This weekend, while at Toy Fair, over at the Toy Tokyo booth, MINDstyle announced a new line of vinyl collectibles themed after the current Pope, Pope Francis, and created to celebrate his 2015 Papal Visit to the Philippines.
While at Toy Fair, 14″ x 7″ heavy card shock placards were handed out revealing more information on the items.
On Easter Sunday 2015, three different collectibles will be offered by MINDstyle in the Philippines.
Funko Pop! Asia Pop! Vinyl USD: $9.99
Unlike the other two collectibles, MINDstyle confirmed that this Pop! Vinyl will not have the option of being remade after its’ initial 200 pc run to be sold in the Philippines. Unfortunately, there is little to no chance of this collectible coming to the United States via Toy Tokyo.
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Holy Shaker Bobble-Head USD: $14.99
This, along with the Collectormates Premium Vinyl, might be seen for sale here in the US market after its’ release in the Philippines on Easter Sunday.
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Collectormates 7.5″ Premium Vinyl
Pricing and availability of the various versions are still not known, nor how many will end up here in the US after the Easter Sunday release in the Philippines.
Collectormates are akin to Funko’s Hikari line, also created by MINDstyle.
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When Pope Francis visited the Philippines this past January, it was apparently a landmark event for the country. The largest papal gathering in history happened, with 6 million individuals gathering for mass with the Holy Father. Makes sense to commemorate the event with vinyl collectibles, no?
According to the placard, “A donation will be made for the universal charity work of the Holy Father and the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.”
What do you think of these new collectibles? Let us know.
Matt Norris