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MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween specials from Peter Kato…

Following the release of his latest wave of resin figures at NYCC a couple of weeks back (check them out in full here), our good friend Peter Kato is back with a whole slew of Halloween themed goodies! Here’s a quick rundown of what will be hitting the PK store later on today (October 26th)…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween specials from Peter Kato…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Peter Kato x Giant Robot SDCC exclusives…

Whilst busy working on a plethora of future productions, our good friend Peter Kato has still managed to squeeze in a whole load of exclusives for next week’s SDCC! Teaming up with Japanese toy shop Giant Robot, Peter has created a limited series of Turtle Tetsujins with the GR logo embedded in the chest. CastContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Peter Kato x Giant Robot SDCC exclusives…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Two-Toned Metal Fusion” series from Peter Kato…

Fresh from the success of the Blue Harvest Sale, Peter Kato is proud to present his latest resin series, the Two-Toned Metal Fusions! Created as a sucessor to the original myplasticheart exclusive Metal Fusions, Turtle Tetsujin is joined by Fright Bite for this super-limited release. Double cast in Blue-Orange resin, Turtle Tetsujin comes complete withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Two-Toned Metal Fusion” series from Peter Kato…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Goldies resin series from Peter Kato…

Following the sell-out success of the recent Hulk inspired “Smash” Turtle Tetsujin, resin wizard Peter Kato continues his bi-weekly assault on the art toy scene with his latest series, the Goldies! Cast in an intense mix of golden yellow clear resin & a drop of clear amber-ish gold tint, the 3 beautiful figures included are Kawako,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Goldies resin series from Peter Kato…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Green-Gold Leader Turtle Tetsujin from Peter Kato available now…

This month saw the opening of Peter Kato‘s long awaited online store, giving us, and all of Peter’s other hardcore fans the chance of finally picking up the sought after First Turtle Tetsujin alongside a host of other awesome resin minis and buttons. Unfortunately, many missed Peter’s signature figure (the little guy vanished pretty quickly!),Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Green-Gold Leader Turtle Tetsujin from Peter Kato available now…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo exclusive Pink Thunder Turtle Tetsujin & FrightBite from Peter Kato…

Swiftly following the release of the beautiful Hinomaru Charity Turtle Tetsujin (find out more here) with myplasticheart, Peter Kato has just revealed the Toy Tokyo exclusive Pink Thunder Turtle Tetsujin and FrightBite. Cast in a striking clear neon pink resin, Peter has hand painted the figures in a sleek matte black, finished off with custom madeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Toy Tokyo exclusive Pink Thunder Turtle Tetsujin & FrightBite from Peter Kato…”

MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Turtle Tetsujin creator Peter Kato…

Fondly remembered as the manager of Toy Tokyo during the art toy boom at the beginning of the 00’s, artist Peter Kato has quickly become recognised as one-to-watch in the contemporary indie toy scene. Developing and releasing several successful self-made toys, collaborating with industry veterans Ayako Takagi ( Uamou ) & Goto-San, plus holding down aContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// An interview with Turtle Tetsujin creator Peter Kato…”