofu City / February 2025 issue: 50 years since the Kofu UFO incident - We want to liven up Kofu with UFOs
https://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/daisuki/reporter/shimin/tobidase/202502.html
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