Chima Group sofubi
23 May 2016

The sofubi power couple from Japan have just dropped a bunch of new colorways of their super cute designs. Highlights include lime-colored Suprise figures, a baby blue Formal, and a GID Wool with...

Itokin Park Sofubi Astronaut
19 February 2016

Ground control to Major Kazu! It looks like Itokin Park is prepping another wave of his astronaut sofubi toys. These adorable, retro-styled spacefaring guys have been notoriously difficult to...

Adorable Plushies by Amuse Now at Rotofugi
05 February 2016

These are so cute I'm going to throw up! Rotofugi have imported Japanese plush toys by Amuse, and like most things from Japan, they're just plain ridiculous. The Fluffy Fuwa Time Angora Bunny...

Konatsu Christmas Toys
10 December 2015

Konatsu is getting in on the Christmas action. These kitties, posed in the "lucky cat" or maneki-neko position, are customized with trees, stockings, ginger bread men, and...

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25 February 2015

It takes a true man to admit Hello Kitty kicks ass. Launching this Saturday is a set from Medicom featuring My Melody, Sanrio's rabbit character first introduced in 1975, and a hedgehog, because...

konatsu porcelain
28 May 2014

Konatsu, maker of cats and dogs turned kawaii kaiju, forgoes the traditional sofubi material for porcelain. Available in two paint designs and standing over 7 inches tall, these figures...

27 July 2012

Restore-Created has posted directions on how to vote for the 2012 Designer Toy...

12 April 2012

ICN gallery opened the "What is Ukiyo-e?" exhibition last week showing work from Japanese masters such as Hokusai, Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, Sharaku, Utamaro.  You might be wondering what Ukiyo-e is,...

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...

New Chima Group Sofubi for Wonder Festival
05 February 2016

With only a few releases during the second half of 2015, things had been pretty quiet with Chima Group. But today they announced they're brining two brand new casts to Wonder Festival on Saturday...

Traditional Japanese Arts & Crafts Edition Monopoly Special Edition
19 January 2016

The classic capitalist training program Monopoly is getting an amazing "Traditional Japanese Arts & Crafts" special edition. Wooden dolls, teapots, and cart businesses replace the standard...

Manga Artist Shigeru Mizuki Dies of Heart Failure
30 November 2015

Manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, who was best know for his GeGeGe no Kitaro series, died today due to heart failure after falling earlier in the month. In terms of classic manga, Mizuki...

cobalt blue uamou
29 May 2014

Studio Uamou just expanded their Matte Colour line of Uamou sofubi toys. There's something super alluring about the new cobalt blue colorway. The powdery paint application makes it stand out...

01 May 2014

If the regular 7cm Mazinger Z Be@rbrick 100% just isn't enough vinyl for you, Medicom are about to rocket punch you in the face with a 400% version of the bear-ified mecha. This homage to one...

07 May 2012

Check out this The Lee Scratch Perry vinyl figure! This figure is a Japanese import from PRESSPOP, limited to 1000 units. These bad boys were officially approved...

09 April 2012

20>20 is an exhibition featuring work from 20 Japanese artists currently working in the illustration, Manga, anime and even the gaming industry. Their work has been making ripples in their...

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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