Be@rbrick is a Japanese brand of collectible figures designed and produced by MediCom Toy Incorporated. The name is derived from the fact that the figure is a cartoon-style representation of a bear, and that it is a variation of MediCom's Kubrick design. The @ in the place of the letter 'a' is a trademark of MediCom Toy is a part of the Be@rbrick brand. The first figure was released 27 May 2001 as a free gift to visitors of the World Character Convention 12 in Tokyo. Since then Bearbricks have been released in several different sizes using a variety of materials, including wood, felt, and glow-in-the-dark plastic.
Here are some of the newest models of 2011:
Mother's Day Edition
Valentine's Day Edition
2011 Birthday Be@rbricks
Be@rbrick is most popular in Asia, such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan.
Bearbricks differ from their predecessor Kubricks, in that each series includes 18 figures in 10 different themes:
- Basic, a solid-color figure with a letter in a second color on its chest; when all nine figures are placed in a row, they spell the word Bearbrick.
- Jellybean, a solid-color figure molded in translucent plastic.
- Pattern, a figure with a patterned deco that may range from polka dots to patterns designed by artist and designer Charles Eames.
- Flag, a figure painted as a nation's flag.
- Horror, a figure with a theme based upon a well-known horror film, or other source in the horror genre.
- SF (science fiction), a figure with a theme based upon a science fiction source, often a film.
- Cute, a figure which visually represents the concept of cuteness.
- Animal, a figure which depicts an actual animal.
- Artist: two figures, each designed by a visual artist.
Like most people who collect figures, even though some collectibles like Be@rbrick are expensive, people still buy these figures because
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