Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to announce the arrival of the Tokyo Toy Show 2010! It’s an annual exhibition designed to introduce new toy products to the world market in preparation for the upcoming winter sales season.
Scheduled to occur between July 15 and July 18, this year’s Tokyo Toy Show will feature over 36,000 toys from a variety of manufacturers, including Capcom, Hitachi Maxwell, Maruka and Square Enix, to name a few.
Since we at WeirdAsiaNews aren’t adequately equipped to cover 36,000 toys, let alone 360, we’re going to cover the five most unique ones instead. Assuming you the reader enjoy this post, we may go ahead and bring you 5, 10 or even 15 more sometime in the near future!
The Robotic Monkey Bank
First up is Choenbako, a miniature robotic monkey that’ll smack your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into the box bank situated beneath him. It doesn’t look all that exciting, but at least it’s more interactive than a conventional piggy bank.
The Robotic Dancing Mushroom
Next is a lifelike mushroom that dances and glows. It doesn’t look all that entertaining, but it might function well as a fireplace-mantle novelty item.
The Robotic Butterfly in a Jar
Third is the ChouChou robotic butterfly that flies around a jar in a lifelike way. It’s basically a humanitarian solution for people who dream about capturing and then torturing a butterfly. There is however no word on how exactly one is supposed to replace the battery.
Ryo Ishikawa Excite Golf
Next up is a virtual golf game produced by Epoch Co. in collaboration with professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa. It’s designed to compete with Wii Golf, though the graphics look quite cheesy.
The Pop-up Pirate
Last but not least is the Pop-Up Pirate. 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of this popular children’s game. So in accordance, Takara Tomy has released a special anniversary pop-up pirate, a dangerous-looking Pop-up samurai and an adult-oriented Pop-up Love Hige.
We’re especially interested in the Love Hige, which Akihabara News says “will oblige you to do/ask what it is written on your plastic knife.” This could include doing something nasty to yourself, or doing something nasty to someone else. Remind me to add this to my Christmas list!
For a look at more toys from this year’s lineup, check out Dengeki Online.
http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/07/23/time-tokyo-toy-show-2010/
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