Revealed way back at the end of January, Fig-Lab’s much talked about “Finger Five” Series 1 is finally ready for worldwide release! One of the most unique art toy project’s we’ve seen to date, the mini-series features five 1.5″ sofubi ‘finger puppet’ style figures designed by some of the scene’s biggest characters- Paul Kaiju, Suckadelic, MonstreHero,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Finger Five Series 1 from Fig-Lab coming soon…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Nibblers” teaser from The Tarantulas…
Fresh from the release ‘The Space Pirate of Fishtank Castle’ last month, The Tarantulas have cleared the Fishtank Castle store in preparation for a very special project next month. All we can garner so far from the new shop banner is that the new release will be featuring The Tarantula’s signature Nibbler character in a collaborationContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The new “Nibblers” teaser from The Tarantulas…”
MAN-E-NEWS// RAMPAGE x UAMOU Part 2 and more from Rampage Toys…
In an effort to make up for the fact that Rampage Toy‘s March exhibition at Studio Uamou ended up being mostly unavailable to those not able to attend, Jon Malmstedt has been hard at work on a new batch of pieces for the aptly titled “RAMPAGE x UAMOU Part 2” sale! Consisting of a fewContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// RAMPAGE x UAMOU Part 2 and more from Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorilla Biscuits X Revelation Records 25th Anniversary vinyl figure from Super7…
It’s been a while since we’ve see Gorilla Biscuits’ mascot in sofubi form, so lucky for us, Super7 are bringing back the highly sought after figure to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Revelation Records! In keeping with the “Silver” celebrations, the grinning ape has been cast in metallic silver vinyl, with grey, teal, and dark blueContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Gorilla Biscuits X Revelation Records 25th Anniversary vinyl figure from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Brain Bug Boogie-Man from CURE Toys x James Groman…
Spotted on the Skullbrain.org forum come the first test shots of the long awaited Brain Bug Boogie-Man from James Groman and CURE Toys! Last previewed way back in November last year (pictured right), the initial pink/black colourway is quite simply stunning! The mixture of high detail in the likes of the claw with the simpleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Brain Bug Boogie-Man from CURE Toys x James Groman…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Herbolsheimer x Medicom Fungus Amungus “Earth Wolf” Rotofugi exclusive…
Coinciding with his latest solo show entitled “Fungus Amungus“, San Francisco based artist Josh Herbolsheimer will be releasing the Rotofugi exclusive Earth Wolf sofubi. Translating Josh’s signature mis-matched aesthetic and dark kaiju style perfectly, the disturbing vinyl figure stands at a monstrous 10″ tall. Cast in brown/dark brown vinyl, with grey sprays and tan, green, red andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Herbolsheimer x Medicom Fungus Amungus “Earth Wolf” Rotofugi exclusive…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Kasutori x Rumble Monsters Zofbie at Rotofugi…
The guys over at premier designer toy outlet Rotofugi have just revealed that they will be receiving a very limited batch of Kasutori’s highly sought Zofbie figures! Standing at an impressive 10″ tall, the zombie sofubis will be coming in red and blue editions, both painted by the mighty Rumble Monsters. Priced at $160 each,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Kasutori x Rumble Monsters Zofbie at Rotofugi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The neon “Starpets” from Killer J x Rampage Toys…
In between his busy schedule of creating new pieces for both Studio Uamou and the upcoming “Pandemonium” custom show (find out more here), Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys has managed to cram in yet another awesome collaboration, this time with Japan’s Killer J! Jon has painted up 4 of the artist’s “Starpet” sofubi, that haveContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The neon “Starpets” from Killer J x Rampage Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Dave” sofubi from Cometdebris x Sun-Min x David Horvath…
Cometdebris is proud to reveal the release of the latest incarnation of Dave, a design by Uglydoll creators Sun-Min and David Horvath. Produced in Japan by intheyellow, and hand painted by Koji Harmon at Cometdebris headquarters in Tokyo, the beautifully realised sofubi has been cast in blue vinyl, coming with metallic purple, black, and bright yellow sprays.Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Dave” sofubi from Cometdebris x Sun-Min x David Horvath…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Thanos BOOTLEG from Lamour Supreme…
Lamour Supreme has revealed the latest editions of the highly sought after BOOTLEG kaiju, this time inspired by Marvel’s Mad Titan, Thanos! Produced by Adfunture and hand sprayed by Lamour in Thanos’ signature gold, blue and purple colour scheme, the figure is set to drop in Sweeden at some point this week… no exact newsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Thanos BOOTLEG from Lamour Supreme…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wild Cat Ugly Unicorns and Buffalo Manotaur for ‘Pandemonium’…
Fresh from his appearance at Design Fiesta a couple of weeks back, Jon over at Rampage Toys has once again been preparing another breathtaking batch of customs, this time for the upcoming Pandemonium “Land Animal” themed show at the prestigious One Up shop in Akihabara (Tokyo). So far Jon has revealed 4 pieces that will beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wild Cat Ugly Unicorns and Buffalo Manotaur for ‘Pandemonium’…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The exclusive Minty Fresh Uamou from Ayako Takagi…
Taking a quick look over at Minty Fresh this morning, we found an awesome exclusive that had gone under our radar… the Minty Fresh Uamous from Ayako Takagi! Standing at 3″ tall, the clear rotocast vinyl piece comes filled with fake mint leaves and is available in either Regular and Happy editions. Priced at just €27,50Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The exclusive Minty Fresh Uamou from Ayako Takagi…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Cream-Filled Foster-O from Super7…
“What is black and white and black all over? A penguin in a tuxedo? A Stormtrooper on checkerboard dance floor? Why its everybody’s favorite living cookie, Foster! Foster is back for a snack all dressed up like his favorite cream-filled, crunchy cookie sandwich!” After a slight pause in their usually busy release schedule, Super7 areContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Cream-Filled Foster-O from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Evil” Black MOTUKO from Lamour Supreme…
Hot off the heals of a debut sell-out release at last week’s Super Festival 59, Lamour Supreme has just revealed the second edition of MOTUKO (Masters of the Universe Knock Off) as the black “Evil” variant! Similar in scale to the newly released MOTU series, the stunning fully articulated vinyl figure has been produced byContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Evil” Black MOTUKO from Lamour Supreme…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Triple Crown of Yo-Yo mascot vinyl figure from Chris Ryniak x Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink…
Organisers of American yo-yo competition, Triple Crown of YoYo, have just revealed that they will be partnering with Squibbles Ink and Rotofugi™ to produce a limited edition vinyl figure of the awesome Triple Crown mascot character! Originally designed by Chris Ryniak, the three headed beast has since been transformed into a 7″ sculpt Shinbone Creative. With a whole host ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Triple Crown of Yo-Yo mascot vinyl figure from Chris Ryniak x Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Paul Kaiju x Uamou exhibition at Studio Uamou…
Ayako (aka Uamou) is proud to present Studio Uamou’s latest collaborative exhibition… this time around with neo-kaiju master, Paul Kaiju! Featuring a mixture of work from both artists, Kaiju will be working his neon magic on a number of Uamou figures, whilst Ayako teams up with the legendary Gotto-San to tackle Boss Carrion- an absoluteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Paul Kaiju x Uamou exhibition at Studio Uamou…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Design Fiesta 35 exclusives…
Hot off the heels of Super Festival 59, Jon over at Rampage Toys is readying another batch of awesome figures for this weekend’s Design Festa 35 ( Odaib Big Site, Tokyo)! Featuring a limited run of just 5 Rainbow Haired Ugly Unicorns and 3 custom Chima Group “Bollos”, the exclusive figures will be available at booths E17/18 alongsideContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Design Fiesta 35 exclusives…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Bwana Spoons x T9G vinyl figures for “TxB” at TAG…
In one of the most exciting collaborations we’ve seen this year, three of Bwana Spoons‘ most cherished characters, Marty the Magician, Globby and Killer have been given the full work out by none other than T9G! Production appears to be moving along nicely (pictured above are the final wax sculpts), so we’re hoping that theseContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Bwana Spoons x T9G vinyl figures for “TxB” at TAG…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ dinosaur sofubi teaser #2…
Following the first official teaser for his latest sofubi release (pictured below for all of those who missed it!), Jon over at Rampage Toys shares with us the second cycloptic dinosaur to feature in the series, an adorable anklyosaurus! The veggie eating, four legged creature, along with 2 others, is currently being cast in wax inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ dinosaur sofubi teaser #2…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…
Мишка are proud to reveal that their recent Be@rbrick Series 23 entry will be getting the full colour treatment! Designed by Lamour Supreme, the stunning piece has been adorned with all manner of monstrous Мишка imagery, made all the more better with his trademark use of vibrant colours; with magenta ears/brains, classic blue Keep Watch iris, andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Lamour’s Мишка Be@rbrick in colour plus the MOTUKO sofubi…”
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