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Konatsu Koizumi is a Japanese artist and toy designer best known for her adorable yet fierce kaiju (monster) art toys, particularly her signature character, Negora—a cat-inspired kaiju. Her work blends traditional Japanese aesthetics with modern sofubi (soft vinyl) toy culture, creating highly collectible and charming figures. Her most famous creation, Negora, is a cat-like monster with a playful yet destructive personality, inspired by classic Japanese kaiju movies like Godzilla and Ultraman. Beyond Negora, she has designed other animal-based creatures like Shibara (a Shiba Inu kaiju), Pigora (a pig monster), and Daioh Negora (a larger, more powerful version of Negora). Her work has gained a strong following among sofubi collectors, kaiju fans, and designer toy enthusiasts, making Konatsu one of the most recognizable contemporary sofubi artists in Japan. Kaijin is a Japanese designer and toy artist known for his sleek, futuristic, and often anime-inspired art toys. His work blends elements of Japanese pop culture, sci-fi, and street fashion, resulting in highly stylized figures with bold colors and dynamic forms. Kaijin gained recognition in the designer toy scene through collaborations with major art toy producers such as Wonderwall and Medicom Toy. One of his most well-known creations is Fulcraim, a robotic, humanoid figure with a streamlined, cybernetic aesthetic. Another popular design is Mirari, a female character with an elongated, fashion-forward silhouette.