Kaiyodo New for 2017

[postsaurischian]

                                                                        Another Tyrannosaurus skeleton

                                                       

                                                                                      from this series:

[CityRaptor]

Looks like this one includes the gastralia, making it "beefier" than the previous ones.

So the rest of the series includes a Sakura (?) tree, The Thinker, a box with food, a train, a Shakkoudoga, a panda and a giant school girl...any theme to that?

[Roselaar]

I'll give this one a pass, though I like the idea of this set. I just prefer fully prehistoric themed sets.

[terrorchicken]

I thought it was a "Culture of Japan" themed set but the Thinker statue and the T-rex dont seem to fit, and pandas are more associated with China. What a random set of figures.

[stargatedalek]

I thought it was a "Culture of Japan" themed set but the Thinker statue and the T-rex dont seem to fit, and pandas are more associated with China. What a random set of figures.

IIRC The Tyrannosaurus is a particular specimen specifically, so it could represent a specific event or exhibition.

[Flaffy]

This set represents the district in Tokyo called Ueno, they have a huge park in the district called the Ueno Imperial Park.
They have various different museums, a few of which are art museums and natural history museums, which explains the Thinker statue and the Tyrannosaurus skeleton.
They also have a zoo there, which houses a few pandas, therefore explaining the panda figure.

[terrorchicken]

^ah that explains it then, thanks!