Be@rbrick!

Bearbrick is a collectible toy designed and produced by the Japanese company MediCom Toy Incorporated. The first figure was released 27 May 2001 as a free gift to visitors of the World Character Convention 12 in Tokyo. Bearbrick has been released in several different sizes and made in a variety of materials, including wood, felt and glow-in-the-dark plastic.

Bearbrick series include 18 figures in 10 different themes, which are constant from series to series:

Basic, Jellybean, Pattern, Flag, Horror, SiFi, Cute , Animal, Artist (Double).

Since its launch on the Japanese market, bearbrick has been one of the favourite items for animated figurine collectors around Japan and most importantly, around the world.
Otaku (おたく / オタク) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manda, and video games. This is quite a huge movement in Japan, but thanks to stores like Project 1/6, the necessitate is met. International collectors count with the internet to adquire their most precious tresures, or the many toy stores around the world.

Many contemporary artists and designers from around the world have designed figures.
Such examples, include H.R. Giger, Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Fendi,  etc.