Having recently debuted at Wonderfestival Winter 2015, KtoKto‘s Kaibutsu (Monster) Series 2 returns for it’s first official online release! Inspired by a mix of both classic monster designs and 80s Japanese horror toys – including the iconic MaBa Zombies – this second wave once again features a total of 3 different designs; a quad-eyed Werewolf, Creature from the Black Lagoon andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// KtoKto‘s “Unpainted Green” Kaibutsu (Monster) Series 2 and more…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Super7’s officially licensed Astro-Mu 5 reboot announced…
After nearly 8 years on the drawing board, Super7 are proud to reveal that they’ve been given the green-light to bring back Nakajima’s iconic Astro-Mu 5 series! A huge inspiration for some of the most highly sought after sofubi around at the moment – Paul Kaiju’s Mr REE and Ilu Ilu’s Tokio Supernova in particular – theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Super7’s officially licensed Astro-Mu 5 reboot announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys exclusive “Albino” Rotten-X and 1st Oozeball online release announced…
First off, we’d like to give our regular readers a massive apology for the lack of coverage over the past few days, you have a word we’ll be back running full steam by the end of the week! Our absence hasn’t been without cause though, as we’ve been gearing up for not one, but twoContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Man-E-Toys exclusive “Albino” Rotten-X and 1st Oozeball online release announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// DeathCat Toys’ “Untitled” finger puppet sofubi prototype revealed…
Hot on the heels of the recent Oni Mira reveal, Johan Ulrich over at DeathCat Toys is proud to present yet another figure in his upcoming finger puppet-style series! Conceived by Johan and sculpted by KtoKto, the as yet untitled figure (top) has been heavily inspired by Bikkuriman and the classic Ma-Ba Zombies toy line, sculpted in-scale at aroundContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// DeathCat Toys’ “Untitled” finger puppet sofubi prototype revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Robin and The Penguin for the DC Comics Retro Sofubi Collection…
Medicom Toy have returned to DC Comics this month for the fourth instalment of the ever popular Retro Sofubi Collection, taking on 2 of our favourite Batman characters- sidekick Robin and The Penguin! Once again sculpted by Bear Model in the classic vintage sofubi style, the soft vinyl figures stand at just shy of 10″,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Medicom Toy’s Robin and The Penguin for the DC Comics Retro Sofubi Collection…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Battlegini custom keshi from Vasilis Lolos x Eric Nilla…
Hot off the heals of yesterday’s Cheestroyer keshi reveal, Eric Nilla proudly presents yet another new mini figure he’ll be debuting at Designer Con 2014, the Battlegini from Vasilis Lolos! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted by the artist from various vintage Kinnikuman, Battle Beast and Exogini figures, the ingenious creation stands at around 2″ tall, coming castContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Battlegini custom keshi from Vasilis Lolos x Eric Nilla…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Chewbacca” Star Wars Vintage Sofubi from Medicom Toy…
Medicom Toy return to their officially licensed Star Wars Vintage Sofubi line for the sixth instalment this month, taking on Han Solo’s wookie-in-crime, Chewbacca! Once again sculpted by BearModel, the 1970’s-style figure stands at a lofty 10″ tall, coming complete with articulation in the arms, legs and waist. Packed with a removable bandolier and bowcaster weapon, ChewieContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Chewbacca” Star Wars Vintage Sofubi from Medicom Toy…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ OG “Ooze-It Green” sofubi Oozeball preorder…
Debuting at the Rampage Toys x Tru:Tek NYCC booth in prototype form a couple of weeks back, The Disarticulators are proud to reveal that their sofubi Oozeball will finally be available to preorder this week as part of our HUGE post-NYCC sale! A follow-up to last years hugely popular keshi-ball release, the DA’s Tru:Tek has completely redesignedContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ OG “Ooze-It Green” sofubi Oozeball preorder…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The painted “Iron Clown” Roly Poly The Bomb sofubi from Kikkake Toy…
Debuting at Yamashiroya‘s Ueno Soft Expo this weekend, Kikkake Toy are proud to reveal that a limited batch of painted “Iron Clown” Roly Poly The Bomb figures will be up for grabs online later today (9/7)! Produced in a mix of black, blue/green and orange soft vinyl, the vintage Weeble-inspired figures come with either classic ball orContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The painted “Iron Clown” Roly Poly The Bomb sofubi from Kikkake Toy…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Gory Hole’s Japanese Stretch Monster “MoYF” ring revealed in full..
Featured right here as a near finished sculpt just last Friday, we can now reveal the second ring in Gory Hole’s upcoming “Monster on Your Finger” series in full! As with all planned rings in the line, this guy has once again been inspired by a famed bootleg monster toy, this time around taking on theContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Gory Hole’s Japanese Stretch Monster “MoYF” ring revealed in full..”
MAN-E-NEWS// Kikkake Toy’s Iron Monkey 2 sofubi revealed…
Having seen releases in numerous guises since its first release – most recently as part of the awesome Roly Poly The Bomb series – Kikkake Toy‘s signature creation, the Iron Monkey, is finally set to receive an official “sequel” soon! Once again drawing inspiration from classic vintage wind-up toys, the beautifully sculpted figure replaces theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kikkake Toy’s Iron Monkey 2 sofubi revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toys’ Super Robot FAKE BARON “2nd Edition” available now…
Originally teased here last month, Awesome Toys‘ FAKE BARON “2nd Edition” is now up for grabs! Standing at around 9″ tall and coming with 5 points of articulation, the officially licensed Red Baron pachi (bootleg) has been produced in the same bright red sofubi as before, this time around coming with a rather more vivid choiceContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toys’ Super Robot FAKE BARON “2nd Edition” available now…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Gory Hole’s Japanese Stretch Monster “MoYF” ring proto revealed..
Hot off the heals of our recent Ooze-It ring reveal from new brand Gory Hole, we can now bring you exclusive details of yet another design in the ongoing “Monster on Your Finger” series! As with all planned rings in the line, this guy has once again been inspired by a famed bootleg monster toy, this timeContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// Gory Hole’s Japanese Stretch Monster “MoYF” ring proto revealed..”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Galaxy Commanders” sofubi from SKULLMARK x Lulubell Toys…
Originally teased at SDCC last month, “Galaxy Commanders”, the debut line from Hong Kong-based soft vinyl toy producers SKULLMARK has just been revealed in full! Featuring a total of 9 different heads and 2 alternative bodies, the stunning 9″ tall figures have been directly inspired by obscure 1977 action figure line “Starroid Raiders” from Tomland, eachContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Galaxy Commanders” sofubi from SKULLMARK x Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive Jamira kaiju from Rampage Toys x Marmit…
Debuting at Wonderfestival and online last month, Rampage Toys‘ officially licensed Jamira “Ultraman” kaiju is set to return for a Medicom Toy exclusive run! Standing at just over 5″ tall and coming with 3 points of articulation, the Jon Malmstedt-sculpted figure has been produced by Marmit in a dark orange soft vinyl this time around,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive Jamira kaiju from Rampage Toys x Marmit…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “My Pet Madball” resin figure from Motorbot…
Originally teased here as a near finished sculpt a couple of weeks back, Motorbot‘s “My Pet Madball” resin has just been released in the Meathead store! Based on an illustration the artist created a couple of years back, the cycloptic beastie has been inspired by classic 80’s plush “My Pet Monster”, perfectly realised in 3D asContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “My Pet Madball” resin figure from Motorbot…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The vintage inspired Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior sofubi from Medicom Toy…
Nearing the end of yet another month in the toy world can mean only one thing- a whole host of new Medicom Toy exclusives! Once again offering up way more than we could ever feature in one day, we’ll be giving you guys the lowdown on the best releases throughout the rest of the week- startingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The vintage inspired Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior sofubi from Medicom Toy…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Madball of Death from Joe Whiteford…
One of the hottest customisers in the scene right now, Joe Whiteford has just revealed yet another masterpiece now winging it’s way to a very lucky private collector- a hand painted version of The Disarticulators‘ Madball of Death! Designed/sculpted by Zectron and produced by our very own Tru:Tek, the split-design 2″ rubber ball has been treated toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Madball of Death from Joe Whiteford…”
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators debut sofubi teased…
WE’RE BACK! Well sort of… Whilst we won’t be resuming our regular news posts until tomorrow, we have decided to exclusively unveil 2 projects that we’ll have on offer at the Rampage Toys x Man-E-Toys NYCC booth- the first of which coming in the form of the Disarticulators‘ debut sofubi! Whilst we won’t be unveilingContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators debut sofubi teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord’s “Produce of the Universe” food toy mash-ups…
Celebrating the opening of the SUCKHOLE 3 studio over in New York, The Super Sucklord has decided to offer up something a little special for all those unable to attend the new space’s first open-studio event this weekend… the “Produce of the Universe” food toy mash-ups! Originally planned for release at the last SUCKHOLE, these (non-edible!) one-off,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord’s “Produce of the Universe” food toy mash-ups…”
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