Of course, Wonder Festival isn't just home to all the big companies; it's where many smaller independent toy makers come, and this year brought us plenty of new sofubi and kaiju to talk about! Max Toy Co. brought with it their new Kaiju Zanga (designed by Yamashita-san of Nakayoshi) and a new Azumanga Daioh kaiju piece, Osaka! She joins Chiyo-chan and Chiyo's dad as Japanese event-only pieces, produced via a one-day license. 

Speaking of licensed figures, Linden appears to have made a series of independently produced toys of creatures from Gegege no Kitaro! What I like about them is they have that sofubi style to them but they keep a lot of the original design elements to them.

Also catching our attention are some new sculpts and colorways from Chima Toys, Black Rabbit, Rampage Toys and P.P. Pudding; a series called Finger Five from Fig-Lab that appear to be finger puppets and seem to include a design from the Sucklord; a little camera creature from Angel Abby; and what I could best describe as a melon bear from Atelier G1.

For the full run down, head on over to check out our friend Andy at Kaiju Korner. He has over 250 pictures from the event focusing on kaiju makers, including more photos of the Gegege no Kitaro figures from Linden; new works from Grody Shogun; and some interesting new stuff from Sunguts.

[All images via Kaiju Korner]