This maker essentially just focuses on UMA or cryptids and runs a toy store/souvenir shop type store and are based in Katsushika City in Tokyo. They have all kinds of cryptid related stuff such as pins, charms, talismans but my focus with them is sofubi. (Although I have a badge or two!) As far as sofubi goes they have two figures which include a standard sized figure based on one of the acambaro clay Dinosuars and a baby toy based on either momotaro the peach boy or princess kaguya from another story involving a child being found in bamboo. Pretty cool stuff I haven't seen much of anything about them on here but I love all their various knick knacks and sofubi stuff they've put out! View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram
I agree! I follow them on Twitter and a while back I remember reading something about how the company where they get their vinyl doesn't make that type of plastisol anymore so I don't think they're going to make blue glow again. Time will tell though.
I picked up the fleshy version a while back . It's a really nice big tactile toy, made from a 'matt' textured ,slightly squishy vinyl. I saw the GID and blue painted versions on their IG and deffo wanna grab em.
Hopefully they remake some of those, my proxy buyer wasn't quick enough on the draw and got everything else I wanted but the glow dinosuar! The flesh was the first release I believe, matches very nicely with the figure concept I think. Good score!
It looks like the Marusan Godzilla-style one and the red one are still for sale: https://maruan.saleshop.jp/
Looks like this place stocks them too: https://83s.shop/items/6243d3939a7062675e3b2c12 I love the foot stamp.
I just think they do an all around good job of everything they've produced thus far. I'm finding for that glow acambora now. The momotaro figures are cool also and around setsubun a year ago or this year they made ogre momotaros with little head spikes.
Yeah, I use zen market. Copy and paste the URL of the product you want in the zenmarket search bar and write the description. They were sorta quick and confirmed the price for me same day which was nice.
Ordered! Thanks for posting about this and the help. Such a beautiful toy, and I love the classic blue colorway! Excited!
I really like this maker so I'm glad to see I exposed them to new people so they can get some more support for their work. Can't wait to see the flood of dinosuar figures here!
https://maruan.saleshop.jp/items/58625329 They restocked the glow, contact your proxy buyers! UPDATE: The store closed for the time being at sundown yesterday apparently, if you didn't score scroll further up and check out the other websites with their stuff.
Gotta say, it's been a while since I loved a toy this much. I love the whole crazy story it's based on and the creature itself. Besides the obvious vintage vibes (sculpt, color and feel of the vinyl), it has all the things that made me fall for this hobby! The simplicity of it! Yet it's weird, elegant and full of quiet mystery. Loads of silver spray provide the only shine, as the vinyl is supper matte. Can't get enough! It'll be on my desk for a while Spoiler Also, now I want a fleshy version too!