play imaginative @ galleria foyer, singapore

bonus news for local (Singapore) Play Imaginative-fans:between 30th June to 1st July, PI will be having an exhibition @ the Galleria Foyer of Suntec City Mall, where you'd be able to see the company's entire range of toys, including new prototypes of upcoming figures [blogged] - on display, without having to go to TTF or SDCC! = *schweet*also on hand will be signing sessions by first-time

touma's konga bonga vinyl ape figure

methinks Touma's been playing quite a bit of "Donkey Konga", innit? *heh* ...either that, or Touma's on a creator-roll in 2007, with this 16cm-tall vinyl-ape, dubbed: Konga Bonga - scheduled for a late-July-drop @ a SRP of 5040YEN [via] = *cool*[via/via]

play imaginative's wood, whipped and white grabbits

remember the Wood-grained Grabbit i featured just? well, i've just discovered these teasers on Play Imaginative's site, with a Comic-Con 2007 / July-release date: and just when you think that's enough of Touma's Grabbits? them darnvinyl-critters up and multiply into some more variants, including a"Whipping" (Bronzed) Version and a Blank White DIY-Grabbit! [via]dun really know about the bronzed...

play imaginative X touma's baby grabbit & hellhound furry plush

it started with this sneak-image on Play Imaginative's website...*find out what it is, after the JUMP*looking decidedly "wild" with shaggy-furred plushness PI X Touma's Baby Grabbit & Hellhound FURRY Plush (Furry version) puts another fine feather into the over-abundant-cap of Play Imaginative = *coolness*[source]

touma @ vinyl elements

now, would you immediately identify + recognize this metallic-BUD as a Touma-custom?look for this sleek vinyl-creature @ VinylPulse's Vinyl Elements one-night-only custom-show happening on the 17th of May 2007 @ Barracuda.[image-leak pilfered from KR-forum - from "miami"] *heh*

playimaginative x touma's 18-incher knuckle bear protosculpt

for those without the benefit of a ruler (*heh*) or a figure of the same size,here's Touma's 18"-er Knuckle Bear [blogged] by Play Imaginative, ininitial sculpt-form and darnnit, it's a size of a baby monster, it is!look for it in July/August [details here] *cool*[source]

playimaginative x touma's 18-incher knuckle bear vinyl

how do you feel about a 18"-er knuckle-sandwich? (no tis not a threat and yes, i need better intro lines than that, i know LOL) - then how about an 18"-er Knuckle Bear vinyl figure? ;pproduced by Play Imaginative and designed by Touma, the 18"-er KNUCKLE BEAR will come in 2-editions: the Original (Brown) Version (above rendered-image) and the Red Crest Version (Taipei Toy Fair/SDCC-edition):

play imaginative x touma's wood grabbit

Play Imaginative teases Touma-fans with an image of a "WOOD" Grabbit? [via]*schrweeeet!* < more details to come ...meanwhile new images and details/release dates for the Pearl White and Black Flocked Grabbit = *after the JUMP*Name: Grabbit - Original version (Pearl White)Release Date: Late May / early June 2007 Limited: 300 pcs Name: Grabbit - Taipei Toy Festival Exclusive (Black Flock)Release

play imaginative's black flocked grabbit vinyl

and so Touma X Play Imaginative has a Black Flocked Grabbit Vinylplanned for release, right after the Pearl White Grabbit Vinyl [via] similar to the Pearl White, the Black Grabbit comes with a limited edition print by Touma and a serial-numbered certificate production run might be at 300-pieces but speculation at this point :p with a limited production run of 300 pieces (no price-points

zugan finalists for mephist festa design contest

and so my Zugan designs didn't get chosen, but these top six entries picked by Play Imaginative X Touma for the Mephist Festa design competition [blogged] are positively rawking! with Jim Koch's pink mecha chosen for production, while Chuando, Delme, Mizuka, Satoshi Okano and Shin Tanaka's currently under consideration for production [via] ~ *congrats to everyone on the list!*final designs for

baby and adult grabbits coming in 2007

prototypes colorways of the Plush Baby Grabbit and sculpts of the Adult Grabbit Vinyl has been released online to tantalize our collective toy-taste-buds:scheduled to drop Feb/Mar 2007, it sure would a heavy start of the new year, innit? a quartet of cute lil plushes with a subtle mean-streak and a towering vinyl with a not-so-subtle mean-streak (gotta watch out for them swinging ears, innit? :p)

touma's mini goons

now, if i didn't know any better ye old pick-up line of "didja know there's a dragon in my trousers?" is gonna work much better in 2007 (especially after March), when Touma (and Wonderwall) unleash their 7cm (2.75-inches) tall Mini Goon-figure sets! [via]they are the scaled-down-versions of previously released larger goons and im sure they'll fit well into your trouser-pockets, innit? (*snicker*

baby grabbit plush image revealed

Play Imaginative has revealed the image of the Baby Grabbit Plush i've mentioned here:designed by Touma and slated for a Feb 2007-release, this plush+vinyl figure (mouth and shoes are vinyl) is limited to 500 pcs, with the other 3 colorways being released one month after the original grey's release.*schweet*

play imaginative's adult grabbit

so now i geddit: the Baby Grabbit (pictured-left here) is gonna be in PLUSH, while the Adult Grabbit (poster + revised sculpt pictured here) will be the VINYL-toy![via] with articulated ears, no less! this figure's gonna be quite happening when it comes out, no? ~ *we'll see* ~

return of the knuckle bear by touma @ mixi-bang!

:: TOYS / EVENT ::come November 4th, if you're down @ Pasadena, USA - it'll be prudent for you Touma-lovers to pop by mixi-bang! for The Return of the Knuckle Bear-event, where Touma will be signing and with mixi-bang! exclusives galore, including:exclusive GID Bone Knuckle Bear (image above-right and bottom-right) - edition of 100-pcs = looking darn schweet, IMHO :)Clear Blue Skuttle Alpha (

play imaginative's grabbit

newindainblox: Play Imaginative continues to innovate with their upcoming new Grabbit = a character in Touma's Knuckle-series and will be made available in 2007 (which is scarily only a coupla more months away, innit?) as both a vinyl-toy AND a plush! [via]a preliminary-ad and a prototype shown here - altho im wondering if the vinyl-toy would have movable bunny-ears? *heh* as im sure the

trexi plus series 2 full form

the Trexi PLUS series 2 i featured just, finally sees full form [via]am really liking Joe Ledbetter's tho :)so have you guys submitted your own Trexi-designs yet? 3 more days to go, innit?i figured im screwed for time, so it'll be my loss, innit? *dammit* :(good looking set tho, doncha think? *heh*

touma + joe ledbetter = trexi plus series 2

hot on the heels of the Trexi Plus Series One, comesseries 2 with Touma and Joe Ledbetter! [via]suggested retail price@ USD$6.95 per figure and are sold in blind assortments.*schweet*added 10.10.06:here are a coupla pre-production sample photos:looking to be very promising, what with the new different heads and all :)*gettin' schweeter'n'schweeter, eh?*

play imaginative's baby hellhound

Play Imaginative is releasing it's first designer PLUSH:Baby Hellhound ~ designed by Touma from Japan! [via]standing @ 10-inch height, it features vinyl parts (presumably the nozzle/mouth) and has a suggested retail price of USD$26.95 and the blue version (show above) is slated for release in December 2006, with three other designs shown (below) awaiting release dates. *neato*added 18.10.06:trio

mephist festa vinyl @ ttf and sdcc

Touma's figures (last featured here and here) are going to be released by Play Imaginative during the Taipei Toy Festival and SDCC. [via]both the far left and right figures are 5" tall, while the big guy in the middle is 7" and GID. there are 3 individual boxes for the figures, with a bigger box to contain all 3 ~ dunno about you guys, but ima disappointed with the end result - a tad too