Shogun Warriors (toys)

The line was drawn from toys originally produced by Japanese company Popy, based on several anime and tokusatsu shows featuring giant robots.

Several vehicles were also offered, as well as a set that could be put together to form the super robot Combattler V (here renamed Combattra).

The toys featured spring-loaded launcher weapons such as missiles, shuriken and battle axes.

Series artist Herb Trimpe would also produce some artwork used by Mattel on toy advertisements.

[2] Due to Shogun Warriors being based on characters drawn from a wide number of Japanese TV shows, there was no cartoon produced.

The first two robots in this line were GoLion and Dairugger XV, both of which were adapted in the Western world as Voltron.

[4] Subsequent entries in the line would include characters not from anime mecha, such as Bender and a stormtrooper.