Freddy Funko GRIN!

It is obvious that Funko is after the DT money that they are missing. With the announcement of the Paka-Paka Soda Cats blind boxes at GameStop and now this new Funko X Ron English, I would expect to see several more announcements like this through the end of the year. I think Funko is probably a little frustrated because they were a little ahead of their time with Hikari. If they released them for the first time now, Hikari might have done better. But now there is a stigma attached to that name.
I feel like this is an attempt at making Funko more legitimate in the DT world .. but it almost brings the other companies like Superplastic and Kidrobot to their level. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It just seems like these larger companies are not only embracing but pursuing the mainstream. They are not just trying to get licenses to put on their platforms, they are trying to brand those platforms as characters. Virtual influencers, gaming apps, short films … they are following the Lego model. Again, not knocking success and expansion. I am just not sure it fits into my idea of what designer toys are.

I’m down with it, I collect both, much more into designer toys now but am a long time Funatic. I think most Funko collectors who have been around for a while get a little stagnant with Funko from time to time and I’m seeing more and more come over to designer toys. If you can expedite the process and merge the two worlds, it’s only a plus for the designer toy community, imo.

I think the Grin on The Retro Freddy looks a million times better than any of the recent Grin stuff like Street Fighter and whatnot

Just my 2 cents

It’s actually pretty cool! Maybe it’s a start where Funko pop collectors can appreciate more designer toys rather than just all the characters they know.

It’s not a figure that I would by for my collection, but I think people will dig it and buy it. It’s cool of Funko to expand beyond the usual movies and tv figures