My wish came true! The pastry puppies are getting full size plush releases from tokidoki. There’s no release date yet, but it can’t be too long since the photo shows what seem to be finished products.
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Buy: tokidoki Donutella Plush
They’ve turned Hello Kitty into a lot of things - a KISS member and a Street Fighter character, just to name a few recent ones. But I’ve never seen her turned into a food item. The bento series contains a bunch of food items such as onigiri, peppers, and octopi with Hello Kitty’s face on them. This is just bizarre. And awesome. My favorite is the plush chicken wing above.
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Buy: Hello Kitty Peel and Stick Wall Decals
You can’t learn to be a ninja. You’re born as a ninja. These handmade plushies from Shawnimals depict primordial ninja using their skills of kawaii for massive damage.
The ninja stork drops them off in a blind-bagged package complete with hangtag. There are 10 Baby Ninja plus one chase. Pre-order one here. Currently gestating, they’ll ship in April.
Check out this adorable Evangelion x Hello Kitty merch. The iPhone 5 case comes equipped with stickers of the Angels and other Eva themed stuff. They come in both black and white. They go for around 21 USD.
Then there is the Hello Kitty Unit-01. This thing is awesome and at around $23 USD, it would make an great addition to any EVA/Hello Kitty lover’s collection.
Now for EVA rebuild 3.33 to make it to US shores.
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Buy It: Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance Blu-ray
Available from now until February 14, this 4-inch handmade plush from Shawnimals even comes with a blank V-day card perfect for writing goopy romantic mush or drawing sassy anatomy pictures for your special someone.
Get one for yourself or that special someone for just $15 from the Shawnimals shop.
Shawn Smith, founder of Shawnimals, was awesome enough to do an interview with Albotas after a grueling signing session at NYCC 2012. Hit the link to read about the origins of NinjaTown, the art of plush, and Shawn’s days of writing for EGM.
Shawnimals is moving onto new projects in their Legends of Ninjatown series, so December 2012’s Ninja of the Month will be the final one produced by the company. And since this 7x7 inch plushy is closing the book on a three year long legacy, they’ve done something special with the Ragdoll Ninja. The terrycloth-like fabric, button eyes, and thick stitching make Ragdoll Ninja unique. And unlike other Ninjas, this one can sit upright, making it perfect for a shelf or table. He comes with the customary hangtag, card, and button, as well as a special scroll.
Order one of the 100 handmade Ragdoll Ninjas from Shawnimals for $30.
Andrew Bell has just released Massive Worrible. It’s the same Worrible we know and love. But it’s got a two frickin’ foot diameter. I’d love to drive around town with one strapped into my passenger seat and pretend to get mad when people gave me dirty looks. Buy one or the twenty made for $160 at Dead Zebra.
You know the Compliment Sandwich? It’s when someone criticizes you, but to soften the blow, the buffer the insult with two compliments. This coal ornament from Steff Bomb is kind of like that. It’s a super cute present, but at the same time it’s a piece of coal, the universal symbol of holiday hate.
Pick on up for your favorite little bastard at Seff’s Etsy shop.
Shawnimals’ Ninja of the Month series may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean the quality of the designs or craftsmanship will suffer. Check out Polar Ninja as proof. He’s bundled up to face the snow. And he’ll rescue you from your skiing try gone awry with his rope accessory. Polar Ninja looks like he’d fit snugly inside a Tauntaun corpse. Or in your adoring arms. Whichever, really.
Pick up Polar Ninja for $30 from Shawnimals.
Veggiesomething’s fast food plushie is quite possibly be the coolest looking plush toy we’ve seen all year.
From the artist:
Chunky Fries was first created by me for the Soft Serve plush show at OhNo!Doom Gallery last December. The plush was inspired by my love for both french fries and the band Suicidal Tendencies. People seemed to have really liked the plush, but I was unable to make more of it efficiently as each one would take me about 6 hours to complete. Therefore, I made some slight modifications and decided to have a factory make them for me.
This particular version of Chunky Fries is called the Hipsta Gangsta edition. The face features a moustache and one of the fries has an aioli dip. (The hipsta parts.) It also has a switchblade tucked under a blue bandana. (The gangsta parts.)
Chunky Fries stands in at 7”x7”x2.5” tall and will be available at retail shops and the Official Veggiesomething Shop soon.
(Source: toysrevil.blogspot.com)
Shawn Smith from Shawnimals was awesome enough to do an interview with Albotas during NYCC 2012. One piece of news that came up was that 2012 will be the final year of Shawnimals’ Ninja of the Month series. So why do I feel fine? Shawn assures us that something even better is on the way. Stay tuned for more Shawnimals news and keep an eye out for our interview with Shawn. And be sure to grab the last few Ninjas of the Month!
It’s finally October, and you know what that means: awesome Halloween themed designer toys. First up is Shawnimals’ Ninja of the Month, Sneak Ninja. He’s sneaky, but he’s already a ninja, and ninjas are sneaky by definition, so this guy must be in extra stealth mode. Limited to 100 pieces, the handmade ninja will be available on Wednesday at 1PM Central at Shawnimals. $30 gets you the ninja, a pin, signed tag, and sticker.
Buy: Shawnimals Wee Sticker Standard Edition
This incendiary ninja is erupting with awesome. So goes his story: ”This former Baker Ninja is now equal parts magma and Dark Syrup, thanks to a tiny drip of Dark Syrup in a cookie recipe as part of a seemingly harmless prank! Goes to show you simply can’t trust ANYTHING from the Dark Forest…”
I love the eyes on this one and the magma pattern reminds me of lava levels from early 3D games. The normal $30 price tag includes a sticker, button, and signed and numbered tag. Grab one straight from Shawnimals.
If I weren’t so damn masculine I’d squeal with delight at the sight of this red panda plush by Paisley Fawn. They’re all hand made by Paisley herself, and she gives each plushy some unique features so that no two are exactly the same. Get one at Rotofugi for $34.
