thank you so much for watching and enjoying! ^0^ I really appreciate it!
@TheMissKitteyАй бұрын
I only recently got into collecting art toys, and it is so cool to find out more about the background & history around these different kinds of toys 😻💖
@charliemakintoys16 күн бұрын
Oh, how cool! I'm so glad I could shed some light into your toy collecting journey ^0^
@michaelgraney13153 ай бұрын
😱 All the magical girl figures ❤️
@user-vi9ul2zj9k4 ай бұрын
Awesome
@charliemakintoys3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much ^0^
@PANCAKECRAB15 ай бұрын
My desert, my Arrakis, my Sofubi
@ArtDocHound7 ай бұрын
Sofubi forever
@charliemakintoys5 ай бұрын
WOOWOO! YAY SOFUBI! \^0^/
@Romeo370Z8 ай бұрын
That Grape Brain figure is so cool
@charliemakintoys5 ай бұрын
sorry for the super late reply but yes! ^0^ it's so cool, isn't it!? My Grapebrain collection has since grown lol can't get enough of them! ;)
@samsara98348 ай бұрын
Hello from Italy <3 Happy new year and i hope in 2024 you will upload new videos.
@charliemakintoys8 ай бұрын
Hello hello! thank you for commenting ^0^ and a Happy New Year to you too! I definitely want to try and make more videos this year for sure :)
@faili21338 ай бұрын
i never buy toys from resellers as i always prefer to contact the makers of the toys. i recently just purchased the muuktoy biscuit boy square and circle directly from the maker and contacted him via instagram. i knew about his toys a few years ago but i couldnt find any stores online that sells them and when i found them on sites like eBay and japanese auction sites i wasn't prepared to pay 2-3 times the price so i stopped searching until i found the seller on instagram and asked him if he's selling and if so would it be possible to directly buy the toys from him and post it to the UK from japan. he was really nice and helpful as i like most of his cute collections that i even bought the muuktoy juice box boy in pink
@sophiegoose9 ай бұрын
Great introductory video! I remember my first experiences learning about sofubi years ago and would've loved to have found a video like this back then, it would've been very helpful! Sofubi is honestly such an interesting genre of toys and art: I'm an action figure enthusiast, and although it's not in my usual wheelhouse I have nothing but love and appreciation for this genre of toy. There's something so awesome about seeing artist's designs move from concept to sculpt to production through this lens, and the unique production methods and materials for the toys themselves result in some of the wildest things you'll ever see cast in plastic. There are figures made of sofubi that you would never see ever attempted/wouldn't be able to be made in plastics usually used for action figures and the like, and I always enjoy seeing what creators make from afar and getting ahold of what I can when I can. Good stuff.
@charliemakintoys8 ай бұрын
aaw thanks so much for watching! ^0^ I really appreciate it! and same! I think that's what really attracts me to sofubi is that it's just your every-day artist that creates these toys from start to end and they're all so different and unique ^_~ so much fun! <3
@sophiegoose9 ай бұрын
Great video! Have accumulated quite a few of these figures over the years, and recently found an import store that's close to me in Michigan that stocks them, so my wallet is in trouble lol 😅
@charliemakintoys8 ай бұрын
thanks so much! ^0^ aren't these lil figures so dang cute!? I'm glad you're able to import them ;)
@NathanFreehling88 Жыл бұрын
Great video. As an art toy store owner, it's great to see things like this out there to help explain what sofubi is, its origins, why it's 'different', etc. Really great job and engaging :)
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
aaw thanks so much ^0^ I really appreciate it! and so cool you have your own art toy store!! I hope to make more videos in the future to help spread the world of sofubi to wider audiences ;)
@BECK_4D Жыл бұрын
Let's help the algorithm! :)
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks so much! ^0^!!! <3
@miwanoke Жыл бұрын
I've always had an aspiration to do something in the vinyl/designer toy industry, and finding your youtube channel is such a godsend of motivation to continue practicing on art and appreciating being a collector of things in the same way :)
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
aww! I'm glad I could help motivate you! ^0^ it's a difficult journey but keep trying your best- I will too :) let's give it our all!
@AnimaKon Жыл бұрын
so cool
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks so much ^0^
@DigitalSkillTV Жыл бұрын
I want the dogs in kimonos toys.
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
they're cute, right!? if only the claw machines were more easily won lol
@Shiruvan Жыл бұрын
6:24, how would you suggest overseas buyers to actually do? resellers will send them, but original artists mostly don't, even ones that aren't tied to copyright rules I had to relay the knowledge on how a Japanese could send their doujinshi product overseas through years of connection through their local friends of friends, and meet in person, until they are certain to send me one directly, though, I'm pretty sure its not really that most Japanese who are 'afraid' to act, as I've sold and sent my fanmade figurines to them. gotta be sneaky and try to be all local methods until its too late, they have to finish what they started(asking recipient in alphabet because certainly my local post office don't read kanjis)😂
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
Now more than ever it's become increasingly easier for buyers/collectors outside of Japan to get sofubi from Japan. But you're right, not every artist does international shipping but majority of them (especially the popular ones) make a lot of effort to get their toys to everyone (especially to not lose out to re-sellers). If you follow your favorite creator on Twitter/Instagram they occasionally might announce (in English) that they're doing international shipping. But I also highly suggest following stores like "TBase", "OneUp", "MyPlasticHeart", etc because they usually offer international shipping and are partnering up with more and more sofubi artists all the time. In fact, those type of shops will usually have exclusive special color-ways only available through them which makes it even more special. ;) twitter.com/TBASE_English <- example Doujinshi are a bit more difficult since they involve copywrited material but I totally get what you mean with the difficulty international shipping and such in that sense too lol
@Shiruvan Жыл бұрын
@@charliemakintoys oh cool! glad to hear that at least the sofubi niche has some cover. I can use them as reference I'm on the garage kit side of the drama and its non cooperative and both sides strange stereotypical blaming isn't helping.. as a 3rdworlder I can't even afford pirated garage kit so I just make what I wanted myself instead, turns out that old blog pictures and me trying to piece things out with learning from scratch without Japanese(now passed N3 while learning it), is more than enough, what did anyone know, mine's good enough for Japanese small doujin-fandom, lots of unique character designs to make too and asked permission I did😂
@fabiocorica5961 Жыл бұрын
Very well done,clear and informative video!! Congrats! Happy to follow you now!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed and it was helpful ^0^!
@squiglythebat Жыл бұрын
excellent video! I'm headin to japan may and will get to check out design fest hopefully i'm HYPED lol i'll ask to get a couple of my toys autographed idk if thats a common practice though gonna try to check out t base and one up to and any other stores that might have sofvi I can find
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
oh awesome! depending on when you come out here, there's SO many different events and conventions going on all year round. should be fun ;) and while I've never personally had anything autographed, I have seen others get their goods signed so it should be fine. and possibly for a fee (depending on the artist) they sometimes do those mini 'shikishi' autograph art boards too sometimes. TBase, One Up and Mandarake will be your best bet for new and old sofubi for sure ;) have fun! ^0^ and thanks for watching!
@heilungsung3075 Жыл бұрын
Good work! Thank you for making this video.
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for watching! ^0^!!! I really appreciate it!
@kailm.5107 Жыл бұрын
The TURTLE IN THE MELON! So cute! What is that collection called?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
oh! those are so cute, right!? Those are actually a whole series of "vegetable fairies" by this artist twitter.com/PonkichiM ;)
@excellentcloud Жыл бұрын
do you have any smiski?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
I've never heard of them but looked it up and they're so cute! I hope to come across them sometime ;)
@whereaboutsunknown3822 Жыл бұрын
This was suuuuuuper helpful!!!!! Thank you for making this video!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for watching! ^0^ and you're very welcome! :)
@noticedandunnoticed Жыл бұрын
Wow this was a great video. I was looking to learn a little about Sofubi toys and this video did just that.
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for watching! ^0^ I'm glad I could help ;)
@xxsoranogenkai Жыл бұрын
ホンマにかわいいデザイン!がんばって👊😆🎵買いたい!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
ホンマにおおきに!頑張るぞー❣\^0^/
@ezekielmrts2146 Жыл бұрын
Nice 🎸🎸🌺
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! ^__^
@franniecaffarella568 Жыл бұрын
Hi char char there you are on u tube and I found you ! But not in English !
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
there's English subtitles available, lol. Click on the "CC" (Closed Captions) button on the video player for translation hahah. but thanks for watchin anyways! ;) <3
@AlphaPrimeYT-Transformers Жыл бұрын
first store was a good pace..then you went way too fast!! Good idea to cram a lot of stores into one, but I would love to actually.see what's in each store
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks for watching! and yeah... I really regret trying to cram so much into one video.. I made this back when I didn't know much about video editing and really want to redo it in the near future. slower pace and taking time to look at more stuff. I will try better next time ^__^v
@ph7202 Жыл бұрын
interesting, I imagine a great pursuit for creators plying the craft and learning Japanese would be to translate publications like Creators Sofvi. Are there any efforts like this that you know of?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
even for fun- that actually sounds like a good idea to try someday ;) but I personally haven't heard of anyone working on an actual translated version of Creators Sofvi for international audiences. As of right now it's just the one single magazine with no new issues for the future :( I hope that changes someday. I want more! ;)
@animatedjam8873 Жыл бұрын
Will you be attending this winters Wonderfestival? :)
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
I really really really want to cause I've never been but I probably won't make it all the way up to Tokyo for it :( but I will be going to 'Wonder Toy Con' and 'SofuCon' in Osaka this Spring ^_^v
@animatedjam8873 Жыл бұрын
Love this video!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks so much for watching ^0^ glad you enjoyed!
@rainsoul2002 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video to the introduction of sofubi! We're hoping to make and sell keshi, and I think sofubi is a great inspiration to look at for their packaging and design.
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for watching ^0^ and wow! by keshi do you mean like "keshigomu" erasers? :0
looking for some shopping advice for a Pokemon Fan. You see, There was this dilemma I had when I shopped at The Tokyo Branch of The Pokemon Center. Not every generation of Pokemon plagues are available. It is often just the first 2-3 generations. Then only the starter and Box legendary Pokemon plushies. So, if I shop at Den Den Town, are the chances of finding my favorite mythical Pokemon? Also, how hard or easy is it to buy a Life size Pokemon at Den Den town as a tourist?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
I would say it would be easier to check the online Pokemon Center shop for specific plushies. Because space is limited, they don't usually have all the generations on display at once and they constantly switch out varieties of the more popular ones. As for life sized.. I would say I have never come across that in person in any of the shops in Den Den Town (or even the Osaka Pokemon Center). I know I've seen online in the past the giant Lapras, Snorlax and Lucario type of big life sized ones but dunno how limited those were. www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?main_page=product_list&keyword=%E3%81%AC%E3%81%84%E3%81%90%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BF This is a link to the Japanese online store searched for plushies if that helps. "ぬいぐるみ" "nuigurumi" is plushie in Japanese if that helps future searches too. Good Luck! ^0^
@KaijuSommelier Жыл бұрын
I miss Osaka.... my friend Benny has a shop near DenDen Town called Invasion Club! He also designed the sign for Takoyaki Goonies!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
oh wow! I'll have to check out his place sometime in the near future ;) looked it up- seems very cool! and also cool! I've eaten at Goonies before- yum! hope you can come visit Osaka again someday ;) thanks for watching!
@collectablecities Жыл бұрын
Great explainter :)
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ^0^ I appreciate it ;)
@Odlopo Жыл бұрын
How can you get into making sofubi a if you live in the us?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I'm not sure how creators outside of Japan produce their sofubi toys since I actually live in Japan- but I've spent the past year slowly integrating into the sofubi creators scene out here (mostly through Japanese twitter). I'm currently working on my own prototypes for my original characters to become toys and will create videos in the future documenting the process if you want to follow along ;) it's a very long, difficult and expensive process lol
@Odlopo Жыл бұрын
@@charliemakintoys I would love to see your prototypes and It sucks it’s not really possible in the us
@BrettOPediaTV Жыл бұрын
lulz VAG. I like to collect those
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
LOL sorry, I never got a notification for this.. but HAHA! good one ;)
@Land_of_nod Жыл бұрын
Haha, i'd always thought it was named that way intentionally- art toy communities seem to go hand in hand with a little bit of edgy or suggestive humor worldwide. I'm so glad i can get vinyl artist gacha in the u.s.- theyre pretty affordable and have amazing variety!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
LOLOL the name.. OH the name! if only they simple asked ONE single native English speaker before finalizing it... hahahah! and wow! I had NO idea they were available in the states too!? :0
@Land_of_nod Жыл бұрын
@@charliemakintoys yes! No physical gacha locations that i know of, sadly. They have to be found on sites that specialize in art toys and blind boxes, usually, and range from $7-10. Still much more accessible and affordable than the majority of gachapon here, i think!
@Land_of_nod Жыл бұрын
Also!! Thank you for the note about buying directly from creators ❤️
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
you are so welcome! ^0^ as an artist myself, I believe it's very important to support the hard working artists and their craft, right? ;)
@Land_of_nod Жыл бұрын
I love collecting Vinyl artist gacha! Are those considered sofubi?
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
yup! ;) they're made in the same style as the big ones and I love them too! I explain more about them in my other video (which I just now noticed you already watched too- thank you! hehe)
@judeevans8303 Жыл бұрын
you really turned your original character into a 3d model! it looks great!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much- it was a lot of fun to make ^0^ and I really appreciate it!
@acrodave9287 Жыл бұрын
Nicely informative on a subject I'm only vaguely familiar with! I do have one example, a 'King Walder' I got to compliment my Henshin Cyborg, unfortunately it turned out to be about a head shorter than the Cyborg, so displayed next to him, he looks like a dwarf! No matter, he's a nice piece of work, slightly more complex in design and articulation than Sofubi usually are, and even the box is artfully displayable! Again, thanks for the info!👍👍👍
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate it! ^0^ And that sounds like a very cool toy with lots of detail ;)
@BrettOPediaTV Жыл бұрын
I'm an artist and I find it impossible to find a job in the states. I do 3D computer sculpting and 2D digital art along with classical oil painting. I'm thinking of trying for a job in Japan! I'm working hard on my fluency with Japanese 👍🏻
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
I can say that it will not be an easy journey. Basically every difficult thing that comes from being a creative is compounded times a hundred in Japan as a foreigner. Not excluding daily life struggles but breaking into the foreign market in Japan (in any field) is extremely hard- BUT not impossible. It won't be easy but it will be so much more worth it if you achieve it ;) I wish you luck! ^0^/
@chomptonstoodios5140 Жыл бұрын
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@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks for watching! \^0^/
@Virgo8580 Жыл бұрын
Post a slower one too! I want to adore everything. Forgive me for the request. 🥹🍻
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
I have been thinking of doing another one in the near future- and not crowding it with so much footage next time. I was just so excited to show how much there actually was but also not have the video be like 3 hours long LOL but I'll slow it down for sure ;)
@Virgo8580 Жыл бұрын
@@charliemakintoys 🤤 You have no idea how I binge watch videos like that while I sculpt. I love seeing all the details I can. I'm excited for what you have in store, and will keep the notification bell on.
@Virgo8580 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that! The Dragon Quest corner flew by so fast though. That’s my favorite! 🥹
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thanks so much for watching! ^0^ yeah, the Dragon Quest models looked super cool, right!? I'm sorry it was so fast D: there was just SOOOOO much to show x__x'
@Virgo8580 Жыл бұрын
@@charliemakintoys 🥹 It's ok~! I'm excited to see more of your anime figure content. If you find more Dragon Quest stuff, I would love to see them too. 🤩 This is a fun video!
@danadano Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing!
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
thank you so much \^0^/
@SerendipityArtandGaming Жыл бұрын
Mine turned out as crap- I hate how my entry ended up ;-;
@charliemakintoys Жыл бұрын
just keep practicing and eventually you'll like the end result ^__^ I'm still learning myself and always trying new things. have fun with it :) keep it up!