Japan Archive
vinyl
Lulubell Toys has announced Grody Shogun Ensorcelled Man, the next original figure from Grody Shogun. Ensorcelled Man has a primitive head with sunken eyes and a globose belly.
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studio visits
The year was 2002. The place was Tokyo. Japanorama‘s Jonathan Ross walked through a purple curtain and emerged into the toy-stocked studio of Japanese artist, Junko Mizuno. Regarding her
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vinyl
Mark Nagata & Yo Miyamoto’s Toy Karma opened at Rotofugi in Chicago over the weekend. Now in its third year, the popular Japanese vinyl toy show continues to thrill.
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vinyl
What do you get when two clean and simple, cute and playful vinyl toys come together? A collision of cuteness. In the case of The Circle of Rody,
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art multiples
Tomenosuke has revealed the second version of Aiko‘s Lady Butterfly sculpture, and it looks stunning. The premiere silver edition of the figure was released (and promptly sold out)
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Nature
Please just watch this video about a White Faced Scops Owl from South Africa and its ability to transform when confronted by an opponent. And you thought only robots
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vinyl
Cherry Vinyl sent out its big announcement smack during SDCC, so I wanted to bring it back up, and leave it at the top of my blogroll (just
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vinyl
Gargamel always gets a big crowd from the moment they start unloading vinyl on Previews Night. I tend to dig the collaborations they do with western artists like
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vinyl
UAMOU-creator, Ayako Takagi visited with master Japanese toy painter Goto-san in the small shack behind his home in suburban Tokyo. Goto-San has been spraying vinyl toys for over 60
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vinyl
New kaiju kid on the block, Grody Shogun, is celebrating the art of the mash-up with its SDCC 2011 debut figure, simply called: Monster. Monster refers to a
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