picopico.JPG Originally uploaded by datadub. Another great show was the kaiju-influenced Picopico at FewMany!!! Some nice one one off figures, stuffed critters (with teeth) and a crazy pair of headphones. Check out the flickr stream by clicking on the image.

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Theres been some fairly decent shows at FewMany in the past few weeks, and Shono No Tojo’s childplay2 was a good one. I really dug the PornoInvaders visual frenzy style, a blitzkrieg of characters and design!! Click on the photo to jump to my Flickr Set. Then check out the PornoInvaders site!

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Super early heads up for a new series of “TO-FU KUBRICK” from Medicom. Apparently these won’t go on sale til early 2006. Personally I dig the the Skeleton To-fu. Gotta get me an army of those. And a version of Mama To-fu smiling! Maybe its because Papa To-Fu is back in town!! Can another baby…

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I thought that the coolest critters at the recent Furi Furi show was this trio of evryday objects turned into Furry Fiends. A guitar case, a suit case and a nice loungy chair.. that might eat you.

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The UraHara kids are probably creaming their jeans to get their hands on some of these collabo figures from Bounty Hunter & Secret Base. Transparent Skull-kun with a paper ‘internal organs’ insert & metallic finish crown. Comes in 2 colors and I’m sure its way sold out. Also for reference check out this old Kamen…

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Half the fight with Indie Sofubi is getting the sculpt right. And the other half is coming up with killer paint patterns. Here is what RealHead and BLOBpUS had on display. I was really taken by RealHeads all clear dude filled with Multi-colored BB’s. Bought me one o dem..

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They’re plush! They’re Evil! They’re Cute! Phase 2 of the DevilRobots take on the Shocker Soldiers, evil nemisis of Kamen Rider! 4 classics plus one original in Camouflage (lighter not included). Check this page for a quick primer in classic shocker soldiers.

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This years Toy2R event is going to be held at FewMany Oct. 10th (Mon) to Oct. 16th (Sun). Looking forward to this years crop of one-of-a-kind Qee’s but its sure going to be a bit of squeeze at FewMany’s cozy little gallery. Somehow Vinyl Pulse has shots of the Qees that are going to be…

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Superfestival is happening once again at the Science Museum in Kudanshita this Sunday October 2. Really not much more than a jumped up flea market, I’ve always liked the octagonal layout of the venue and there always some great treasures to be found. A;lso there is a special exhibition called ‘Mad Creator Show’ featuring Tokyo…

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Furi Furi is having another exhibition at Lapnet ship at the Foret shop in Harajuku. Its running through til wednesday October 3. They’ve set up a special site for the show and looks like there will be lots of GOODS to be had. Including these Not! Mutant Plushes which seem to be selling well. (Seems…

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A quick word about Tom Painter’s amazing LameToy Generator! It Rocks. Basically a Character Fruit Machine that lets you mix and match the heads, torsos and legs from its amazing arsenal of wild characters to create even wackier characters. And it keeps growing (literally) exponentially. Contributors include 123Klan, Lmac, Eleven18 and many more. And now…

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The issue the every toy collector wrestles with is not how to get started, nor when to stop (easy: when the bank account is empty / spouse threatens divorce / etc) but what to collect; where to draw the boundries? what will slake your toy lust? what is your Holy Grail? Personally I’ve tried to…

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While the Toy Festival itself is kind of a sad affair, more or less a glorified Swap Meet, and definitely a far cry from the monolithic Wonderfest held just the week before. But like any good flea market there are great bargains and strange treasures to be found. To my pleaseant surprise, Cronic, one of…

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Looks like there is going to be a Gloomy Bear Show from Sep. 3 – 22 at the Marui department store in Shinjuku just down the street from FewMany. Mori Chakk the creator of Gloomy is looking like the loner of the Designer toy scene and seems to keep himself insulated from all the Collabo…

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This week’s mini show at FewMany is from the french designer Rolito. There are two versions of the RolitoBoy for sale (which was my favoritest toy from last year). One is a collaboration with DJ food of Ninja Tunes (one of my favoritist recording artists) which comes with a special Rolito-mix mini CD inside the…

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