Plastic Fantastic: Japan’s obsession with soft vinyl toys

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Published 2019-02-11

Inspired by the monsters, robots and folklore of Japanese culture, creators of sofubi — soft vinyl toys — have taken their original plastic creations to new heights ... to the delight of collectors around the world.

Read the full story at Deep Dives from The Japan Times: features.japantimes.co.jp/sofubi/

All Comments (18)

@FunminuteToys 4 years ago

What a cool overview of a sofubi shop! I love how it's evolved into a business for adults but the shop still has that previous generations vibe to it.
@jimmiejackson8489 5 years ago

I’m happy this guy likes his job
@OpenItAlready 4 years ago

That shark/baby was rad
@YuckTradingCo 4 years ago

Corey does an incredible job keeping up with the amount of vinyl he's able to crank out. Can't wait to see how my toys turn out :)
@tobiasarevalo9929 4 years ago

its so cool to see kaijus made like this
@rockracermexico315 4 years ago

Love it!! Hi fom Lagos de Moreno Jalisco Mexico!!
@untitledlabel 2 years ago

This was awesome to see the process. I recently did an interview with up and coming artist Xelephant. He will be dropping his own Sofubi soon.
@naterally1 4 years ago

my buddy in Vegas has 2 Mold A Rama machines i dig these toys found this by way of The Crafsman
@MacSOGAdventureInternational 5 years ago

@ 1:52 =)
@richrock9341 3 years ago

Is there a site where i can buy them?
@brvndxxxn 2 years ago

Fabulous
@erichollifield4566 2 years ago

What is the chemical bath used to heat the molds and harden the vinyl?
@angelbernal721 1 year ago

I love it
@goneforlongtime 2 years ago

If I could buy any of the kaiju figures in this video how much could I get them for?
@thebrownlizard3988 1 year ago

is all this process toxic which parts is if so, can we know more about safety instruction plz
@muslihatkedua7422 3 years ago

what type of material to be use for soft vynil figure
@mochgalen9883 5 years ago

Good video. :)