'The Robot Turns into an Eraser!!'
Released as part of Gakken's, 'Gakken's Boys Series' toy line in Japan, it was not long after offered to Western markets either distributed direct from Gakken (as in Europe) or SELECT in the United States.
School Robot Myzar's head and chest section flip over to reveal a small pencil eraser. There were no refills for the eraser however you can certainly cut a larger eraser down to fit.
Even though Myzar may be an awkward to use and largely frustrating eraser, it does make a very nice looking robot for the scale. While largely a gimmick product, the overall build quality is great and it wouldn't look out of place in the Microman/Micronauts lines. In Japan Myzar was offered in two different colour schemes and with variant heads, but in the West only one version was sold.
Interestingly, Western cardbacks sold direct from Gakken show an example of the robot in its alternate mode and the colour in which the toy was released. In the US where cards are printed SELECT, the Japanese variant colour scheme is shown but wasn't offered for sale. This could hint there may have been plans to mirror the full Japanese assortment in the US that didn't eventuate.
See main School Robot index page for more details.
Region Codes Used: USA United States / EU Europe / JP Japan
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
School Robot EU Gakken 1984
School Robot US Gakken via SELECT 1984
Switch Bots / School Switchbots UK Gakken 1984
Gakken Boy's Series JP 1984
Stamped Gakken Pat P Taiwan
