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TOHO CHAMPION FESTIVAL MATSURI (1971) U.S. TITLE: EBIRA HORROR OF THE DEEP, THE JAPANESE CALL THIS GODZILLA VS EBIRA. THIS WOULD BE THE POSTER CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FESTIVAL RE-RELEASE IN 1971, ACTUALLY RARER THAN THE ORIGINAL 1966 POSTER, NOT REPRO, 20X29, SHIPS ROLLED. THIS IS FROM THE TOHO SCHOOL VACATION FESTIVALS THAT THEY PRODUCED FOR JAPANESE SCHOOL CHILDREN. VIRTUALLY NONE OF THE ORIGINALS SURVIVE. U.S. SHIPPER. PURCHASED IN JAPAN. VERY SLIGHT CREASING RIGHT BORDER, STILL VF/NM, READY TO FRAME. The Toho Champion Festival (東宝チャンピオンまつり Tōhō Chanpion Matsuri ) was a Japanese film festival that was held by Toho between 1969 and 1978 . First headlined by All Monsters Attack , it was aimed primarily at children, bringing films new and old to theaters during the spring, summer, and winter months when school was not in session. [1] Original productions for the festival included every Godzilla film released from 1969 to 1975 , as well as two other Toho kaiju films. Television series episodes were also given theatrical runs, such as those of Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series shows, or Toho's own Warrior of Love Rainbowman and Flying Saucer War Bankid . The 1976 Spring Champion Festival was the only event that did not feature a kaiju film; instead, Disney 's Peter Pan was the main feature, accompanied by anime TV episodes and Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck shorts. The festival originated as a competitor to the Toei Manga Festival , which began in summer 1964 as the "Great Manga Parade." It was similarly held during the spring, summer, and occasionally winter school breaks, packaging together movies and television episodes by Toei and other companies for theatrical release. Prior to the Toho Champion Festival, Toho's kaiju and tokusatsu releases during the summer 1966 to 1969 seasons also appeared to compete with the Toei Manga Festival and its predecessors, with the co-features often being anime and tokusatsu TV show compilation films. Although the Toei Manga Festival significantly outlived the Toho Champion Festival, lasting until summer 1989 , Toho has maintained a tradition of releasing a Doraemon movie nearly every spring break since 1980 , often with multiple supporting films. ON LARGE LOTS, NOT ALL BOOKS WILL BE BAGGED AND BOARDED. ON ALL SEALED HARDCOVERS, NO RETURN OR REFUND IF OPENED!! COMIC PEOPLE (INCLUDING ME) LIKE TO ARGUE OVER GRADE, SO PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICS AND MAKE YOUR OWN DETERMINATION. I DO MY BEST TO LIST THE DEFECTS I SEE, BUT I CAN'T GO THROUGH EVERY ITEM WITH A FINE-TOOTHED COMB. PLEASE PAY WITHIN 2 DAYS OF YOUR WIN. EBAY AUTOMATICALLY FILES UNPAID ITEM CASE AFTER 3 DAYS. IF YOU ARE WATCHING OTHER AUCTIONS AND NEED MORE TIME, CONTACT ME! I WILL LET IT SLIDE A LITTLE WHILE FOR GOOD CUSTOMERS, BUT PLEASE BE COURTEOUS TO THE OTHER BIDDERS (AND ME). NO PARTIAL REFUNDS--I OFFER FULL REFUNDS UPON RECEIPT OF THE ITEM IN THE SAME CONDITION IN WHICH IT WAS MAILED TO YOU. COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE, AS LONG AS AUCTION ENDS WITHIN 2 DAYS OF YOUR INITIAL WIN. ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: I ONLY SHIP INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW COMBINED SHIPPING OF ANY KIND!! PLEASE REVIEW THE RULES BEFORE YOU BID!! FOR COMICS, USUALLY FULL PRICE FOR FIRST AUCTION WIN, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL WIN. TOYS AND ALL OTHER ITEMS VARY BASED ON WEIGHT. ABOVE DOESN'T APPLY TO LARGE LOTS, OF COURSE. CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR VINTAGE COMICS, POP CULTURE JUNK AND TOYS BY MARX, LIDO, MPC, OHIO ART, AUBURN, ETC. Posted with eBay Mobile ON ALL SEALED HARDBACKS, NO RETURNS IF OPENED!!! ON ALL SEALED HARDCOVERS---NO RETURN, REFUND OR EXCHANGE IF OPENED. SHRINKWRAP MUST BE INTACT ON THE ITEM TO RECEIVE ANY KIND OF REFUND OR RETURN.