Kaijin is a Japanese toys designer, one of my favorite also. His design are clean and polish. You can really feel the transition from the 2d illustration to the 3d sculpture. His toys are very rare, especially outside Japan. Not only are they not available outside the country, but they are also run in very limited editions. Especially for the newer toy that he hand paint him self. Check his gallery for more awesomeness!
Uamou is a cute character with horns designed by Ayako Takagi, and he’s always with his friend Boo the ghost. Recently Ayako opened her own shop in Akihabra, under the train line in the 2k540 facility. I decided to go see for my self what the place looks like, and it awesome! Lots of different Uamou figures and there is also a Uamou caffee in the same space.
Please go check out Uamou website for lots of cool art and sweet vinyl toys.
I discover a really cool designer toys store in Yokohama called “Sup!” They mostly have a kidrobot stuff, but really, is that a bad thing ^_^ I brought back a Munny home with me, I’ll try to figure out something cool to do with it. Munny is the most popular kidrobot character, and the main concept is that they sell blank ones ( or white if you prefer ) and you are suppose to color it yourself and make it unique. If you google “munny” you should get a lots of exemples!
I don’t want to turn this site into an otaku fest, but I think it pretty fun to shoot toys outside, makes them feel more alive! I will try to keep him in my camera bag and do this more often ^_^
ちいさいフィギュアを持ち出して撮影するのは楽しい。まるで生きているかのように見えるから。こういうショットをもっとたくさん撮っていきたい。
…see more photos about ‘MS-06 Zaku II taking a breath of fresh air’
This week there was the the Gundam Super Expo in Tokyo Dome City, I went there yesterday with my camera and my child heart. If you are in Tokyo this week, the event is going on until the 19th. It really worth visiting especially since it pretty big and also FREE!
I’m not a huge otaku, but I do enjoy window shopping in Akihabara once in a while. I prefer Gundams and cool robot to figures, but I’ve snap a few cool shoots I came across on my last trip to Akihabara. Enjoy! …see more photos about ‘Akihabara Shopping’
Today I went to the Animation museum and on top of Seoul Tower. The museum wasn’t on our schedule, but we came across it on our way to the tower. It was a pleasant surprise there was a lot of cool toys and I was allowed to take photos everywhere. There is also a work shop where you can create your own character in play dough and then make a stop motion movie with them, great for kids and youngster at heart.
