Bearbrick
Bearbrick are cute little bears made by Medicom, in the style of their Kubrick series. Most of the designs are by Medicom, although with each series there are usually one or two designs from artists outside of Medicom including H R Giger and Nathan Jurevicius. Every 2" series has the following figures designed by Medicom; Basic, Cute, Horror, Pattern, Flag, Jellybean, Animal, SF, and chase figures by guest artists.
As well as the regular series, there have been many many crossovers to film, cartoon, clothing and corporate companies, including Nike and Spiderman. There are increasing numbers of sets incorporating both Bearbrick and their Kubrick cousins.
Some of the more expensive and sought after Bearbricks have been released in larger sizes such as 400% (8") figures. These are often released in extremely limited numbers. The 1000% (20") figures are released in even more limited numbers, and sometimes only one offs.
Series
- Series 01 - 2001 Guests: Yuusaku Hanakuma, Hiroto Komoto
- Series 02 - 2001 Guests: Noriya Takeyama, Mori Chack
- Series 03 - 2002 Guests: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Devilrobots
- Series 04 - 2002 Guests: Santa Inoue, Kaws
- Series 05 - 2002 Guests: Futura, Tokoro George
- Series 06 - 2003 Guests: Frank Kozik, Hitomi, Pushead, UNKLE, Stussy, Disney
- Series 07 - 2003 Guests: Bounty Hunter, Balzac, Kow Yokoyama, Lily Franky, Kostas Seremetis
- Series 08 - 2004 Guests: Nagi Noda, Keiko Miyata, Pushead, H8Graphix, Umino Chica, Nitrow/Nitraid/Nitrich, Stash
- Series 09 - 2004 Guests: Eames Office, Ikuko Shimizu/Sanrio, Secret Base, Toru Yamazaki, MASTERMIND Japan, James Jarvis
- Series 10 - 2005 Guests: Adapter, YKT Kubism, Play Set Productions, West One, Gallery 1950, Brahman, Comme Des Garcons
- Series 11 - 2005 Guests: Futura, Taro Shoten, Ultra Violence, Urasawa Naoki, Mist, Zedz, Jules Gayton
- Series 12 - 2006 Guests: H R Giger, Maharishi x Andy Warhol Foundation, Anno Moyoco, Roen, Twelve Bar, Undefeated, Nike
- Series 13 - 2006 Guests: Yoriko Hoshi, Skull, Genevieve Gauckler, Nort, Jeff Staple, Balzac
- Series 14 - 2007 Guests: Conrad Leach, Ronnie Cutrone, Lily Franky, Dr Romanelli,T9G
- Series 15 - 2007 Guests: Mohiro Kitoh, Chiaki Kuriyama, The Pillows, Hara Tetsuo, Andy Warhol, Swagger, Crashone
- Series 16 - 2008 Guests: Detroit Metal City, D[di:], Jyoji Katakiri/Fuji TV, Miura Jun, Kaeruotoko, DJ Ozma, Mint Designs, T-19 Skateboards, Ed Banger Records, Real Mad Hectic
- Series 17 - 2008 Guests: Rolito, Alexander Girard, Alberto Garcia Vaca, Celebrity, Matzu
- Series 18 - 2009 Guests: Tokidoki, Hello Kitty, John Kricfalusi/Nickelodeon, Stephen Hillenburg/Nickelodeon, Kuwahara Moichi, Sato, Feminyan, Futura, Gallery 1950
- Series 19 - 2009 Guests: Jimmy Liao, Bad Robot, Uglydoll, Shokotan, KZK (Kazuki Kuraishi), Momotaros Imagin, Kim Songhe, Orange Range, Revolver, Matt Black, Stussy
- Series 20 - 2010 Guests: Mark Gonzales, SSUR
- Series 21 - 2010 Guests: Eric Haze, Karel Capek, Mark Ward
- Series 22 - 2011 Guests:
- Series 23 - 2011 Guests: Lamour Supreme
- Series 24 - 2012 Guests:
- Series 25 - 2012 Guests: Nike, Klaus Haapaniemi, Reki Kawahara, Sebastian Masuda, Yoshimoto Kogyo
- Series 26 - 2013 Guests:
- Series 27 - 2013 Guests: Attack of Titan, Robocop, Nuiguruma Z, Tiger Mask, Kiyoshiro Imawano, D*Face
- Series 28 - 2014 Guests:
- Series 29 - 2014 Guests: Nyan-chu World Broadcasting, GIRLS and PANZER, Grateful Dead, Sex Pistols, Kinnikuman, Toru Seino
- Series 30 - 2015 Guests: Ted 2, Rascal, Nyaromeron, Kamen Joshi, Gacky-Kun
- Series 31 - 2015 Guests: Konatsu
- Series 32 - 2016 Guests:
- Series 33 - 2016 Guests:
- Series 34 - 2017 Guests:
- Series 35 - 2017 Guests:
- Series 36 - 2018 Guests:
- Series 37 - 2019 Guests:
- Series 38 - 2019 Guests: Lauren Tsai, Makoto-chan
- Series 39 - 2020 Guests: Mames
- Series 40 - 2020 Guests: Hakuro, Kae Tanaka
Images
Series 27 - DFace
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