Converse Ultraman
25 May 2016

Need to kick some kaiju ass? Lace up with these sneakers from the newly announced Converse x Ultraman collaboration. Celebrating 50 years of Ultraman, three sneakers will be...

The Red Turtle Trailer
16 May 2016

Premiering at Cannes Film Festival in just a few days, we finally have the trailer for The Red Turtle, directed by Dutch animator and filmmaker, Michaël Dudok de Wit. This movie...

Koraters Byron
26 April 2016

Those colors, though! Shoko Nakazawa is brining a batch of pastel Byrons to the Thailand Toy Expo. These guys feature pastel and metallic sprays on the opaque sofubi and transparent sprays on the...

Blue GID Uamou
22 April 2016

Bummed out you can't get that polka dot Uamou that was cast in blue glow-in-the-dark sofubi? Now you can -...

Panda Kopanda Toys
15 April 2016

Panda Kopanda (also known as Panda! Go, Panda!) was an early 1970s movie and anime about an abandoned girl who finds a father and baby father, and decides to join their family....

Calm Cat Sofubi by Art Junkie & One up.
07 April 2016

All cats have nine lives, but Calm Cat's got three eyes! This adorable sofubi is a collaboration between Art Junkie and One up. With some of the paint masks finished, we're getting close to a...

Mothman Sofubi
28 March 2016

Ah, the Mothman: the most interesting of all the cryptids. One of the toys most accurate to eye-witness accounts of West Virginia's man-bird-thing is from Dream Rocket. To celebrate Japanese...

Mini Dracula Uamou
14 March 2016

We're nowhere near Halloween, but that hasn't stopped Ayako Takagi from creating some cute Mini Dracula Uamous. These tiny versions of the previously full-sized Dracula Uamous are each hand-...

Baketan Sofubi
19 May 2016

Bad news: Cats don't love you. The furry jerks just like that you give them food. That's why sofubi cats are better than real cats. And these ones are pretty cute. Baketan have teamed up with...

Famicase Art
04 May 2016

The annual My Famicase exhibition is underway at the METEOR shop in Tokyo and is on display until the end of the month. Artists from around the world create new stickers for Famicom (the Japanese...

Ultra Uamou
25 April 2016

Due to licensing restrictions, Studio Uamou's tribute to tokusatsu legend Ultraman has never been available outside of Japan. However, a press release makes it sound like that may change. "We have...

Akira Toriyama: Dragon Quest Illustrations
20 April 2016

The same artist worked on both series, but for me, Dragon Quest gets a "yay!" and Dragon Ball gets a "nay!" I've always wanted a comprehensive book of ...

Konatsu Sofubi Toys
12 April 2016

It's like someone melted down an Extreme Green Nintendo 64 controller and cast the plastic into Konatu's molds. While she hasn't announced which store will be selling these limited edition...

Babababa sofubi
04 April 2016

Babababa by Kuril Konosuke is an adorable sofubi toy, but it usually comes in solid colors. This golden beer colorway makes things way more interesting.  Titled "Toast Version",...

Fortune Uamou Color Collection
22 March 2016

Taste the rainbow with this super limited collection of Fortune Uamous! Blue Bolt, Italian Green, Bright Green, Bright Orange, Bright Yellow and Candy Apple Red Fortune Uamou are now up in...

Neon Orange Byron by Shoko Nakazawa
14 March 2016

Koraters (AKA Shoko Nakakawa) has been cranking out sofubi versions of his super cute kaiju, Byron. This newly revealed colorway is an eyecatcher, featuring neon orange sofubi and a dog-like white...

Astro City Model Kit
17 May 2016

Did you know that arcade cabinets in Japan are totally different from those in the West? Over here, they're big ugly wooden contraptions with joysticks and buttons meant for controlling...

sloth plushies
26 April 2016

Three-toed sloths are nearly extinct thanks to habitat destruction, but Amuse is keeping the dream alive with these plushies. Standing 4.5 inches tall, these fluffy guys come in four colorways,...

Junko Mizuno Twitter
22 April 2016

Who doesn't like Junko Mizuno? Her super saturated color pallet, kawaii style, and dark and mildly erotic imagery are the epitome of pop surrealism. You can get a peek behind the scenes of the...

The Osamu Tezuka Story Review
18 April 2016

When you ask a Japanophile to think of a few artists off the top of his head, you might hear the names of Katsushio Otomo, Masamune Shirow, and Akira Toriyama, but you'll definitely...

Oswald the lucky rabbit toy
11 April 2016

Let me take you to school for a second. Before the mouse, there was the rabbit. Most people think of Mickey's appearance in Steamboat Willie as Walt Disney's first foray into...

A BATHING APE® / NOWHERE 23rd anniv.
29 March 2016

It's been 23 years since A Bathing Ape launched their brand. Feeling old yet? To celebrate / console your aging heart, Medicom have teamed up with the Japanese clothing and lifestyle company to...

Maneki Neko Sofubi by T9G
15 March 2016

A new Japanese brand Kenelephant will soon be launching their pop-up shop called Engimono Department Store. Their backstory is that Engimono is a fictional store that promotes good luck and...

Rangeron & Byron
07 March 2016

If you've been holding off for an awesome colorway of T9G's and Shoko Nakazawa's Rangeron and Byron toys, you might want to set your clocks to Hong Kong time....

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