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11:59 PM on 05.17.2013

Enjoy some elven elegance with more Alleyne

Last month we brought word of pre-order information as well as galleries of this lovely beauty from Orchid Seed, but there's always room for more if you're still on the fence--and even if not! Every time I see this figure I h...

Emily Smalara

11:00 PM on 05.17.2013

Practice your puppeteering and pre-order this Yoshino

Given my guilty pleasure love for anime that are just pretty quintessentially, well, anime, I'm greatly enjoying the mindlessness of Date-a-Live this season. While my heart lies with the violet-tressed Touka however, I won't ...

Emily Smalara

7:00 PM on 05.17.2013

Deathstroke takes on Kotobukiya's DC ARTFX line

Kotobukiya has uploaded a photo gallery for its upcoming 1/6 scale DC ARTFX New 52 Deathstroke statue. The statue will stand nearly 12-inches tall and features a removable faceplate held in place by the power of magnetism. De...

Scarecroodle

6:00 PM on 05.17.2013

Funko adds the Walking Dead blind box to their series

After releasing bobble heads, Pop! plush, and Pop! vinyl figures, Funko is now releasing The Walking Dead blind box vinyl figures. Each figure measures 2.5 inches and will sell for US$6.95. Looking at their lineup for this s...

Vanessa Cubillo

4:00 PM on 05.17.2013

What Toys Are Up To: More hanami

Remember last month when we brought you all those cute photos of figurines observing hanami? Well, since then, even more lovely photos have been submitted to Kuroyagi-san's Letter Corner on Mikatan's blog. This time...

Jon Wills

2:00 PM on 05.17.2013

A glance at the works of SAVE&DESTROY IV

Curator/artist Javier Jimenez has passed along some photos from his SAVE&DESTROY IV show in Zurich, Switzerland. Having opened back in April, the show features custom vinyl and sofubi figures, along with more traditional ...

Brian Szabelski

12:30 PM on 05.17.2013

Meet Davidkraig at Kidrobot NY's May 18 customizing event

Want to come check out some live customizing and meet artist Davidkraig? If you're in New York City, you can do that on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Eastern at Kidrobot New York (118 Prince St., SoHo, Manhattan).  As for what he'll be working on ... I'm not too sure. But you've seen his work before, and I assume he'll be sculpting out/painting something just as impressive for the event. 

Brian Szabelski

10:15 AM on 05.17.2013

The results are in for Snow Miku 2014

Pedro posted a few weeks ago about how Good Smile Comapny were letting fans vote on the design for Snow Miku 2014 and after whittling the entries down to a final 10, the vote took place on this morning's Miku themed Niconico ...

Martin Siggers

9:45 AM on 05.17.2013

New Vocaloid Nendoroids (and more) revealed by Good Smile

Earlier today, Good Smile's NicoNico Miku broadcast went live, and the promise of news was definitely met. Thanks to Martin, who was up to catch part of the NicoNico stream, we've got quite a bit of new info to share: F...

Brian Szabelski

8:00 AM on 05.17.2013

Carson Catlin's reticulated box up for pre-order

Carson Catlin's latest creation is a laser-cut clear acrylic reticulated box. He made 10 of these, and they are currently up for pre-order at US$50 each! The details are pretty rad... and Carson uploaded a quick little Vine thing to show the cube off. Each piece is just under 2.5 inches tall and these are the only ones that'll be made in the clear "colorway."  [Pre-order]

Kristina Pino

7:00 AM on 05.17.2013

Play Arts Kai Man of Steel Jor-El and Faora prototypes

Toyark has reported that prototypes for a Play Arts Kai Jor-El and Faora, both from the upcoming Man of Steel, a Hollywood Collectors Convention in Tokyo earlier this month. And, thanks to Hobbylog, we have photos of said pro...

Scarecroodle

6:00 AM on 05.17.2013

Designer Toy Awards voting now open

The 2013 Designer Toy Awards have ended the nomination process and started the voting process, which goes now through July 1. The top 9 vote-getters in each category will be finalists and go to the next round of voting, where...

Brian Szabelski