X-PLUS Unveils DefoReal Mothra Larva 65th Anniversary Edition, Recreating the 1961 Tokyo Invasion Scene with a Dedicated Base
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the 1961 film Mothra, X-PLUS’s DefoReal series has released a special edition: “Mothra (Larva) (1961) 65th Anniversary Edition.” Produced by PLEX and distributed by X-PLUS, this figure condenses the larva’s plump, heavy body and its powerful crawling posture from the film into a palm-sized scale. It stands
The Third Skin of the Stitched Monster: Toy Art Gallery Launches GHOULASH “Erythrism Edition” via Email Raffle
Toy Art Gallery and TAGTOYS have once again teamed up with illustrator Martin Ontiveros to release a new “Erythrism Edition” colourway for their signature soft vinyl monster GHOULASH. This colossal creature, assembled through the art of suturing by a mad wizard, will be available via email raffle starting September 4.
MISHKA’s Street DNA Meets Lamour Supreme’s Monster Aesthetics: GEMINI “Mono” Debuts Alongside mini BEAST and mini KONG Sofubi Raffle Launch
BlackBook Toy has officially unveiled its latest collaborative project with MISHKA and artist Lamour Supreme, introducing a new “Mono” colourway for the flagship piece GEMINI, alongside the simultaneous release of its spin-off mini BEAST and mini KONG mini soft vinyl series. As the signature sculpture of the Lamour Supreme ×
A Reverse-Growing IP Universe: Kenji Yoshida’s “Hamura & Hamuo” Moves from Sofubi to Picture Book
Kenji Yoshida is a Tokyo-based professional soft vinyl sculptor and character designer. Through his original project “Hamura & Hamuo,” he is attempting to reverse typical creative logic—letting characters first emerge as physical toys, and then grow into personalities, stories, and a world. In February 2026, the series, starring the hamster-monster
Eighteen Years of Pipe Cleaner Narrative: Takuma Fujisaki’s Solo Exhibition “MOLnarrative” Opens at Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore
On August 29, Takuma Fujisaki’s solo exhibition “MOLnarrative” officially opened at the GINZA ATRIUM of Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore, running through September 15. As his largest pipe cleaner art solo exhibition to date, the show brings together the complete trajectory of his 18-year dialogue with the medium of pipe cleaners. MOLnarrative—”Pipe
John Galliano Retrospective Horizons Confirmed Canceled: Originally Set for the Met in 2027
The John Galliano retrospective John Galliano: Horizons, originally set to show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been confirmed canceled, with Galliano himself confirming the news on August 31. The exhibition was organized by the Costume Institute and planned to open in May 2027 alongside the Met Gala; Galliano
From a Single Studio to an Entire Ecosystem: Tatiana Trouvé’s First Solo Exhibition “The Auxiliaries” Opens at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels
Tatiana Trouvé’s first solo exhibition at Xavier Hufkens gallery in Brussels, “The Auxiliaries,” officially opened on September 10. The French-Italian artist transforms the gallery’s three floors into an open ecosystem of memory, journey, and invisible labour, weaving together sculpture, drawing, and installation into an ever-expanding web of meaning. Trouvé’s work
When the Big Mac Grows a Pair of Bunny Ears: Kidrobot Unveils the McDonald’s Big Mac 8″ Vinyl Dunny Art Figure
American art toy brand Kidrobot has officially launched a new collaborative piece with McDonald’s: the “McDonald’s Big Mac 8″ Vinyl Dunny Art Figure.” The work directly fuses the iconic Big Mac—first introduced in 1967—with the brand’s signature Dunny’s rabbit-eared silhouette, transforming the entire burger into a single Dunny figure. The
When Internet Memes Are Frozen in Time: Youtooz Unveils “Ectoplasm Randy” Vinyl Figure from South Park
Youtooz has transformed the classic scene from South Park Season 12, Episode 6—where the entire United States inexplicably loses internet access—into a 10.2 cm vinyl figure, capturing Randy Marsh in the computer room covered in “ectoplasm.” Youtooz excels at turning internet memes into physical collectibles. This time, they selected the iconic moment
CJ Hendry’s “Flower Shop Taipei” Blooms from August 28: Over a Hundred Velvet Flowers Turn a Mall into an Art Flower Shop
Australian artist CJ Hendry, known for her hyperrealist paintings, brings her global touring show Flower Shop to Taipei, running from August 28 to October 31 at the G floor of Breeze Center’s main building — where over a hundred never-wilting velvet flowers turn the mall into an art flower field. The Taipei