This is why, over beers two weeks ago, I agreed to pay extra to have a few of the "old style" figures made in the coming months. The plan is to release a small handful of figures in the US and a couple for friends and family of Shinto Gangu, similar to the Cupcake Mutant Head's release pattern.

Best RxH news I have heard in awhile.

The plan is to release a small handful of figures in the US and a couple for friends and family of Shinto Gangu,

I'm familiar with the other names in this thread, but this is the first time I've come across the name Shinto Gangu. Only reference I could find is the Shinto Gangu After School Club which appears to be an event, not usually associated with a family. (Although on SB, anything is possible.)

Would someone please tell me who or what it is?

Thanks.

Shinto Gangu = RxH store in Aoto, Tokyo.

Shin （真）meaning Real or True
To (頭)　meaning Head
Gangu (玩具) which is the traditional Japanese word for Toy.

Most of the fortune cats have either a single Shin character or the 2 characters for Shinto on them.

This shouldn't be conflated with Shinto (神道 Shintō) which is the natural spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people.

Upper hand logo reads Real as in "truth, reality, genuineness", this is the "Shin" (真) in Shinto Gangu.（真頭 玩具）first knuckle is also "Shin" (真),second knuckle is "To"（頭） (pronounced like your big "toe") Japanese for "head", third & fourth knuckles are "Gangu" (玩具) the old Japanese word for toy.
Real Head Toy

Information such as this, and the other posts, is golden. I enjoy the toys in themselves, but the references and backstories add another dimension, especially when presenting or displaying the figures.

Equally fascinating in this case is the tattoo itself. Is it common in Japan to tattoo the name of a store, company or product on your body? Or is this person simply just one major hardcore devoted fan or artist associated with Shinto Gangu?

Best RxH news I have heard in awhile.

I assumed this meant new figures in the old style... I can't imagine they'd do 'reissues'...

I really am concerned about the underlying reason to do this.

These toys will be all new.

My reasoning:

Periodically, there are certain amazing releases from Real Head that Mori produces as a thank you to his customers (like the glow Mutant Chaos with blue rub). For reasons I explained before, these releases are few and far between and rarely make their way out of Aoto. I am trying to change this. I sold many of prized Real Head figures to help fund the first 3 runs in this series. My goal is to use all revenue from each sale to fund another sale somewhere down the line. In the end, my hope is to produce more amazing toys for my personal collection while helping to rejuvenate the brand for long time collectors like myself.

OK then I am off to bed. Its late here. Sorry for my concerned message.
If its old style spray but new colors then that is a good thing.

These toys will be all new.

My reasoning:

Periodically, there are certain amazing releases from Real Head that Mori produces as a thank you to his customers (like the glow Mutant Chaos with blue rub). For reasons I explained before, these releases are few and far between and rarely make their way out of Aoto. I am trying to change this. I sold many of prized Real Head figures to help fund the first 3 runs in this series. My goal is to use all revenue from each sale to fund another sale somewhere down the line. In the end, my hope is to produce more amazing toys for my personal collection while helping to rejuvenate the brand for long time collectors like myself.