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Happy 20th Anniversary Max Toy Company !

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years of Max Toy Company ! As usual I have not kept up with updates (here), for up to date info, you should check our Instagram @maxtoyco and/or subscribe to our email list ( there’s a button on our homepage somewhere)

Amongst stuff happening this year, we should be trekking to Mexico for toy adventures, a children’s book based on my life in toys called “Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata” written by author Debbi Michiko Florence with Art by Inko Ai Takita Published by Reycraft books late 2025 release.

Oh and I’ve dubbed this year the Year of Eyezon as well .. the mutant potato is by far our most popular character and you will see new versions and collabs of him this year too !

Of course you can expect many customs and collabs with myself and Max so please keep an eye on our Instagrams ( Max’s is @maxnagataart )

I’m probably forgetting stuff and will try my best to update here in the future ;-P

Kaiju Go Con, Updates !

Once again, very behind on updating this section, as always best to check out our Instagram – @maxtoyco for the latest info and peeks at what we are doing !

Here’s some current highlights:

Look for us at this weekends KaijuGo Con ( sold out !) in Dallas, Texas !

https://www.kaijugo.com/the-event

 

Kong art, now available in the max toy web store by Mark Nagata.

 

New Potato Eyezon in web store ! This new version is Made in Spain with help by Artist Javier Jimenez and painted by Mark Nagata. Look for a new version very soon from Javier !

 

Pre Order Pink Super Glitter Eyezon and More !

Here’s what we’ve been up to lately 😉 Follow our Instagram @maxtoyco, we are also on Twitter (X), Facebook, Threads and Cara .. phew .. to be honest I bit too many for my liking … but for now I try my best to post once daily. Also via our web site you can sign up for our email list, too. In no particular order some stuff … www.maxtoyco.com

Pre Orders now for our next Super Glitter Eyezon, this time with Pink clear vinyl !

Mini Eyezon with gold glitter now in our web store !

Peek at our upcoming figure collab called Purrberus ! Designed and sculpted by super talented @beelzabeth666 Liz Johnson !

Header art by Mark Nagata, not digital 😉

New Eyezon, Made in Spain, collab with Javier Jimenez @javierjimenezxl and digital sculpt by Andrea Calleja @tostadaunicorn ! Soon !

Max Toy Updates !

Once again, this is the last place to check up on what we are working on 🙂 @maxtoyco via Instagram or our email list is the best way to keep up to date ! Below are a bunch of stuff we’ve released or have coming up … speaking of which, next week check our web store for Father & Son Vol 2 custom show ! Yep, Max and i have a nice selection of custom painted Max Toy figures plus a couple that we both worked on ! Thanks again for the support !

Pre Order glow Garamon and Rainbow Ultraman are now closed. Sold much faster than expected… once they are in stock we will reopen sales.. but be warned we may only have a few available !

New clear purple with glitter Trixie-Lu in stock !

New glow in dark Sirene from Devilman.. coming soon !

 

Mark Nagata Collection Video

As usual, late to update these pages .. for up to the minute news follow or check our Instagram : @maxtoyco

Just released is a video profile of myself and Ultraman toy collection via the Magnificent World of Toys YouTube channel !

Here’s the direct link to my profile:

Roger and Issac traveled up to interview and film me over 5+ hours a few weeks back and I think you will agree the video is awesome ! If you like it, please Like and Subscribe to Roger’s channel. And, I highly recommend checking out his other profiles … I like learning about other collectors and artists .. and to be honest I find the ones that I most like are the smaller collections 😉

I hope you guys enjoy this glimpse into my toy room and collecting journey !

Apes, Aztec Gods and More !

As always, i update mostly via Instagram or our email newsletter.. but here’s a few things available !

Lots of new customs on figures by Artist Frank Mysterio, painted by Max Nagata and Mark Nagata now via these links:

 

Kong gold eyes – Max Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/KONG-ape-Frank-Mysterio-painted-by-Max-Nagata-GOLD-eyes-custom/2481

Kong Blue face – Max Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/KONG-ape-Frank-Mysterio-painted-by-Max-Nagata-BLUE-face-custom/2482

Mictlan Red eyes – Max Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/Mictlan-Frank-Mysterio-x-Som-Tawyer-Toys-painted-by-Max-Nagata-RED-eyes-custom/2483

Mictlan Purple eyes – Max Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/Mictlan-Frank-Mysterio-x-Som-Tawyer-Toys-painted-by-Max-Nagata-PURPLE-eyes-custom/2484

Kong blue face – Mark Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/KONG-ape-Frank-Mysterio-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-BLUE-face-yellow-eyes-custom/2485

Kong Brown – Mark Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/KONG-ape-Frank-Mysterio-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-BROWN-custom/2486

Kong Volcano – Mark Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/KONG-ape-Frank-Mysterio-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-VOLCANO-custom/2487

Mictlan Green eyes – Mark Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/Mictlan-Frank-Mysterio-x-Som-Tawyer-Toys-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-GREEN-eyes-custom/2488

Mictlan Blue eyes – Mark Nagata
https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/Mictlan-Frank-Mysterio-x-Som-Tawyer-Toys-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-BLUE-eyes-custom/2489

 

Custom resin cast and painted Kaiju plaque via Giant Robot store – https://www.giantrobot.com/collections/giant-robot-store-kaiju-2024/products/kaiju-2023-mark-nagata-kaiju

and Max sold out of his Kaiju print too !

and in 2 weeks we will be in Anaheim, Max Toy Company Booth 233, next to Sunguts, Monster Patrol and Marusan at Dcon ( designer con 2023) It will be the last year in California as the con is moving to Las Vegas. Hope to see you guys at the last one in Cali !

Ultraman & Gomess from the Shin Ultraman movie Ultrafest

As usual I have not had time to update this page, for up to date Max Toy news please follow our Instagram @maxtoyco and subscribe to our email list (sign up on our homepage www.maxtoyco.com )

Debut of Ultraman & Gomess from the Shin Ultraman movie, at the “Ultrafest” at the 4 Star Theater, San Francisco, July 21-23, 2023 !

A Bay Area Film Events – https://www.bayareafilmevents.com/ultraman – production! We will be selling in person ( Yes, I will actually be there all 3 days !)

Because of our limited supply, we will limit how many we sell per day, to give everyone attending each day a chance at them. The will be sold, separately, $58 each ( while supplies last !)

We will also bring old stock of previous Ultraman and Kaiju, plus original Max Toy stuffs !

See you there !

Mark and Max

Max Toy BIG updates

Once again, sorry for not updating this page, but if you want almost daily updates please check my Instagram page : @maxtoyco

First, just got back from Tokyo after over 3 years and in brief had an absolute wonderful time ! Have things changed ? Yes, they have … for one, 99.9% of the people wear a mask everywhere, so it was a struggle to wear a mask basically all day (for me !). As an observation even way out in the middle of now where and outside, with a single guy across the street, he kept his mask on  😉 Anyways, not putting down anyone, just a mindset shift compared to here. My main reason to go was to catch up in person with toy friends and attend Winter Wonderfest. I’ll write more about that later after my jet lag passes .. it’s true the older you get the worse the adjustment is coming home (!) Toy shopping wise made it to a few places, but found a lack of Bullmark/Marusan figures .. gone were the days of 3-4+ rows deep of them and at least 5-6+ full cases … now they were single file/row, spread out and barely a few cases for vintage or a mix of vintage with newer Medicom stuff. I can only speculate the vintage stuff is mostly online now, which makes total sense since foreign collectors have not really returned (yet). Oh, I have to say, I’d say I’m an advanced collector and the shelves had vinyls, but lots of newer stuff, that I had zero interest in 😉

Ok on to the news … ! Our big news is Max Toy’s upcoming release of Ultraman and Gomess from the Shin Ultraman movie ! Fully licensed and ©︎2022 SUMFP ©︎TPC !

These will be released in the USA, I hope around May .. so look for a possibe Pre Order in April.. details soon !

Now Sold Out ( although check back to see if any are left in a few days as we ship them out ) Red Clear Mazinger Z figure !

and don’t forget we have Getter 2 figures now in stock and shipping:

Ok more news very soon and thank you again for the support !

 

New Kaiju Axron & Ramen Bowls

Micro run of x7 Kaiju Axron painted by Mark Nagata now via this link :

https://www.maxtoyco.com/Store/Kaiju-Axron-painted-by-Mark-Nagata-flesh-sofubi-micro-run-of-7/2268

Only a few left !

And the Japanese American National Museum has a brand new Kaiju Ramen bowl, with various Max Toy Kaiju and a Eyezon on the bottom ! Art work by Mark Nagata. Awesome ! Here’s the link: https://janmstore.com/products/eyezon-kaiju-ramen-bowl?_pos=1&_sid=066c9c56a&_ss=r

Longmire Family Fund custom toy show Sat 8/20/22

Longmire Family Fund a custom show to benefit our buddy @sethlongmire @orbitdyne parents on going health care needs. All proceeds will go to Seth. I hope you guys can contribute 🙏
I’ll post the show online on Saturday August 20th, 2022 via http://www.maxtoyco.com

Featuring the works of:
Michael Devera
Doug Hardy
Jay222
Javier Jiménez
Magitarius 
Mark Nagata 
Max Nagata 
James Osborne
Bwana Spoons

Direct donations via GoFundme:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/longmire-family-fund?qid=a8ad9570164f710fef96ed883d3f2c96

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