Kaiju Frankenstein by Touma x Nathan Hamill

 

October is the month of monsters and creatures and 3D Retro is running with the theme by hosting several events in the month of October to celebrate short films, vinyl toys and Halloween. One of the events being held at 3D Retro is the US release of a figure designed by Nathan Hamill and Touma called Kaiju Frankenstein. Initially released and debuted at the Taipei Toy Festival, Kaiju Frankenstein(misnomer ignored) is a 5" vinyl figure that appears to be half kaiju and half Frankenstein's monster. Packaged in a window box, this OG colorway is limited to just 125 pieces and is priced at $55 each. 3D Retro will be hosting the release event on October 22nd from 6pm-11pm at their Glendale store. Nathan Hamill is expected to be on hand at the event for signings and Touma is expected to make the trip over from Japan as well. It's likely that more colorways will follow this release but no official word has been announced as of yet.

- Mark-Anthony

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Tenacious Toys 2016 NYCC Exclusives - Sofubi and Japanese Vinyl

 We are very excited to have a number of items from both Japanese artists and American artists, all produced in Japan. Sofubi is soft vinyl made in Japan, so acquiring items like this is always a little harder than the typical purchase for us. Luckily we have some sofubi artists who still think we are cool, and here are their offerings - all exclusively painted / executed for our booth:

• Exclusive Dragonfire Bangagon by GUUMON. 8.5" tall, sofubi, limited to 5 pieces. $250.
• Exclusive Rainbow Sparkle Daigomi by GUUMON. 8.5" tall, sofubi, limited to 5 pieces. $250.
• Pink Rotten X custom sofubi by Rampage Toys. Vinyl, 10 pieces, $150.
• RAMPAGE x KONATSUYA Ugly Onicorn (Blue Ver.) 34 pieces available at $45 each.
• Painted Micro Sofubi (Unicorns and Hipster Shitmen by Rampage Toys). 25 pieces at $10 each.
• Unpainted Mixed Parts Micro Sofubi by Rampage Toys: 13 pieces at $5 each.
• Candy Colors Bunny Bear 4-pack of micro sofubi by Rampage Toys. 10 sets at $20 per set.
• Cyclops Dinos 3-piece set by Rampage Toys.  9 sets at $40 per set.
• Touma Pico Mao Figure Tenacious Exclusive. 1.5" tall, limited to 50 pieces, $15 each.

All of the above items available on a first-come, first-served basis at NYCC Booth 309 in the center of The Block.


In addition to the plethora of beautiful Rampage Toys exclusives listed above, Jon Malmstedt will be bringing in another huge set of his pieces for his signing at 10AM on Saturday morning. As always, Jon's items are first-come, first served so if you're looking to pick up his "special" pieces, you will have to show up at Booth 309 at 10AM sharp on Saturday.
To add our booth to your show planner, click here:
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Exhibitors/2009740/Tenacious-Toys

If you cannot make it to NYCC, don't worry! ALL NYCC Exclusives left over at the end of the convention will be available here on our site:
http://www.tenacioustoys.com/collections/nycc-2016

We will be accepting both credit cards and cash at Booth 309, but we CANNOT hold items for any customers in advance, so make sure to get to the booth as early as possible.

TOY OF THE DAY: TOUMA 6-INCH KNUCKLEBEAR NIGHT SKY

Now in stock!

Designed by Japanese artist Touma
Made in Japan
Soft vinyl
6 Parts
Size：15cm / 6"

Order TOUMA 6-INCH KNUCKLEBEAR NIGHT SKY today!

TOY OF THE DAY: TOUMA 1.5-INCH PICO MAO CAT PHOTON

In stock now!

- Designed by Japanese artist Touma
- Soft vinyl
- Made in Japan
- 2 Parts
- Size: 3.7cm/1.5"
- super limited production

Buy TOUMA 1.5-INCH PICO MAO CAT PHOTON now!

TOY OF THE DAY: TOUMA 6-INCH KNUCKLEBEAR NIGHT SKY

In stock now!

- Designed by Japanese artist Touma

- Made in Japan

- Soft vinyl

- 6 Parts

- Size：15cm / 6"

Buy  TOUMA 6-INCH KNUCKLEBEAR NIGHT SKY now!

Super Limited KALANOA Figures by Touma: Knucklebear, Pico Mao & Pico Hitch

 The next installment of custom painted, limited-edition Touma figures are up for preorder on our site right now! This is the third color variation that Touma has released to us retailers, the first was Night Sky (deep, beautiful blue) and the second was Photon (metallic turquoise fading to purple). These Knucklebears are the 6" vinyl figures ($55), and Pico Mao and Pico Hitch are both 1.5" tall ($15 each). Click here to see all of these figures- we currently have a few Night Sky and Photon figures in stock and ready to ship, plus the Kanaloa figures up for preorder.

Touma 1.5-inch Pico Hitch Bear PHOTON

Features

• preorder arrives Q2 2015
• Designed by Japanese artist Touma
• Soft vinyl
• Made in Japan
• 2 Parts
• Size: 3.7cm/1.5"

Pre-order Touma 1.5-inch Pico Hitch Bear PHOTON: here

PREORDER TOUMA 1.5-INCH PICO MAO CAT PHOTON

• preorder arrives Q2 2015
• Designed by Japanese artist Touma
• Soft vinyl
• Made in Japan
• 2 Parts
• Size: 3.7cm/1.5"

Buy Touma 6-inch KnuckleBear PHOTON here

SNEAK PEEK: Touma x Mark Nagata MaxxBots

Just stumbled upon a discreet post by Mark Nagata (MaxToyCo) regarding the Maxxbots - a collab between Mark and Touma. Two extremely talented and fun toy designers that I really enjoy. I asked Mark for a bit more info and here's what he gave us:

The Maxxbot and Maxx Sentry figures were designed by Mark Nagata and sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys. Touma's Dark Robots were his design and also sculpted by Makino-san.

MaxToyCo has only released the glow Maxxbots in a Max Toy Lucky bag that came and went in December.

A more proper release in a different vinyl color will be coming soon, with fully painted one later down the road. 

For now, we have these images:

DCon 2013 - Bad Juju Brands - Booth 101

Bad Juju Brands is making it out to Designer Con 2013, along with a ton of other artists and companies. Situated at Booth #101, Bad Juju Brands is right by the entrance for the exhibit hall. Bad Juju Brands have invited some awesome Japanese artists to join the festivities. Touma, DT460, and Devilrobots will all be in attendance, in addition to Sket-One, Nick Sawyers and The Beast Brothers. They will also have some Designer Con exclusives at the Bad Juju Brands booth, #101.

Here are the exclusives which will be available for the first time, at Designer Con 2013.
The Beast Brothers Calaverita turns Clear Blue and is limited to 30 pieces. These Clear Blue Calaveritas will be priced at $70 a piece. The Beast Brothers will be signing on Saturday from 3-4pm and again on Sunday from 2-3pm.

Sket-One's resin Dripple figure turns Orange for DCon 2013 and will be limited to 100 pieces. These guys are priced at $95. Sket-One will also be signing at the Bad Juju Brands Booth, #101, from 11am-12pm on Saturday. Why not get the Dripple signed or ask Sket for a quick sketch.

Devilrobots will have a super limited Tofu resin figure available at the Bad Juju Brands booth, just 10 pieces. DT460 will only have 10 BuDog resin figures available for purchase at Designer Con. Both artists Devilrobots and DT460 will have singings at the Bad Juju Brands Booth. Devilrobots will be signing from 2-3pm on Saturday and again on Sunday from 12-1pm. DT460 will be signing first on Saturday from 5-6pm, then on Sunday from 4-5pm.

Touma will also have his FU*KING Sofubi figure available(the grey figure in the upper right of the first photo), which is limited to 30 pieces. Touma's signing will be Saturday 4-5pm and again on Sunday 1-2pm. Artist Nick Sawyers is going to have some customs available and will be signing on Saturday from 12-1pm.


Touma - Designer Con 2013 Exclusive from Bad Juju Brands on Vimeo.

In addition to all of the Designer Con 2013 exclusives Bad Juju Brands is going to have, they are also going to have artist customs, clothing, skate decks, Dripple Figures, and more. DCon attendees should make it point to stop by Booth #101 and say hello to the artists in attendance.

- Mark-Anthony

TOUMA & FRIENDS 10th Anniversary Show open tonight at Munky King (L.A.)

Munky King and Japanese artist and character designer TOUMA are proud to present "TOUMA & Friends", a group art exhibition inspired by over 10 years of TOUMA's characters. After a brief hiatus from shows in the United States, Munky King welcomes TOUMA back for his anniversary.

In 2011, TOUMA reached his 10th anniversary but postponed celebrations due to the Tohoku-Kanto earthquake disaster. 2012 marks his official anniversary celebration. Artwork and exclusive items such as posters, prints, Pico Mao Cat keychains, and a Munky King exclusive SKUTTLE figure will be available to purchase by Munky King gallery and online. TOUMA will be in attendance at the reception tonight, July 21st 7:00pm to 10:00pm.

Munky King Exclusive Skuttle figure

 

If you're in Los Angeles tonight and you want to attend, RSVP to the Facebook event by clicking here.