MAN-E-NEWS// The Uamou Happy Bags…

Not ones to miss out on the recent hot spell of weather, Uamou have just revealed that they’ll be joining Comet Debris in the “Summer Vacation” madness with the release of an all-new Uamou Happy Bag! Packed with a random assortment of Uamou Sofubi figures, mini Uamou and Mini Boo straps (or figures), Skull Uamou sofubi, stickers andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Uamou Happy Bags…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summer Vacation” Kappa Shonen from Comet Debris…

Hot off the heals of the recent “Summer Vacation” Sametan release, Koji Harmon over at Comet Debris has just revealed that his Kappa Shonen figure is set to receive the same summery treatment this weekend! Produced in a crystal clear soft vinyl with hand painted yellow and black eyes, the 5″ tall figure has been filledContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Summer Vacation” Kappa Shonen from Comet Debris…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toys’ Super Robot FAKE BARON “2nd Edition” revealed…

Recently spotted in August’s issue of Hyper Hobby, Awesome Toy‘s FAKE BARON is set to receive it’s second official colourway later this month! 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 timeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toys’ Super Robot FAKE BARON “2nd Edition” revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Night Stalker” Blood Thirst sofubi from Brent Nolasco x Toy Art Gallery…

Toy Art Gallery is proud to present their latest self-produced sofubi release, the “Night Stalker” edition Blood Thirst from Brent Nolasco! Standing at a lofty 9″ tall and coming with articulation in the arms, feet and head, the first painted run of this unique looking beast features a black rub over white soft vinyl with black, silver,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Night Stalker” Blood Thirst sofubi from Brent Nolasco x Toy Art Gallery…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Minion Tank” custom mash-up from Plaseebo…

Bob Conge aka Plaseebo has just revealed the latest custom toy to touch down in his store, the adorable Minion Tank! A one of a kind custom mash-up of Max Toy Co‘s soft vinyl Kaiju Tank and a Despicable Me “Phil” Minion figure, the 4.5″ tall piece has been hand sprayed by the artist in a dark teal withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Minion Tank” custom mash-up from Plaseebo…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ JON & PUNCH mini exhibition at Cosmo Knight Alpha

Having worked on a huge number of painted runs for various artists over the past few months, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has secured arguably one of his biggest projects to date- a painted run of Yusei and Moon Majin figures for Longneck’s Yoda Masahico! Created for mini exhibition “JON & PUNCH”, to be heldContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ JON & PUNCH mini exhibition at Cosmo Knight Alpha”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Guzo Kaijyu from Leo Sofvi Bouya…

Hot off the heals of the recent Wonderfestival exclusive with Rampage Toys, Leo Sofvi Bouya has teamed up with Angel Abby for the sixth instalment of his hugely popular Guzo Kaijyu! Standing at an impressive 10.5″ tall, the so called “idol monster” has been produced in a bright green soft vinyl, coming with stunning yellow, gold andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Guzo Kaijyu from Leo Sofvi Bouya…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery’s “Death Rides Again” group show now online…

Having opened it’s doors during our brief break over the weekend, the leftovers from Toy Art Gallery‘s “Death Rides Again” group show are now available online! Featuring a plethora of awesome paintings, drawings and sculpture from trio Lurk, Double Parlour and Mike Egan, highlights include a number of one-off custom Bones “With Wings” mash-ups, plus the debutContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Toy Art Gallery’s “Death Rides Again” group show now online…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bruised” and “Five Flavor” Mini Cheestroyer sofubi from Bad Teeth Comics…

Following the massive custom release last week courtesy of sculptors Double Haunt, the guys over at Bad Teeth Comics are proud to reveal that 2 all-new Mini Cheestroyer editions have just touched down in-store! Cast in a pink soft vinyl, the rather aptly titled “Bruised” has been treated to camo-style sprays and hand painted detailing inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bruised” and “Five Flavor” Mini Cheestroyer sofubi from Bad Teeth Comics…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Datadub’s Wonderfestival Summer ’14 exclusives on Fig-X…

Having featured at Wonderfestival last week as part of the huge Paralyzing Toys booth, Datadub over at Fig-Lab has just unleashed his remaining exclusives in the Fig-X store! Here’s a quick rundown of what’s currently up for grabs… Datadub Fig5 “Uamouflage” edition- Datadub’s own Finger5 sofubi micro returns in a special hand painted colourway from noneContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Datadub’s Wonderfestival Summer ’14 exclusives on Fig-X…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Scumbags and Superstars’ Mud Brain inspired bootleg Madball sculpt revealed…

Following our look at the “Melting Man” proto early last month, the guys over at Scumbags & Superstars have just revealed the second figure in their upcoming bootleg Madballs series! Inspired by the American football headed “Mud Brain” from infamous KO line Wacki Balls, the figure appears to be considerably bigger than the Melting Man, coming in atContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Scumbags and Superstars’ Mud Brain inspired bootleg Madball sculpt revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Pea-Shooter Mobile sofubi micro revealed…

Following the announcement of the RAMPAGE KAIBUTSUYA series earlier in the week, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has just revealed yet another new figure destined for soft vinyl soon- the Pea-Shooter Mobile! Fully compatible with the Gachapon Goblin micros (primarily the pictured Crazy Unicorn!), the 1″ tall figure has been hand sculpted by Jon, featuringContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Pea-Shooter Mobile sofubi micro revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Unpainted Tyranbo run from Cojica Toys…

Cojica Toys are proud to announce that the second addition in the ongoing Kyoryuju series, the towering Tyranbo, is set to receive it’s first unpainted colourway next week! Standing at an impressive 9″ tall and coming with 3 points of articulation, the might rex has been produced in a dark blue/green soft vinyl this time around. LimitedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Unpainted Tyranbo run from Cojica Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// James Groman’s “Vile-oceraptor” and “Rank-lasaurus” Zombiesaurs revealed…

With the alternate triceratops Rotten Rexx head now finally making it’s way into production (check out our first reveal way back in January here), legendary toy designer and illustrator James Groman has got to work on a new series of Rexx minis, the Zombiesaurs! Currently consisting of 2 different designs, Vile-oceraptor and Rank-lasaurus, the 2-part figuresContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// James Groman’s “Vile-oceraptor” and “Rank-lasaurus” Zombiesaurs revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Dream Rocket’s Gandye figure in the Monster Kolor store…

Monster Kolor are proud to reveal that they’ve secured a preorder for Dream Rocket’s latest vinyl figure, Gandye! Taken from Dynamic Kikaku/Toei Animation’s classic Devilman anime, the three-eyed monster has been sculpted and hand painted by Dream Rocket’s Yajima-san, standing approximately 12″ tall with an impressive total of 11 different parts. Originally debuting at Wonderfestival lastContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Dream Rocket’s Gandye figure in the Monster Kolor store…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The RAMPAGE KAIBUTSUYA (Giant Monster Animal Shop) sofubi series announced…

Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has been hard at work on an all-new series of sofubi, the RAMPAGE KAIBUTSUYA (‘giant monster animal shop’), with the first, as yet unrevealed figure having already hit the wax! Whilst we can’t share too much about the project at the moment (save the blurred image above), we can confirmContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The RAMPAGE KAIBUTSUYA (Giant Monster Animal Shop) sofubi series announced…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Comet Debris’ “Summer Vacation” Sametan preorder…

Having proved a huge success upon release early last month, Koji Harmon over at Comet Debris is proud to reveal that the “Summer Vacation” Sametans have returned for an open-preorder run! Coming exactly the same as the OG version, the 4″ tall figure has been cast up in a crystal clear soft vinyl, complete withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Comet Debris’ “Summer Vacation” Sametan preorder…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “BLObPUS paint version” Kumo Ningen from BLObPUS x Dream Rocket…

The mighty BLObPUS takes on yet another figure from Dream Rocket‘s anthropomorphic series for his latest round of lottery sales, proudly presenting the Kumo Ningen (Human Spider) “BLObPUS paint version”! Standing at around 8″ tall and coming with 4 points of articulation, the arachnophobe’s nightmare has been produced in BLObPUS’ signature GID soft vinyl, comingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “BLObPUS paint version” Kumo Ningen from BLObPUS x Dream Rocket…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Gakki-Kun sofubi from Pico Pico x Medicom Toy…

Popular Japanese TV show character and internet meme Gakki-Kun has been realised as a soft vinyl figure courtesy of Pico Pico and Medicom Toy! Originally debuting at Wonderfestival over the weekend in an exclusive “Red/White” colourway, the “2.5-dimensional human body muscle model with ultra scientific interpretation” (a literal translation!) comes in his original “Prop Model”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gakki-Kun sofubi from Pico Pico x Medicom Toy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Clear Pink” Negora sofubi from Monster Kolor x Max Toy Co…

The guys over at Monster Kolor have just secured another blank exclusive for all you customisers out there, the “Clear Pink” Negora from Max Toy! Standing at around 5″ tall, the 2-part figure has been produced in – you guessed it! – a translucent pink soft vinyl this time around, sadly sans the tuna fishContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Clear Pink” Negora sofubi from Monster Kolor x Max Toy Co…”