After seeing numerous releases over the past 3 years, BLObPUS‘ “Enma” Ollie head is set to become the first figure from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore to head into permanent retirement. Seeing the monumental 13″ figure out with a bang, BLObPUS has readied 2 final versions, entitled “Beast” and “Final King”, which are currently up for grabs via lotteryContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Beast Enma Ollie, Final King Enma Ollie and Gori Sludgie Demon from BLObPUS…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// DeathCat Toys x TAG’s Devilman inspired sofubi announced…
Having proved to be a huge hit at the recent “Stepping Through Walls” group show, Johan Ulrich over at DeathCat Toys has revealed that he will once again be teaming up with Toy Art Gallery for a new series of Devilman inspired sofubi! Designed by Ulrich and sculpted by Grizlli Atom of Gnosis Toys, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// DeathCat Toys x TAG’s Devilman inspired sofubi announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// NEO JAPAN (Sofubi Version) from RESTORE…
Having teased the final sculpt here last month, RESTORE are proud to reveal the first painted edition of their latest sofubi, NEO JAPAN SFB, in full! Originally released as a resin garage-kit a few years back, RESTORE have since redesigned and re-sculpted the incredible design as a fully articulated, 7.5″ tall vinyl figure with handContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// NEO JAPAN (Sofubi Version) from RESTORE…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The blank “Flesh Burger” Mini Cheestroyer from Bad Teeth Comics…
Bad Teeth Comics are proud to present the latest Mini Cheestroyer release, the blank “Flesh Burger” edition! Designed by Bad Teeth, sculpted by Double Haunt and produced by Unbox Industries, the 4.7″ tall figure features 3 points of articulation at the head, waist and burger shell. Cast up in a squishy flesh-toned soft vinyl, theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The blank “Flesh Burger” Mini Cheestroyer from Bad Teeth Comics…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Aggar” Altered Beast sofubi from Geek Life x Sega…
Originally previewed here as an unpainted test shot back in early May, Japanese retro apparel and lifestyle brand Geek Life‘s debut sofubi “Aggar” is finally up for preorder! The first figure to be released in the officially licensed Sega Retrogame Sofubi Collection, cult beat ’em up Altered Beast’s gruesome first stage boss has been sculpted by Masami Yamada, standingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Aggar” Altered Beast sofubi from Geek Life x Sega…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Mazinger-Z” custom FAKE BARON from Tim Stephson…
Tim Stephson over at Ultimate Skull & Cobra is the latest artist to let loose on Awesome Toys‘ FAKE BARON, revealing a paint app inspired by another iconic super-robot, Mazinger-Z! Cast in a blue soft vinyl, the 9″ figure has been treated to a faithful palette of black, silver, metallic blue, red and gold V-ColorContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Mazinger-Z” custom FAKE BARON from Tim Stephson…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s “A Fistful of Dominoes” SDCC event announced…
Paul Kaiju has just revealed details for this year’s off-site SDCC exclusive event, A Fistful of Dominoes! Hosted by Gunnzo in Old Town San Diego, the show is set to feature a whole slew of figure releases from the artist, including SDCC exclusive editions, character debuts (the pictured Domino Jack being one!) and a number of mysteryContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s “A Fistful of Dominoes” SDCC event announced…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Guzo Kaijyu” 4th Edition Instagram lottery from Leo Sofvi Bouya…
“Is man merely a mistake of God’s? Or is God merely a mistake of man?” -Friedrich Nietzsche Leo Sofvi Bouya has just announced release details for the fourth edition of his hugely popular Guzo Kaijyu! Standing at an impressive 10.5″ tall, the “idol monster” was inspired by the above passage from Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Twilight of the Idols”, featuringContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Guzo Kaijyu” 4th Edition Instagram lottery from Leo Sofvi Bouya…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Shirahama Toy’s marbled b/w Rotten Rexx micro-run…
James Groman‘s hugely popular Rotten Rexx figure is set to make its next appearance as a micro-run courtesy of Shirahama Toy! Limited to just 5 pieces due to the amount of material involved in producing the gargantuan 13.5″ tall beast, Rexx has been cast up by Lulubell Toys in a mix of black and white marbledContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Shirahama Toy’s marbled b/w Rotten Rexx micro-run…”
MAN-E-NEWS// CREATION’s “Artist Exclusive” FAKE BARON sofubi…
The guys over at Awesome Toy are proud to present their second artist exclusive version of FAKE BARON since the Mandarake Siryosei Expo release in May, calling on the talents of none other than CREATION! Cast in a blue soft vinyl this time around, the 9″ figure has been treated to the artist’s signature neon-rainbow sprays,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// CREATION’s “Artist Exclusive” FAKE BARON sofubi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Super7 at SDCC ’14…
Looking to pull out all the stops for SDCC this year, Super7 have just unveiled a total of 11 exclusives they’ll be bringing along to the event later this month! Featuring a tight selection of both vinyl and ReAction figures, we bring you a quick rundown of what will be on offer at their boothContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Super7 at SDCC ’14…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Unpainted Festival 2014 revealed…
Elegab has just revealed that his hotly tipped “Unpainted Festival 2014” event will be touching down online later this week! Featuring a total of 8 of the artists previously released kaiju, each is set to come in a number of different unpainted colours- perfect for both blank collectors and customisers alike! With cheaper prices asContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Elegab’s Unpainted Festival 2014 revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Birato from Ilu Ilu…
The guys over at Angel Abby have just unveiled their latest exclusive release, securing not 1, but 2 different versions of Ilu Ilu’s highly sought after Birato sofubi! Available in either black or pink colourways, the beautiful cycloptic figure comes packed with a matching caped omake, with both being housed in one of Ilu Ilu’sContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Birato from Ilu Ilu…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Crystal Version” Kaiju Koseki and custom Micro Eyezons from Gorgoloid…
Gorgoloid has just revealed 2 new releases that’ll be heading to his store this Wednesday, July 2nd at 6pm PST! First we have the return of the artist’s original Kaiju Koseki figure in a stunning “Crystal” colourway. Standing at around 6″ tall and weighing in at 220 grams of solid hand cast clear resin, the holographicContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Crystal Version” Kaiju Koseki and custom Micro Eyezons from Gorgoloid…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Naminori Kaijin “Oron” sofubi from Kenth Toy Works x The SIX F…
Making its first appearance as a near-finished clay proto back in March, we can now reveal that Kenth Toy Works‘ collaboration with The SIX F, the jaw-dropping Naminori Kaijin “Oron”, is finally ready for it’s first release! Standing at a lofty 8″ (11″ with shark-board!), the undead surfer features one of the most interestingly detailed sculpts we’veContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Naminori Kaijin “Oron” sofubi from Kenth Toy Works x The SIX F…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Blood God” Ollie micro-run from Rampage Toys x Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…
Having teamed up earlier in the year for the monumental “Mutant Head Butt Attack” show, Rampage Toys‘ Jon Malmstedt has joined forces with Mutant Vinyl Hardcore once again for the release of the “Blood God” Ollie micro-run! Standing at around 13″ tall, the huge figure has been cast up in a milk chocolate brown softContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Blood God” Ollie micro-run from Rampage Toys x Mutant Vinyl Hardcore…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Wereneko and the Neko Night Gamer for the Tokyo Cat Fight show…
Bob Conge aka Plaseebo kindly shares 2 of his custom creations for Max Toy Co‘s upcoming Tokyo Cat Fight show, Wereneko and the Neko Night Gamer! Utilising the Kaiju Coup “Warui Neko” soft vinyl platform, the pair of of one-off pieces both come with fitted custom glass eyes and internal, motion activated LED units- fitted inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Plaseebo’s Wereneko and the Neko Night Gamer for the Tokyo Cat Fight show…”
MAN-E-RECAP// The MOCKADELIC Show at Rampage Studios…
Opening it’s doors over at the Rampage Studios gallery space in Tokyo earlier today, we can now finally reveal the line-up from the hotly tipped Paul Kaiju “MOCKADELIC” show in full! Whilst unfortunately for us overseas collectors it would appear that everything sold out right away, we can still drool at the awesome selection ofContinue reading “MAN-E-RECAP// The MOCKADELIC Show at Rampage Studios…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The limited “Nuclear Magma” Krawlus preorder from Skinner…
Skinner has just revealed that his collaborative figure with MVH, the mighty 2-headed Krawlus, will be receiving a “Nuclear Magma” limited preorder run this week! Standing at a humungous 14″ tall, the nightmarish beast has been cast in neon orange soft vinyl this time around, coming with a charred mix of silver, yellow, red, white andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The limited “Nuclear Magma” Krawlus preorder from Skinner…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Godzilla Vinyl Wars series from Medicom Toy…
Celebrating the release of the first Godzilla film in 10 years, Medicom Toy have teamed up with a number of Japan’s leading toy manufacturers for the launch of the Godzilla Vinyl Wars series! Initially featuring a total of 5 very different designs (clockwise from top left); the Destoroyah Ver. from Marmit, Godzilla 1962 (Kingodzi) fromContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Godzilla Vinyl Wars series from Medicom Toy…”
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