Dororo and Hyakkimaru Figures Join Tezuka Osamu Sofvi Collection
The line pulls character designs from across Tezuka's catalog, including prose-side works, so Dororo sharing a shelf with that range says the selection is about the breadth of the catalog rather than one hit manga.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Kenelephant opened preorders at Rakuten Books for two sofvi figures from its Tezuka Osamu Characters Sofvi Collection. Dororo (011) lists at a reference price of 13,200 yen, discounted to 11,188 yen, and Hyakkimaru (012) at 15,400 yen, discounted to 12,948 yen. Each includes a special trading card. The line is directed by Kenelephant's Chuku Kobo studio and draws on Tezuka's manga and picture books.
The Dororo pair are numbered 011 and 012 in a series Kenelephant frames around a specific premise: characters as readers of the original works know them. The description of the Dororo figure leans on the boy's courage and his travels with Hyakkimaru; the Hyakkimaru figure is pitched on strength and sorrow, the body he fights with and the body he lost. Both ship with a special trading card.
Kenelephant says motifs come from all of Osamu Tezuka's works, picture books included, not manga alone. The stated goal is to get people reading the works again. Chuku Kobo, Kenelephant's own studio, directs the line, working from techniques the company developed in its in-house sofvi production. The listing notes the images are development samples and contents may change.
- Tezuka Osamu Characters Sofvi Collection 011 Dororo (Figure): Reference price 13,200 yen, Rakuten Books price 11,188 yen, includes a special trading card
- Tezuka Osamu Characters Sofvi Collection 012 Hyakkimaru (Figure): Reference price 15,400 yen, Rakuten Books price 12,948 yen
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