Japanese Sofubi Explained...
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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It's Toy Talk Tuesday, and today we are covering Vinyl Toys, Designer Toys and Japanese Sofubi.
Weather it's vintage Bullmark and Marusan or modern day art Sofubi like Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Unbox Industries, Choke Hazard and Retroband there is no dying that vinyl toys have a charm like no other.
I often get asked to feature Sofubi on an episode of Toy Talk, so in today's video I am not only going to be talking a little about the process of Sofubi and the art toy scene in general, But also showcasing a bit of my own collection as well as a brand new delivery all the way from the United States.
Enjoy
Featuring toys from
@unboxindustries @retroband @oltretomba.madeinhell @chokehazrd @lastresorttoys @sunguts @tokyotoybastard @marusan_kaminaga @scumpittoys @jgroman60 @elegab_jp @boda_1129 @planetxasia and more.
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Intro by Ricardo Lacombe
#sofubi #makingsofubi #japanesesofubi
I'm addicted to Sofubi, especially the vintage stuff !
It's an expensive addiction. lol I love Godzilla and Kinnikuman soft vinyl.
Collecting Sofubi is absolutely a passion of mine. There are so many unique figures out there!
Because a lot of stuff in the video goes uncredited, I'm going to annotate as best I can what the indie figs are.
1:56 Mutant Vinyl Hardcore's "pollution monster"
1:58 Mutant Vinyl Hardcore's "Berserker"
2:00 Boda 1129's "Wei"
2:03 Planet X Asia's "ZILLATHON"
2:05 On the left behind him, Sunguts' Megalodon"
2:07 James Groman and Mondo's "Manthing"
2:08 Mutant Vinyl Hardcore's "Toxigon"
2:13 Unbox industries and Retroband's "CRAWL-RA"
2:16 Last Resort Toys "Froggacuda"
2:28 Planet X Asia "Junkzilla" painted by Pump Jung
4:00 Plant X Asia "Ettin"
4:02 Elegab "Mr. X"
4:03 Everything here is elegab. Front is the "Warsgon", Back left is "King Smog", Right is a "Phantom Alien", upper right is Garekiusu.
4:05 More Elegab. Tornado Guy on the left is Tatsumakira, Guy with buildings on his head is Dancheera, Blue wave guy is Namira, Green guy with red eyes in the other case is a Satan Killer, the one to the left of him is an Oil shock, Black three eyed one is Hedogon.
7:22 Unbox industries "Tetsuo the iron man"
7:26 Retroband Tomb and Suffer.
7:44 Unbox Industries Bad Brain and in the background, the girl with two mouths is Grape Brain Rage and unbox industries "GERA GERA". On the left is another Retroband Suffer or Tomb.
7:47 All Sunguts. Lobster, Shark, Octopus, then Monaka and Yuki, shark head, And Venus. The upper shelf is a Harvest fish, a Kajiu boy, Building Boy, and watermelon Boy.
7:54 Retroband Suffer.
8:06 Sunguts Breast Goddesses.
8:11 Unbox Industries "Visible Invisible Man"
8:16 Transmission Toys and Unbox Industries "Infernal", and in the back right a mutant vinyl hardcore and unbox industries chibi pollution monster. And Punk Drunkers Ninja Turtles in the back.
8:29 Grape Brain Rage and Unbox industries "Stay Puft Hell’s Cat"
8:48 Sunguts again, but this time with Kannon (big statue), Uraname (guy sticking his tongue out), and one of the shark boy friends visible.
8:51 Bigclawx "oba soul"
Great work! Shouts to a man who really knows his designer sofubi 💯
wow incredibly kind of you to do this!
Excellent video, I encourage you to plunge into sofubi collecting. I started collecting kaiju sofubi seriously somewhat recently and it's a rabbit hole that gets deeper and deeper as you look. I collect mainly for my love of monster art, so I lean toward vibrant or otherwise distinct color patterns on Godzilla and other miscellaneous monsters. The sculpting combined with the dope paint jobs make them an absolute pleasure to look at. Knowing that everything is hand assembled and painted is extremely satisfying to me.
I'm less into historical value and more into aesthetic. For instance, I think Marusan's classics are cool, but the glitter and paint jobs on their more modern figures blow the old ones out of the water. If I had to choose a "Greatest Toy Line of All Time", I would choose Marmit's Monster Heaven. I think those two examples pretty accurately portray my collecting sense. I love the 90's sofubi renaissance aesthetic and I have since I was a kid. It feels like buying fine art while tickling those childhood nerves deep in my cranium. The slope is slippery but it's pretty chill once you're down here lol
Awesome input and thanks for watching!
Well said - the art vibe and childhood satisfaction at the same time.
Absolutely love and admire Sofubi. Oddly enough, I have not jumped into collecting any yet, still just window shopping, looking for that perfect introductory piece. Great video!
Love that!
Really colorful and awesome figs bro! Great video
Growing up watching Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Godzilla in early 90s ... and now here i am 30 years later buying these Kaiju sofubi like an addict lol
Thanks for a entertaining & interesting video always good to see something different in de toy world that I don’t come across very often 👊🏻
I always thought Sofubi was cheap to make but your video definitely taught me differently! Toy Talk Tuesday is my Tuesday ritual now so I thank you for that!!!!
I actually just booked tickets to Japan. Gonna fill a suitcase full of sofubi and whatever else I find for my collection. I've wanted to for years so I'm buzzing that it's finally happening.
Go go go!
Definitely stop by Mandarake Cocoo which only sells Sofubi. It's right around the corner from the Mandarake store (black tower)
@@terenceyuen4424 Definitely. I have a big list of spots I plan to hit up. Those 2 plus Nakano Broadway are definitely happening.
Another great one bro, it’s just a testament to you to make someone who has no interest in that specific toy type but feel fully engaged from start to finish
Haha that's great to know!
clearly im the cliche youre talking about - a vintage collector suddenly obsessed with sofubi - so this video was super helpful. great stuff!
@@RetroSlacker haha love it 😅🙏
One of my dreams is to one day be able to go to Japan, and I will for sure pick up a couple Sofubis, no matter how long it takes me
You gotta do it!
just get it online man
@@BadmanPictures I could totally do that, but I am going to go to japan one way or another, so I will keep it as a things I want to to there, is more about the experience
back in 2011, I made sketches of a vinyl toy (kamen rider) with an articulated torso made possible by two wires. asked around people that know rotocasting and they said there was no way to hold the wires in place.
Ahh that sucks man, maybe now days it's possible 🤷♂️
💯👊 great video bro. I’ll have to bring you one back in may from Japan 😎
Legend!
Awesome episode!!!
next japanese chogokin 🙏🏼
Ahh man, I wish I had enough for a video!
Great vid, i Can totally relate to. As a vintage toys collector (mostly japanese, popy, etc... And vintage sci-fi) i started a sofubi collection about 5 years ago, i'm totally addicted. As an Illustrator, i Hope to create my own someday.
I hope you do!
Fantastic job on this one Theo 🤟
Much appreciated brother 🙌
Intresting video , i only really collect vinyl toys these days but i really enjoy seeing all the different aspects of toy collecting 🤟
Wicked video yet again Theo 😎👍
Don’t do this to me Theo 😂 I’ve been on the edge of going down the Sofubi rabbit hole for a while now. It’s the price of them that’s held me back. Really informative video. Looking forward to seeing your new project 👍
Haha as I said, He's a slippery slope lolll
Feel free to check us out we try to
Stay on the affordable end of Sofubi
Thanks @@Scumpittoys - where do I find you
I discovered Sofubi back in 2008 while it was still (mostly) obscure to western collectors. It wasn't cheap, but given the boutique nature of many producers it was totally justifiable. Unfortunately there seems to be a certain "prestige" that has developed in the toy collector market for Sofubi. I could be wrong, but the inordinate sums regular people are willing to throw at this stuff makes one wonder... Still love Sofubi, but I struggle to enjoy it like I used to. Great overview.
They are made looking but I’ve only started collecting for a year so this won’t be a line I start yet but you never know lol
The scumpit figure looks excellent 👌
8:23
NOT THE ABSOLUTE MADLAD WITH THE EFUKT SHIRT
Huge Sofubi fan!! Just wish I had more money to get more into my collection.
You learn something new everyday .never knew it’s called sofubi .jeez there expensive on the eBay .i collect marvel legends ,thundercats and vintage robots
These look awesome, very impressed with what people are making these days.
Most of the sofubi I have are from Kamen Rider, some are from Super Sentai and a few Ultraman ones too
Great video... time to check out ebay for the vintage Sofubi. xD
It was Funko that got sofubi on my radar, the hikari line and one figure in particular. Funko hikari Oni was responsible for my collection.
My first sofubi was a 12 inch impirial Godzilla. I always loved Godzilla movies and transformers - star wars- your basic epic 80s kid love. 10 years of collecting now. Sometimes get the bug for either of the three- right now it's my sofubi. Marmits - marusan- bullmarks and even Large size 80s Bandai. The latest is the lottery medicom Kyoto battle version anraku ansaku Gamera with burning hand. So Awesome!!
Looks like a slippery slope!
Great video. I had never heard of sofubi until this vid. It's fascinating. Do you think you'd be as into them if it wasn't so arduous to make?
Would love too!
Is there a mid price point for mass produced original Sofubi; or is it pretty much just the 500 yen Godzilla and Ultraman stuff, or the small production artist items that are hundreds of dollars a pop?
Do any companies grade sofubi?? I purchased a autographed gojira from ebay not sure if its legit???
Maybe, It's not something I've ever seen though
What sort of signature? Some autographs are relatively common, such as the suit actors and various movie cast members.The chances are extremely high that it's legitimate and you can possibly find record of the very signing event. Many production members signed their name on all sorts of items, probably thousands of times.
Sofubi is a word now which the Japanese call it. Wonderful.
Never really knew the name sofubi until I met you T 😎 although I fuxed with Ultraman as a kid I didn't know about the termology surrounding those type of figure toys.
Yet another banger of a vid my fren...big up Slime House TV 📺
Really enjoyed this one Theo, great job on the production. As someone that has often heard the term "Sofubi" but wasn't very knowledgeable of it, this was perfect. Appreciate it 👊🏻
cheers man! glad it did what it needed to do 👊👊👊
Ive been collecting tokusatsu sofubi as long as I can remember. For me, it's about finding characters/kaiju from the shows I love (which is pretty much all tokusatsu so I'm doomed).
Great video theo, not sure they're for me but they're very interesting I must say
Appreciate you checking it out man!
@@slimehousetv no worries at all, you and your channel are brilliant and stand out from the rest 👍
Great vid again. Love this stuff!
Sufubeeehh...😂😂😂
I also collect these sofubeh
I only say Sofubi in your accent now. Sow-foo-beh!
Haha love it!
Theo you're a guy after own heart
Too much of a black hole for me to dive into properly but picked a few pieces up that I liked the look of while in Japan (how can you not??). Absolutely love them but you can't have everything!
I Like Ultraman
Oh ffs. There goes the wallet.
addicted. Going broke.
Just learning here barely collecting but you know your shit.
Thanks man, I still feel like I don't know anything though haha we all learning together 💪💪
😎🦖🦖👌
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Great one! I was recently in Tokyo and your tips from previous videos were very helpful. Thanks! I’m also a sofubi maker, producing in Brazil. You can check my stuff at resinagem. ☺️