RESTORE’s Final More Meat and GID lotteries announced…

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Originally available at Wonderfestival Winter 2017 last weekend, RESTORE‘s Final More Meat joins a trio of GID blanks for online lottery sales this week

  • Size: 13.8″ (Final More Meat), 8″ (Neo Japan, Iron Meat, Collectlister)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: TBC
  • One of the most technical sculpts from RESTORE’s Junnosuke Abe to date, the gigantic Final More Meat features a design inspired by TMNT Krang’s Android Body, sporting a removable visor, heart chest piece and a cockpit that fits the original Iron Meat figure
  • Final More Meat comes cast in a white sofubi complete with grey, blue and red sprays for this first release
  • Neo Japan, Iron Meat, Collectlister come cast in an unpainted GID sofubi
  • Going on sale via e-mail lottery through Lulubell Toys this week, check back for a fully updated post featuring entry details later on today
  • Japanese customers can apply through Pop Soda, head over to their webpage here for more details
  • More info can be found in RESTORE’s recent blog post

Momoco Studio’s “Lime” Sharkboy…

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Momoco Studio‘s hugely popular debut figure returns in a new colorway this week

  • Size: 4.5″
  • Articulation: 3 points (arms, waist)
  • Edition size: 53
  • Price: $40 plus shipping
  • Sharkboy comes cast in a light green soft vinyl for his latest outing, coming complete with a white/yellow/red paint app and black inserted eyes
  • The run features 5 “Blue” chase figures from Momoco’s personal collection
  • Available via lottery until February 27th, interested parties are going to need to fill out the dedicated entry form right here

Rotten Studio’s latest False Prophet Sirenito…

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Rotten Studio‘s latest soft vinyl figure returns in an all-new Hawaiian-Death Metal colorway

  • Size: 6″
  • Articulation: 6 points (neck, arms, legs, tail)
  • Edition size: 4 (TBC)
  • Price: $70 plus shipping
  • Cast in a squishy pink soft vinyl, Sirenito has been treated to Hawaiian-style sprays with death metal-inspired black detailing
  • Available via e-mail lottery for the next 24 hours, interested parties are going to need to fire over their details to jorgefortizmendieta@gmail.com

Candie Bolton’s “Fox Five” OH MY! YOKAI minis…

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Candie Bolton‘s sofubi minis return to Toy Art Gallery in an all-new painted colorway this week

  • Size: 2″ each
  • Articulation: 0 points (finger puppet-style)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $75 plus shipping
  • Featuring a total of 5 different yokai-inspired minis designed by Candie; Kitsura, Tanuki, Kawauso, Bakekujira and Tengu; each comes cast in a red sofubi with silver/blue sprays and green brushed detailing
  • Going on sale in the TAG store this Friday, February 24th

Nama Niku x Tru:Tek’s Mini-Deka Manzilla keshi…

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Our very own Tru:Tek brings back a classic keshi bootleg in mini form as part of the huge Submission Toy sale this week

  • Size: 1.75″
  • Edition size: 10
  • Price: $10 plus shipping
  • Originally designed and kitbashed by Nama Niku way back in 2013 (check it here), this new version of the 4″ deka keshi has been reduced down to a standard keshi size, coming cast by Tru:Tek in a choice of M.U.S.C.L.E flesh and magenta for this first release
  • Comes packed with a miniaturised version of Ralph Neise’s original header card
  • Going on sale in the SoftoyHobby store this Friday, February 24th at 11pm London time

PLT Toys’ “GID GeGeGe” Dick Invader…

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Papa Lemon‘s Dick Invader finally receives its first official release this week

  • Size: 10″
  • Articulation: 6 points (neck, arms, legs)
  • Edition size: 20
  • Price: $150 shipped worldwide
  • Produced by Unbox Industries in a GID soft vinyl, the phallic dark lord has been treated to metallic neon green and pearl purple sprays complete with GeGeGe No Kitaro omake
  • Currently available via email, interested parties are ghoing to need to send their details to plttoys@foxmail.com before close on March 1st

The”Twin Destroyer” Ettin micro-run…

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Previously featured earlier in the week, we take a closer look at Tru:Tek‘s Ettin micro-run ahead of the big Submission Toy sale tomorrow (2/24)

  • Size: 10″
  • Articulation: 6 points (necks, arms, legs) plus removable Bone Axe and Anchor accessories
  • Edition size: 4
  • Price: $240 plus shipping
  • Cast in a green soft vinyl, Planet X‘s Ettin has been treated to layers of lifelike sprays and hand brushed detailing over a black rub courtesy of Tru:Tek
  • Comes packed with header art from Acid Ma
  • Going on sale alongside a whole host of other items in the SoftoyHobby store at 11pm London time tomorrow (2/24)

Marvel Okinawa’s “MC-800” and “MC-Habana” Evil MC one-offs…

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Joining the previously posted “Golden Boy” release, BlackBook Toy team up with Marvel Okinawa for 2 very special one-off Evil MC’s that are being offered up via lottery this week

  • Size: 13.5″
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, arms, waist) plus removable “fast food” gun
  • Price: 45,000yen each plus shipping
  • Marvel Okinawa has been very busy working his magic on 2 Evil MC’s this time around; a Terminator-inspired “MC-800”, complete with hand carved face and bullet detailing, plus “MC-Habana”, featuring extensive pointillist tattoo work and shirt detailing
  • Going on sale via lottery between Midnight Japan time on February 24th to February 26th, interested parties are going to need to send their name, address and telephone number to info@blackbooktoy.com, being sure to include their desired product in the subject header
  • Head over to the BlackBook blog here for extensive photos of both figures

Planet 3 Toys x Lulubell Toys’ “精霊 Seirei Edition” Bōzu…

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Planet 3 Toys teams up with Lulubell Toys for their latest Bōzu release

  • Size: 3.5″
  • Articulation: 1 point (neck)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: $30 plus shipping
  • Bōzu comes cast in a SuperClear sofubi for this release, complete with hand stamped neck tag
  • Goes on sale in the Lulubell store this Saturday, February 25th at 10am Pacific time
  • “Seirei or “精霊” means “Spirit” in Japanese. Seirei Bōzu has one foot in the mystical ether and one in the human world. Or at least the human toy shelf.”

Dream Rocket’s Chinpira and Beelzebub lotteries…

Dream Rocket unveils a quartet of Beelzebub one-offs and a Chinpira painted run this week

  • Price: 15,000yen (Beelzebub one-offs), 23,000yen (Chinpira)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Dream Rocket’s own insectoid kaiju has been treated to 4 one-offs on GID sofubi this time around; (starting top left) “Blue” (Product 1), “Brown” (Product 2), “Red” (Product 3) and “Violet” (Product 4)
  • Yamomark’s Chinpira has been cast in a black vinyl, coming with a multitude of crackling, sprays and detailing in a rainbow of colors
  • Currently available via e-mail lottery, interested parties are going to need to send their name, country, address, telephone number and PayPal address to  guromont97@yahoo.co.jp, being sure to include the desired product name in the subject header

The “Skinned Alive” PigPigMan micro-run…

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With Submission Toy‘s big release drawing closer, we’ve decided to give you guys a closer look at a few of the key releases, starting with this PigPigMan micro-run

  • Size: 6″
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, legs)
  • Edition size: 5
  • Price: $320 plus shipping
  • Kaiju TAN‘s highly sought after figure comes cast in a flesh soft vinyl this time around, complete with layers of acrylic brushwork, bloody detailing and VColor sprays courtesy of Submission Toy’s Tru:Tek
  • Going on sale in the SoftoyHobby store alongside a whole host of other items this Friday, February 24th at 11pm London time (3pm Pacific)

Uamou’s WaUamou series…

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Uamou‘s signature sofubi mini returns in a colorway inspired by Japanese lacquer this week

  • Size: 3″
  • Articulation: 1 point (neck)
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Price: 3,000yen plus shipping
  • Produced in a glossy black sofubi, the WaUamou have been treated to a unique splattered paint app in gold, red and white courtesy of Goto-san
  • Currently available in the Uamou store right here

Anraku Ansaku’s Toho Lucky Bags…

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Hot on the heels of last months Lucky Bag release, Anraku Ansaku return with another featuring their licensed Toho figures through Medicom Plus

  • Size: 9.4″ (Kiraaku Aliens), 11.8″ (Mothra larvae)
  • Price: 16,200yen
  • Edition size: TBC
  • Each lucky bag features both Kiraaku Alien A & B in a grey sofubi, plus the Mothra larvae in either flesh or blue sofubi
  • Going on sale via Medicom Plus throughout March, with remaining stock hopefully touching down via the usual Western distributors (TAG, Lulubell) soon after
  • Info courtesy of Sofvi.Tokyo

BlackBook Toy’s “Golden Boy” Evil MC…

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BlackBook team up with Ron English for the latest version of Evil MC

  • Size: 13.5″
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, arms, waist) plus removable “fast food” gun
  • Price: 19,440yen plus shipping
  • Ron English’s anti-fast food mascot has been cast in a clear soft vinyl, coming with masked black and gold, plus either masked white or gold head (randomly assorted)
  • Packed with a header card and deluxe postcard
  • Going on sale in the BlackBook store at Midnight Japan time on Friday, February 24th

Nomiwa’s Hogoda II lottery…

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Nomiwa‘s Hogoda returns in a release inspired by one of natures most colorful animals

  • Size: 6.7″
  • Articulation: 3 points (neck, arms)
  • Price: $150 shipped worldwide
  • The second version of Hogoda has been produced in a soft vinyl courtesy of Unbox (TBC), coming with a rainbow of sprays and hand painted detailing inspired by the sea dwelling Mantis Shrimp
  • Currently available via e-mail lottery, interested parties are going to need to send over their name, address, telephone number and PayPal address to nomiwa2016@gmail.com ASAP

Splurrt’s Bam Bam prototype revealed…

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Splurrt unveils his latest small-mid size figure ahead of production later this year

  • Size: 5″ (TBC)
  • Articulation: 4 points (neck, arms)
  • Designed and sculpted by Splurrt, Bam Bam pays homage to one of the most popular MaBa Zombies from Series 1 (check him here), replicating a similarly textured two-faced design, albeit with a body that looks like a cross between the artist’s own Cadaver Kid and Cadaver Twin figures
  • Keep track of the Splurrt Instagram feed here for more details soon

Aimodo’s latest Otomodachi of Yasuo sale…

Aimodo are proud to announce the return of their mini ‘bot for its latest online sale this week

  • Size: 4.5″
  • Articulation: 6 points (retractable waist, shoulders, detachable arms, interchangeable head)
  • Edition sizes: TBC
  • Price: 4,000-4,500yen plus shipping
  • Aimodo’s beautifully detailed Otomodachi has been produced in 3 different colorways this time around; a clear “Dye Mix” featuring yellow, blue and red mixed parts (4,000yen), a clear blue “Fuyu Shogun” complete with extra arm attachment (4,500yen) and a white “Yuki Shogun” featuring red and black paint with 2 extra arm attachments
  • Interested parties can place their order by direct messaging Aimodo through their Instagram account right here

Super7’s new M.U.S.C.L.E reveals at NYTF…

Following on from their recent barage of MOTU, Alien and SF2 figures, Super7 unveil their latest range of licensed M.U.S.L.E. mini figures at the New York Toy Fair this week

  • Size: 2″-2.5″
  • Price: $6 per set (TBC)
  • New licenses confirmed so far include Mega Man, Shogun Warriors, Robotech, Aliens and Super7’s own property, The Worst
  • From images revealed so far, it would appear that (aside from Robotech) the new licenses will follow a similar template to previous releases, featuring 4 sets each containing 3 predetermined figures
  • Look out for more details soon!

Medicom Toy’s Vinyl Artist Gacha: Series 10…

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Medicom Toy return with a tenth series of VAG, this time featuring miniaturised versions of some of contemporary sofubi’s most iconic characters

  • Size: 2.5″-3″ each
  • Articulation: 1 point each
  • Price: 500yen each
  • VAG: Series 10 once again features a total of 4 different designs from some of sofubi’s leading artists; Punk Drunkers’ Aitsu, Blood Guts Toys’ Namanari Mermaid, Magaido’s Jakuchu Elephant and DAN’s Pogola; each coming in a blind packed selection of 5 different colorways each
  • Going on sale in Japan throughout March through Village Vanguard and Toys ‘R’ Us outlets, look out for international sales in thecoming months
  • Info courtesy of Sofvi.Tokyo

Submission Toy’s HUGE launch sale…

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Submission Toy gear up for their first big release in the Softoy Hobby store this week

Touching down right here at 11pm London time this Friday, February 24th, a number of customs, painted runs and blanks from Submission Toy’s Tru:Tek and Rich Page will be available, including;

  • “GID” Smogball- Submission Toy’s debut sofubi in a glow vinyl. Limited to 10 priced at $65 each
  • “Hubba Bubba Oooze Bubble” Oozeball- The Oozeball returns in an unpainted strawberry gum colored sofubi, this time coming packed with Hubba Bubba sticks plus a foil-backed deluxe header card. Limited to 10 priced at $55 each
  • “Black and Blue” SofuBall set- A super-limited recast of the black Oozeball is joined by the Smogball in a deep royal blue. Limited to just 2 sets at a reduced sum of $110 each
  • “Skinned Alive” PigPigMan- Tru:Tek teams up with Kaiju TAN for the first of 2 PigPigMan releases. Limited to 5, each coming with layers of acrylic brushwork, VColor sprays and bloody detailing for $320 each
  • “Twin Destroyer” Ettin- Tru:Tek once again joins forces with Planet X, this time for a run of their latest 2-headed beast. Cast in a green soft vinyl and treated to layers of life-like sprays and hand painted detailing. Limited to 4, each coming packed with both axe and anchor accessories for $240 each
  • “Young Grasshopper” Molochowl- Submission Toy take on Solo Is Toy‘s Molochowl for their first joint paint run. Cast in a flesh soft vinyl and treated to layers of acrylic dry brushing, detailing and shading courtesy of Rich Page and Tru:Tek. Limited to 6, each complete with aged cloth wrist, leg and head bands for $250 each
  • Bukimi Ball one-offs- Bukimi Blasters‘ Bukimi Balls get the Tru:Tek treatment for this mini release. Features 3 one-off customs – Zonbi, Garamoan and Stink Eye – each coming with layers of sprays and brushed detailing for $110 a piece
  • Submission Toy one-offs- The pair have been busy on a number of one-offs, including a Skinner “Ogos”, Violence Toy “Mutant Cop”, PLT Blood Maijin and Ultra Bastard, plus a Red Hot Style “Kilin” amongst others
  • “Haunted Mansion” Argomedus and the Whisper- Submission Toy take on Scott Tolleson‘s sofubi duo, this time treating them to an acrylic paint app inspired by Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Limited to 3 sets priced at just $70 each
  • Warui Zonbi one-offs- Submission Toy’s Rich Page has got to work on 2 Warui Zonbi sets, aptly titled “Stone” and “Bone”. Limited to just 1 of each, these will be available for just $40 each

*Click on the thumbnails below for hi-res shots of all toys on offer