Domo-kun is originally a mascot for Japanese public broadcast company NHK. In the stop-motion anime he appears in, Domo-kun doesn't quite look like a turd. This upcoming figurine? Total turd.
Maybe it's all the points of articulation that give this shiny brown Domo-kun a very poo-like appearance? Or the lack of soft fur?
Here's what the real Domo-kun looks like:
Domo-kun is the latest character to come to live in Kaiyodo's Revoltech line of highly poseable figures.
Revoltech's Dookie-kun, sorry, Domo-kun figure goes on sale next April in Japan.
こんなに可動するどーもくんは史上初！！ [あみあみ]
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