Gashapon/Capsule Toys
Rainbowman - Bandai
Moonman could deflate
himself Fireman
was immune to heat
to
slide through pipes and
such. and
could spray flames out of
his
fingers.
Waterman sprayed water out
of Leaf
(or Tree)man caused
his
fingers, to put out
fires. the
wind to hurl pine needles
and
leaves at his enemies.
Goldman
could fly and
shot Earthman
could cause
lightning
bolts out of his
fingers. earthquakes
and drill himself
into
the ground.
Rainbowman's seven forms are based on the Japanese names for the seven days of the week. The full title of the series was "Ai No Senshi Rainbowman" . In English, "Warrior of Love Rainbowman".
These are enlarged pictures, each figure is actually only about 3 inches tall. They were originally sold inside plastic capsules from vending machines.