Look at these little statues of vomiting animals I bought in a Tokyo subway vending machine

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/07/22/look-at-these-little-statues-o.html

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[urbandetail]

Ha! I picked up some of those from a gachapon when I was there last month. Also weird: big chin animals.

[markfrauenfelder]

Yeah, those big chin animals are in the same machine!

[Glennchh]

They look merlion inspired - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlion

[Matthew_Stephan]

These are modeled after the Singapore Merlion fountain sculpture, the official mascot of Singapore.
Here is the maker:https://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/pandanoana/martairiku/

[anon30760835]

They seem about as awesome as the stuff I get for 50c from the gumball machine at the local market.

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not”

[euansmith]

They say that beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. I think it is the one on the second stalk from the right.

[rocketace]

Just awesome - short of going right now to Japan, anyway to buy?

[johnson]

I wonder if this was the inspiration for the BARFO FAMILY Candy?

[AndreaJames]

I like how they are each barfing their favorite iconic food!

[Papasan]

No food bits in the vomit? WTF!

[agies]

That’s an unfair bunny stereotype. Everyone knows they love hay. And Burger King.

[Quinquennial]

Not what you want to look at when you have a stomach virus. Thanks BoingBoing.

[Noddy93]

finally something in the BBStore that I’d buy… so sad.

[hecep]

@johnson

I wonder if this was the inspiration for the BARFO FAMILY Candy?

I feel sorry for TOPPS illustrators.