Friday, January 21, 2011

rabu from "tokyo graffiti".

santastic! gangu / how2work toys ©
the image above is a 12" figurine of "rabu", produced by how2work toys for santastic! gangu.

he is an 18 year old high school student, who is a popular graffiti artist, better known as "love" and a member of "masashino saru", a tribe from the manga series, "tokyo tribe2" created by santa inoue. he is also the main character of "tokyo graffiti", a series related to "tokyo tribe2".

this particular figurine comes with a skateboard, spray cans, backpacks and a bunch'a other accessories. and it cost ¥ 13,340 (tax included), if you can still find it, that is.

i would really love to own one of this myself for my ongoing collection of skateboarding related figurines/toys.

below is the cover page of "tokyo graffiti" vol. one manga series. can i say, dope?!!!

hells yeah!!!

santa inoue / tokyo graffiti ©art: santa inoue
santastic! ©
check out santastic!.

peace.

p.s. "ollie" a magazine from japan, has been featuring manga snippets of "tokyo tribe3" lately. so, head down to your local japanese bookstore to check it out, a'ight?