Secret Base, Convex Design and Balzac have teamed up once again for the latest Hello Kitty Skull release, with pre-orders available over at Lullubell Toys right now… Available in three new colourways, OG, Black/Red and Zombie, the 3.5″ figures have been cast in a soft Japanese vinyl, coming with one point of articulation. Priced atContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Secret Base x Hello Kitty Skull sofubi pre-order at Lullubell Toys…”
Category Archives: sofubi
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summers Cauldron” group show at FOE…
The legendary FOE Gallery goes big for their last show before their move to the new Main St location, with the announcement of Summers Cauldron! Featuring three of the contemporary kaiju scene’s finest, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Paul Kaiju (pictured) and Elegab alongside local favorite Eric Talbot, expect plenty of illustration, one-offs, mash-ups, short runs and many more surprises… Opening its doors tomorrow (Friday,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summers Cauldron” group show at FOE…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Kinnikuman Olympic Rings sofubi set from Five Star Toys…
In celebration of the UK’s recent barrage of gold medals, we bring you the Kinnikuman Olympic Rings sofubi set from Five Star Toys! Spotted on premier kinnikuman blog Nama-Niku this morning, the five pack of “Japanese flag version” figures have been cast in a soft vinyl, coming in the colours of the iconic rings; blue, yellow,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Kinnikuman Olympic Rings sofubi set from Five Star Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Pearlescent Grey Garuru from Itokin Park x Super7…
Following the usual post SDCC lull, sofubi powerhouse Super7 is back once again with the release of the latest edition of Itokin Park’s popular Monster Family member, the adorable Garuru! Cast in a pearlescent grey vinyl containing tiny flakes of reflective metal, the stumbling, yawning beast comes complete with metallic gold and silver hand sprays, plusContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Pearlescent Grey Garuru from Itokin Park x Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Max Toy x Todd Robertson Kaiju Eyezon project…
Whilst new toy info has been a little thin on the ground today, the final reveal of the long awaited Max Toy Co x Todd Robertson Kaiju Eyezon project over at Max’s Brain has more than made up for it… Quite simply a match made in custom-kaiju heaven, the highly talented pair have set toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Max Toy x Todd Robertson Kaiju Eyezon project…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS project from The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab…
After several weeks of teasers, The Tarantulas have finally been able to provide some solid information on their upcoming NIBBLERS project with Fig-Lab… During the last run of unpainted white Real x Nibblers earlier in the year, The Tarantulas held a few back to give to Fig-Lab’s Datadub, who has in turn passed them outContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The NIBBLERS project from The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Captain Diggler” custom from D-Lux x Splurrt…
Hot off the heals of the Gizmo and Beastman customs we featured a couple of weeks back (check them out here), D-Lux is proud to present his latest take on Splurrt’s awesome Diggler sofubi, Captain Diggler! Inspired by the late 70’s Hana-Barbera cartoon, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, the beautifully finished piece has beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Captain Diggler” custom from D-Lux x Splurrt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// “It Came From San Diego” mini show at Grasshut…
Bwana Spoons is proud to present Grasshut‘s latest mini kaiju show, It Came From San Diego! Featuring a whole host of SDCC goodies that Bwana managed to snare at the Con last month, the show will play host to 5 hand paints or customs from some of the scene’s finest, including Gargamel, HealeyMade (Dino Bros previously featured here),PaulContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “It Came From San Diego” mini show at Grasshut…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The unpainted blue Lady Vengeance from Jay222 x Max Toy Co…
Making her debut at this year’s SDCC (find out more here), Lady Vengeance is back once again for her very first general release! Designed and sculpted by the highly talented Jay222 and produced in Japan by Max Toy Co, the 4″ tall sofubi is due to come in an unpainted blue vinyl. Set for releaseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The unpainted blue Lady Vengeance from Jay222 x Max Toy Co…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wonder Festival leftovers…
After a very fun (but hot!) Wonder Festival yesterday, Jon over at Rampage Toys has revealed that a selection of unsold figures will now be offered up to his dedicated international fans! Whilst the stunning painted orange Cyclops Dinos unfortunately sold out, Jon has stated that both Grumble Toy collaborations, Lilth and Wormrah, are availableContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wonder Festival leftovers…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…
As promised in our teaser last week, we can now bring you the full-reveal of Brian Mahony aka Guumon‘s Nederland MonsterJam! On show in Amsterdam’s Concrete Image Store since last Friday, the massive exhibition played host to the works 14 of kaiju’s finest, including BLObPUS, Max Toy, Paul Kaiju, MVH LASH, Todd Robertson, and ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Guumon’s Nederland MonsterJam revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Triple Crown Monster debut painted release…
Hot off the heals of the debut “Blue” colourway at SDCC earlier this month (find out more here), “The Triple Crown of YoYo” team have just unveiled the debut painted edition of the Triple Crown Monster! Coming cast in a gorgeous soft orange vinyl with pink, black, gold and white sprays, the figure was designedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Triple Crown Monster debut painted release…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo x Secret Base McSupersized “Black”…
Spotted over at Hypebeast earlier today comes the latest Toy Tokyo exclusive of Ron English‘s “McSupersize Me” sofubi, the Black edition! Cast by Secret Base in a soft black vinyl with white, red and black detailing, the figure is available through Zozotown now for just 7,140yen. Whilst not as striking as last year’s X-Ray release, the sleek blackContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo x Secret Base McSupersized “Black”…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Wonder Festival Summer 2012…
Following an excellent turnout of custom sofubis and painted runs at SDCC last week (a few of which are still available on the Dragatomi store here), Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys is putting the finishing touches to his latest batch of toys for this Sunday’s Wonder Festival Summer 2012. Joining an orange painted runContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Wonder Festival Summer 2012…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Spy Monkey x Frenzy Areusu sofubi figure…
In an unlikely pairing, Japanese sofubi house Frenzy have teamed up with custom action figure accessory creators Spy Monkey for the latest Barbarian release, Areusu. Featuring the standard Sirius style design sprayed in a dazzling palette of metallic silver, yellow and blue, each 7″ vinyl figure comes complete with either “Shining Gold” or “Doppelganger” SpyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Spy Monkey x Frenzy Areusu sofubi figure…”
MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Grody customs from Blurble…
Blurble kindly shares details of his latest batch of Grody Monster customs, Sea Monkey of Death, Chief Hydra and Sunbaked Monster! Featuring a mash-up of various Grody sofubis, custom accessories and in the Sea Monkey’s case, an all-new hand cast resin head, the creepy-yet-cute figures have been expertly painted in a variety of Monster KolorContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Grody customs from Blurble…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The MVH “Psycho Swirl Joker” and “Harley Quinn” DX Dokruo Sludge Demons…
Coinciding with the release of The Dark Knight Rises today, MVH (Mutant Vinyl Hardcore) is proud to reveal his latest DX Dokruo Sludge Demons, the “Psycho Swirl Joker” and “Harley Quinn” chase! Cast in glow-in-the-dark vinyl, Pyscho Swirl Joker has been sprayed in a variety of metallics, fluorescents and clear paints, coming complete with ribbon tie,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The MVH “Psycho Swirl Joker” and “Harley Quinn” DX Dokruo Sludge Demons…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The And A exclusive MOZNAIL from T9G…
Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand And A have joined forces with T9G for the latest edition of highly sought after sofubi, MOZNAIL! Cast in a soft white vinyl with grey sprays and neon pink detailing, the And A exclusive MOZNAIL comes complete with 6 PVC nail accessories embedded in the head, 3 of which featuring impaledContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The And A exclusive MOZNAIL from T9G…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Mutant Vinyl Hardcore x BLObPUS “Enma” Ollie…
MVH (Mutant Vinyl Hardcore) have once again teamed up with the mighty BLObPUS for the latest version of three eyed monstrosity Ollie, the Enma edition! Released to coincide with the upcoming “Enma” holiday, the 33cm tall beast has been cast in a dark green vinyl, coming with metallic sprays and detailing from BLObPUS. Available forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mutant Vinyl Hardcore x BLObPUS “Enma” Ollie…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab Cybblers teaser…
It appears that The Tarantulas and Fig-Lab‘s long awaited collaboration is finally seeing the light of day, with the final reveal of the Cybblers over at the Chipfork Afro Comb blog yesterday. Pictured here in two different colourways (we’re guessing the black edition is the rarer of the two), the latest additions to the NibblerContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tarantulas x Fig-Lab Cybblers teaser…”
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