'Magnet/Yamiken' by Junk Head, 2022
Limited Edition figure collab. with Be@rbrick Series 44 x Medicom Toy.
Based on the popular Japanese sci-fi animation series.
2.8 Inches tall
7.12 Centimeters tall
2.75 x 1.5 x 1.5 Inches (box)
Collectible painted designer vinyl art figure.
Limited Edition (Sold Out).
Comes in (prev. opened) original box with collectible card.
Medicom Toy tamper-proof hologram decal on box bottom.
ABOUT THE ART
The “Artist – Junk Head” Be@rbrick breathes new life into the cult-favorite film Junk Head by transplanting its eerie dystopian aesthetic into the familiar, minimalist silhouette of Be@rbrick. The original Junk Head film — a 2021 Japanese stop-motion science fiction feature by Takehide Hori — explores a dark future where humanity’s desperation collides with grotesque biology and existential decay.
Translating the unsettling, organic textures and grim themes of the movie into vinyl form gives collectors a chance to own a tangible fragment of that atmosphere — distilled, stylized, and humanized through the iconic bear shape. The contrast between the figure’s cute, compact form and the grim source material becomes a layered commentary on innocence, mortality, and transformation.
As part of the broader Be@rbrick tradition — which began in 2001 and has since become a global phenomenon bridging design, pop culture, and contemporary art — this figure represents how vinyl toys can serve as cultural artifacts, merging sub-cultural cinema with collectible design aesthetics. Wikipedia+2Mintyfresh+2 The “Junk Head” Be@rbrick is not simply a toy; it is a miniature vessel for narrative and world-building, offering fans of the film and of urban vinyl alike a piece of a darker, experimental universe reimagined in plastic.