REVIEW: FUNKO POP JUNJI ITO COLLECTION

TOYFARCE REVIEWS:

FUNKO POP JUNJI ITO COLLECTION!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re looking at the Junji Ito Collection Pop figures from Funko. I know, I know, Funko Pops are the devil and should not ever be brought up. On the other hand, this is the only easily available Junji Ito merch (apart from a few expensive designer toys) , and I was not gonna skip on those! Who’s Junji Ito, you ask? Only one of the greatest masters of horror manga! I discovered Junji Ito through a friend (thanks, Hugo!) who told me to read Uzumaki over a decade ago. My mind was blown and I needed to get my hands on everything that this man had written (even the cute story about his cats!). Here’s a sample…

Eye-roll taken to the next level

How to keep the memories of your ancestors: wear their heads (true story!)

“Are you ok, dad?”

During Comic Con 2020, a single Funko Pop figure from Junji Ito was announced, Souichi Tsujii, along with his voodoo doll and candles on his head. I got it right away, as there is not really any other merch available, and he would look nice on the shelf next to the books. Then, later, Funko announced a whole wave of other characters: Tomie, Yuuko, the model Miss Fuchi and another Souichi figure. And here they are!

Books and boxes

Crunchyroll did an anthology series about some of the best short stories, hence their logo

Gloomy books and pops!

Let’s see those characters in the books…

Tomie, from the book of the same name, is a girl that never seems to stay dead. She was killed on her way back from school, found in a dozen pieces, and came back to school the next day, as if nothing happened. In the books, she manipulates men to do her bidding, and is most likely possessed by an evil entity.

Yuuko, from the story “Slug girl”, she wore a face mask not to protect herself from a virus, but to hide what was inside her mouth…

Miss Fuchi, from the story “Fashion Model” where a young director is looking for a model for a movie he is about to shoot, but ends up finding Fuchi, who has a horrible face, but he somehow cannot get her out of his head. She ends up eating her co-star during the shooting. YAY!

Souichi, or “that little shit” as I like to call him. There are many stories featuring Souichi who tries to scare his schoolmates, but most of his schemes and tricks always end up backfiring on him.

Bonus: the 2020 Fall Convention exclusive Souichi Pop figure. He always has nails in his mouth because of an iron deficiency in his body. He also sometimes shoots them.

Who said Funko Pops couldn’t be creepy?

Crunchyroll is developping a Uzumaki animated series which should come out in 2022. Hopefully, that means more toys!

More news at 11:00… Spirals… This review is contaminated by spirals!

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TOYFARCE TURNS 1 YEAR OLD! HERE IS A TOP 10 OF YEAR 1

ANNIVERSARY NEWS:

TOYFARCE TURNS 1 YEAR OLD! HERE IS A TOP 10 OF YEAR 1

Well, as implied by the title, ToyFarce is now 1 year old. On November 22nd, 2019, the first crappy photo-edit was made and published in a few facebook groups, along with a short “news article” text, and the rest is history. Thanks a million for the support over this year.

We tried to make a Top 10 list of the ‘best’ articles of this year, but it turned out to be more difficult than it sounded, as we love all of the posts equally! Ok, some definitely got better reactions than others, and we noticed that it’s always the ones that we expect the less to have a big reaction that gets them, so we’re still learning! Now, let’s make year 2 funnier than year 1!

10. HOT TOYS USING UNSOLD BOBA FETT TO MAKE THE MANDALORIAN FIGURES?!

The very first post, the one that started it all. After getting a lot of engagement on that one, we released one post a week, then 2 posts a week,… which led to today’s format : a new article on mondays and fridays, and a review on wednesdays.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/01/hot-toys-using-unsold-boba-fett-to-make.html

9. FUNKO POP SOON RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS, WILL START MAKING OWN EMPLOYEES POP FIGURES!

Weirdly enough, this has been the only post about Funko Pops, while there is definitely room for more! More Funko news in year 2!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/01/funko-pop-soon-running-out-of-ideas.html

8. MORE TRANSFORMERS COLLABORATIVE FIGURES TO COME ?!

So many possibilities! So many famous movie cars! We would still buy them all!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/07/more-transformers-collaborative-figures.html

7. FIGURE SWAPPERS NOT EVEN TRYING ANYMORE!

Gathering a lot of pictures from figure swaps was hilarious. Some of them may be staged, but we all had a good laugh with them anyway.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/07/figure-swappers-not-even-trying-anymore.html

6. SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!

One of the first posts to talk about scalpers, which would become a regular thing later on. In hindsight, it turns out they still found a way to profit from it after all…

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/04/san-diego-comic-con-cancelled-scalping.html

5. "TIME AND ENERGY", A NEW TAX FROM SCALPERS?!

Another one about scalpers. I included this one because it got the most reactions, a lot of arguments/fights between collectors and scalpers in the comments in various facebook groups, some trying to defend/justify, etc... It was pretty wild!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/08/time-and-energy-new-tax-from-unassumed.html

4. NECA’S NEXT GREMLINS SET REVEALED: GRETA’S WEDDING!

This one is special because we ordered a Cameo from Robert Picardo, not expecting any answer, and not only did Robert Picardo answer, but he delivered a brilliant, funny, amazing video that I hope more people will see. If this Cameo thing delivers like that, expect more in the future!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/necas-next-gremlins-set-revealed-gretas-wedding

3. A FOURTH MORTAL KOMBAT SPAWN FIGURE VARIANT, WITH TRUMPET?!

After several different Spawn figures announced with a different weapon, we thought about what would be the ultimate accessory: a trumpet. This led to a string of several running gags, and trumpets were added in several other posts (Hasbrolab’s Sentinel and Mandalorian’s Razor Crest, …). We even released a follow-up review of the figure later on.

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/06/a-fourth-mortal-kombat-spawn-figure.html

Review: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/reviews-mcfarlane-toys-mortal-kombat-spawnwith-trumpet

2. AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE TARGET EXCLUSIVE RED HULK, MARVEL LEGENDS TO RELEASE MORE COLORED HULKS!!

This was one of the early hits, right when the Red Hulk hype was at its highest, with tons of people actually asking if it was real, and where to pre-order. Good times!

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/03/after-success-of-target-exclusive-red.html

1. STAR WARS - THE "OPENING CRAWL" FINALLY GETTING A BLACK SERIES FIGURE!

Our personal favorite. It also got a lot of reactions, and a ton of people said they would actually buy this if it ever came out (we totally would too).

Link: https://www.toyfarce.com/news//2020/06/star-wars-opening-crawl-finally-getting.html

Did we miss any article that you loved, and think would deserve to be in the Top 10? Let us know in the comments!

As always, more news at 11:00… Here’s to year 2!

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FUNKO POP SOON RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS, WILL START MAKING OWN EMPLOYEES POP FIGURES!

BREAKING NEWS:

FUNKO POP SOON RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS, WILL START MAKING OWN EMPLOYEES POP FIGURES!

Everyone loves Funko Pop! There are thousands of franchises that have been made into Funko Pop figures, and even fans of the most obscure things can find a Pop figure of their favorite characters.

The first Funko Pop figures came out in 2010, and 10 years later, over 8500 different Pop figures have been created. From the big hits like Star Wars, Marvel, DC to the Golden Girls, Bob Ross or Weird Al Yankovic, to even more obscure franchises, there isn't a famous act that hasn't been made into Funko Pop figures.

But with the latest dozens of announcements that Funko has made about their Pop figure line earlier this year, it seems that the inspiration is coming to an end.

A source had told ToyFarce News that "there simply isn't any franchise left that Funko hasn't already made into Pops!".

In order to continue makikg more, the creators of Funko have decided for their next announcements to start making the employees from their own office as their next Pop figure line.

The first wave will include Steve from Finance, Jessica the receptionist, Mike the IT guy, Sam the trainee and Linda from HR, which will also have a 'Chase edition' with different clothes!

With the advancement of technology and the 'Pop Yourself!' app, it will not take long before anyone and everyone will be made into a Pop figure! "The goal is to have every single person on the planet made into those" said our anonymous source.

More news at 11:00...