09 November 2016

One of the perks of DCON is that, being in California, it's easier to pick up Japanese designer toys there. While we haven't heard from Itokin Park, we can confirm that Konatsu will have two toys...

21 October 2016

You definitely remember the Air Bonsai we posted back in January. The project reached its...

05 October 2016

While I'm partial to the "hard-luck" Hanshin Tigers, these sneakers - a collaboration between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Vans - are super adorable. A Japanese (but not really anime) style...

03 October 2016

The more the merrier when it comes to enamel pins. Junko Mizuno has just released her first three pins through Canada's Magic Pony...

23 September 2016

Well, I now have $45 fewer dollars in my bank account. myplasticheart...

14 September 2016

OK, to be honest, I don't get the hype. Every year, Japanese fashion brand UNDERCOVER teams up with Medicom to produce a new variant of their GILAPPLE light. It's a small, realistic-looking apple...

12 September 2016

Oooo, shiny! The gold, silver, and bronze Uamous were a hit, but these new metallic colorways are even better. Gray, blue, silver, pink, and gold have been applied to the classic sofubi toy, while...

30 August 2016

The Tokyo speakeasy streetwear boutique The Park-Ing Ginza will be releasing three super limited Be@rbrick figures next month. Virgil Abloh, Jun Takahashi, and Hiroshi Fujiwara - the...

09 November 2016

The ninth installment of Medicom's Vinyl Artist Gacha series is getting contributions from both Shoko Nakazawa and Konatsu! A gachapon-sized Daioh Negora will come in various fur coats while Baby...

18 October 2016

Chima Group add some kaiju to their cute with their new Zako figure. The monster stands 5.5 inches tall, and at first glance is a lumpy bipedal lizard. But get in a bit closer and you'll see that...

05 October 2016

Are ya ready kids?! Secret Base's half X-Ray Spongebob is getting a monochromatic makeover with a bright silver epidermis and a dark silver skeleton underneath the transparent half. Spongebob's...

03 October 2016

myplasticheart hosted a meet and greet with Konatsu last month, but the kawaii kaiju love isn't stopping there. The shop is brining the Dream Fantasy colorway of her Daioh Negora to NYCC 2016....

Introducing – Anime NYC!
20 September 2016

Calling all anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture fans! Our friends at Leftfield Media have launched a brand new NYC-based convention just for you –...

13 September 2016

Pooping dogs must be at top of mind in the collective unconscious. Just a few weeks after Whatshisname introduced his POPek sculpture, Squatting Dog are releasing their second sofubi, Bat Ear. The...

02 September 2016

Be@rbricks and cleanliness: two of my favorite things. Cleverin, a Japanese disinfectant and cleaning brand, has teamed up with Medicom to create what seem to be Be@rbrick-shaped bottles and a set...

24 August 2016

OK, I'm confused. This Evangelion Unit 01 figure by NXEDGE Style is super deformed yet still badass. Usually when you give something a big head and little body, it becomes cute. But thing's still...

31 October 2016

Ah, such soothing colors. This might be my favorite Uamou series since the Tengu and Cobalt series, which had an amazing matte finish. These ones, though, feature calming gradients painted by...

14 October 2016

I don't often venture outside of The Block. But when I do, I make my way to Bandai's booth. The past few years, the brand has been hyping up some big releases, showing prototypes from big...

05 October 2016

It's an undisputed fact that Munchkin cats are the best cats. They're the corgis of the cat world, what with their normal-sized bodies and tiny, stumpy legs. Amuse, purveyors of super cute...

28 September 2016

The HD remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess may have come out way back in March, but it's better late than never, as Good Smile Company are launching three Figmas...

20 September 2016

From signings at cons to exhibitions all over, it’s really not that hard to meet your favorite designer toy artists. Unless that artist is from Japan, that is. While Konatsu visits California once...

12 September 2016

Most Hello Kitty merch is understandably on the low end to keep prices down. But for those looking for something articulated and well-painted, Bandai will be releasing four Sanrio characters...

01 September 2016

In just a few weeks, Japanese artist Konatsu will be touching down in NYC for a solo exhibition at myplasticheart, and we finally have the details! On Friday, September 16, the show will open at...

23 August 2016

It's like it's 1972 all over again. S.H. Figuarts are releasing super articulated action figures of Devilman and Mazinger Z, two iconic manga and anime characters created by Go Nagai. The two...

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