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Frank Mysterio is a Mexican artist and designer known for his bold, psychedelic, and graffiti-inspired art toys. His work blends elements of Mexican folklore, lucha libre, lowbrow art, and street culture, resulting in eye-catching, highly detailed designs that often feature skulls, masks, and intricate patterns. Mysterio is particularly recognized for his use of bright neon colors, airbrushed gradients, and tattoo-like linework, giving his figures a unique and unmistakable aesthetic. He frequently customizes sofubi (soft vinyl) toys, adding his signature artistic flair to established platforms while also creating original designs. His work has gained international recognition in the designer toy scene, leading to collaborations with various toy companies and artists. Mysterio’s fusion of Mexican traditions with contemporary urban art makes him a standout figure in the global art toy movement. Komuro Takahiro is an artist, who mainly creates three-dimensional works. His works looks like as if they are pop monsters colored in various colors, but they actually stand for serious social problems, formed as Gods and Monsters. The gap between the pop look and the cynical themes presents the distance that we have between ourselves and social problems. Many of Komuro’s works are made of FRP(Fiber-glass Reinforced Plastic). They are molded with clay and the FRP is applied after being modeled. Small sized pieces are made from one model, but each of the work is made into unique pieces with different colors and shapes. Lately, he is creating works by carving them from crimped and laminated wooden panels. FRP is a symbol of the consuming society, which is the reason he uses this material, as it presents the contradiction of participating in the consuming society. Komuro had been strongly influenced, since he was a teenager, by American comics such as “Batman" “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Star Wars Series”, from the visuals of what superman and mutant represents. Humans beyond humans. Later, he was also affected by American dystopia SF movies, such as “The Fly” and