Happy Holidays from Max Toy Company !
Working on more Frank Mysterio customs and much more for the New Year ! π
Category Archives: art shows
Monster Maker Book Release Video Magnificent World Of Toys
Awesome new video covering our debut of the Monster Maker book by Author Debbi Michiko Florence , Illustrator Inko Takita and published by Reycraft books ! Many thanks to Roger and Daniel at the Magnificent World of Toys and Creative Arts YouTube channel, moderator Maria Kwong and the Japanese American National Museum and staff for hosting the event.
You can purchase the book at most book store locations or from Max Toys directly here:
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Monster Maker book release at Japanese American National Museum Nov 15 2025
See everyone at the museum !
And over on Discover Nikkei and nice interview/ article By Chiana Fujiwara here:
https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2025/11/7/embracing-the-inner-child/
Max Toy x Kouhigh Toys show Oct 25th 2025
Max Toy x Kouhigh Toys ( Melrose location) join us on Saturday October 25th, 2025 , from 12-4 pm ! Lots of customs inclusding custom Eyezons by many artists ! And even back stock from our 20 year history for sale ! Curated by Cooper Berella ! See everyone soon !
Monster Maker The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata book and more !
Once again we rarely update this section, so for up to date info and events it’s always best to subscribe to our Max Toy email list or follow our Instagram – @maxtoyco !
Catching up… I’m honored to have a children’s book coming out in November ! Author Debbi Michiko Florence has written a cute story about my upbringing with Kaiju while illustrator Inko Ai Takita provides the charming art ! Published by Reycraft Books and you can now Pre Order both the soft or hard cover versions in our web store. Full descrptions at the links below.:
Monster Maker Book out in November 2025
Phew.. sorry for the lack of posts but had issues logging into this darn page. Anyways to get the newest news either subscribe to the Max Toy site or check our Instagram ( @maxtoyco )
The biggest news is there will be a book out in November called, ” Monster Maker – The strange creatures of Mark Nagata ” written by author Debbi Michiko Florence and illustrated by Inko Ai Takita ! Published by Reycraft books !
Here’s a link to pre orde:
To be honest, it’s very weird for me to have a Biography of sorts.. well.. about Me ! In any case more news about a release event etc in the near future π !!!
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 π 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 π
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 π @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 !