After months of silence Toymunkey Studios, the former US distributor of Gecco’s Silent Hill themed merchandise, updated their facebook page Thursday afternoon assuring fans open and new orders will be fulfilled or refunded from this point forward:

Additionally, a slew of images of Gecco’s upcoming Heather statue were uploaded but as of Friday afternoon all have been removed from the page. This new activity certainly got fans talking and hopes rose with in the community that maybe Toymunkey and Gecco had worked things out since the termination of their partnership last October.

I sent an email to Gecco asking whether their partnership with Toymunkey was renewed and find out a possible a window fans outside of Japan could expect to see their new merchandise for sale domestically. What I learned however was that Toymunkey’s termination from last October still stands:

SHHS: “Is Toymunkey working with you again to distribute the Heather and Robbie statues and the Gecco products in the US and other countries?”

So as of right now there’s no named distributor for Gecco’s products outside of Japan but Gecco is in the process of forming a new partnership. If you are looking to order the new Heather and Robbie statues you will have to import them from Japan as Toymunkey will not be distributing them.

I’m really confused by Toymunkey’s actions…Was there maybe some sort of miscommunication? I’m not sure what all this means in regards to their promise to fulfill or refund outstanding orders but I will keep you all updated when and if I hear anything more.

Source (Gecco)

Last weekend Silent Hill Paradise broke the news that Gecco Corp has terminated their partnership with Toymunkey Studios as of October 31st meaning distribution of their statues outside of Japan was left up in the air.

This news was really distressing and I was hesitant to officially report on this split until I was able to recieve confirmation from either company. Unfortunately I received confirmation of the split directly Gecco Corp’s President, Kineo Murakmai:

Their official statement for the reasoning behind the split:

I’m pretty sad that Toymunkey and Gecco’s partnership has ended so suddenly but given how upset many fans have been lately over their lack of communication regarding Comic Con Statue and shirt pre-orders it’s not surprising.

I’ve reached out to Toymunkey for a comment but still haven’t heard back from the company. I’m not sure if those with open orders through them can still expect shipment of their purchases or just a refund.

On the bright side Gecco Corp is in talks with another distributor so we can still expect the chance order the upcoming Heather and Robbie statues domestically. This is a big relief especially since many Japanese import shops sold out of pre-orders for Heather weeks ago.

The Silent Nerd shared last week on the Silent Hill Collector group that he received an email from Big Bad Toy Store stating that any statues pre-ordered from them will be honored!

In some other sad news it looks like the “Souvenir Robbie” will not be made available outside of Japan and after the release of Heather and Robbie no new Silent Hill statues have been planned, though we can expect more shirts and iPhone cases:

Source (Gecco Corp.)

I got my hands on the new Bubble Head Nurse by Toymunkey this week! Check out my video review of the statue below!

I want to send a big thank you to Toymunkey Studios for the opportunity to review this statue. I can’t wait to see their next Silent Hill statue release!

Looking to purchase a Nurse statue of your own? Head over to Big Bad Toy Store!
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=silent%20hill

Need a second opinion? Check out my friends’ reviews of the Bubble Head Nurse

Alchemilla Hospital.net’s Review
Silent Hill Paradise’s Review
Silent Haven’s Review
Ratio’s Silent Hill Collection blog

Check out my previous Toymunkey Red Pyramid Thing Statue Review

Be sure to check out Toymunkey Studios online:
Website: http://www.toymunkeystudios.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ToymunkeyStudiosInc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Toymunkey

The Robbie Statues will be release in Japan February 2014 for 12,800 yen. If you pre-order Robbie from AmiAmi you will also receive an exclusive bonus of Silent Hill Green Tea! How cute!

Now there are two addition Special editions of this statue. The first is the ‘Blue Robbie’ offered exclusively at Mamegyorai (Limited to 1,000 pieces). The second, a bloodless ‘Souvenir Version’ (Limited to 300 pieces), that comes in a special Lakeside Amusement Park Packaging and available through mail order from the October issue of Figure King magazine.

I really would really love to own them all! I’ve sent an email to Toymunkey to see if the ‘Blue’ and the ‘Souvenir Version’ might be released here domestically and if we can expect a similar tea bonus from certain shops. I really hope so, importing from Japan is so very expensive!

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Source (Famitsu, AmiAmi, Mamegyorai) Thanks to Silent Nerd for the heads up this morning!

I got into contact with Toymunkey this afternoon and I was told that all the communication delays have been due to some major server problems over at HQ. You guys can expect replies regarding the status of your orders shortly:

Toymunkey is really sorry about this whole mess and is working out some way to make it up to all the fans who’ve been waiting on their orders.

Order the left over Silent Hill shirts sold at this year’s Comic Con directly through Toymunkey!

http://www.toymunkeystudios.com/tshirts.html

My thoughts on the Silent Hill 3 Heather and Robbie statues I saw at Toymunkey’s booth during San Diego Comic Con 2013.

Mamegyorai updated their store website today with 27 detailed images of the upcoming Heather Statue! The site also lists that the statue will run ¥12,420 and release December this year in Japan.

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Source (Mamegyorai.co.jp) Thanks Silent Haven for the heads up!

Toymunkey Studios FB page updated their cover photo with a nice clear shot of the upcoming Heather statue’s face. I seriously think when this is out it will be my all time favorite Silent Hill statue. Heather is my favorite protagonist and the amount of details included is astounding, I especially love the freckles and the red rimmed eyes, it’s like she truly stepped out of the video game. I’m seriously hoping they will continue to make statues of all the Silent Hill characters (oh man I think I might die if a Lisa Garland statue was ever made)!

Over on Mamegyorai’s website they have all the new shirts and iphone cases up for order! Each shirt design has or or two different color variations too! Though before you rush out to buy them please take note that Toymunkey will be distributing these items to countries outside of Japan (at least that’s what all the pictures say…Toymunkey hasn’t made a official announcement just yet!) if you wait and order domestically you will be able to save yourself a lot of importing fees. 🙂

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Source (Toymunkey Studios FB and Mamegyorai.co.jp)

OMG I can’t tell you guys how excited I am about this!

With Silent Hilll 3’s 10th anniversary and the upcoming July 12th premiere of Silent Hill Revelation in Japan Mamegyorai has revealed some very cool Silent Hill themed merchandise. There will be a new Heather and Robbie statue by Gecco which I hope Toymunkey will release here later domestically! Also shown are a set of Silent Hill themed T-shirts (including a Robbie one that was released through Konami Japan years ago) as well as iPhone 5 skins with the new RPT and Bubble Head Nurse illustrations by Masahiro Ito. Apparently the T-shirts and skins will become available for order for customers in Japan on July 5 I hope we will be able to pre-order them here in the the States too. I have my fingers crossed I will get to see some of these in person at the Toymunkey booth later this month!

Source (Mamegyorai Twitter via Silent Hill Memories )