Bounty Hunter, one of the pioneers in the vinyl toy market, known for their slogan "All Other Toys Suck", are at it again. Their newest toy, Kumaru Kun, will be released in Japan on September 6th. Similar in style to previous releases, this is once again a collectors must-have item.
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Just in case you have not noticed something in the ANPQuarterly magazine that we reported about this morning, right next to Terry Richardson stands the new black 4Feet Companion toy by Kaws. This is the first decent picture of the toy to surface the Internet. 

Now let the rumors begin, on when the toy will actually release!

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A couple of weeks ago we gave you a first look at the James Jarvis x Bounty X Hunter King Kun figure in a black colorway. Today we show you both colorways – black and grey. King Ken by Amos Toys and Skull Kun by Bounty X Hunter have been fused in this figure.
Strengeco’s SDCC booth will be the only carrier of both figures in the US. One more reason to make it to SDCC.

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Artist Eric So got together with Devilock from Japan to collaborate on their iconic Palmboy figure. The artist created a metal version, standing on a podium. The figure is holding a guitar on its back and is limited to 80 pieces. It is now available at Eproze.
More detailed images after the jump.

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Above you see the selection of hand made 1:6 scale Jordans made by Michael Lau at 2006’s Gardener Meets Nike exhibition. The shoes coincide with a large scale handmade Gardener model in honor of Michael Jordan. This work has not yet been pulled into production, but one can’t really imagine that the result wouldn’t galvanize a good deal of interest. (Via Crazy Toyz). 

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Amos fans can get ready for the next toy release. They will be releasing the Birdgod figure in a new make-up this coming weekend. Gold Members of Amos will have the chance to purchase them this weekend, everybody else has to wait a little longer.
The figure comes wearing a black outfit with graphics all-over. Check out more images after the jump.

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Jeff Staple shows us the new AdFunture Hiroshi Fujiwara vinyl figure. The toy comes fully equipped wearing the Staple Design 10th anniversary x Hiroshi Fujiwara t-shirt, Levi’s Fenom Denim, Kangol x Fragment Design hat and of course the Nike HTM Air Force 1.
No word on a release date so far, but keep your eyes open!

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One of the latest interesting releases by Medicom is the David Flores designed Mickey Mouse. Mickey comes covered in the signature camouflage pattern by the artist that we have also recently seen on the XLarge Bearbricks about 2 months ago. The figure is now on sale here.

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L.A. based store Span Of Sunset got together with Japanese toy company Secret Base to creat a Halloween special – 2nd Gear Obake Ghost Original Halloween Figure. The toy comes in a classic Halloween make-over in a orange/black colorway. It will be exclusively available at Span Of Sunset and in their online store in very limited quantities.
Span of Sunset will release the toy today, October 30th, at 12PM PST! More pics after the jump.

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Just recently we reported about the t-shirt collaboration (see here) of XLarge with anime movie Afro Samurai.
“In a strange world of swords, guns and kimonos, cell phones and cybernetic body parts – a black samurai, Afro Samurai (Samuel L. Jackson), seeks revenge from a man named Justice (Ron Perlman) who killed his father and also happens to be the #1 fighter in the world.”
Now the two got together again to produce the matching figure. The Afro Samurai figure is wearing a XLarge outfit. There is no word on the release date so far.
After the jump more detailed pictures.

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One of the most prominent Hong Kong toy artists, Tim Tsui, will be celebrating his first US solo show this month at Mixi Bang in Pasadena. For the occasion the artist got together with Mixi-Bang and GreyOne to create an exclusive Da Minci figure with the two stores. The toy features both the GreyOne logo and the Mixi-Bang name on itself and comes in an all grey colorway.
Opening reception is the 20th of October at
mixi-bang!
36 W. Colorado Blvd. #5
Pasadena, CA 90015
626.507.8095
Check out detailed pictures of the toy after the jump.

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Rumors about the Darth Vader Kaws Version have been floating around ever since the last Medicom Exhibition. Here are now first pictures of the toy and at the same time Original Fake also announced that one has to participate in a lottery in order to purchase the toy. First one has to get an Admission Ticket. On the date of release, September 29th, there will be a lottery and then you can only purchase the toy at the Original Fake store in Tokyo. The toy is limited to one per customer.
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