Clear Pink Dokugan

I finally got around to watching the great little video clip of Greg showing the Karmaloop TV people around the new LA store and it hit me…again: These guys love toys as much as I do!

I can trace my love of japanese vinyl directly back to this blog…I think it was the special-release Dokugan DX for the 2008 NYCC that got tossed up on the blog one week and I fell instantly in love. One part Lovecraft, one part Death Star sewer monster, and one part Necroscope…this toy had it all. I asked a buddy of mine about it and he mentioned that for this particular toy, even if you were down to drop the cash, you still might not get a chance to buy one. And so a habit was born.

Death’s Head (via Plover1‘s Photostream)

A few years later, I’ve got a dozen or so of the ghastly little guys, as well as way too many other goofy, scary, awesome monsters and characters. Despite some other kaiju dudes’ un-love for all the wacky-nasty that is Blobpus, my heart will always belong to Dokugan and that first DX shot I saw of him, right here on this blog.

Chrome Blobpus (via Paulkaiju‘s Photostream)

To commemorate my love of these toys, and to fill a pretty embarrassing void, I created a Blobpus Flickr Pool which, if you’re into that sort of thing (that being toys, Flickr, Blobpus, and/or sharing your enthusiasm for any of the above), come on by, submit your photos, and dogpile the awesome.

Custom Dokugan (via eric..‘s Photostream)

If you’re not already into any one of those things, take a peek anyway…you too might be the proud owner of a wallet-eviscerating and girl-repelling hobby in no time at all.

PS: There are tons of other kaiju-related Flickr Pools out there. Super 7, Cometdebris, Gargamel, Zagtastic, and Le Merde Rules are the ones I’m currently most stoked about! And that’s one to grow on.

- Hateball