Character Designers Need to Know About Japan's Gachapon Culture 🇯🇵✨
eyedesyn
Apr 30, 2026 12:45
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You've been asking what inspires my character and toy work so here's a little corner of Japan I think every character designer should check out!
Kenelephant is a Tokyo-based manufacturer collaborating with incredible artists to bring their characters to life through gachapon and they approach it differently than anyone else.
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🎨 Artists featured in this video:
Umao (Ghost Bear) - https://twitter.com/shimauma0
Munyu (Pokkoshi characters) - https://www.instagram.com/muunyu/
Pokkoshi official - https://www.instagram.com/pokkoshi__official/
Momozaza (Minichikuwa) - https://www.instagram.com/momoxzaza/
✨ Other amazing Kenelephant collaborators:
Takuma Fujisaki (Tokyo Kaiju Universe) - https://www.instagram.com/mogols_tokyo/
Human Robot (Junk Foodies, Pan Dead series) - https://www.instagram.com/humanrobot_toys/
🙌 Big shoutout to:
Yukichi (https://www.instagram.com/yukichi.89/) for shooting footage at her local Kenelestand. She's an incredible character designer you should follow!
🐘 Kenelephant:
Website: https://www.kenelephant.co.jp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenelephant2000/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kenelestaff
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