From Girlybubble: At first I had only seen these Hello Kitty miniatures on Ebay, and they were so cute I still planned on buying them even with the annoying shipping cost. I am so glad that now Urban Outfitters is selling them! I think it would be so awesome to create a Hello Kitty doll house and fill it with these adorable miniatures — they are so detailed! More »

From Girlybubble: Domo Kun looks like he is in a hurry to get somewhere. And what is up with all of the toilet paper? Let us hope that he does not lose all of them by the time he gets to his destination or he will surely be disappointed. Go, Domo, go! More »

From Girlybubble: Oh, Takochu. Lookatchu, still as cute as ever. Still not entirely over the kawaii $2 Takochu octopus toys, I came across a Flickr album of Takochu adventure images shot by itslour. Here are some of my fave Takochu adventure shots: More »

From Ningin: Don’t you think that the Gundam franchise has too much testosterone thrown around and needs a touch of a woman? Well, someone thought so and made these feminine Gundam figures full of pink and sparkly goodness. More »

From Girlybubble: With her round eyes and largely disproportionate head, Blythe dolls look oddly similar to anime characters. It is no wonder why they are so big in a lot of Asian countries, especially Japan and Thailand. Also, it is not a surprise that Blythe was turned into a manga character by the name of Marabelle Melody. More »

From Ningin: In August Square Enix will ship out these totally cute Kingdom Hearts figurines for us to hold, showoff, play or whatever you do with your figures. More »

From Ningin: Ok, ok. It’s technically not a figure of Barack Obama. It’s called the Advanced African American Male fashion doll. It does, however, have a striking resemblance to the current president of the United States. More »

From Ningin: Who is Rilakkuma? What does he want? (I’ll give you a hint, it’s not your porridge.) Where does he come from? And why is everyone making such a big fuss about his US Debut? More »

The popularity of technology-based toys has been booming, growing ever-more popular each year. In contrast, Japanese manufacturers Muji have collaborated with classic toy moguls Lego to put a new twist on two favorite past-times. More »

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From Girlybubble: What’s cute and pink that will stealthily kick the crap out of you without you knowing it? No, not your baby sister. Shawnimals Pink Ninja plush toy is most likely, the world’s first pink ninja. Well, okay fine. It, being a plush toy, probably won’t mess your sh*t up. At most, it’ll psych you out with a cutesplosion. You see, GirlyBubble’s sister Asian pop culture site Ningin, has just kicked off a Ninja Thanksgiving Special and I thought the Pink Ninja could hold up with the best of them. More »