Thread 11444672

Toys that cause insanity.

>>11445447
Scale World?

>>11444672 (OP)
Why is this thing going viral?

>>11445497
Status symbol, its cute, and most importantly, hard to get.

>>11444672 (OP)
Hadn't even heard of these things until the thefts and such. Weird when ugly things get super popular, supposedly.

>>11445497
>>11445525
>>11445530
SoCal kids flock to a fancy shop selling ironic things.
Ironic things go viral cause the SoCal kids are into it.
Scammers, Flippers, Bootleggers are out in full force to capture every dollar.
Fad drops, everyone is stuck with merch
Rinse and repeat with the next fad

>>11445488
Fail World.

>>11444672 (OP)
My last trip to Singapore was full of these guys. Don't go to Singapore for toy shopping. It's all stuff you have in the US anyway

>>11445546
I remember hearing about some South Korean K-pop singer showing them off in a TikTok or something, and that simple action caused everyone to go nuts over them.

>>11445497
>>11445530
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/k-pop/news-the-labubu-dolls-how-blackpink-lisa-s-influence-turned-pop-mart-figure-global-obsession

Celebrities and social media hype getting to the easily influenced. Plus it's cute and was already sort of marketed as a luxury item meant for showing off.

How many people on this site were alive to see the tickle me elmo and beanie babies craze?

>>11445548
point proven lol

>>11445654
Not at all

>>11445645
Did you see my post pic?
>>11445546

I'll do you one more, you 'member the cabbage patch craze?

>>11445682
>cabbage patch
To this day I still think this was the ugliest toyline to gain a collector craze. I would pay to avoid having to own even one of those..

>>11445677
>brand mentioned
>notorious autist gets mad about it

>>11445682
Didn't zoom in at first, but you're 100% right

>cabbage patch kids
I remember seeing ads when I was little, but the craze had already died out by then

>colleague from Saudi Arabia calling in from Thailand and said he is out at local malls with his daughter looking for Labubu and they are all sold out
>Don't know that is
>Google it
> Muh face

Popmart literally opened a store at the city center and it is packed full over people every time I visit there getting Gundam models

I just don't get the appeals

>>11444672 (OP)
>>11445570
>>11445687
>>11445719
>>11445722
Always the alt right chuds crying about things beyond their comprehension

>>11445722
>I just don't get the appeals
that's because you buy things you like or find appealing while these people buy things they can use as a status symbol or try to "flip" (scalp) online

>>11445697
Walk off a cliff, troll

>>11445530
They give me big nostalgia for the old plush toys with rubber or vinyl faces, I guess it’s always been popular.

They are cute, I'd probably buy one if they weren't so sought after.

There are a lot of mini BJDs with similar vibes though

I like the one's in the mech suits. Saw them a while ago, but never got around to get any.

>>11445447
>>11445488
>>11445570
Wait, why do we hate them?

>>11446081
Unironically because people who hate Scale World like a different scale and are mad that it gets more content. Scalewarring is strong on this board, for some reason.

>>11445438
Lmao was about to post this.

>>11446081
>>11446083
I lost respect for Scale World when it stopped committing to its scale, why make Gigantamax figs if they know they can't produce them anywhere close to 1/20? Scale consistency was the whole point of the line and now they blew it.

>>11446083
>Scalewarring is strong on this board, for some reason.
It's 1/12 fags always crying

>>11446092
>stopped committing to its scale

What ? How so ? I'm pretty sure all of the recent sets are still under the 1/20 format.
If you refer to that gigantamax Evee this one is not an official scale world figure by Bandai(it's made by chinese manufacturer). The actual brand never ceased to create 1/20 scale pokémon.

>>11446096
I’m a 1/12 collector myself but scale world is something I would have loved if I was a kid, I think it’s neat there’s such a big range and most of the little pokemon figures from gashapon etc and the action figures/kits work fine with my figma.

>>11446102
There were two different Giga Eevees and one was Chinese but I was certain that the other one in the pic was Bandai. Oh well, if the line is still officially in 1/20 then it's all good.

>>11446086
Yeah? Shows what an absolutely pathetic troll you are then. Kys.

>>11444672 (OP)
A girl I'm talking to is really into this things. Should I pull out?

>>11446702
No, you should help her become addicted to toys. First labubu, then nendoroid style obitsu dolls, etc. Buy her labubu a little outfit off aliexpress for a couple bucks if she has one already and if she’s overjoyed, she’s probably a keeper.

>>11444672 (OP)
>>11446064
The virgin Labubu will always be inferior to the immense design variety of the Chad pre-2019 movie Uglydolls

>>11446702
Women are often into shit that seems lame to us. It's probably better that she's into slightly lame stuff like Labubu than Real Housewives of Beverly Hills or whatever shit is popular with normie women these days.

>>11446041
>They are cute
Not really

>>11446096
It's true. Before it was just moncolles and Jakks making small figures for the big monsters. Then this swoops in and does the same thing but now they're upcharging for the cost of what a 1/12 scale should cost.

>>11446814
Yeah, they're as cute as picrel. Which is me agreeing with you, but it wouldnt surprise me if it was the appeal

>>11444672 (OP)
My kids have a couple of these things. Don't get them but it makes them happy. Started seeing these at my local corner snack/thrift store. Turns out they were bootlegs. My kids could tell just by looking at them.

>>11448222
The term is apparently Lafufu, which I find adorable.

>>11444672 (OP)
>>11445546
>>11446064
I've never seen these things whatsoever until I saw meatcanyon's video on them. Surely they're not that popular

>>11444672 (OP)
i think these are cute in an ugly kind of way but i wouldn't buy it, they remind me a little of monchhichi.
i like it when people dress them up as i have a similar habit of dressing up my nuis and taking pictures of them.

>>11445497
women.

Sad that Gyoroppi died in obscurity, the movable eye gimmick was neat. If they were made by a popular designer instead of Bandai they would have become a fad too.

>>11446092
>lost respect for scale world when something that isn't scale world didnt commit to its scale
Woah......

i really fucking hate these little shits

i do not see the appeal and i dont understand how someone could ever want them

its the most obvious consumerism trap for (fellow yet unfortunately retarded) women to fall right into.

first it was hello kitty, now its this

>>11449299
I see a lot of guys into it. The Australian 'Labubu King' is a dude, although he's a business scalper.

>>11449518
guys are into it cause bitches are into it.
if there weren't consumering bitches to show off to the community wouldn't exist and no one would give a fuck

>>11446081
Japanese statues go on /jp/

>>11444672 (OP)
These things are so fucking gay

>>11454857
You're just mad you can't find a labubu

>>11449236
Yeah, they remind me of obitsu/nendo dolls in that way. Are they actually jointed or wired to pose, or is it a soft body?

i bought a lafufu

>>11455252
Better than the real thing

>>11455252
Part of me has started to want a fucked up lafufu.

>>11455806
I think some of them are cuter and cheaper than the actual labubu

>>11455949
>>11455957
Yeah like this creature is pretty cute. As someone who likes to make dolls and doll clothes I'm more into that aspect of labubus anyways.

>>11455961
>As someone who likes to make dolls
do you have a shop? i will buy a lafufu from you.

>>11455963
Sorry I just make stuff for my own fun. I'm not at selling level.

>>11455971
ough that doll is very cute...

>>11455974
Thanks! This is the pattern I used.

>>11455971
You’re good, anon-chan, that face is looking clean, did you hand embroider it all? I bet you could make a baller W.T. Snacks doll.

>>11454862
I saw them at the mall. I got in early enough on a Sunday before the Mexicans show up and create the line. I was more impressed by the space girl in Garfield armor than the Where the Wild Momochis Are.

>>11446041
Seeing all the Pokemon around the office and the Labubu craze, I am understanding Satanic Panic and seeing these things as demonic. Regardless of that, the point of the toy is that they are addictive. Even the artificial scarcity right now is part of the strategy.

>>11446064
These are the only line of Labubu that won't get you laid.

>>11455252
i wish my weiner was a lafufu and that your nigress hand's would gently grasp it while you take a pic and upload it to a labubu hate thread iykwim

>>11456885
anon... don't use that word. it makes me uncomfortable... Besides, I'm Italian, that's just what white people look like over here.

>>11456287
Thanks. Yeah embroidery was my lockdown thing and I'm trucking along. Slowly. It's fun tho.

>>11457168
low class southern Italians

>>11445625
incredibly based

>>11444672 (OP)
what percentage of people collecting these are for scalping purposes vs genuinely liking them

>>11444672 (OP)
What is this Cheburashka knockoff?

>>11458310
I genuinely love the design... i saw them at the gas station and immediately fell in love before i even knew of the trend. I love the mischievous look... I buy lafufus because theyre cheaper + more expressive eyes. This one, its eyes are so wide and full of love.

>>11458310
No one likes them. It's just for clout.

>>11458419
Yeah I think the designs are kinda cute in an ugly way but i would only ever buy a fake one

>>11446809
>or whatever shit is popular with normie women these days
You mean like... Labubu?

>>11458419
woah your hands are so cute nig- italianon UUUOOOOHHHHHH you can play with my toys shit you can break them for all i care

>>11445546
I don’t see anything wrong with it if you do actually like the thing. Fads can be fun. I’ve always been obsessed with plush so it makes sense I like labubu. I collected beanie babies as a kid, I still like them being almost 30. As long as you don’t actually make investments you’re good.

>>11460549
Exactly

>>11449513
This thing wil become hello kitty and stay forever, deal with it

this causes shf trannies to lose their mind 100% of the time

>>11444672 (OP)
I'm absolutely bat shit bonkers over my new 1:1 anatomically correct fully poseable action figure. She is by far one of the coolest things I've ever owned. Got her for $370 on Ebay shipping included.