There is a thread about "toys that cause insanity" but not specifically about Labubus. Post Labubu, Labubu fashions, or them posed in cute ways. Lafufus welcome too.

>>11459368 (OP)
Can someone explain how this dumb trend started? Seriously, where did these things appear from? Nobody know what they were like 2 weeks ago.

>>11459368 (OP)

>>11459369
Tiktok

>>11459368 (OP)
Do they have a hard articulated body under the fur, some kinda wire or are they a plush? I’m kinda interested because I like obitsu dolls and mini bjd but I’m willing to wait until they fall out of favour for the next trend to buy one.

>>11459372
They are kind of plush. The reason I like them is they remind me of Monchicis

>>11459369
Kpop performer flexing her collection and wearing them in public

>>11459372
I believe the legs rotate but that's about it

>>11459368 (OP)
I hate the trend of tattooing them. If they're so expensive and hard to get why deface them like this?

>>11459368 (OP)
These feel evil.

>>11459368 (OP)
im a boy and i think labubus are cute. i dont want one for myself but i do so see how someone can find them cute
>>11459464
youve never customized a toy? ive butchered $100 toys to make my own vision

>>11459464
I think it’s pretty funny to make them look like wannabe thug zoomers. Reminds me of this fad actually

>>11459369
Some Chinese person grew up in the Netherlands and pitched there version of Moomin to a Chinese retailer. Got real popular after some kpop was carrying a keychain of one.

>>11459369
It's actually this:
>>11459461
They were around before that and really easy to buy. I got a macaron before they popped off. Then one chick from blackpink was photographed wearing one on her designer purse and people flipped shit. Trinket culture in general was already having an insanity moment on top of that so it just multiplied.

PopMart making literally zero effort to mitigate the resellers is also the extra icing on top.

>>11459712
Here he is. Made him the mascot of my calico critter theme park.

All Labubu are female by the way

>>11459726
Like Goodra?

>>11459726
I will never accept it.

>>11459369
Teacher here. These were popular with broke-ass ghetto Latino kids before the current blowup. They had these as their cheapass little backpack charms, for those who couldn't afford Sanrio stuff. The fact that it's become some kind of wealth/status symbol now is hilarious to me.

>>11459717
Your set up is so cute! I wanted to get into Calico Critters, but I have nowhere to display them. So far, I am just using my Labubus as car ornaments. The pink one I ziptied to my car in pic rel, I bought this cute little devil costume for so that she could look like a demon:
https://www.amazon.com/Clothes-Labubus-Personality-Adorable-Accessories/dp/B0F9L74Y6V

>>11459368 (OP)
theres already a thread for this

>>11459962
no there isn't. Read the subject line:
>>11444672
It's toys "that cause insanity," not specifically about Labubu.

>>11459369
They were popular in Asia around 6 months ago. Lisa from Blackpink loves them and was seen with them on her bags. Now the US is catching up.

In terms of the meme toy market, Sonny Angels are superior but I do have a single labubu and posts like this >>11459717
make me want to buy a few calico critters too.

>>11459368 (OP)
Can someone please explain how do you differentiate Labubu from Lafufu or the other monsters characters?

Also, do different sizes have different features and articulation? Like there's the standard 5 inch or so but there's also giant versions and non-plush vinyl toy type versions?

>>11460744
The Lafufus are always slightly off model.
This is what a True Labubu is supposed to look like in pic rel. They are sort of chunky and plush.

>>11460744
Contrast >>11460782
with pic rel here. There is always something "off" about a Lafufu when you get it. It will be really obvious once you are seeing it. For example, the fur pulling back like a hood to reveal a bald head, or they are skinny and less "plush" or the face looks fucked up.

>>11460744
Here is a video for more info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPK3Y7pripc
I personally don't think all Lafufus look that bad though. They can be very cute.

>>11460793
Thanks! That's interesting, as a casual observer I really couldn't tell at first glance.

>>11460793
It's nice that the community didn't turn elitist like the BJD people. I still see posts from people really concerned with authenticity but no shaming.

>>11459634
got any pics?

>>11461636
Yeah, I like that Lafufus have their own little space in the community too. I hope when the hype dies down, people will start creating their own fucked up versions lol

Any good places to get clothes/accessories? Aliexpress is an option yeah but still a little pricey. Are there any other toys/dolls that fit the same?

>>11459464
The eyelashes look good. I don’t see any downside in customizing since yeah, these won’t be worth much next year.

>>11462811
Honestly, going to the local flea markets is probably a good bet. They have a lot of shit like that for cheap. Other than that, Etsy and Amazon, but they are more expensive than Aliexpress.

>>11462811
A lot of Instagram pages have their own shops for Labubu and clothes. But you have to hunt them down. Here are some of them:

https://kikuyastationery.com/collections/lalabu-clothing?page=1&phcursor=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzayI6InByb2R1Y3RfbGluZV9pdGVtc19jb3VudCIsInN2IjozMiwiZCI6ImIiLCJ1aWQiOjQyMjc3NDY2MjEwNDg1LCJsIjoyNCwibyI6MCwiciI6IkNEUCIsInYiOjF9.jmMorGa5A42RTrksqsw7XAAG-6rTpCVY3xuvyccQawo

https://www.instagram.com/thelabutiqueshop/

https://www.instagram.com/labubushoppe/

>>11462813
Ew

>>11459368 (OP)
Shit like this makes me feel less bad about buying Furyu Bunnygirl statues.

>>11464056
Oh gross a coomer pedophile

>>11464056
Oh based

>>11464056
If those girls were real they would like these, I'm sorry to break it to you

>>11464698
Thank goodness they aren't. That would be like Poltergeist.

>>11459368 (OP)
recent lafufu hauls...

>>11466833
the clothes... so cute...

Still need to get clothes for my Labubu

>>11466867
anonito... the color is so adorable. he's like a galaxy. i can help u clothes shop if you want. What style were you thinking for him?

>>11466867
I think these could be cute for it

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808432053210.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.53.7b2736d274cnXb&algo_pvid=ba4fd5af-cd3c-4674-9ec6-17474ac3b82c&algo_exp_id=ba4fd5af-cd3c-4674-9ec6-17474ac3b82c-52&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%221077%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%212.68%212.40%21%21%2119.17%2117.18%21%402103277f17507316522341894e8ced%2112000045972693726%21sea%21US%210%21ABX&curPageLogUid=vYofQIpH0Uhk&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A

https://www.amazon.com/Ornaments-Clothes-Stylish-Holiday-Adorable/dp/B0F2F9M4TN?crid=1QEL6Q5L7TVS8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.flMPTQoSLDV6KZwbFj23vILDfaIQHNbkqABmGhtPQ2_EpJ6pB-M3js-2ER3i9cuY-fCKE-x2gxUZbzTuW6qaYBpLNFcZq0D-zP3NL1n2NTYs8-ZsjB3q-zDexXWJUxH59NrlWgi20jAnbkMon2zZVWqXhCUJDlkwkmgrR9I6eFYXKd78KL6mn17Xh869Xedg.NMqN2MGfWeh-eYQHzbNspQaRG5Plb48rNUgeqFguKcs&dib_tag=se&keywords=labubu+clothes&qid=1750732176&sprefix=labubu+clothes%2Caps%2C318&sr=8-300&xpid=HnTNrY9P7wbtn

https://www.amazon.com/Clothes-Bracelet-Adorable-Dress-Up-Accessories/dp/B0F6LMYG2L?crid=1QEL6Q5L7TVS8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EZuA55JENwg3h9ThvXAzyfOB9_HoVqNmEIiEiMzNMuelIxONLuNN1xacolEopD8Hf80rv4VR51wxEsVNTpZj93rQI9yku1NrfIdN1LYxrda-RTSjPmyfcCIkfnkT-txPOBEJeqpVNPB25ng6ZmLZXvd2gL3vrh-lyt-4Q5kaZ5eeWzeLSzkysASzTYOnMh643O11n04eerf37vnvv5TAQESnnihhN-GA2MXdSuOQ5E-2XfA5nV2RRO8W9q8Zc9MBH_CxSfetbVokVY2_sCrVqyeJnn-gKr3tWAW46iMRrJw.0j2nFwuFJ0LJqYLjzeaJbHuLlfOza4eYRjZDHi3taq0&dib_tag=se&keywords=labubu+clothes&qid=1750732075&sprefix=labubu+clothes%2Caps%2C318&sr=8-37

>>11466877
I know right? I love the color. It's Luck from The Big Energy series. I was thinking maybe some kind of baseball cap and a button up shirt.
>>11466887
I will look into these, thanks Anon.

photoshoot

>>11467436

>>11467441

>>11459368 (OP)
i kinda like it but i fucking hate that it's just another hype-train cosumerist invesorfag-thing just like Pokemon Cards, as it seems.

Like..i will get one and will like it but then the trend dies after a week and people would start hating it and these are useless

pablo

>>11467908

I think I might have gotten a fake one. I cut off the long tag, but otherwise this is just how I got it out of the box. I'm concerned with the fact that the tag doesn't have any QR code (I think they're used to verify them) and the fact that the keychain wasn't attached when I opened it. It did come in what appears to be a real bag once I opened the box though. Since I got it from a corner store, I'm trying to decide if it was opened to check if it was rare and then re-sealed, or if it's fake altogether. Anyone able to help?

>>11468253
Yeah, you got lafufu'd. The purple coloring on the tooth shouldn't be there. The whole mouth looks like it was misaligned when printed on actually, and the foot shouldn't be able to twist like that. It's still very cute, though!

>>11468261
I think you're right, I had the same concern about the feet. The head also doesn't feel as sturdy as my other one. I didn't even notice the mouth misalignment, good catch. The tooth, though, should be purple as far as I can tell, since this is the "Big into Energy" series. They're supposed to have that (picrel).
Since this was the first time opening one from that series, I wasn't sure if they were just lower quality than the others.
So in general, though, no QR on the tag means it's fake? Thanks for the help!

>>11468253
it's for sure a fufu, curious where did you buy it anon that you thought it was real initially?

>>11459369
I started seeing then on TikTok. I think they're super ugly. Don't know why people got obsessed with them.

>>11468464
some people like ugly cute, ex; furby

>>11468459
My local corner store. In hindsight I probably should have known.

>>11459368 (OP)
These things are honestly kinda cute in a "silly goblin" way, but the ridiculous culture surrounding them means I'm not touching them with a ten foot pole. A shame, really.

>>11459464
Probably cus zoomers are degenerate?

>>11459971
>It's toys "that cause insanity," not specifically about Labubu
So what are some other examples? I dont think funkos ever reached the same heights labubu has. The most recent examples I can think of are all from the 90's.
>Power Rangers
>Buzz Lightyear
>Tickle Me Elmo
>Beanie Babies

>>11460793
Im not a fan of these things but the variety amongst the bootlegs is sort of endearing
>Labubu as one of those eletronic walking yipping dogs
>Labubu as a velcro monkey
>Monchichi styled Labubu's that suck their thumbs
>Caterpillar Labubu
It's honestly impressive how much shit the bootleggers have managed to churn out in less than 5 months.

>>11467723
I've had the exact same thought on my mind. Makes me think more people should try and snatch up the bootlegs while they can. In 20 years they can reissue Labubu to capitalize on nostalgia, but they cant reissue all the weird ass knock offs.

>>11468253
The china reporter did a whole video about the labubu trend as it intensifies in China. Apparenty bootleggers have made the QR codes redundant. They somehow hacked the system and can now make their counterfeits retroactively legitimate.

>>11471479
Chinese piracy is next level…

>>11471495
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7DrGcFQp_1w

tell me about it

>>11471530

This is a great video about them but man I hate these tabloid style clickbait bullshit thumbnails.

I haven't been to a Pop Mart store since this shit all started but have they started imposing buying limits at all?? I know it doesn't stop resellers from showing up with their whole extended family to buy everything but at least makes it slightly harder. It's feeling like Pop Mart likes this shit.

>>11467723
>inves
The only investment being made is by the license holders and manufacturers, putting their assets into tooling, wages, production, and distribution to ride out the fad.
20 years from now, especially with the massive amount of junk on the market and the repeated short-lived viral-sensation toys, labubu is just going to be another aged toy being sold in bins at flea markets except for the few crazed people who think they have value who are either trying to sell them at high markup or buying up these cheap things thinking they can flip them.
Tickle-me-elmo, hatchimals, cabbage patch, baby shark, monchhichi, whatever caused the excited masses to seek desperately to own back in their time are all devalued except for a few actually rare situations like being a factory error still mint-in-box.
Just some reality here.

>>11459955
aaaaaaaaaaa his outfit is here...

>>11472079

>>11459368 (OP)
I actually think these are really cute, but I really just have no interest in being part of a gook e-celeb bandwagon. Hopefully they'll still exist after that bubble bursts.
>>11472079
>>11472081
Bleh!

>>11459368 (OP)
I want a labubu, where do you get them from in the u.s.? I want like a small cheap-ish one.

>>11472172
>Hopefully they'll still exist after that bubble bursts.
That's what I'm waiting for. Nothing feels better than waiting out a fad and then getting said coveted item for pennies because people have already moved on to something else.

>>11459368 (OP)
I don't get it they just look like Rick from Rick and Morty decided to become a furry

>>11472172
Same, genuinely found them cool and cute but I am hoping the fad ends just so I can buy an original one with a reasonable price

>>11471572
Good luck getting away from them. Hyperbolic tabloid styled thumbnails have become the standard for plenty of these types of channels, doubly so for news and politics ones. Far as I know only mainland Chinese popmarts have implemented purchase restrictions. It's still very much the wild west elsewhere.

If I had to guess the popmart suits have massive hard ons as a result of the mania. The property was enough to save their asses from bankruptcy. At this rate the artificial scarcity just makes Labubu seem all the more desirable, and by extension, sees the demand go up even higher.

>>11472706
>the popmart suits have massive hard ons
That's my feelings too. What's funny is I was actually a big fan of pop mart before this; their figures were high quality and I was pretty interested that they centered the artist behind the design of each character line. I would go to the store near me a couple times a month and I would always pick up something. After this labubu shit started I stopped by again, and there was a line 100 people long just to go in. I actually didn't even realize it and went to step in and a guy almost bodied me blocking my way. I haven't been back or bought a single pop mart thing since, and I have such a yucky feeling about it that I don't know that I will ever go back. I know I'm just one customer who didn't spend a LOT so my value is low to them, but still. I would've kept going back for years and years.

Labubu will become as big as pokemon

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

>>11473159
Labubu is a stanley cup, pokemon had a charming game behind it that people could play for hundreds of hours, Labubu is just about buying shit.

>>11459368 (OP)
Chiilkawa but worse and more disgusting

total labubu death

>>11473629
Lmao seethe gaijin. Just wait Labubu god kick pokemon's ass in this year revenue

>>11475408
Can Ugly Dolls ever recover? Selling to hasbro was the death knell of the property!

>>11473159
>been around for a decade now
>still no supplementary media
ehhh. It's the next beanie babies at best.

>>11472740
Prior to the Labubu frenzy, Popmart did seem sort of charming from afar. A comparitively small company, focused entirely on blindbag figurines, with fingers in every pie as far as brands go. Peanuts, Garfield, Hello Kitty, Doraemon. Your typical run of the mill cutesy collector fodder. They felt like a company out of time. A product of the early 2000's when we still had Hello Kitty stores in the states. But with Labubu being what it is now there's much more of an obvious greed to it all. The Labubu themselves are effectively E-girl NFT monkeys. All the care and effort that was once present has dissipated in exchange for a Funko tier business model. Sad.

So many reddit users shitting the thread up with their essays about consumerism and the pintessness of trends.... baka head just wanted to see cute Labubus NOBODY GIVES A SHIT

>everybody knows labubu
>real human lives being destroyed by greed as people commit wild felony offenses like smash 'n' grabs at ridiculous volumes of dollar value
>nobody knows kasing lung, the original labubu artist

what faustian bullshit is popmart on in 2025?

>>11475443
>Just wait Labubu god kick pokemon's ass in this year revenue
you got it, buddy.

>>11476127
>obody knows kasing lung, the original labubu artist
He is a billionaire now

>>11475648
My favorite series was these guys. Sadly they don't stock them anymore.

>>11475727
I just don't get why out of all the corporate as fuck toys, literally sanrio's existence and the thousands of gacha and blind box shit, it had to be very specifically the labubus. It would make more sense if the criticism was regarding the industry and some people too. It's not even the ugliest toy out there to justify it, far from that.

A lot of toys or hobbies get fucked when they turn very popular and attract tourists that don't even like them genuinely. I only feel bad for the people that genuinely enjoy the labubus. Personally, I like how unconventionally cute they are, I find sanrio too sanitized sometimes for my taste.

If you like them but also don't care about having an official product or just want to have one with an acceptable quality for a cheaper price, you can find them on aliexpress by searching for vague tags such as "17cm v1 replica" and the image is just a silhouette with a question mark (sometimes just a box, etc.). Sellers are doing that because they are taking down high quality replicas. You will need to contact the shop before buying, tho.

>>11476913
great another essay. replying to my post complaining about all the fast trend & consumerism essays. DIDN'T READ!!!!!! Just like I didn't read the other 10 essays about blah blah blAHH POST CUTE LABUBU
>>11476947
ty for the tip I just been buying all the ones I see at gas stations and flea markets. they are knockoff but look pretty good.

>>11475648
As a long long long toy collector, there are some things they did with figures that don't show up in the photos that make them especially appealing as small art pieces. They use a lot of different materials, techniques and finishes to maximize the aesthetic and emotion of the figures. It's part of how you can tell pretty instantly when a Labubu is fake, because they use a cheap glossy plastic with painted features; the original Labubu macarons use a pretty high quality fur, matte plastic face and inset eyes. Some of my favorite series use translucent, pearlescent, matte and glossy, and flocked plastics. I know it's dweeby but I find the whole process of designing and manufacturing products very interesting and they obviously spend extra money trying to meet the artists' visions for each series and make them look premium. I really respected that originally. I'm sure it was all to boost their brand and make more $$$ but they did it by boosting quality and vision and I don't hate that.

Now, they let the resellers flood their stores and don't seem to give a single shit, but rather seem to enjoy the mania. I get being excited that there is such a demand for your products and seizing the opportunity to make money on it. But they are sacrificing the things that made their brand interesting and premium, cheapening it with these swarming flies of resellers hovering around every vending machine and the doors of the store trying to buy all the stock to resell in the parking lot. Fucking rancid vibes. I just wanna buy pop beans, Pop Mart man, let me in, and restock your fucking bean containers.

>>11477430
Relax, people are boosting your thread by having discussions in it. Most people are even saying they like it, just not the weird negative vibes around it. Please keep posting them, they're great.

>>11477516
I'm relaxed as can be, sister. The thread is to post Labubu and Lafufus, though. The amount of dorks writing about how everything is going to end and die and parroting what they heard from their latest video essay... Gee, you mean things are momentary and fleeting? Who'da thunk it. Like we don't already all fucking know. Anyway, just wanted to see people's Labozo Hauls

I LOVE LABUBU
but when i downloaded the app everything was already reserved :(

Lafufu

>>11477516
I liked your essay

I got a cool fake little guy for nefarious customising purposes, I really like him. I’m gonna change the eyes cause they’re just stickers under the plastic lenses and install a little wire frame for his body.

Labubuu labu labu labuuuuu

>>11479449
Thank you friend :)

>>11479950
bery cute... when you finish customizing, show :)
>>11479964
Pablo! I am glad he has a new home :))

My aliexpress lafufu getting comfy. Still have no idea what clothes should I get, I wanted a blue one because it's my fav color.
I also ordered toffee and chestnut (i have custom ideas for both). Trying to get a fake small zimomo model as well

>>11480724
this could be cute for him

https://www.amazon.com/GerdfeiTawtab-Clothes-Designer-Accessories-Collector/dp/B0F7JXY5Y5?crid=1GR4BSYP1S7IQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pqfxcSUULY6qNcCoK7ceQ8cE9VQ7rT1_O07p6BtL_C1x-kvJtWpTW6WwmDf2vQhftzeJKcykwq1BprEpxqO_PggZWOfDCVlgMGy2YGEB4uyeI4o4icDwfyfy5qjjppdabgbL6seHQ4uuFTxAj-4fLGjo6B4wDM1NiU-NF6iL0f1201_vd9tuDHDe_HXlCveUMT_myDDAZtTIHD4VC5-CADJCiRw_Ne7TmhwIbmkTyC5Vw8tkC_r5e8z4PTdB4SmNZqG3U3Ilj2gl1WuLKxv-F9xVQZDkuu7C7z_AZGOWu9Q.MXTxcD2jJV3-fD7pnsN-5bUA869JoitFReWDe2G7HfY&dib_tag=se&keywords=blue+labubu+clothes&qid=1751731324&sprefix=blue+labubu+cloth%2Caps%2C298&sr=8-1

>>11471474
Show me holy shit

These things are way too big to be hanging off people's bags and keychains, looks ridiculous. Do they not do miniature versions?

>>11481755
Big plushies and such hanging off bags seems to be on trend.

>>11481755
I think it's an element of itabag culture. Excess is the point.

>Your Labubus and Jellycats could be worth thousands and should be insured
true insanity

>>11481269
Those guys will be executed by Gamefreak

>>11481269

>>11481269

Labubus will come and go just like pic related

>>11486065
These are so cute in the most freakish way I need to know where to get one.