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Undercover H - who has written 39 posts on ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected.
This unknown figure loves the smell of fresh vinyl from the steaming hot molds. No matter if it's popular or not, he loves everything and almost anything related to Japanese vinyl. He lives underground but when new releases come out, he comes out of the shadows. As of now no one knows who this person is, but he likes it that way.
Secret Base is happy to release their new figures in a GID form that has never been done before in the Japanese vinyl industries. They have just released the Skull Bee, Space Barbarian and Damage Brain with their new GID vinyl. In the light the figures look like any ordinary figure that has been released, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 9, 2009
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Secret Base owner, Hiddy’s blog had an interesting teaser I stumbled upon. The odd shape caught my eye, wondering if it was a part from a new figure he was planning for 2009. Well from reading it, I gues you can say it is in a way. It seems that it is a quick [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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I’m sure that many of you are big fans of Itokin Park. For a while now, he has released many cute and lovable figures with great colorways that collectors have grown to love. Because One Up is one of the main stores that releases his figures, it’s no surprise what’s in store for everyone [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Now for the first news from me for 2009. Are you one of the people who have been waiting long for the Kozik x RealxHead Coral Chaos??? Well, here is the update. Kozik has finally got the figures done, packed and ready to be shipped out!!! It was a long wait and many collectors who [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 22, 2008
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In Japan, when it gets close to the new year, many stores have a great big sale of lucky bags. These bags contain many things from electronics to brand name bags to even stuff that was only exclusive just for the sale. Each bag may be about 500 Yen and up. Depending on the price [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
All you robot collectors and Japanese Vinyl dudes, get ready for this new awesome figure that will be released on Kaiju Taro’s site. Kaiju Taro is happy to announce one of the newest figures by Rumble Monsters: The mini Thirteen!!! This figure stands at 95mm (3.7 inches) tall and will be sold at 2500yen (~$25USD). [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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December seems to be the month for all the very awesome events and releases going on this year. FEWMANY just announced their December event: From December 1st through December 7th, Fewmany is happy to start the month with one of their events called “Iten”. This means that they will be showcasing one-offs by over 40 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Killer J has announced that he will be releasing a great homage piece using one of his figures, the Smoking Star. This is a homage piece to The Joker played by Heath Ledger, who had done a outstanding job on this film before his unexpected death.
Continue reading...Monday, December 1, 2008
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So I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend, stuffing your stomach with more than what you could eat. Now onward to the holiday season of giving with white snow (depending on where you live) and kids waiting for the jolly fat man to bring them gifts! But in Japan it doesn’t seem that way. Today through [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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This just in from CURE. Remember the 12” suit from CURE a while back? Well, maybe this will refresh your memory. CURE have released their new Boogie Man, and this time it’s not just a new mask or an add on cape: He got a total new makeover. Introducing DX O-1000 Boogie Man. This figure comes [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 20, 2008
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One-Up is now taking pre-orders for two of TOUMA’s new figures. First up is TUDO. This guy will be released around the end of December in a purple and blue color way. With horns like a stag beetle, this figure is sure to be packed with cuteness and power. He will be sold for 3360 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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So I’m sure all you guys remember when I wrote about Killer J’s 1-year anniversary releases. Well It’s not over yet. He has now announced another figure to this anniversary line. It’s his own creation, Killer J. This figure was sculpted by none other than the creator of Skull Toys. He was the very [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
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Recently Mori from RealxHead released three new figures. This time it’s not his line of mutants, but his ongoing character: the fortune cat babies. There are two new standard versions. One being the traditional white cat used in Japan for bringing good luck into the stores and shops. The other version is cast in red vinyl with [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
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You may have heard of Skulltoys of Japan. Well did you also know that he is responsible for the character design and the sculpting for the Killer J figure? Go check it out once you have the time. This year will be Killer J’s 1-year anniversary. In celebration, Killer J has announced the release of 1-year [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
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When you hear the word “Samurai” what pops into your head first? A fierce warrior? Tom Cruise in “The Last Samurai”?? Well I’m sure there are lots of visions in peoples’ heads, but One-Up will be adding another vision unto all you samurai lovers out there: They are collaborating with Japanese designers, Gumliens, on this [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Who here has heard of the artist, JUKI?? If not, I recommend checking out his site. He does great illustrations and also, seems like he is a very talented in designing figures. Figures…hmmm… That’s right!!! So now that you’re looking at his site (I hope), here is some more cool news from One-Up. One-Up has been [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Instinc Toy has just announced that their recent figure is now available at the T9G Museum shop. Now many of you may remember seeing this guy, Kotaro, about a year ago. That’s right. It’s actually been about a year since the last release, and he’s ready to be hugged and loved again by many of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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November has come and this means it’s almost thhe end of the year. But you can’t forget the fun time during winter holidays in December. Speaking of December, did you hear who was coming to town??? I’m not talking about the jolly fat man Santa. It’s more of an animal…On December 6th, Project 1/6 will [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
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So if you’re in Japan, and you’re into vinyl, you may have heard of Patchi Summit. It’s an event where many of the toy makers just hang out for one night selling rare figures, one-offs and even having giveaways. Well, Skulltoys has released one of his newest figures at the Summit and the character’s name is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 7, 2008
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This month, a battle is heating up, but not the bad war kind. I’m talking about three stores that are releasing T9G’s original character, Yumenoko, all at once. The date of this release is not confirmed yet, but it will be sometimes this month. Each store will be carrying 50 of this figure. So in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
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Through November 9th, Fewmany is happy to be showcasing the art of Yoko Sueyoshi. Her artwork consists of peaceful and calm paintings of girls and cute animals. Her paintings are so beautiful that photos may not do them justice. The world she creates in her paintings is somewhere many of us may want to end [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 6, 2008
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On November 8th,(JPT), CRONIC is happy to announce the second part to his ongoing parade of showing his one-off figures. Many of you may remember sometime last year when CRONIC had his first custom show here in the USA at Super7. Well, it seems that he is keeping that name, and will try to “parade” [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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That’s right you guys. Like the title says, it’s time to show you the newest release by RealxHead that will make your guts and organs splatter inside!!! RealxHead is happy to release another great figure: the Organ Bat!!! This evil mutant was made with what looks to be black vinyl, my favorite color. He’s painted [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Starting October 27th, Fewmany has a new display up in their Gallery/Shop. This week, it’s an introduction to Takeyama Noriya’s new character David Mushroom!!! At the display there are a few customs of this new character done by many different types of artists. At the show, many of the customs including Takeyamas character, Dokukino, will [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 3, 2008
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So I’m sure a lot of you out there saw the blurred out yellow T9G x Tim Biskup project on ToyCyte. Well, your wait is over. T9G and Tim Biskup have revealed the new Rangeas produced by intheyellow. Biskup, a globally known artist, has given the lovable monster a make over that’s more like plastic [...]
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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