Tattoo artist Zach Taylor and Middle of Beyond‘s Ezra Haidet have just revealed that their new Violence Toy imprint will be returning with a whole slew of sofubi for Designer Con ’15 this weekend! Whilst information is still thin on the ground at present, it would appear that all of the various figure combinations from their initial line-up – theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Violence Toy at Designer Con ’15…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon ’15 exclusive Fake Baron sofubi minis from Slave One x Awesome Toy…
Joining the previously featured one-off YouZhas with artist Denisa Medrano, Slave x One has just revealed that he’ll be bringing along a whole slew of Awesome Toy‘s Fake Baron minis to DCon ’15, all masterfully painted by himself! Broken down into 3 separate mini releases, we have the “Military” Fake Barons, limited to 3 setsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon ’15 exclusive Fake Baron sofubi minis from Slave One x Awesome Toy…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Urban Vinyl Daily’s DCon ’15 exclusive “Tripus” micro-run from Obsessed Panda…
The guys over at toy blog Urban Vinyl Daily will once again be hosting a booth at Designer Con stuffed to the brim with exclusives from right across the spectrum of art toys, the first to be revealed coming in the form of a stunning “Tripus” micro-run from Obsessed Panda! Standing at around 10″ of Japanese softContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Urban Vinyl Daily’s DCon ’15 exclusive “Tripus” micro-run from Obsessed Panda…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at DCon ’15…
Whilst we’ve already featured several of the exclusives Rampage Toys‘ Jon Malmstedt will be bringing along to his joint DCon ’15 booth with Imps and Monsters next week, we can now finally reveal the complete (and hugely daunting) list in full! Featuring the debut of several new figures, numerous one-offs, micros and painted runs, allContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at DCon ’15…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Gold Leaf” Gnaw-X #8 sofubi from Plaseebo…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to present the latest one-off custom based on his GNAW-X figure, “Gold Leaf” #8! Taken from Rampage Toys x Skull Head Butt’s huge collaboration from last year, the 8″ beast features Plaseebo‘s Gnaw head sculpt on top of SHB’s standard “X” body. Jointly produced by Rampage Toys’ Jon Malmtsedt and Marmit inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Gold Leaf” Gnaw-X #8 sofubi from Plaseebo…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Attack of the Cadavers” Walking Cadaver sofubi from Awesome Toy x Splurrt…
Awesome Toy have once again joined forces with Splurrt, this time around taking on the artist’s awesome Walking Cadaver sofubi for a special “Attack of the Cadavers” painted run! Standing at a little under 6″ tall and coming with 7 points of articulation, the bumbling zombie has been produced in a flesh colored soft vinylContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Attack of the Cadavers” Walking Cadaver sofubi from Awesome Toy x Splurrt…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Haunted Whale Tiamat” and “Keitosu” sofubi from Anraku Ansaku…
Continuing their onslaught of releases over the past few months, the elusive Anraku Ansaku has once again teamed up with Medicom Toy for the launch of 2 all-new figures, Haunted Whale Tiamat and Keitosu! Standing at around 9″ tall each, these stunning sea dwelling kaiju have been produced in contrasting milky and green soft vinyl, coming completeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Haunted Whale Tiamat” and “Keitosu” sofubi from Anraku Ansaku…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon ’15 exclusive “Blood Worm” Cestoda sofubi from Miscreation Toys…
Miscreation Toys‘ Jeremi Rimel has just revealed that his gargantuan “Cestoda” sofubi will be making an appearance at DCon ’15 this month as part of a special “Blood Worm” painted micro-run! Designed by Jeremi, digitally sculpted by iamscumbag and produced in a Japanese soft vinyl courtesy of Toy Art Gallery, the huge figure stands at anContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon ’15 exclusive “Blood Worm” Cestoda sofubi from Miscreation Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Splurrt at DCon ’15: Part 1…
Splurrt has just unveiled the first round of exclusives he’ll be bringing along to DCon ’15 in just a couple weeks time! Joining 2 micro runs of the Evolved Diggler in GID vinyl, plus one-off customs of the hugely popular “Walking Cadaver”, the sofubi artist has revealed that a number of new figures are setContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Splurrt at DCon ’15: Part 1…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Radioactive Uppercut’s new keshi series teased…
With the success of the Freaks, Finks and Spazzes tucked firmly under his belt, John Santagada over at Radioactive Uppercut has set about working on an all-new keshi series that should hopefully be making their debut soon! Whilst little is known about the project at present – even a confirmed name! – we’ve been toldContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Radioactive Uppercut’s new keshi series teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Kesagake’s Revenge ” Kaibutsuya sofubi from Rampage Toys…
First teased here just a couple of weeks back, we can now reveal the latest figure from Rampage Toys‘ ongoing Kaibutsuya (Giant Monster Animal Shop) series – dubbed Kesagake’s Revenge – in full! Whilst the original Kesagake was based on the infamous Sankebetsu Brown Bear of Hokkaido Higuma – who was subsequently killed after the worst bear attack inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Kesagake’s Revenge ” Kaibutsuya sofubi from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorgoloid X Mechavirus custom Ammonaito sofubi micro-run…
Following the success of his “Necro” release late last year, Gorgoloid has once again teamed up with MechaVirus for another run of custom Ammonaitos! Featuring the sea dwelling beast in a white Japanese soft vinyl this time around, each 9.5cm x 25cm figure has been treated to a selection of one-off Monster Kolor sprays and hand paintedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorgoloid X Mechavirus custom Ammonaito sofubi micro-run…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Kenth Toy Works’ custom Naminori Kaijin Oron for Clutter’s “Nihonsei” group show…
Kenth Toy Works are proud to reveal that their collaboration with SIX F – Naminori Kaijin Oron – will be featuring as a one-off custom in Clutter Gallery‘s “Nihonsei” (Made in Japan) group show later this month! Standing at a lofty 8.6″ tall with a 10″ sharkboard accessory, the driftwood and coral infused surfer dude hasContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kenth Toy Works’ custom Naminori Kaijin Oron for Clutter’s “Nihonsei” group show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bear Death God” vinyl figure from Akashik (ARSVT)…
California-based artist Dave Linares over at Akashik Records’ Soft Vinyl Toys (ARSVT for short!) is proud to introduce his first ever vinyl figure, the awesome Bear Death God! Drawing inspiration from right across sofubi and neo kaiju, the mid-large size figure features a beautifully textured, 2-headed design akin to Skull Head Butt’s Demon Cyclops figure,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Bear Death God” vinyl figure from Akashik (ARSVT)…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Pico Pico’s “Large Bodhisattiva” Rinne sofubi from Pico Pico…
Hot on the heals of his recent work on GEEK!’s Requiemer of Sun and Death plus his own self produced toy “Chikidon”, artist PicoPico has just unveiled yet another figure inspired by ancient tribal art, the stunning Rinne! Designed and sculpted by the artist with prototyping duties handed over to Dream Rocket’s Yajima Junichi, the livingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Pico Pico’s “Large Bodhisattiva” Rinne sofubi from Pico Pico…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive “Cyber Future Techno Loader” sofubi from Ilu Ilu…
The guys behind elusive Japanese sofubi house Ilu Ilu have just revealed that their breathtaking “Cyber Future Techno Loader” sofubi will be returning this month in 2 Medicom exclusive colorways! Heavily inspired by the likes of Transformers and Micronauts, the stunning 6″ tall figure – dubbed Commander Victor (red) and (blue) – comes packed with a set ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Medicom exclusive “Cyber Future Techno Loader” sofubi from Ilu Ilu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The OP Customs x Kearjun “Goodon” micro-run…
Wasting no time since Arturo Ulloa’s drop just last week, Kearjun is proud to reveal that OP Customs is the latest artist to take on the mighty Goodon for a special micro-run release! Heavily inspired by Bemon’s iconic “2-Headed” kaiju, which in turn was inspired by Famous Monsters of Filmland’s 1968 “Jack the Giant Killer” cover,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The OP Customs x Kearjun “Goodon” micro-run…”
MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Halloween releases from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…
There’s no way a Halloween would be complete without a huge Mutant Vinyl Hardcore release, so it came with great pleasure today to find that owner Rich Montanari Jr has a total of 3 – yes, 3! – separate releases planned throughout the week! Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect to see in-storeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// A trifecta of Halloween releases from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Rainbow Ver.” First Kaiju from Play Studio x Angel Abby…
Fresh from their unpainted white release just a couple of weeks back, the guys behind the Hong Kong-based Play Studio are proud to reveal that their “First Kaiju” figure has returned in an all-new colorway courtesy of Angel Abby! Standing at around 4.5″ tall and featuring 3 points of articulation, the classically-styled kaiju has once again been produced inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Rainbow Ver.” First Kaiju from Play Studio x Angel Abby…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Halloween “Megara” micro-run from Butcherbrand…
Coming just in time for Halloween this week, Butch Adams over at Butcherbrand has just unleashed a slew of one-off “Megara” customs in his online store! Standing at around 3.5″ tall and featuring 1 point of articulation, the little guys have been cast up in a hot pink soft vinyl this time around, coming with aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Halloween “Megara” micro-run from Butcherbrand…”
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