Description
Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter Figure.
The enigmatic French electronic duo consists of musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. The band were initially human after all like the rest of us. Due to a discovery in the studio, or maybe an accident, the duo found themselves transformed into robots. Now their technologic music is fitting to the personas they project.
Are Guy-Manuel or Thomas actually robots now? That’s what Daft Punk would like you to think, despite having no on/off switches.
To coincide with their 2013 release, “Random Access Memories”, Bandai has released two figures in their S.H.Figuarts Line, including them alongside Japanese superheroes such as Kamen Rider and Ultraman. These were Tamashii Web Shop Limited release items in Japan, but Bluefin has brought them to the states for a somewhat regular arrival in Fall of 2013. (Ok, technically the end of December) I imagine that if you didn’t pre-order one they will be hard to find before too long.
Both figures come in simple, stylized boxes with diecut windows resembling the shape of their individual helmets. The packaging of these robot rock stars has little emotion.
