Teased here in our recent “Homaju” Eternal Cloud coverage, we can now reveal RESTORE‘s latest prototype in-full, the jaw dropping NEO JAPAN SFB! Marking a stark change in direction to the more traditional designs seen before from the team, the full sized figure appears to blend elements from both Japanese pro wrestling and samurai culture to createContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// RESTORE’s “NEO JAPAN SFB” prototype revealed…”
Category Archives: sofubi
MAN-E-NEWS// Grizlli Atom’s “The Old Ones” Friday 13th IG giveaway…
Grizlli Atom aka Gnosis is celebrating this week’s looming Friday 13th with a special Old Ones giveaway on Instagram! Hoping to buck the trend and make the day lucky (well, for one person at least!), the artist is offering up 5 one-of-a-kind figures from the very first batch of marbled vinyl pulled for NYCC last year-Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Grizlli Atom’s “The Old Ones” Friday 13th IG giveaway…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Splurrt’s “Cinema Monster” kaiju sculpt revealed…
Joe Merrill aka Splurrt has just unveiled his latest creation poised for vinyl production soon, the absolutely stunning Cinema Monster! Drawing inspiration from the golden age of monster flicks, including Ray Harryhausen’s classic Cyclops (pictured behind!) and the 2-headed beast that graces the iconic cover of the 1968 Famous Monsters of Filmland yearbook, the figure isContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Splurrt’s “Cinema Monster” kaiju sculpt revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Splatter Skull Chief sofubi from Scumbags and Superstars…
Hot off the heals of last month’s unpainted yellow release, the guys over at Scumbags & Superstars are proud to reveal that their Skull Chief sofubi is now up for grabs in an all-new “Splatter” colourway! Standing at around 4″ tall (a little larger than a baseball), the mascot head figure has been cast in a gorgeous, predominantly yellow marbled vinyl this timeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Splatter Skull Chief sofubi from Scumbags and Superstars…”
MAN-E-NEWS (UPDATED)// Frank Mysterio’s Anticristo 666 Lucky Bags coming soon…
Frank Mysterio has just revealed that he will be dropping a special “Lucky Bag” run of Anticristo 666 in-store later this week! Featuring a total of 10 one-off customs, including a number from previous sales alongside a few all-new creations, each of the 7″ tall figures have been decked out in a mix of V-Color spraysContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS (UPDATED)// Frank Mysterio’s Anticristo 666 Lucky Bags coming soon…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Refreshment Toy’s “Tiny Cuppy” sculpt revealed…
Refreshment Toy unveiled their latest addition to their ever growing army of cupcake figures this weekend, the adorable Tiny Cuppy! A micro-sized version of the ever popular Cuppy character, we’re very interested to find out what medium the little guy is going to be produced in- soft vinyl would be the obvious choice, but we’ll definitelyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Refreshment Toy’s “Tiny Cuppy” sculpt revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “KONG TANK” custom for the MAX TOY “All Out Destruction” Show at FOE…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo proudly presents of one of the many customs he’ll have on display at the Max Toy “All Out Destruction” group show next week, the absolutely stunning KONG TANK! Utilising Max Toy Co’s ever popular Monster Boogie Kaiju Tank, the 3.5″ tall soft vinyl figure’s main turret has been replaced by a hingedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “KONG TANK” custom for the MAX TOY “All Out Destruction” Show at FOE…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The MM Toys exclusive Craterman sofubi from Target Earth…
In celebration of their recent leap into toys with the debut of Franken Molar last week, Mark Bentley over at MM Toys has secured an exclusive run of Target Earth’s hugely popular Craterman sofubi! Cast in a bright orange vinyl and coming with light brown sprays for the release, the 8″ tall Ooze-It inspired kaijuContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MM Toys exclusive Craterman sofubi from Target Earth…”
MAN-E-NEWS// One-off Ollie Enma and King Jinx customs from BLObPUS…
BLObPUS has just revealed a number of one-off customs currently up for grabs via lottery on his blog right here! Featuring a total of 3 MVH Ollie Enmas; a metallic blue, neon splashed “Destruction” and split red/blue “Machine”, both priced at 35,000yen ($341), plus a more elaborate (and drop dead gorgeous!) heat-vision inspired “Prison” for 38,000yen ($371), theseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// One-off Ollie Enma and King Jinx customs from BLObPUS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Tokyo Spray” Kaiju Mini Monster Series from beaK…
The ever elusive beaK has revealed that his Kaiju Mini Monster Series is set to return in an all-new “Tokyo Spray” colourway! Featuring all 3 figures plus tower omake cast in a light brown soft vinyl, Hedoro Kougai King has been treated to traditional Tokyo-style neon sprays, whilst “Hand of Doom” Jigoku and Obake theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Tokyo Spray” Kaiju Mini Monster Series from beaK…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Gakkon kaiju lottery sales…
Originally making it’s debut at the recent Rampage Studios show, Elegab‘s Gakkon kaiju has returned as part of the artist’s June lottery sales! Up for grabs in 3 different colourways; “Violet”, cast in a similar deep purple to the original version with additional pink and turquoise sprays, “Pink” featuring metallic blue and green sprays, and “Green”,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Gakkon kaiju lottery sales…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Max Toy Co x Candie Bolton’s Kitsura sofubi proto revealed…
Having teased a finished proto here just a few weeks back, Max Toy Co have revealed the first test shot of their latest figure, the adorable Kitsura! Based on a design from up and coming artist Candie Bolton, the Japanese folk lore inspired piece has been sculpted by none other than Pico Pico, standing around 3″ tall and comingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Max Toy Co x Candie Bolton’s Kitsura sofubi proto revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Ummikko’s Medicom exclusive Koningu sofubi revealed…
With a sell-out debut release tucked firmly under his belt, Monkey 3000 over at Ummikko has just revealed a Medicom exclusive version of his Koningu sofubi! Due to go on sale through Medicom later this month (overseas sales are still to be confirmed), the 5.5″ figure has been cast in a flesh coloured soft vinylContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Ummikko’s Medicom exclusive Koningu sofubi revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// TTToys’ Himalayan Abominable Snowman sofubi at Lulubell Toys…
Having landed both Death Worm and Bigfoot sofubi earlier in the year, Lulubell Toys are proud to reveal they’ve secured a limited number of TTToys‘ latest sculpt, the Himalayan Abominable Snowman! Originally created as part of an official IWA JAPAN pro wrestling fan club release, the wonderfully sculpted figure stands at around 4.25″ tall with 3 points ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// TTToys’ Himalayan Abominable Snowman sofubi at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// GEEK! Jyujin painted run from Rampage Toys teased…
Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has just teased a painted run of one of our favourite sofubi figures from over the past year, the GEEK! Jyujin! Whilst info on the release remains extremely scarce, it appears that the limited batch of 12″ figures have been cast in a mixture of flesh and white soft vinyl,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// GEEK! Jyujin painted run from Rampage Toys teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New DHP “Alavaka” and Siccaluna “Garumega” sofubi from Shirahama Toy…
Dennis over at Shirahama Toy has just unleashed a couple of new figures in-store! First up, we have a new version of Alavaka from Devils Head Productions. Originally making an appearance at Super Festival a few weeks back, these 5″ tall figures have been cast in red vinyl and painted by Dennis with black, silver, green, goldContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New DHP “Alavaka” and Siccaluna “Garumega” sofubi from Shirahama Toy…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Comet Debris x Super7’s Zombie Imp test shot revealed…
Koji Harmon over at Comet Debris has just revealed that he’ll be teaming up with Super7 for an all-new “Zombie Imp” Fighter head! Pictured here as a flesh test shot, we can only assume that the first batch of unpainted figures will be making their way into a few of the S7 Lucky Bags nextContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Comet Debris x Super7’s Zombie Imp test shot revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Hinomaru-Ya exclusive “Homaju” Eternal Cloud from Restore…
Yet more from Hinomaru-Ya this week, as Restore reveal that the Japanese retailer will be the latest to secure a version of the epic Eternal Cloud figure! Entitled “Homaju” (homage), the third edition of the figure-cum-sculpture appears to have been cast in a black soft vinyl this time around, fitted with an ultra-detailed resin castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Hinomaru-Ya exclusive “Homaju” Eternal Cloud from Restore…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Max Toy Co “Steel” Set A and B at Hinomaru-Ya…
Max Toy Co have teamed up with Hinomaru-Ya for the release of the “Steel” A and B sets! Currently up for worldwide pre-order on the Hinomaru-Ya store right here through the month of June (or until the order limit has been reached), we bring you guys a quick rundown of what’ll be featuring in each set… “Steel” SetContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Max Toy Co “Steel” Set A and B at Hinomaru-Ya…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mike Egan x Killer Bootlegs “Father and Son” Bones figures teased…
Killer Bootlegs have just revealed that they’ll be teaming up with Mike Egan to release a special reduced-scale version of the artist’s Bones figure! Whilst we don’t have any solid information to go by as of yet, it would appear that the figure will be cast in a blank white resin and sold alongside aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mike Egan x Killer Bootlegs “Father and Son” Bones figures teased…”
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