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ReVenture: ThreeA's Atlas and P-Body revealed

2012-05-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure how much cross over there is between toys fans and Portal fans but I personally really want this. Can't wait to see them fully painted with their Portal Guns. Here's hoping they do a GlaDos figure as well.

Via...ReVenture: ThreeA's Atlas and P-Body revealed:

Looks like we aren't waiting until Comic Con on this bit of news: At the opening night for Ashley Wood and ThreeA Toys' ReVenture show in Hong Kong, the next ThreeA x Valve figures were revealed to be the previously teased P-Body alongside Atlas. The two bots from Portal 2 are looking very nice, even in their early prototype forms, and with the kind of love ThreeA seemed to give Metal Gear Rex, I can only imagine how nice they'll look when finished.
Stay tuned to Tomopop this weekend for the latest news from HK ReVenture, as well as for more details when we likely see these two again in San Diego this July!
[via ThreeA Production Blog]

ReVenture: Metal Gear RAY appears in prototype form

2012-05-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

I never really like the Ray in the game since it was pretty ridiculous but in toy form I REALLY LIKE THE RAY.

Via ReVenture: Metal Gear RAY appears in prototype form:

It has been a really, really good week to be a Metal Gear Solid fan. First, Hot Toys shows off its new Naked Snake and The Boss figures, and now, ThreeA has dropped a bomb on everyone at ReVenture with the debut of the Metal Gear RAY prototype.
I mean ... I am at a loss for words right now. RAY looks to be even larger than Metal Gear Rex was and is just as chock full of detail. One of my friends pointed out there's a guy in the background looking at RAY who apparently has this shocked expression on his face, and that might as well be me, because this is going to be one impressive piece when it's all done.
[via ThreeA Production Blog]

After School Midnighters Trailer Features a Dancing, Fighting Visible Man

2012-05-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is pretty wild, mildly NSFW.

Via Slash Film WTF: ‘After School Midnighters’ Trailer Features a Dancing, Fighting Visible Man:

There are a couple examples in manga and anime of the school teaching tool The Visible Man showing up as a character or personality. But I don’t think any of them feature the guy dancing, fleeing from half-skinned rabbits wielding machine guns, or jumping a dirt bike through the face of a giant clock.
But the trailer for a Japanese summer kids movie called After School Midnighters (Hokago middonaitâzu) does feature all that stuff, and as a result it is a must-see.
A couple more short teasers are embedded below. They are similarly awesome and crazy. The film is a feature expansion of Hitoshi Takekiyo‘s 2007 CG anime short After School Midnight.
The trailer’s YouTube page offers this info:

An original computer-generated animation film by a young and spirited director with a skillful VFX/CGI crew who have a lot of experience with movies and TV commercials. The main character, Kunstlijk, is a human-body model that stands in a science room of an elementary school. Kunstlijk also reigns over the school after midnight. One day, when a naughty kindergarten trio accidentally meet him, his ordinary life changes. The scariest and craziest after-midnight adventure begins…

[via io9]

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Pullip Gloomy Bear Dal Figure Has Arrived

2012-05-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

The new Pullip Doll Gloomy Bear Dal Figure is now in stock at Ningyoushi.com. Pullip teams up with Mori Chax and brings us this Gloomy Bear Dal 12 inch figure. This Pullip Doll Gloomy Bear Dal features a removable costume revealing another outfit of Pity-kun. You get two outfits for the price of one!

Busted: Anpanman + Kewpie Doll = Ankew

2012-05-05T13:53:00.001-07:00

Shop in Japan is busted for making up their own crossovers shirt. Read on...

Via Anpanman + Kewpie Doll = Ankew:

A news report shows us images of t-shirts sold in Osaka that used Anpanman and Kewpie characters without permission from trademark holders:

The creator of the shirt, who has been arrested for trademark violations, claims that the images are based on Anpanman but the character on the shirts is not Anpanman. He said it is a totally original character named “Ankew” (or “Ankyu” in Japanese).

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Roen Mickey Mouse: Pirate and Crown

2012-04-23T16:33:00.001-07:00

Look what just came back in stock! Roen Mickey Mouse: Pirate and Crown! These are back and for a great price. If you missed these before, don't miss them again. This might be the last time these are issued!

BE@RBRICK Series 23 Singles Now On Sale

2012-04-19T16:18:00.001-07:00

BE@RBRICK Series 23 singles now on sale. We also have blind box Series 23 for you more adventurous types.

BE@RBRICK Series 23 Singles

New This Week At Ningyoushi.com

2012-03-28T18:29:00.002-07:00

We have quite a few new things in stock this week at Ningyoushi.com. Check them out!

Student Spotlight : Yebisu Beer

2012-03-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

via The Dieline

Within Sapporo Beer Company, there is Yebisu Beer. Yebisu represents the Japanese god of Happiness, luck and fisherman.
"That is the reason why I wanted to redesign this brand. Since Yebisu is uncommon among the United States, people are not familiar with its meaning. Through my design, I wanted to show what Yesibu is about and make it memorable for consumers. The most important part of the label is the smiling face of happy Yebisu which will get the consumers attention from the shelves. And secondary elements such as fishing rods, which will help communicate the idea of Yebisu beer. In creating my design I wanted make people happy and excited to drink Yebisu beer." Bottles designed by Jin Fujiwara, a student at Academy of Art.

Our friend, Jin Fujiwara, was featured on The Dieline. He created some neat Yebisu Beer labels. Check it out.

Sh*t Japanese Students Say

2012-03-07T18:15:00.001-08:00

via Japan Probe...

“Shit Japanese Students Say の “Shit” は “こと”って言う意味です。この場合は全然悪い意味じゃないです。
These are some things I hear everyday in my classroom. 日本の生徒から毎日聞くことです。”
Written, Directed and Starring Medama Sensei

Most of this is Japanese but if you've taught English in Japan it should make sense.

Michael Lau News - ZEX NEWS

2012-02-22T16:11:00.000-08:00

Michael Lau fans, Michael has posted a few pictures on his facebook page about a possible upcoming figure. The similarities between this and Terry Richardson are completely coincidental.

Uglydoll POP! Vinyl Figures

2012-02-05T15:14:00.000-08:00

Uglydolls goes vinyl with the Funko POP! line-up! The first five characters include BABO, WAGE, OX, ICE-BAT, and Ninja Shogun Batty. In stock now!

Evangelion x Hello Kitty Coming Soon

2012-02-02T12:41:00.000-08:00

Sanrio announced today a collaboration between themselves, GroundWorks, and Khara! I wonder how many of you can guess further than "Hello Kitty!" with just that info…? Well, it's a Neon Genesis Evangelion mash-up and it's kinnnnd of adorable:

The collaboration commemorates the theatrical release this fall of the third Rebuild of Evangelion film, You Can (Not) Redo (Q, in Japan). Ten companies have been licensed to produce stationary, clothing, accessories, and other goods with the Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Hello Kitties pictured above. Better start saving up...

via Crunchy Roll

This should make for interesting items this year. I hope they make these as plushies.

New this week at Ningyoushi.com

2012-01-23T18:18:00.000-08:00

This week at Ningyoushi.com we have a lot of new and great items up on the site. We also have a few restocks of some old and often requested favorites. Here's some what's new this week:

Check out Ningyoushi.com for more toys and updates!

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T15:19:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! We would like to thank all our customers and supporters this year for helping us make 2011 a great year! We wish you and your loved ones the best 2012 you could possibly have!

From all of us,

Ningyoushi.com

New Christmas Arrivals at Ningyoushi

2011-12-14T19:57:00.000-08:00

We have a few last minute holiday arrivals here at Ningyoushi.com. Tokidoki Unicorno restock, New Ninjatown and more of the ever popular Funko Pop! Figures. Take a look...

Ningyoushi.com Cyber Monday 2011 Sale!

2011-11-27T23:50:00.000-08:00

We have opened the pod bay doors and now the savings are rushing into the airlock. This email is from the near future. Here in the future everyone has the latest iTunes automatically instead of having that little dialog box pop up telling you to update. In the future you don't go work, you just download the WORK app on your phone. Here is a futuristic coupon that will save you 10% on all your purchases. This coupon will be active November 28th, 2011 on Ningyoushi.com. This coupon will expire at 11:59pm PST and cannot be combined with other coupons.

Use coupon code CYBER2011 at checkout to get 10% off your entire order!

The Official 2010 Double Punch Black Friday Sale

2011-11-23T18:18:00.001-08:00

What's up all Ningyoushi Blog followers. Here is a cross post from our brick and motar retail shop, Double Punch.

Is your body ready for this? It begins again…

It’s time for our annual Black Friday sale. It’s time to put Black Sabbath on the CD player because once again we are too lazy to go around the shop and mark down and mark things down with price gun, so we decided that you can choose these items yourself! You know what that means…Transformers, LEGO, KUBRICKS, BE@RBRICKS, those anime figures with the big eyes, Uglydolls, Gloomy Bear, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy… You get the idea. This coupon will help you save!

Print out the coupon above and present it at double punch for great savings! This coupon is only good for three days! This coupon won’t work online, just our retail shop in North Beach – San Francisco. So if you print it out and rub the paper on your monitor displaying ningyoushi.com, nothing will happen. So let’s recap…

This Friday, November 25th, 2011 from 11am to 2pm, you will receive 20% off your entire purchase. WOW! You MUST print the coupon and present it to the cashier to get the savings.

Afterwards, it will be a 15% off coupon and valid for 3 days (November 25th – November 27). One coupon per person please. Sorry, coupons cannot be combined. You cannot bring a bunch of them in, tape them together and form some kind of Voltron of savings.

Joe Ledbetter Chinese Zodiac Preview

2011-10-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

Play Imaginative was kind enough to send us a few samples of the new Joe Ledbetter Chinese Zodiac series. These should hopefully arrive at the end of the month.

ThreeA A.B.C. Warriors Mongrol and the Mess Pre-Order

2011-10-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

ThreeA and A.B.C. Warrior fans! We've set up a pre-order for the new ThreeA A.B.C. Warriors Mongrol and the Mess figure. It should be here late November, so we've done the pre-order at a discounted price. Don't miss it!

- ThreeA A.B.C. Warriors Mongrol and the Mess Pre-Order

12" CrazyChildrenKing by Michael Lau available for preorder!

2011-09-29T12:11:00.001-07:00

Michael Lau fans! Michael has just put up a preorder for the 12" CrazyChildrenKing! CCKing comes with Thrown, ChildF, Cloak, Slippers, Crown and Little CrazyMichael. It's limited to 800pcs worldwide! Order it at crazysmiles.com now!

What's New At Double Punch with Ryan! A special guest appears!

2011-09-26T09:05:00.000-07:00

Cross post from Double Punch! Heads up! - OV
This week Ryan introduces us to Junichi Yajima, owner of Dreamrocket, a toy company in Japan. Yajima-san has show in the Double Punch Gallery called HETEROMORPHISM featuring art work from Japan and around the world.

Heteromorphism - Dream Rocket Show @ double punch

2011-09-20T21:06:00.000-07:00

Join us for our upcoming show at double punch starting this Saturday!
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Heteromorphism

Curated by Junichi Yajima / Dream Rocket

OPENING RECEPTION - 6pm on Saturday, September 24

Date: September 24 - October 29, 2011

Heteromorphism - Definition: Having different forms at different periods of the life cycle, as in stages of insect metamorphosis. This exhibition curated by Junichi is to express creatures, monsters, kaiju or anything Heteromorphic that lives in the imagination of the participants.

Featuring artists: TOUMA, Namiko Sonobe, Teresa, Tomoe, Konatsu, Cocomahee, Tsutomu Masuyama, Dol Roffo, PICO PICO, Black Rabbit, P.P.PUDDING, Junichi Yajima, Mark Nagata, Matt Walker, Daniel Goffin, Chris Ryniak, and Todd Robertson

ThreeA WWR Ashley Wood ARMSTRONG are in stock now!

2011-09-20T13:38:00.000-07:00

Guess what? The new ThreeA WWR Ashley Wood ARMSTRONG are in stock now at Ningyoushi.com.

New Gloomy Bear Homeware

2011-09-19T14:28:00.001-07:00

Decorate your home with a couple of new Gloomy Bear houseware goods featuring a Swinging Clock and Silicon Ceramic Mugs for hot and cold drinks (both available in two colors).