Anime figurines with complex storylines

By at 10:15 am Thursday, Dec 3

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False Friends is a series of vinyl figurines created by German-Chinese artist team Coarse. The figurines are for sale, and they come in a super-cute box with a storybook that tells the relationship between the characters in this alternate world that the figurines come from. This anime character-looking man in bunny pajamas and his rabbit-monkey-robot-hybrid frenemy are from a series called paw!

...the young noop begins to mimic the appearance of his natural enemy, paw!, a tactic to secure his own survival. However, after being acknowledged as a paw!, the noop becomes trapped behind this mask forever. A dangerous and fragile friendship takes its course.
You can read the entire story of the noop and paw! on Coarse's blog. You can also buy the figurines on their site; it says they're made to order, and you'll need to email them for a price.

CoarseToys.com (via Dezeen)

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Lisa Katayama

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