Edit: Lottery is now closed and all winners have been notified.
We have set aside a dedicated portion of our Amabie Exclusive release along with the Oculus Beatniks Suit Version for UK and EU customers ONLY.
Please fill out the below entry from to submit your application, you can apply for either or both, they are being treated as separate lotteries. This will give you the right to purchase the above toys if you are selected.
Applications will be open until September 29th 11:59 pm BST. Winners will be contacted on September 30th.
The Amabie will cost £30 plus shipping and the Oculus is £95 plus shipping costs.
Additionally there will be a global shop drop of our remaining Amabie Exclusives on Oct 1st, this will be open to anyone unless you were a winner of the Amabie lottery release.
Edit: Lottery is now closed and all winners have been notified.
Our Headlock Studios Oh The Guilt Lottery is now open until 22/7/2020 11:59pm BST. Reminder this is open to UK/EU collectors ONLY, orders from elsewhere or resellers will be rejected. You must also select either the white Sick Boy or Black Lil Franky set, you cannot apply for both. The T-shirts are made in Japan and we have limited sizes ranging from M to XXL, but they will be undersized, so Japanese XL is closer to UK L, etc. The price will be £80 per set plus appropriate shipping charges.
Please email korekoreuk@gmail.com
Subject: Headlock Studio Lottery
-Name
-Selection of White or Black
-T-shirt size, please list 2 options for flexibility
-PayPal email address
-Shipping address
-Phone number
-IG ID (optional)
Another year of toys has come to an end, and 2017 was an intense one with releases, new brands and events happening at a rapid pace. Once again we have tried to sift through the mountain of quality toys and highlight the 10 that we thought were the best of 2017. We try to stick to new releases over the year, so please enjoy our unbiased, biased view of the designer toys of 2017.
10. Unbox Industries x Taku Obata Sofb Boy
Taking a wooden carving inspired by B-Boys and their culture and reproducing it as a vinyl toy was an amazing move by the guys at Unbox. This figure was something different for 2017 combining an unusual shape with brilliant hand finishing to create an extremely desirable piece and our first entry on the 2017 list.
9. Goccodo Kiaidaddy
Hitting us with a dash of nostalgia combined with some impressive Japanese soft vinyl engineering, Goccodo debuted the Kiaidaddy at DCon 2017 in November. That mix of Optimus Prime with classic Japanese elements had us drooling and we cannot wait to see some painted releases in the future.
8. Medicom Toy x Fragment Design Poly Wood Bearbrick
We always need to put a Be@rbrick on our list it seems and this year is no exception. The difference is we have gone for a wooden version of the 400% size, skillfully updated by Hiroshi Fujiwara of Fragment Design, putting a polygon spin on that classic bear shape. The result is spectacular and the only problem is we hope we can afford one some day.
7. 16M Design Popsicle Mon
A sleeper hit that really caught on later in 2017 and witnessed a crazy amount of colourways. This simple yet adorable foodstuff captivated our attention as it began selling huge numbers in Asia and we even were able to design our own version for release at DCon. Making us think of warm summer days gone past, this fun soft vinyl toy melted our hearts this year.
6. 2PetalRose Kid Katana
Liam from 2PetalRose continues to deliver his unique Japanese inspired style along with impeccable attention to detail on his first smaller scale series. It was no surprise the two versions sold out extremely fast and we have grown very fond of these adorable assassins.
5. Planet X Asia Death Goliathon
Planet X Asia continued on where they left off in 2016 with a constant assault of amazing figures and releases that caused lottery fever on every occasion. The two-headed Death Goliathon was our favourite figure with the amazingly flowing fur, angry stance and both those heads showing a menacing look. In both painted and unpainted form this beast was a winner in our books.
4. Kaiju One Super Sun Sun
Kaiju One burst onto the toy scene in 2017 and that was fueled by this impressive debut release. Showing superb details and a variety of accessories, along with some wonderful packaging the Super Sun Sun has to be a highlight of 2017 and the fast sellouts would mean we are not alone on that thought.
3. OKluna Jobi The Moon Fox
Although appearing in late 2016 we think OKluna's Jobi the Moon Fox was one of the biggest hits of the years. Coming in a variety of beautiful colourways and with a number of fashion accessories this figure caused hysteria and sellouts in minutes at every event they attended. This adorable fox has opened up the world of cute classmates and friends along with keeping cute toys in the fight against all those monsters.
2. Hinatique Morris
Speaking of cute, when we first saw Morris (the Cat with Antlers) appear in Medicom's VAG gacha series we knew this amazing character was going to be a big hit. Now with a few soft vinyl releases happening at events we are caught up in Morris fever and think it will be a huge toy in 2018. We just hope we can actually get our hands on some!
1. Blackseed Toys Yu Shou Long
2017 witnessed the evolution of Blackseed Kenneth Tang from an amazing painter to an amazing toy designer. With his Yu Shou Long piece we think he was successful in creating something very different in the current scene. The blend of monsters, legends and modular architecture incorporates so many characteristics of what we love about designer toys and we think this piece deserves a spot in everyone's collection. The newly released mini version is also a bonus making this crazy piece into a small and cute compliment to the original.
The summer events continued with the Rampage Day pop-up shop put on by the amazing guys at Vintage & Vinyl Club (VVC). Jon Rampage sent over a crazy amount of toys and there were even some locally done customs, for those who braved the heat to add to their collections.
Animation Comic Game Hong Kong (ACGHK 2017) was the next event on the schedule, a larger more mainstream event with representation from prominent brands like Lego, Hot Toys, Microsoft and Sony. There was a subsection dedicated to art toys which offered a look at some of the new designers and their work as the indie toy scene is exposed to the masses of Hong Kong.
Soft Vinyl Festival (SVF) has quickly become a very important event on the Hong Kong toy collector's calendar. Put on by Andy and his team at Angel Abby there is a crazy assortment of sofubi toys all in one place, spread over two very busy days. There are also many designers / artists in attendance for meet and greets, plus some rare items in the lottery component of the event. We were lucky enough to have a VIP ticket and do well in the draw orders and thus bought a lot of items for the Ko-Re Ko-Re family.
Hong Kong is a mecca for toy fans and part of the reason for that distinction is the abundance of shops and events that one can attend or visit in the city. The summer of 2017 was proof to this with virtually some kind of toy event occurring near weekly for the entire season. Here we present the first installment of the highlight of the summer and the event we had the pleasure of attending in Hong Kong.
The first event was the De Kleuren Monsters Kasing Lung exhibition at the lovely Gallery by the Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. There was a lot of original artwork by Lung along with a representation of his toys (produced by How2work). We even tried our hand at the lotteries for items a few times but came away empty handed each time.
The next stop was the Hong Kong Combo event at T-8. Featuring works by Eric So, Ryanleefitness, Jim Dream and Alieneyeland, these artists all put their spin on some iconic fast food characters. The event also saw the sale of one character by each of the brands, along with some mouth-watering props.
As the Hong Kong toy scene continues to grow and evolve the past several months has witnessed many new brands burst onto the scene. The NU(DEsigner) exhibition was put together to showcase just that, an event to present the latest and greatest in Hong Kong toys and artists. There was plenty to see and plenty to buy as brands like Planet X Asia, Don't Cry In The Morning, Toy Zero Plus, Piece of Art Toys, Blackseed Toys, Kaiju One, Mechanoiz Toys, Heroboot and more filled up The Hub in Wan Chai. Plus there was wine too!!
