A new range of Kirby merchandise has been spotted at the International Tokyo Toy Show - a huge Japanese toy fair which has been taking place this week - and we're not exactly sure how to feel about it.
The usual Kirby adorableness is very much intact with this first set of items, expected to release in Japan this August for around 972 yen each (approx. £6.50 / $9). Despite seeming slightly expensive for what you get, it's hard to argue against the cuteness of these Kirby keychains and we can imagine fans desperately wanting to get their hands on the complete set.
Things start to head a little towards the weird side of toy manufacturing with the next item, however. Below, and lovingly super-sized in the image at the top of this article for your viewing pleasure, you can see the new Kirby and King Dedede puppets. These are also expected to release in August this year, with a price tag of 3,240 yen each (or approx. £22 / $30). We wanted to write something funny or interesting about the product here, but we just can't stop staring at it.
https://twitter.com/teamkirby92/status/1004711897579606016
Would you like to have one of these Kirby puppets to snuggle up with at night? Are we missing some underlying charm here? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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If this Kirby doll is not a meme. than the Internet has disappointed me
joking wise, i would like to get the creepy kirby puppet.
Nightmare in Dream Land
I recognise some of these from the stacking Kirby set that I already bought
That's not Kirby as much as it is Zippy crossed with George from Rainbow fame.
This should have been what Kirby looked like if they got a copy ability from Pac Man...
You keep calling it a puppet. Does this mean it's a hand puppet. That would explain the mouth...
The puppet for hungry ventriloquists!
@countzero it’s a foot puppet. Of doom.
Oh wait is it a puppet? Because that would explain it. Although it's still pretty creepy looking regardless.
@Pazuzu666 I had exactly that thought. And Zippy and George are terrifying enough without being horribly mashed together.
Glad I'm not the only brit of a certain age
I want it just because it is so messed up and the complete opposite of what kirby should look like.
Eeeew... What an abomination.
@Alex18 Kirby and the Rainbow Connection, only on Wii U
For a minute there I'd thought Zippy had taken a wash with George!
I used to be on a puppet team. A lot of fun. I'd get the Dedede puppet though, hahaha.
waits for his Marx plush to come in the mail.
Not sure which is more disturbing, that face, or the fact that I can put my hand in Kirby's rear...
So, this is what happens if Kirby eats Pacman?
that one toy of Kirby makes him look like pac-man. is kirby trying to take ms. pac-man away from pac-man.
and @EdwinJ i think kirby already ate pac-man.
So they made a hand puppet of kirby, a character that doesn't talk at all.
They could have made the mouth less prominently pacman like while still keeping it moveable.
I want the Dedede puppet
Why would they even make his mouth that wide? And not a smile? It just looks derpy and inaccurate.
@NewAdvent this comment literally made my day
O_o Noo I don't think I want to snuggle up with that Kirby puppet at night thank you. It looks like it'll suck out my soul like an industrial strength vacuum.
Lol, that Kirby doll!
Canadian Kirby
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