The minute I spotted the above photo I fell in love with the toy! The toy is from the 2004 kids anime series Panda-Z: The Robonimation which is a bit of a parody of giant robot cartoons from the 70s like Mazinger Z. Even though the show is no longer on the air Bandai is still pumping out toys and other goodies based on the series which you can find at the official Panda-Z website. Below is an official shot from their Panda-Z Goods section of their website of the toy that caught my eye:
This is a clip of the trailer for the show:
You know, I think in this case I like the toy much better than the animation series that it's based on!
Panda-Z photograph by phobus who lives in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.