The Convict exclusive “Keshigomu Blue” NSC Sunshine from Five Star Toy…

Continuing their recent barrage of internationally available exclusives, Japanese lifestyle brand Convict are proud to offer up their new “Keshigomu Blue” NSC Sunshine to overseas customers this week! Standing at around 11″ tall and featuring 3 points of articulation, the classic Kinnikuman character has been produced by Five Star Toy in an unpainted blue softContinue reading “The Convict exclusive “Keshigomu Blue” NSC Sunshine from Five Star Toy…”

The “Mixed Part” F**king Four Fingers sofubi from Terrible Whore…

Terrible Whore is kicking 2016 off with a bang this weekend with a special mixed-part “Fucking Four Fingers” release! Standing at an impressive 10″ tall and featuring 4 points of articulation, the twisted homage to Kinnikuman’s Snegator Claw has been produced in a huge selection of different colored soft vinyl this time around, with no mixed partContinue reading “The “Mixed Part” F**king Four Fingers sofubi from Terrible Whore…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Alien Robot Monster’s DCon ’15 exclusive “M.U.S.C.L.E C.A.R.S” keshi revealed…

Joining a fresh batch of his hugely popular “Monsterex” keshi, Alien Robot Monster has just unveiled a surprise release he’ll be bringing along to Designer Con ’15 this weekend, the jaw-dropping M.U.S.C.L.E C.A.R.S keshi! Whilst information on the figure remains close guarded at present, it appears the mini figure has been kit-bashed from a classicContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Alien Robot Monster’s DCon ’15 exclusive “M.U.S.C.L.E C.A.R.S” keshi revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Cure x Terrible Whore “F**king Four Fingers” sofubi…

Terrible Whore has just revealed that he’s teamed up with none other than Cure Toys for a special collaborative release of his “Fucking Four Fingers” sofubi! Produced in a black soft vinyl this time around, the towering 10″ tall figure – a twisted homage to Kinnikuman’s Snegator Claw – has been treated to an eye-catching palette ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cure x Terrible Whore “F**king Four Fingers” sofubi…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Chibi Top Rope” keshi from Nama Niku x Eric Nilla…

Joining a whole host of other mini figure related goodness, Nama Niku has revealed that he’ll be debuting an all-new “Chibi” version of his popular Top Rope keshi at Designer Con ’15 next week! Featuring the same ingenious wrestling ring head design as the original 2″ figure, everything has been shrunken down to a super-cuteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Chibi Top Rope” keshi from Nama Niku x Eric Nilla…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Mr Rucksack” keshi from Kuidaore Toy…

Up and coming keshi producer Kuidaore Toy are proud to announce the release of their debut mini figure, the awesome Mr Rucksack! Heavily inspired by Kinnikuman’s obscure knock-off figures, the pachi-style keshi has been hand sculpted by Kuidaore at an authetically scaled 2″ tall, coming factory produced in a flesh-tone, keshi-style rubber. Packed with a companion stickerContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Mr Rucksack” keshi from Kuidaore Toy…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive “Sunshine” and “Ashuraman” sofubi from Five Star Toys…

Hong Kong-based toy retailer Angel Abby are proud to reveal that they’ve secured exclusive versions of both “Sunshine” and “Ashuraman” sofubi from Five Star Toys! Taken from iconic manga and mini figure line Kinnikuman, these definitive versions of 2 of the series’ most iconic characters stand at around 11″ tall each, coming cast in a Japanese soft vinylContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive “Sunshine” and “Ashuraman” sofubi from Five Star Toys…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Flesh” and “Lime” Mad Wrestlers keshi from Monster Island x Disart ToyLabs…

Originally seeing a limited resin release at Toy Art Gallery back in May, the Mad Wrestlers from Monster Island are finally getting a release in rubber courtesy of the Disart ToyLabs this weekend! Heavily inspired by the Weirdballs mini figure off-shoots, these ingenious little guys feature modified KO Madball popper heads that have been kit-bashed withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Flesh” and “Lime” Mad Wrestlers keshi from Monster Island x Disart ToyLabs…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mishka LA exclusive “F***ing Four Fingers” sofubi from Terrible Whore…

Teased here just a few days back, we can now reveal that the Mishka LA exclusive “F***ing Four Fingers” sofubi from Terrible Whore is set for release next week! Once again produced in a glossy black soft vinyl, the towering 10″ tall figure – a twisted homage to Kinnikuman’s Snegator Claw – has been treated toContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mishka LA exclusive “F***ing Four Fingers” sofubi from Terrible Whore…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The F***ing Four Fingers sofubi prototype from TerribleWhore…

Up and coming toy artist TerribleWhore has just unveiled the prototype for his debut sofubi, the F***ing Four Fingers! Heavily inspired by the iconic Sneagator Claw kinkeshi/M.U.S.C.L.E mini figure, the upscaled piece features near identical textures to the original, as well as introducing some interesting new design revisions; a “mouth” palm and “eye” fingers thatContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The F***ing Four Fingers sofubi prototype from TerribleWhore…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon exclusive “Trou Noir” resin figure from Healeymade…

Healeymade has just unveiled that his latest figure, Trou Noir, will be debuting at Designer Con 2014 this weekend. With a name that rather aptly translates as “Black Hole”, the 6″ figure has actually been booted from a French “Black Hole” Kinnikuman knock-off, coming cast in a gorgeous metallic glitter purple resin that mimics theContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The DCon exclusive “Trou Noir” resin figure from Healeymade…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “El Kaiju” keshi mini figure from Eric Nilla…

Custom keshi master Eric Nilla has just unveiled his latest original figure, the El Kaiju lucha libre wrestler! Drawing inspiration from afar a field as kinkeshi right through to classic kaiju, the stunning hand sculpted piece stands at an oversized 2.5″ tall, making him the perfect companion to the original Nilla x Ironmask UoV “Boss” figures.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “El Kaiju” keshi mini figure from Eric Nilla…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Hello Pike’s Kinnikuthulhu mini figure returns…

The stars have finally alined for the resurrection of Hello Pike‘s mystical beast, the Kinnikuthulhu! Kit-bashed and re-sculpted from M.U.S.C.L.E #187 “The Hawkman”, the 2″ mini figure originally made its debut at the beginning of last year, now returning courtesy of original caster Eric Nilla in a slew of common and special one-off colourways. Up for grabs alongsideContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Hello Pike’s Kinnikuthulhu mini figure returns…”

MAN-E-NEWS// New WF exclusive Real x Nibblers and Datadub F5’s at Fig-X…

Originally making an appearance at Design Fiesta 39 a couple of weeks back, Datadub has just revealed that a number of new figures are up for grabs in the Fig-X store right now! Marking the first online release of Datadub’s very own “Don” Finger 5 sofubi, a total of 3 designs are up for grabsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New WF exclusive Real x Nibblers and Datadub F5’s at Fig-X…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “IV Corners Battle Royal” sofubi concept and custom from Nama Niku…

One of the few artists that really helped push the custom kinkeshi scene to the forefront in 2013, Nama Niku has just revealed finished concepts for a fully fledged Kinnikuman-inspired sofubi! Originally created as an entry for October Toys’ upcoming OMFG Series 5, the design has been styled on Nama’s popular Top Rope mini figure,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “IV Corners Battle Royal” sofubi concept and custom from Nama Niku…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Five Star x Medicom Toy Kinnikuman sofubi at the Toy Tokyo NYCC booth…

Toy Tokyo are proud to reveal the first of many soft vinyl figures they’ll be bringing along to NYCC, the N.S.C Re-Born Kinnikuman from Five Star x Medicom Toy! Cast in a flesh vinyl, the latest iteration of Muscleman comes with a removable lucha mask (with battle worn face underneath!), a blue flocked top andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Five Star x Medicom Toy Kinnikuman sofubi at the Toy Tokyo NYCC booth…”

MAN-E-NEWS// NNWA Keshi Event photo recap…

As promised yesterday, we’re proud to present a full photo recap of the NNWA Keshi Event opening! Hosted by Nama Niku at the Rampage Studios shop/gallery space, the show played host to some of the hottest indie keshi figures right now, including exclusives from Eric Nilla, Ironhaus, the Disarticulators and of course Nama Niku himself.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// NNWA Keshi Event photo recap…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Whiskey Sasquatch’s Chibi Zilla for the NNWA Keshi Event…

It’s been a while since his last spotting, but Nama Niku‘s wayward alter-ego Whiskey Sasquatch returns just in time for the NNWA Keshi Event with his latest offering… Chibi Zilla the Kid! A micro-sized version of the ever popular Manzilla, the ‘squatch has kit-bashed the little guy from a variety of chibi and standard sizedContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Whiskey Sasquatch’s Chibi Zilla for the NNWA Keshi Event…”

MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ NNWA Keshi Event exclusives revealed…

With Nama Niku‘s hotly tipped NNWA Keshi Event opening it’s doors at Rampage Studios this Friday, September 6th, we’re very proud to reveal the figures we (The Disarticulators) will be bringing along to the show! Focusing on our kinnikuman/keshi inspired lines to coincide with the wrestling theme of the event, we have a total ofContinue reading “MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The Disarticulators’ NNWA Keshi Event exclusives revealed…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Nama Niku Wrestling Association at Rampage Studios…

With Rampage Studio‘s first keshi show kicking things off with a bang at the beginning of the year, Nama Niku and the NNWA have been asked back for a very special 3 day show! Featuring awesome keshi displays from Nama Niku, Mokyukeshi, Rampage Toys and our very own Tru:Tek, these will be joined by exclusiveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nama Niku Wrestling Association at Rampage Studios…”