This is the story of Katsuya Sakurai, the owner of a general store and the creator of the Art Soft Vinyl "Yoshiko".

A Kakkowarai Zakka (general merchandise store) located in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture.

The counter of the store here is the workshop where the SOFUBI is painted.

As you can clearly see in the store, it is packed with horror toys. Among them, the Soft Vinyl Figure "Yoshiko" was also born as a "Horror Soft Vinyl Figure".

Not only is it popular in Japan, but it also receives a lot of support from overseas, and is so popular that it sells out as soon as it is put on the online store.

Since each one is handmade, he can make something similar, but not the same. Or rather, he is not good at it. Complete originality is the charm.

This SOFUBI is sure to strike a chord with horror lovers.

Sakurai-san loves to "get dirty" anyway.

Not just SOFUBI, but figures (dolls), motorcycles, bicycles, even cars! The important feature is the "aging paint" that can be stained!

This is the world view of a general store where "defacement" and "horror" are cool. Anything can be transformed into a "decayed" object.

A space surrounded by the things Mr. Sakurai loves. Here is the "secret base" that every man dreams of.

Mr. Sakurai has pursued what he loves. The result is a unique horror Soft Vinyl Figure that is popular in Japan and overseas.

He broke through the conventional wisdom and completed a completely original work without considering the rules (theories). On the contrary, he doesn't know the detailed rules.

It's cool to see Mr. Sakurai going his own way and bringing his own worldview to the fore.

We will be keeping an eye on his future activities.

We're listening to him talk about it in detail on YouTube!