Elusive sofubi producers Uzumark are proud to reveal that their highly sought after Jinmen-jū (Human-faced Beast) figure will be returning for a limited online release very soon! Featuring 2 new colorways this time around; black with a red rub and tan with green and purple sprays, the pair both feature an as-yet-unrevealed new skull sculpt thatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Jinmen-jū (Human-faced Beast) sofubi from Uzumark…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Design Fiesta 41 exclusive Mixed-Part Gnaw-X sofubi from Rampage Toys…
Hot on the heels of the “Glow Version” Kesagake posted earlier in the week, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has just revealed another run of figures he’ll have up for grabs at Design Fiesta 41 this weekend, the Mixed-Part Gnaw-X’s! Taken from Rampage Toys x Skull Head Butt’s recent monster collaboration, the 8.5″ beast features Plaseebo‘sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Design Fiesta 41 exclusive Mixed-Part Gnaw-X sofubi from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy x Slave One’s “FAKE BARON Vs. Duo Gero” Battle Packs announced…
Originally announced back in January, the first release in Awesome Toy‘s FAKE BARON Battle Pack series – FAKE BARON Vs. Duo Gero – is finally set for release this week! For those that missed our original post, the guys kindly share a little background about the project… “Imagine Fake Baron is a real tv show, wherebyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Awesome Toy x Slave One’s “FAKE BARON Vs. Duo Gero” Battle Packs announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “PickleBaby Tank” for Suburban Vinyl’s “Little Green Men” group show…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo is proud to reveal that he’ll be taking part in Suburban Vinyl‘s upcoming “Little Green Men” show with his latest one-off custom, the PickleBaby Tank! A mash-up of Leecifer’s PickleBaby head in clear vinyl and a Plaseebo hand cast resin tank, the 6″ long figure has been fitted with red glassContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s “PickleBaby Tank” for Suburban Vinyl’s “Little Green Men” group show…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Scott Wilkowski and Monster Worship’s “Spectre of Atma” show at The Clutter Gallery…
The Clutter Gallery proudly announce details of their latest two-person art exhibition, Scott Wilkowski and Monster Worship‘s Spectre of Atma! Set to feature a number of new works from the pair, including both resin and sofubi micro-runs, collaborative figures and one-off customs, highlights revealed so far include the pictured “Sunburst” Real Fighting Greasebat, “Arctic” Mecha GreasebatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Scott Wilkowski and Monster Worship’s “Spectre of Atma” show at The Clutter Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Cosmegira Adult and Female Zangira GID set from BLObPUS x Yamomark…
BLObPUS has let loose on yet more Yamomark figures for his latest open-run release, proudly presenting the Comegira Adult and Female Zangira GID set! Produced in BLObPUS’ signature glow in the dark vinyl, the pair have been treated to a familiar palette of neon/metallic sprays with black accents. Currently up for grabs at 8,800yen ($74) each orContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cosmegira Adult and Female Zangira GID set from BLObPUS x Yamomark…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Headline Records exclusive “Gero” sofubi from Slave One…
Slave One is proud to announce that he’s teamed up with Headline Records for an exclusive “PunksNotDead” run of Gero sofubi! Limited to a total of just 6 copies this time around; 1 in fully painted GID, 2 in blank GID and 3 clear, the 5.5″ tall soft vinyl figures are currently up for grabs throughContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Headline Records exclusive “Gero” sofubi from Slave One…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Poison Touch” Mockbat from Paul Kaiju…
Continuing his onslaught of releases this year, Paul Kaiju has just revealed details for this weekend’s surprise “Poison Touch” Mockbat raffle! What has got to be one of the most eye catching painted runs of the 6″ beast so far, the stunning figure has been cast up in a bright orange soft vinyl, coming with an explosion ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Poison Touch” Mockbat from Paul Kaiju…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ “Red King” and “Pigumon” Ultra Kaiju sofubi teased…
With the success of both Jamira and Aboras tucked firmly under his belt, Jon Malmstedt over at Rampage Toys has been given the green light on 2 more figures for his ongoing Ultra Kaiju series, taking on the mighty Red King and Pigumon! Taken from classic tokusatsu show Ultaman, the official, Tsuburaya-licensed figures have beenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ “Red King” and “Pigumon” Ultra Kaiju sofubi teased…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New one-off “Slime Ape” sofubi from Butcherbrand…
Butch Adams over at Butcherbrand is proud to reveal that his elusive “Slime Ape” sofubi has returned for a special one-off release! Standing at a mid-sized 5″ tall and coming with articulation in the neck and arms, the figure appears to be cast up in a light green soft vinyl, complete with multiple layers ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New one-off “Slime Ape” sofubi from Butcherbrand…”
MAN-E-NEWS// ToyCon UK ’15 mini roundup…
This past Saturday saw ToyCon UK touch down in London’s Bethnal Green for it’s third year of toy-based shenanigans, bringing with it a whole host of worldwide artists and retailers from across vinyl, resin, sofubi and even kaiju this time around. Whilst we could be found over at the Toy Shack booth for the majority ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// ToyCon UK ’15 mini roundup…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Elegab April lottery sales…
It’s quickly coming to the end of yet another month and predictably, we all know what that means… a fresh batch of lottery sales from Elegab! Picking up the pace a little from last month, a total of 4 different figures are up for grabs this time around – new natural disaster monster Tatumakira, coming inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Elegab April lottery sales…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Naked Baron” and “Armored Baron” sofubi from Awesome Toy…
As if the “Kyorochan” Diatryma custom and Fake Spectreman prototypes revealed just yesterday weren’t enough, the guys over at Awesome Toy have revealed yet another piece that’ll be winging it’s way over to ToyCon UK this week, the hilarious “Naked Baron” one-off! Originally painted for fun way back last year before FAKE BARON’s official release, the flesh-tonedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Naked Baron” and “Armored Baron” sofubi from Awesome Toy…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Blood Guts Toys’ “Namanari Ningyo” sofubi revealed…
Whilst this past weekend’s GNOSIS group show at Toy Art Gallery played host to a number of different Shikabane Kaiju customs from Blood Guts Toys‘ Izumonster, it was the reveal of his latest sofubi that really stole the show… the stunning Namanari Ningyo! An ingenious blend of Japanese folklore, the figure features the head of Namanari – aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Blood Guts Toys’ “Namanari Ningyo” sofubi revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Superfestival 68 exclusive “Rotten-X’ from Rampage Toys…
As per usual, Rampage Toys‘ Jon Malmstedt has revealed that he’ll be going all out for Superfestival 68 next weekend, bringing along a whole heap of original sofubi, painted micro-runs and one-off custom releases- the first of which coming in the form of these drop-dead gorgeous Rotten-X’s! Featuring the Triclops designed/Zectron sculpted “Rotten Tomato” ball as a head,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Superfestival 68 exclusive “Rotten-X’ from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Max Toy Co’s “Kaiju Kinora”, “Kaiju Nemuke” and “Ultimate Saikobi” revealed…
Following the success of Teresa Chiba’s Kibunadon, Mark Nagata over at Max Toy Co has revealed that another 2 designs from last year’s Kaiju Gals competition have made the transition into soft vinyl and will be up for grabs soon! Featuring “Kaiju Kinora” (the Mushroom Monster) from Kaori Hinata and “Kaiju Nemuke” from Hikari Bambi, the pairContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Max Toy Co’s “Kaiju Kinora”, “Kaiju Nemuke” and “Ultimate Saikobi” revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sludge Kraken DX” sofubi from Paul Kaiju x MVH…
Having seen extremely limited appearances at the tail end of last year, the highly anticipated collaboration between heavyweights Paul Kaiju and Mutant Vinyl Hardcore – the Sludge Kraken DX – is finally set to receive it’s first general release this weekend! Featuring the standard MVH DX body with Paul Kaiju’s all-new “Kraken” head sculpt, the 8″ tallContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Sludge Kraken DX” sofubi from Paul Kaiju x MVH…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Blood Guts Toys’ “Cyclops” Shikabane Kaiju announced…
Following the success of the “Freddy/Patient Zero” Shikabane Kaiju micro-run back in August of last year, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore‘s Rich Montanari Jr has revealed that he’ll be teaming up with Blood Guts Toys once again for an all-new “Cyclops” Shikabane head sculpt! Pictured here in the early stages of clay prototyping, the stunning oversized design borrows aContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MVH x Blood Guts Toys’ “Cyclops” Shikabane Kaiju announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off “Freddy Krueger” Moon Maijin from Le Kuo and Gusion M…
We don’t seem to feature too many privately commissioned customs on Man-E-Toys these days, but upon seeing the latest work from Japanese artists Le Kuo and Gusion M, we simply couldn’t resist… presenting their incredible “Freddy Krueger” Longneck Moon Maijin! Garnering a huge amount of attention recently for their miniaturised apparel-based customs, the pair’s latest, Nightmare onContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off “Freddy Krueger” Moon Maijin from Le Kuo and Gusion M…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Kaijumonster’s ToyCon UK ’15 exclusive “Hedogon” and “Kouzira” one-offs from Elegab…
Joining the slew of previously posted Skull Head Butt and Roughneck:7 exclusives that Kaijumonster will have up for grabs at ToyCon UK ’15 in just a couple of weeks time, the toy blogger-come-gallery curator has revealed yet another pair of exclusives in the form of the stunning Elegab “Hedogon” and “Kouzira” one-offs you see above!Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Kaijumonster’s ToyCon UK ’15 exclusive “Hedogon” and “Kouzira” one-offs from Elegab…”
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