Viz Media x Sanrio = Hello Kitty Manga

Viz Media x Sanrio have made a publishing deal to release Original Hello Kitty Manga. Their first release will be a special single volume Hello Kitty comic is scheduled to debut at the San Diego Comic Con with a Comic-Con exclusive cover by Eisner-nominated artist Jacob Chabot.

"The comic will feature art by Victoria Maderna, Ian McGinty and Chabot. The main graphic novel series is scheduled to launch in the Fall of 2013 with Here We Go!, a collection of comic stories about Hello Kitty’s travels. Both offerings will be rated ‘A’ for All Ages, and will be published under the company’s VIZ Kids imprint. VIZ Media previously teamed with Sanrio and video game company Capcom to develop a pair of fun STREET FIGHTER^® X Sanrio books that were released in November 2012.

HELLO KITTY^®: Here We GO!· MSRP: $7.99 US / $9.99 CAN · Available Fall 2013 

Hello Kitty has places to be and friends to meet! Join her  (or Hello Kitty) as she explores an underground realm, chases an unsavory cake thief around the world, climbs the Himalayas, travels back in time, and discovers that sometimes, the best place to get away from it all is between the pages of a good book.

HELLO KITTY^® FASHION MUSIC WONDERLAND · MSRP: $6.99 US / $7.99 CAN · Available Summer 2013 

It’s Hello Kitty as you've never seen her, in stories filled with fashion, music and adventure!

Sanrio^® is the global company behind classic iconic characters Hello Kitty^®, Little Twin Stars^®, My Melody^®, and many more. Sanrio^® was founded in the 1960's in Japan by Shintaro Tsuji, whose simple dream of bringing smiles to people's faces grew into the brand's "small gift, big smile" philosophy. This philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of products bearing the likeness of endearing characters that have helped to skyrocket the brand into a $5 billion-a-year business. Sanrio^® recently acquired the classic Mr. Men Little Miss™ brand which also has graphic novels published by VIZ Media.

“Sanrio and Hello Kitty are synonymous with the very essence of pop culture, and we’re very excited to have Hello Kitty as part of the VIZ Kids family of titles,” says Beth Kawasaki, VIZ Media Senior Editorial Director. “The new wordless comic and graphic novel series will appeal to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. VIZ Media is having a blast creating the fun new original series and we can’t wait for everyone to see the books.”"

The Toy Box: Chima Group's Sunset Wool

This is Chima Group's Sunset Wool. This is an exclusive release at Grass Hut. Cost for this guy is a bit on the more expensive side of exclusives/regular releases but if Wool is one of your favorite sculpts then this is a must have in your collection regardless of price. This is still available at Grass Hut as well as a few customs from Chima Group's Mini show that they had at Grass Hut late last year.

Scott Tolleson x TAG Exclusive Toxic GID Deadbeet Release

Scott Tolleson x TAG Exclusive Toxic GID Deadbeet will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13th at 12PM Pacific both in-store and online for $65.

Related Post: http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2013/01/preview-scott-tolleson-x-tag-toxic.html

Splurrt's Blood Sacrifice Usir Release

Splurrt will also be releasing the Blood Sacrifice Usir on Saturday, February 16th in the Splurrt Store. Time is yet TBA. 2 awesome Saturday releases from Splurrt so far.

Related Post: http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2013/02/splurrts-unpainted-purple-cadaver-kid.html

Rampage Toys Valentine's Ugly Unicorn Release

Rampage Toys announced they will be releasing Valentine's Ugly Unicorn. Time TBA. If any make it online they will be available HERE.

Splurrt's Unpainted Purple Cadaver Kid Release

Splurrt just announced that they will be releasing an unpainted purple Cadaver Kid this coming Saturday, February 16th in their store. Time is TBA.

Chima Group's Wonder Festival Releases Available Now

Couldn't make it to Wonder Festival? Chima Group has put their Wonder Festival figures in their store now. Go HERE and send them an email asap.

MVH "Heart Breaker" 6 Eyed Ghoul DX Sludge Demon Release

MVH's "Heart Breaker" 6 Eyed Ghoul DX Sludge Demon Release is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 22nd at 8PM Sharp Eastern Time in the MVH Store HERE. (Due to the snow storm on the East Coast the release had to be pushed back as these were supposed to be released on Valentine's Day.) There will also be a chase Death Head DX release at the same time. They are $110 each + Shipping. Both come with a Bonus MVH Sludge Demon Chocolate lollipop gift.

The "Heart Breaker" 6 Eyed Ghoul is cast in bubble gum pink and painted in metallic red, with black, metallic purple and silver details + red doll eyes.

The Valentine's Day Chase Death Head DX is cast in Blue & Glow Vinyl and painted in ???

Good Luck! These are gonna be gone quick!!!

Indiegogo: Tokyo X Creatives - Uamou

Tokyo x Creatives Indiegogo campaign #1 from studiodonbe on Vimeo.

Tokyo X Creatives Episode #1 - Uamou needs your help on Indiegogo to help them finish editing Epidsode #1 featuring Uamou. With your help they will be able to finish editing & adding in subtitles for this episode as well as future episodes. 

Who / What is Tokyo X Creatives? A series of short documentary films showing aspects of Tokyo's creative culture that usually remain inaccessible to those outside of the respective scenes, especially if they don't speak the language.

Episode #1 Features:

UAMOU by designer & artist Ayako Takagi is not just a toy design studio, but a dream grown from a love of creating into a family business, well integrated into the Taito neighborhood.
Over 5 hours of footage have been shot that need editing, sound mixing, colour correction and translation to become a roughly 20 minute documentary giving an unprecedented look into the studio and life of one of the world's leading vinyl toy designers.

Check them out at Indiegogo HERE & help them raise funds for this project.  As of this posting there is 14 days left for them to reach their goal.

The Toy Box: More Mini Uamous & Mini Boos

Just got in some more Mini Uamous & Mini Boos from Uamou (Ayako). Love these! The best part of being so small is that you can collect a lot of them and they don't take up too much space!

Scott Tolleson's Tokyo Strain Deadbeet Release

Scott Tolleson just announced the Tokyo Strain Deadbeet will be released on February 15th at 10am Pacific for $70 HERE. Limited to 20pcs. Painted by Nebulon5.

Chima Group's Ten-Gallon & Bolo For Wonder Festival

Chima Group announced that they will also have a new colorway of Ten-Gallon (Flash Prism) & Bolo (Blue Green Beret on baby pink vinyl with silver accents) for Wonder Festival 2013 Winter.

Chris Ryniak's Pickled Ginger

Chris Ryniak's first painted Pickled Ginger release is coming soon. Edition of 120 and will be split between Circus Posterus & Tomenosuke. Retails for $89. This figure is really growing on me.

Toy Break (October Toys) x Scott Tolleson Purple & Metallic Purple Baby Deadbeets

Toy Break (October Toys) will be releasing Scott Tolleson's Purple & Metallic Purple Baby Deadbeets during their 24 hour live show starting Friday, February 8th at 5PM - Saturday, February 9th at 5PM. These will be $2 each.

All exclusives/goods that will be up for sale will help raise funds for Toy Break.

Related Link: http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2013/02/scott-tolleson-x-october-toys-exclusive.html

Grody Shogun Mash-Ups for Wonder Festival

Grody Shogun showed off some of his mash-ups for Wonder Festival.