Japanese retailer Yamakichiya have once again teamed up with Siccaluna, this time for the release of an exclusive Dorol colorway! Standing at around 9″ tall and featuring 4 points of articulation, the skull-faced beast has been cast in what looks like an ivory colored soft vinyl, coming with green, red and purple sprays over a detail hugging brown rub. Currently available in limited numbers through the Yamakichiya store right here, Dorol will set you back just 12,000yen plus shipping…
The team over at Blackbook Toy have revealed that their collaborative sofubi with rock band Suicidal Tendencies – S”K”UM-kun – is returning in an all-new colorway dubbed “Venice Blue 2016” this week! Originally releasing back in 2011, this upgraded version has been cast in a similar deep blue vinyl, coming with masked green, white and black sprays, a full head of striped blue/black hair, an all-seeing eye belly button, plus the piece de resistance, a matching S”K”UM-kun bandana! Coming packed in a screen printed drawstring bag with warranty card for 17,000yen plus shipping, the “Venice Blue 2016” S”K”UM-kun will be up for grabs right here at Noon Japan time this Saturday, August 20th…
Red Hot Style have given their Canadian Hairless sofubi a subtle upgrade with their latest release, as they proudly introduce the “all-seeing” Pikachu edition! Remaining largely the same as the standard OG, this new version features a revised head sculpt that comes with empty sockets in the skull for dolls eye inserts. Produced in a yellow soft vinyl inspired by Pokemon’s Pika, the 6″ tall figure has been treated to silver and orange sprays, red brushed detailing, black glass eyes and a custom mini neckerchief. Limited to a run of just 5 pieces, the Pikachu Canadian Hairless is currently up for grabs via email lottery for $125 plus shipping. Interested in picking one up? Then be sure to fire over an email with your details to redhotstyle@sina.com ASAP… Good luck to all who enter!
Up and coming sofubi producer Aimodo are proud to announce that their latest figure, Otomodachi of Yasuo, is now finally available to overseas customers! Inspired by the classic ‘bot sofubi of the 70’s, the super-chunky sculpts comes in at just under 4.5″ tall, features 5 points of articulation, an interchangeable arm weapon and a fully rotatable 2-sided head. Cast in a bright red soft vinyl and treated to silver, dark blue and metallic sprays, this first run of Otomodachi will set you back just 4,500yen plus shipping. Interested in picking one up? Then be sure to fire over your details to moguranoana@cmail.plala.or.jp ASAP…
Originally debuting back in June, the creepy Twins from Awesome Toy return in an all-new “Light Pink” colorway! Created in response to the chronic lack of female orientated sofubi currently available, this beautifully realised pair have been inspired by many dolls popular in the 60s and 70s, albeit with a slightly creepy twist… they bear more than a passing resemblance to the terrifying Grady Twins from Stanley Kubrick’s classic flick, The Shining! Standing at around 9″ tall and featuring 3 points of articulation, the sisters have been cast in an unpainted flesh-tone soft vinyl for their latest release, once again coming in at $80 singularly and just $150 for the pair. Currently available in strictly limited numbers through the Toy Underground store, interested parties can find them right here…
FOE Gallery have teamed up with artist Deth P Sun for the return of their debut sofubi “Cat with Dagger” in an all-new “Summertime” colorway! Based on Deth’s recurring feline design, the character has been beautifully realised in 3D, standing at around 6″ tall and featuring 3 points of articulation. Produced in a creamsicle-style orange vinyl and treated to masked cream, bronze and black sprays, this version is currently residing in the FOE store alongside a matching blank for just $65 and $50 each plus shipping…
Originally debuting at the Bakuha Exhibition Vol.4 a couple of weeks back, the awesome “Confrontation” set from Kto Kto is now available online! An extension to the ever growing Kaibutsu (Monster) Series, the stunning set features just 2 figures this time around; honourable knight YUSYA AUROSU, coming in the standard finger puppet-style, and Kto Kto’s largest figure to date, SHARUDESU DAIMAO, coming complete with articulation in both the arms and neck. Cast in an unpainted black soft vinyl for their debut, the pair can be yours for just 6,700yen each. Fancy picking s set up? Then be sure to fire over your name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number, PayPal address and the product name to ktokto_toy@yahoo.co.jp before close on Thursday, August 18th…
Medicom Toy are proud to announce the return of Anraku Ansaku’s Pokopon the Racoon and Ron the Panda in all-new colorways this month! Cast in bright yellow and dark blue soft vinyl respectively, the 9″ tall Pokopon has been treated to a hand brushed stripe colorway dubbed “Tiger Jet Pop”, whilst Ron has been given a solid brown/black paint app known as “Asiatic Black Bear Tssuki”. Going on sale via open preorder through the Medicom Toy store for 10,800yen each starting Wednesday, August 24th, those that purchase both figures will receive unpainted heads and tail casts of both Pokopon and Ron… What a deal!
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Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to reveal that he’s taken on Krotpong‘s Kanzler sofubi for the release of a very special one-off custom! Standing at a lofty 14.5″ tall with 4 points of articulation, the behemoth has been fitted with a red glass eye, gold leaf breast plate, leather loin cloth, cloth boots and an internal switched LED unit, coming complete with Plaseebo’s signature metallic/lime Monster Kolor sprays. Due to touch down right here this Wednesday, August 17th, pricing for “King” Kanzler is still to be confirmed…
Following weeks of teasers and reveals on Instagram, the first figure from Kearjun and Monsterfoot Creations‘ Kaiju Light Society imprint – the mighty Slaughter Shark – is finally making its debut this week! Collaboratively designed and sculpted by the pair, the chainsaw-wielding land shark stands at an impressive 9.5″ tall with 5 points of articulation. Produced in a blue soft vinyl for its first outing, the murderous amphibian has been treated to a paint app courtesy of Kearjun’s agent Gabriella June, coming in a swathe of neon and metallic sprays with hand brushed detailing. Currently up for grabs via
lottery for just $130 plus shipping, anyone interested in bagging the figure is going to need to hit up either Kearjun or Gabriella through Instagram DM with their details. Good luck to all who enter!
Originally teased here a couple weeks back, we can now reveal that Planet 3 Toys‘ Bōzu sofubi will be returning next weekend in an all-new “Nigori” colorway! Based on the yokai Ao Bōzu ( “Blue Monk” ) from Japan, the 3.5″ tall finger puppet-style figure has been produced in an unpainted milky white soft vinyl inspired by Nigori, an unfiltered sake that produces a similar cloudy appearance. Going on sale via Lulubell Toys next Saturday, August 20th at 10am Pacific time, the “Nigori” Bōzu will set you back just $25 a pop…
Mirock Toy have just launched their latest online mail order, with not one, not two, but four all-new creations seeing their first overseas sale! Featuring the latest figures in Mirock’s ongoing Buddha Squadron series, the Karugaru, in either “deep green strong” or “deep green light” soft vinyl for $130 a pair, these are joined by the totem-like Ryuutoukikai and Goshinngan with the same color options at $40 a piece, plus something we’ve been waiting fort along time here at Softoy, the Dr Mirock keshi in gray, neon yellow and purple rubber for $30 each. Currently up for grabs via e-mail lottery until Tuesday, August 16th, details on how to enter can be found on the Mirock Toy blog right here…
Cop A Squat Toys have teamed up with Obsessed Panda‘s Michael Dev for a special run of “Nebula” Semi Korosiya! Coming cast in a black soft vinyl this time around, the 8″ tall kaiju has been treated to a stunning Galaxy-style paint app using c-thru sprays over a silver base. Limited to an edition of just 6 pieces, the “Nebula” Semi Korosiya will be touching down in the Obsessed Panda store this coming Saturday, August 13th at 9am Pacific for $90 each plus shipping…
The Sofubi Brothers have been hard at work preparing a very special one-off custom, the gorgeous “White Porcelain Pretend” Iron Meat! Standing at around 8″ tall and featuring 5 points of articulation, the Restore Created piece has been cast in a white soft vinyl, coming with beautifully realised blue and white ware-style hand painted detailing from Kam Shing Yan (aka WORDist 彩繪文字師). Available via 48 hour lottery starting Thursday, August 18th HK time, the single lucky winner will be expected to pay just $300 plus shipping. Fancy your chances? Then be sure to fire over your name, Instagram name, country, shipping address, phone number and PayPal address to Vinyl.House@yahoo.com.hk within the allotted timeframe. Good luck!
Gravy Toys‘ Bwana Spoons had joined forces with Paul Kaiju for a special run of Jeff Puppet Seijin Joes! Cast in a blue vinyl, the 8″ tall Salamander Joes have been cast in a blue soft vinyl, coming with a mix of brown, rusty orange and neon sprays with candy-like hand painted detailing and a Suns of Brodarr Jeff head as a hand puppet. Going on sale alongside a micro-run of Grubboras and some Volcano Turtle customs in the Gravy store this Friday, August 12th at 10am Pacfic, pricing for Jeff Puppet Seijin Joes is still to be confirmed…
Uky Daydreamer are proud to announce the return of their latest figure ULTIOTL for a special blank this week! Designed and sculpted by Uky, the beautifully realised space diver stands at around 8″ tall, coming with 2 points of articulation as well as a rather neat double-sided head. Up for grabs in the figure’s previously released colorways of orange, blue and lime green – all left unpainted for your customising pleasure – the trio can currently be found in the Uky Daydreamer store right here for 3,800yen each or just 10,000yen for the set…
Kenth Toy Works have teamed up with yet another artist for a limited paint run, this time taking on the mighty Modzilla from Popaganda’s Ron English! Standing at a lofty 14″ tall, featuring multiple points of articulation and coming with 2 Bunnygirl omake, the huge TAG-produced figure has been treated to layers of Kenth’s signature pointillized dots and pastel sprays with hand brushed detailing. Going on sale via email lottery for 50,000yen plus shipping starting Midnight Japan time this Saturday, August 13th, anyone looking at bagging the piece is going to need to fire over their name, address and email to ktw.order@gmail.com before Friday, August 19th… As always, good luck to all who enter!
Following months on the drawing board, the debut figure from Planet X, “Twinclops” is now finally available in its first painted colorway! A mash-up of the infamous 2-headed beast from 1962’s Jack the Giant Killer and Ray Harry Hausen’s classic Cyclops, the near 10″ tall, digitally sculpted creation comes with an impressive 6 points of articulation as well as a fully removable battle club. Treated to a gorgeous split paint app in vivid purple, pink and metallic green, this first version comes in at just $140 plus $20 shipping worldwide. Currently up for grabs via e-mail lottery, those feeling lucky are going to need to send a message to info@planetx.asia before August 14th HK time, being sure to include their name, shipping address, country, phone number, PayPal account and Instagram/Facebook ID…
Whilst we rather impatiently wait for more details on the proposed third character in Frank Kozik‘s ongoing A Clockwork Carrot series, producers Blackbook Toy have revealed that they’ll be filling the gap with an all-new “Thug Life” colorway of the first two, Lil’ Alex and Dim! Sculpted by none other than T9G, the pair stand at around 9″ tall each with 3 points of articulation, this time around coming in a pimped-out glossy black vinyl with gold sprays, matching “Maskie” masks and exclusive ACC bandanas. Going on sale through the BlackBook store today (8/10) at 8am Pacific time, the pair have been priced at 15,120yen each plus shipping…
NY-based artists Grizlli Atom and Bo Braiden have joined forces for the launch of Black Drove, a first-of-its-kind vinyl and resin show that’ll take attendees through a haunting dreamscape right in the middle of Brooklyn! Featuring over 40 artists from across the whole spectrum of indie toys, highlights revealed so far have included the debut of Splurrt’s Shinjuku Demon, one-off Gamarah from CO.OC28, painted Squeakshow sofubi from Grizlli, plus an exclusive Warui Zonbi colorway from our very own Tru:Tek. Opening its doors at Brooklyn’s Rosemont on Satutday, August 27th at 6pm, the show’s various offerings will be up for grabs via both raffle and upon request. The first 10 to register their entry will be treated to a special Black Drove goodie bag, so be sure to head on down early to bag one, grab some complimentary food and enjoy the live music! Keep a close eye on the #BlackDrove hashtag for more reveals closer to the event…
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