Why leave your inactive Nintendo heroes out on the shelf when you can give them a proper home?
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You’d have to be almost as wealthy as the Briefs family to win all four of the different versions!
Fans can thank Takara Tomy for a whole slew of official goods for their favorite card capturing elementary school girl.
Video footage showing the aftermath of a collision between an infant’s electric ride-on toy car and an upper-middle-aged woman has split public opinion between both sides.
One of Japan’s most ubiquitous toys reveals that beneath its cute and cuddly exterior lies an angry death metal machine.
The new store in Shanghai will be the world’s biggest to date for the beloved toy company.
You can take a doll out of the store, but the staff will have to cut off one of its fingers first…
Equipped with a range of sensors and motion detectors, the Dendama looks set to bring this classic toy into the 21st century.
Once again, boobs block the path between Japan and the West.
Toy maker Kaiyodo, famous for their ultra-detailed figures, recently released two new designs of their popular Danbo character which recall the WWII-era “Zero” Japanese fighter plane.
And just like that, we’re scared of the dentist again.
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