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…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 3…
Ending a week jammed packed with new figure reveals, collaborations, and much requested revivals, Peter Kato is proud to announce the third and final instalment of exclusives for next week’s NYCC, the One Year Anniversary Editions, plus the SMASH Vs. STARK Turtle Tetsujins! Here’s a quick rundown of what to expect… The One Year AnniversaryContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 3…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 2…
As promised yesterday, Peter Kato is proud to announce the second wave of exclusives he’ll be bringing with him to NYCC next week… and with yet another all-new figure reveal plus a stack of Kato favourites, is easy to see why we haven’t heard much from him over the past 3 months! Here’s a quickContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 1…
As mentioned in our previous post a few weeks back, legendary resin and comic artist Peter Kato had taken a brief step back from production to work on a whole new line of figures, all of which will be making their debut at NYCC next week! With so many different new faces on offer, PeterContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 1…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The TAKO CUBES from Peter Kato…
It’s been a while since we heard anything from Mr Kato, so it came with great pleasure this week to find out that he’s been putting the final touches to a whole new wave of figures! Whilst it will be sad to see the likes of Fright Bite and Man-Nie head into retirement, we simplyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The TAKO CUBES 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 “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…
This past Saturday saw the opening of Giant Robot‘s latest group exhibition, the video game themed “Game Over”. Featuring well over 90 artist from the world of low brow art including Grody Shogun, Luke Cheuh, Peter Kato and Martin Hsu, the huge show covered a wide variety of mediums including custom toys, original sculptures, printsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Blue Harvest Sale from Peter Kato…
Fresh from the beautiful amber-tinted Goldies series, Peter Kato kindly shares with us his latest batch of resins for what he calls the “Blue Harvest Sale”! Coinciding with last weekend’s Memorial celebrations, Peter has cast a variety of his most loved figures in a mixture of clear blue resins, from deep royals right through to lightContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Blue Harvest Sale 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// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…
“Buddy is a hunter. A cute adorable one. But Buddy doesn’t prize the ordinary wild animal, he seeks to collect the eccentric– fantastic, strange, and unique creatures and odds and ends from the likes no one has ever seen before.” Peter Kato kindly shares with us the first group art show from friend, artist andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Metal Fusion” Yellow and Silver Turtle Tetsujins from Peter Kato x myplasticheart…
Fresh from last week’s “Remember the Cherry Blossoms” resin series, the ever busy Peter Kato is gearing up for his latest collaboration with myplasticheart, the new “Metal Fusion” Turtle Tetsujins! As a way of saying thanks for their tremendous support with the Hinomaru Turtle Tetsujin project (read more here), Peter has created not one, but two exclusiveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Metal Fusion” Yellow and Silver Turtle Tetsujins from Peter Kato x myplasticheart…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Superfestival 59…
Fresh from his recent debut show at Studio Uamou, Jon over at Rampage Toys has been readying yet another ginormous batch of customs for next week’s Superfestival! Featuring the first official painted run of Manotaur (replete with Ugly Unicorn sidekick!), Jon will also be dropping several collaborations, with Ilanena’s “Penguin Metrobayakan”, Chima Group’s “Neon Metallic” Amedasu,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys at Superfestival 59…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Remember the Cherry Blossom” resin series from Peter Kato…
Hot off the heals of the recent Green-Gold Leader Turtle Tetsujin, Peter Kato has been slaving away to bring us his new spring inspired drop, the beautiful “Remember the Cherry Blossom” series! Featuring 3 of Peter’s most popular figures, Turtle Tetsujin, Kawako and Sky Baby, the hand cast clear pink resin figures will be hittingContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Remember the Cherry Blossom” 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-NEWS// Turtle Tetsujin : Hinomaru Charity Special from Peter Kato…
Peter Kato has just sent over some rather interesting news regarding his latest charity based toy project- the Hinomaru Charity Special Turtle Tetsujin. As we near the 1 year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, the country’s people are still recovering from the effects of this catastrophe, so to show a continued effort to support their rebuilding,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Turtle Tetsujin : Hinomaru Charity Special from Peter Kato…”
MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute from Peter Kato…
Hot off the heels of the Valentines Tetsujin Turtle release, Peter Kato is gearing up for another couple of releases this February in the form of Man-Nie and Fright Bite ‘Jet Black’. Whilst information is still scarce regarding the latest Fright Bite edition, Peter has confirmed that Man-Nie will be going on sale in his shop shortlyContinue reading “MAN-E-FEATURE// Man-Nie, a MOTU tribute 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…”
Custom resin Valentines Turtle Tetsujins from Peter Kato…
Recently revealed on toy designer/creator Peter Kato’s site, his trademark Turtle Tetsujins have been given a romantic make over just in time for Valentines day. Cast in see-through wine-red resin, the turtle’s familiar alien baby has been replaced with a customisable love heart chest- with the choice of either a letter from A~Z, a number fromContinue reading “Custom resin Valentines Turtle Tetsujins from Peter Kato…”
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