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Sofubi
is a type of Japanese toy made from soft vinyl that first began to be produced in the 1950s and 1960s, typically being modeled after popular kaiju and tokusatsu series of the time period. In the 1990s, sofubi shifted to largely being a type of art toy associated with street fashion brands in Ura-Harajuku. These designer sofubi toys are primarily made by independent artists in limited quantities and sold to collectors at exhibitions around the world.
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is a type of Japanese toy made from soft vinyl that first began to be produced in the 1950s and 1960s, typically being modeled after popular kaiju and tokusatsu series of the time period. In the 1990s, sofubi shifted to largely being a type of art toy associated with street fashion brands in Ura-Harajuku. These designer sofubi toys are primarily made by independent artists in limited quantities and sold to collectors at exhibitions around the world.
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