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>>6261234
Is this a april fools joke? a shame ,because that bear is fucking awesome.

>>6261234
Definitely something they made as a "joke" to gauge interest. This isn't the last you'll see of the bear...

GODDMAN!

Super posable animals should be a constant thing.

>>6261283
God I hope so.
This is way cooler than schoolgirl #9057.
I want this thing to serve as a mount for my Vitruvian man.

>>6261234
If this is a "joke" I'm willing to bet it's gonna be played straight considering they've made far more ridiculous figma in the past and it would be an excellent addition to the museum line. Probably just chose to announce it today to throw people for a loop.

My uncultured ass is showing, is there actually a famous bear statue like the rest of the Table Museum figures being based on something, or is it just a random bear?

>>6261429
I assumed it was based on a sculpture but I can't tell if it is based on Google searching. Maybe it's some 4th dimensional memery.

>>6261234
I hope to god this is real. I want this to be real SO FUCKING BAD. I find it hard to believe that they would just sculpt and articulate something like this just for an April Fools joke.

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>>6261429
>>6261434
Google won't stop redirecting me to Tanuki statues so I am getting no help there.
I know the fishing bear statues have to have some kind of cultural meaning since they pop up so often in anime and videogames.

>>6261463
I'm pretty sure it is the go to souvenir for Hokkaido.

Not sure how it got started, probably one store did it and got popular enough.

I used to have one of these. I think I got it in alaska

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>>6261429
>>6261434
>>6261463
>>6261550
Just a few minutes on the webs
It is a Higuma Bear from the Ainu people from Hokkaido
Very famous souvenir

>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/6347/figma+higma.html
>The figma is bsaed on the classic higma bear sculptures made by Chiba prefecture's Yagyu clan
>http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat18/sub119/item638.html
>https://postacollect.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/hokkaido-2-ainu-bear-carving-%E6%9C%A8%E5%BD%AB%E3%82%8A%E3%81%AE%E7%86%8A/

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>>6261593
even one of the nendo room sets come with one
>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/2375/Nendoroid+Playset+02+Japanese+Life+Set+A+Dining+Set.html
IIRC even rement have a set where it comes too

I want that bear goddammit.

>>6261595
damn i want this suddenly

i fucking need this

>>6261234
every day until you buy it

>>6261446
Are we sure they sculpted it? It looks like it might be a kitbash of an actual souvenir.

>>6264672
More like every day until you produce it.

>>6264727
Maybe, it seems really shiny for wood

>>6265308
Its meant to replica varnish I believe.

Varnished wooden floors are nifty

For what it's worth, one of the last April Fools items they showed (those Nendoroid fundoshi) ended up getting released after people responded positively to it. If you want to see this actually get released, pester them through Twitter and Tumblr, because it wouldn't be the first time.