Originally debuting at the Osaka Sofubi Event last weekend, Kikkake have just revealed that the remaining “4th Edition” Iron Monkey figures will be heading to their online store this Sunday, December 8th at 11pm Japan time! Cast in a black soft vinyl, the 8.25″ tall figures will be available in 2 different colourways, brown andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Iron Monkey “4th Edition” from Kikkake…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// The Fighter the 13th release from Super7…
Fresh from last month’s Frankenball7 release, it would appear that Super7 will be teaming up with Secret Base for yet another round of mash-up sofubi! Titled “Fighter the 13th”, the teaser poster curiously mentions “something new”, so whilst we fully expect the figure to be a mixed part Zombie or Franken Fighter of some sort,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Fighter the 13th release from Super7…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Uky Daydreamer’s Squilo and Iobzar sofubi micros at Lulubell Toys…
Joining the Parisitien Lampu we posted yesterday, Lulubell Toys have secured yet another 2 Doki Doki exclusives from Uky Daydreamer… Squilo and Iobzar! Taken from the artist’s ongoing micro sofubi series, the pair of underwater inspired creatures stand at around 2.75″ tall, ingeniously featuring a unique transforming mechanic that allows them to be displayed inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Uky Daydreamer’s Squilo and Iobzar sofubi micros at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s “Midnight Bloom” Unchiman raffle…
Teased here a couple of weeks back, Paul Kaiju has just revealed details for the upcoming “Midnight Bloom” Unchiman raffle! Cast in a black soft vinyl this time around, the glorious mass of eyes and flesh stands at 8.5″ tall with 3 points of articulation, coming with a metallic pink base complete with purple, blue, redContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Paul Kaiju’s “Midnight Bloom” Unchiman raffle…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Solar Storm” Dorol custom from King Ruin…
Up and coming artist King Ruin kindly shares details of his first ever kaiju custom, the Solar Storm Dorol! Interestingly opting out of the usual spray work we’re used to with this kind of piece, Siccaluna’s monstrous Dorol has instead been treated to a mesmerising mix of swirled blue, green, yellow and red acrylics, completeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Solar Storm” Dorol custom from King Ruin…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Evil Greasebat auction from Chauskoskis…
Taking on the undeniably difficult task of customising one of his own sculpts, Chauskoskis is proud to present his latest piece… the Evil Greasebat! Building substantially upon the original Jeff Lamm-designed sofubi, the figure features a number of sculpted enhancements, including a new pair of eyelids that give him a badass look, a re-sculpted the neckContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The one-off Evil Greasebat auction from Chauskoskis…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Shimomoku x Uky Daydreamer “Parasitien Mask” Lampu at Lulubell Toys…
Originally making an appearance at the Doki Doki Osaka Sofubi Event last weekend, Lulubell Toys have teamed up with Shimomoku of Japan for the western release of the latest Lampu Kinokeshi! Standing at around 2.5″ tall, the adorable figure has been cast in a light purple soft vinyl this time around, coming with a new, detachable parasitenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Shimomoku x Uky Daydreamer “Parasitien Mask” Lampu at Lulubell Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Shikaruna Studios’ B-Movie Monsters Set at Novelty Haus…
Debuting in Japan earlier in the year, Shikaruna Studios’ B-Movie Monsters Set has finally made an appearance in the West courtesy of Novelty Haus… Consisting of 6 sofubi micros based on the golden age of horror (including our favourite, the Critter!), the figures range from 1.5″-3″ tall, each coming complete with up to 4 points ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Shikaruna Studios’ B-Movie Monsters Set at Novelty Haus…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Ion Men artist proofs from turboPISTOLA…
Daniel Smith aka turboPISTOLA is proud to present his first run of Ion Men customs! Utilising his sleek clear black artist proof colourway, a total of 12 unique builds have been created for the release, with the 5″ tall sofubi ‘bots coming with a number of different finishes including beautiful sprayed fades, contrasting rubs andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The custom Ion Men artist proofs from turboPISTOLA…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Goseimaju sofubi from Amapro…
Whilst we won’t pretend to know much about Amapro outside of their work with Grumble Toys, their latest release, Goseimaju, is just too crazy to ignore… From what we can gather, the series appears to consist of a variety of different custom one-off configurations, with the soft vinyl figures featuring chest busting heads, grafted bodiesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Goseimaju sofubi from Amapro…”
MAN-E-NEWS// MVH’s Stingy Jack WIP head sculpt revealed…
As if his growing army of still-to-be-released figures weren’t enough, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore‘s Rich Montanari Jr has just revealed that he will be teaming up with Brandt Peters and Circus Posterus for a new version of the Stingy Jack sofubi! Still in the early stages, the new head sculpt is set to take the figureContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// MVH’s Stingy Jack WIP head sculpt revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Jeff Lamm’s Giant Monsters, Total Combat! solo show at Rivat Gallery…
Continuing his unstoppable run of art shows this year, Jeff Lamm has revealed he’ll be invading the Rivet Gallery this Saturday, December 7th for his latest solo exhibition, Giant Monsters, Total Combat! Set to feature a number of original illustrations, silkscreen prints, canvas prints, and digital prints, plus the arrival of the much requested “Muscle Flesh”Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Jeff Lamm’s Giant Monsters, Total Combat! solo show at Rivat Gallery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New MOTUKO sofubi from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow revealed…
It’s been an age since the last MOTUKO release, so it came with great pleasure today to find that Lamour Supreme has revealed an all-new colourway for the ever popular sofubi! Designed by the artist and sculpted/produced by Shamrock Arrow, the ultimate homage to He-Man knock-offs has been produced in a blood red and ivoryContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New MOTUKO sofubi from Lamour Supreme x Shamrock Arrow revealed…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Pink” TOTIMS sofubi from Toy Art Gallery x Tim Clarke…
Toy Art Gallery are proud to announce that they’ve teamed up with legendary toy designer Tim Clarke for the release of their latest self produced soft vinyl figure, the TOTIMS! A personal idol of ours as the co-creator of both Sectaurs (Coleco) and Boglins (Mattel) in the 1980’s, Clarke has translated his iconic “gross-out” styleContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Pink” TOTIMS sofubi from Toy Art Gallery x Tim Clarke…”
MAN-E-NEWS// One-Off Dokuro DX custom from BLObPUS…
Originally created for last weekend’s Doki Doki Osaka Sofubi Event, BLObPUS has just revealed that a leftover Dokuro DX custom will be up for grabs via lottery this week! Cast in a glow-in-the-dark soft vinyl, the Mutant Vinyl Hardcore piece has been decked out in a number of metallic blue and purple sprays this timeContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// One-Off Dokuro DX custom from BLObPUS…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Yaghan People from GEEK!..
Angel Abby have teamed up with GEEK! for an exclusive release, and whilst it sadly doesn’t feature a new Jyjin, the guys have knocked up a micro run of the equally as cool Yaghan People! Cast in a black soft vinyl this time around, Angel Abby have adorned the 24cm tall piece with a numberContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Angel Abby exclusive Yaghan People from GEEK!..”
MAN-E-NEWS// Bearmodel’s Mandarake exclusive Alien Atler and Alien Wolf lottery…
Continuing their run of monthly releases, Mandarake have once again teamed up with Bearmodel for an exclusive run of Alien Atler and Alien Wolf sofubi! Taken from the ongoing “All Kaiju Collection”, the classic Ultraman monsters stand at around 15cm tall each, coming cast in a cream soft vinyl with light, vintage style paint appsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bearmodel’s Mandarake exclusive Alien Atler and Alien Wolf lottery…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Tsubu-Tsubu Fingers from Fig-Lab…
Datadub over at Fig-Lab has just loaded the Fig-X store with yet another Finger5 micro run, the Tsubu-Tsubu Fingers! Cast in a red soft vinyl this time around, the Henshin Cyborg inspired release has been limited to just 4 designs; the Phyre Pheyden, Biterborg Ace, Suckborg 9 and Mirrore Ape, each coming with a number ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Tsubu-Tsubu Fingers from Fig-Lab…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The final 2013 Semi Korosiya release from Cop A Squat Toys…
Adam Saul over at Cop A Squat Toys has just revealed that he will be squeezing in one more Semi Korosiya release for 2013! Cast in a GID soft vinyl, the figure has been graced with a mix of clear blue down-sprays and silver accents. Limited to an edition of 13 this time around, eachContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The final 2013 Semi Korosiya release from Cop A Squat Toys…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Secret Base customs from Hellopike…
Continuing his recent onslaught of custom releases, Hellopike has just dropped yet another batch of figures in his store! Alongside a reworked version of the Pushead Skull Pirate we posted a while back, you’ll find an awesome “Phantom Limb” Skullwing in a clear vinyl with black and metallic sprays for $105, a magenta Skullbrain withContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Secret Base customs from Hellopike…”
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