Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist remains one of the most beloved shonen manga in the world. The series protagonist, Edward Elric, dominated polls as one of the most popular shonen characters of all time. His fiery attitude, top-level skills, and complex psychological dept...

Brooklyn artist ROSTARR constantly blurs the lines between art and design. He constantly strives to find freedom in his art styles and creates abstract and spontaneous pieces. Over the years, he has collaborated with major brands such as “Nike”, “Diesel”, and “MOMA”. In 2019, Med...

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Cybage. It is based on The Idolmaster franchise, with similar game elements but a new cast of characters. Much like The Idolmaster, the story of The Idolmaster Cinderella G...

Sailor Moon is one of the most popular anime series of the 1990s and took the world by storm by spawning a global craze for the Maho Shojo (Magical Girl) genre. The anime has captured the hearts of young girls and women around the world even 20 years after the series was released...

The hit sports manga Haikyu!! accomplished the task of building a large cast of well-developed characters. Each new rival team boasts members with large, dedicated fan bases. Karasuno's destined rival, Nekoma High, produced a new danger for the crows in season two: Lev Haiba....

The end of the Sengoku Period served as a turning point in Japanese history. A newly unified Japan was now under one ruling government in an era of peace that would last over 200 years. Of the Great Unifiers, Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the most landmass and created systems that...

The Idolmaster Platinum Stars is a Japanese simulation video game within The Idolmaster series. It was developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 in July of 2016. As in many other The Idolmaster games, the player acts as the producer in 765 Production...

Sailor Moon, is a Magical Girl shoujo manga and anime series that was popular in the 90’s. Created by Nakao Takeuchi herself, the series follows a middle school student named Usagi Tsukino and her adventures as Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon, along with the other Sailor Scouts, Mercury...

The long-awaited fourth season of Haikyu!! expanded the large cast to include more threats for Karasuno. Hyogo Prefecture's Inarizaki High School serves as the final obstacle between Karasuno and the fated battle against Nekoma. The Inarizaki captain, Shinsuke Kita, still fee...

Space Invaders is a series so iconic its enemy sprites have come to represent the video game industry as a whole. Even players born after the golden age of arcade games have the chance to play the franchise in contemporary ports, remakes, and copycat games. Medicom Toy honors the...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It began serialization in 1987 through Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The story of the series is divided into eight different parts, with each part following a new...

Sailor Moon is a popular anime and manga series from the 90s that became a staple in the Magical Girl genre. The popularity of the series has extended far beyond Japan, creating a thriving community around the world that is still alive today. Though the manga series ended in the ...

Karasuno High School quickly became beloved underdogs in the ultra-popular sports manga, Haikyu!! Each member of the team's starting lineup has cultivated their own dedicated fanbase. Karasuno's ace, Asahi Azumane, is no exception. The stylish, frightened, and frightening...

Josh Franklin, who also goes by the name Stash, is a popular graffiti artist and graphic designer from America. As he became popular around the world, Medicom Toy eventually reached out to him to create several BE@BRICK figures inspired by his unique style. One particularly notab...

One of the most powerful forces in comic history is the Justice League. Made of some of the most powerful superheroes and heroines in comic history. Comprising men like Superman and the Flash, even having plenty of female superheroes like Superwoman and the Black Canary. With th...

The selection of Seven Deadly Sins merchandise is reasonably wide, ranging across all basic categories such as clothing, posters, accessories, keychains, pillows, blankets and even special edition sets. Although there may not be as much selection when compared to more mainstream ...

The hit sports manga, Haikyu!!, boasts an impressive cast of wildly popular characters. Members of the series' main team, Karasuno High School, all experience internal growth throughout the main story. As of the fourth season, Karasuno's up-and-coming ace, Ryunosuke Tanak...

The Steel Jeeg toy line and anime unknowingly set the standard for mecha toy media production in 1975. Relatively unknown in the US, the series has a huge fan following in Japan and Europe. The titular robot, Steel Jeeg, served as the first model for full range motion and magneti...

Kyoto Animation's wildly popular seinen series K-On! remains a hit with fans over ten years after its debut. Each character in the series brings a realistic and unique charm, meaning fans form diverse followings around their favorites. Fans of the band's drummer, Ritsu Ta...

The amiibo line of Nintendo figures was first launched with the fourth entry in the Super Smash Bros series. A special feature of the amiibo is the NFC chip found in each figure, which allows it to communicate with various Nintendo games to unlock a number of different features d...

As the Haikyu!! anime prepares for its next season, the standout stars from the fourth season remain wildly popular with fans. The Miya Brothers in particular enjoy a fanbase that rivals their in-universe popularity. Even with less screen time than his brother, Osamu Miya earned ...

Steel Jeeg was one of the earliest mecha toy and anime tie-in series. While short-lived, the series proved popular in Japan as well as overseas in Europe. The story's protagonist, Hiroshi Shiba not only pilots the titular robot but becomes physically a part of it. He retains ...

The romantic comedy series, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, began as a manga created by Aka Akasaka and serialized in Miracle Jump in mid-2015, but later moved to Weekly Young Jump the following year. As the series rose in popularity, the more diehard fans of the series created a sizab...

Soul Eater is a manga series that is published by Square Enix and created by Atsushi Ohkubo. It was serialized in 2004 and ran until 2013. An anime adaptation consisting of 51 episodes ran between 2008 and 2009 and had an original story that diverged from the original manga at a ...

Karasuno High School's journey to victory earned them several rivals in the hit sports manga, Haikyu!! One of their first and greatest hurdles is the Miyagi powerhouse school, Aoba Johsai. With members like setter Toru Oikawa and ace Hajime Iwaizumi, the private high school q...

Steve Aoki is a popular American DJ and record executive that has collaborated with many successful musical figures like will.i.am, Linkin Park, BTS, and Fall Out Boy. After becoming a well-established figure in the EDM scene, Medicom Toy sought out to collaborate with Aoki to cr...

Of the famous Kamen Rider franchise, Kamen Rider W impressed fans with its innovative twists and throwbacks to its 1970s roots. The series consistently ranks as one of the fan favorites out of over 30 entries. Thematically, the series incorporates elements from western detective ...

Studio Ghibli, a worldwide popular animation film studio, was founded in June 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. The studio has had many different kinds of merchandise related to its feature films released. Many of them feature the films’ ...

Haikyu!! elevated the stakes in its third anime season, Karasuno High School vs. Shiratorizawa Academy. The uncontested Shiratorizawa boasts one of the best aces in the series, left-handed Wakatoshi Ushijima. Ushijima's unyielding confidence and skills earned him a large fanb...

Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy is one of the most recognizable manga and anime characters in the world. The series brought Japanese animation overseas for the first time and brought Tezuka's career to the next level. Medicom Toy recreates the world-famous robot boy in the "...

Kantai Collection, frequently abbreviated as KanColle, is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game. It was developed by Kadokawa Games and published by DMM with a central theme being the personification of World War II warships as young women. Each girl has the personality and ch...

Totoro merchandise is very popular among fans of Studio Ghibli and all of their hit films. The merchandise features Totoro designed on everyday used items such as bags, towels, and even mugs. The designs are unique and are inspired by key moments from the film, making them highly...

The enduring success of Haikyu!! comes from the seemingly endless cast of memorable, lovable characters. In the fourth season, Karasuno made the trip to Nationals to battle familiar faces and new challenges. Inarizaki High School served as the final obstacle before the long-await...

The film Taxi Driver remains one of Western media's most critically and fan acclaimed films of all time. Its dark vigilante fantasy themes have inspired psychological thrillers and character-driven dramas around the world. The film's protagonist, Travis Bickle, stands out...

Kin-Iro Mosaic: Pretty Days is the original video animation of the popular manga, Kin-Iro Mosaic. Otherwise known as “Golden Mosaic” or Kinmoza, Kin-Iro Mosaic started off as a 4-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The manga began serialization in June of 2010 and ra...

Totoro plushies are highly sought after by fans of the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro, which has garnered worldwide popularity ever since it was originally released in 1988. The plushies feature the mascot character in various kinds of materials, some of which are furry an...

The hit sports manga Haikyu!! showcases personal growth and character development alongside courtside action. Karasuno first year Tadashi Yamaguchi proves the series' mastery when crafting an underdog. Originally left out of the action, Yamaguchi develops his own special skil...

“I’ll be back”— the well-known catchphrase of possibly one of the most iconic villain/hero/anti-heroes to grace the silver screen. The Terminator franchise spans an incredible 6 movies, a TV series, and a plethora of video games and references in popular culture. Originally starr...

The Kingdom Hearts series is a popular action role-playing game published by Square Enix and first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2002. The most recent title, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, was released for various consoles on November 11th, 2020. The series acts much...

Super Mario is one of the most popular, successful, and recognizable video game and media franchises in the entire world. Ever since the release of Super Mario Bros. in 1985, the series has exploded in terms of popularity, revitalizing the home video game market and creating an i...

The sports manga Haikyu!! earned its widespread popularity through its widely developed cast of characters. Karasuno, the main team, showcases the incoming first year players more than any other. Aside from the series protagonists, middle blocker Kei Tsukishima won over fans with...

Mamoru Hosoda is one of Japan's premier animated film directors. His films are widely popular in Japan and often prove to be both critical and commercial successes. His 2015 film The Boy and The Beast featured a fantastical world with animal-inspired character designs. No cha...

Konosuba (the abbreviated title of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!) is a comedy fantasy franchise that was first published as a series of web novels in 2012, but was later printed as light novels by Kadokawa in 2013. As the light novel series gained popularity, ...

The Super Mario franchise is one of the most popular and widespread video game franchises in the world, as such, there are a countless number of fans of the games and its characters, as well as a tremendous amount of merchandise based on the series. There are hundreds of differen...

For nearly a decade, sports manga Haikyu!! reigned as one of the most popular series in Shonen Jump. One of the standout popular characters from the massive cast is Fukurodani's second year setter, Keiji Akaashi. Together with Bokuto, Akaashi forms an endearing duo with both ...

Jack Skellington is one of the most beloved movie heroes for two reasons. First, his journey to discovering his inner emptiness and how to feel fulfilled is incredibly relatable. Second, his design is amazing. Disney has capitalized on Jack's iconic looks since the film's...

The League of Legends game series, along with fan-favorite Vi, has been extremely popular ever since it was first released. Vi is a quick-tempered, fierce, and witty character who is initially portrayed as a scam artist from the streets of Zaun. The popular character has an incre...

Super Mario is a video game franchise that is easily recognized all around the world because of how popular each of its games is. Since there are so many fans of the Super Mario games, an equally large amount of merchandise based on its iconic characters are made by many differen...