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Bizarre Toys Celebrate Japanese Weirdness

by Warren Riddle on July 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM

The nation of Japan is respected for its great consumer tech (TVs, cameras, etc.), but we love it for its seemingly endless supply of hilarious, strange, and sometimes disturbing toys and games. While the odd offerings easily number in the thousands, IncredibleThings.com has managed to compile a condensed version of 14 especially bizarre Japanese toys.

Three in particular stand out for their inappropriate weirdness. The God-Jesus robot, which was first introduced in the '80s, acts as an all-knowing magic eight ball, but disappointingly does not turn water into wine. The President Obama action figure may seem like a respectable homage, but it's a bit mystifying as to why he's wielding samurai swords -- not that he couldn't handle them, of course. The Shimajiro Toilet Training Tiger emits motivational cheers while you take care of business, and its already made a splash stateside thanks to this video of animated talking excrement.

For you 'Gravity's Rainbow' fans out there, an entire series of scantily clad, sexed-up pig toys might tickle your fancy. Perhaps most bizarre of all, the Gloomy Bear doll harbors a taste for human flesh -- perfect for all the budding cannibals out there.

If you know of any other particularly bizarre Japanese toys -- like the vending machine figurines that conspicuously look like Ku Klux Klan members -- your comments are most definitely welcomed and appreciated; no matter how bizarre. [From: IncredibleThings.com]

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