coolrain Dunkeys Series

by Staff, April 30, 2009

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Korean toymaker coolrain has been closely associated with many action figures in the past which have been utilized for various Nike Korea campaigns. His latest Dunkeys series embarks on a futuristic time era in which a modified game of basketball called preyBall is the name of the game. Played by a series of monkeys, gorillas and apes, the no-holds-barred game revolves around prize money for scoring players only with no teams involved. The fully articulate figures assume some interesting personalities with the first one up for order at coolrainz.com.

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  1. Posted by: Nike x coolrain x SEMAN 10cm - Dunkeys Series Custom Figure - Pithecuse Edition « Paul Willams Tha Kid Official Site on May 2, 2009 at 3:50 am

    [...] Envisioned by Korean figure designers coolrain and SEMAN 10cm, a distant future where the current forms of government are gone and sports as leisure have all disappeared, entered preyBall – a basketball-like sporting event where genetically enhanced primates battle against one another and a sharp-toothed mechanical b-ball for cash awards, a perfect dystopia as if Mad Max met NBA.  Headlined by stars like Skullkey, Mono, Simius, Cyborg00700, Gorida, Gorida Jr. and the one feature above, Pithecuse.  Each comes with articulated joints at the arm, legs, plus other extremities.  Interchangeable Nike NBA uniforms and Dunks, the coolrain x SEMAN 10cm Pithecuse Figure is available for pre-order now at coolrain’s online store, coolrainz.com. via:HB [...]

18 Responses

  1. Posted by: pk on May 3, 2009 at 7:36 pm

    @panda666, well like i said, if u r a collector or u r someone who wants one – u r entitled to ur opinion. i just don’t like the price, so there u go. now, about ur suggestion that i do some more research on the monkey king legend/story – it is proposterous that i actually do some research. this is just a blog comment and i know enough to stand by my statement. i am korean, raised in korea. i grew up on that stuff. from manga/manwha to cartoons to live action crap on television during the 80’s. my point in brining up drangonball was for the sole purpose of exemplifying the use of the monkey personification found prevalent in asian pop culture. Sure, u can use bape, u can use paul frank if u want, use king kong, whatever u want. i chose dragonball. so what?

  2. Posted by: panda666 on May 2, 2009 at 3:35 am

    pk, dragon ball sucks, you should do some research about the original story of monkey king from China.

  3. Posted by: panda666 on May 2, 2009 at 3:32 am

    i agree with 2b, there’s nothing new and fresh in these figures. ape and monkey? no, too many people have used them already (not only BAPE, but also many other people too), i don’t know how many times i see people make 12″ figures of Ape and monkey shapes. basketball and urban? no, too many people done these already too. also i know other people from Korea, have made figures that much better than these, as a collector who have collecting 12″ figures for years, i won’t but these, not because of the price(many of my figures are more expensive than these)…lol

  4. Posted by: Don on May 1, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    it can come off racist if you take it that way but let’s try this new concept I came up with don’t think of everything as being racist. I think they’re hot and would/will buy one or three.

  5. Posted by: Sticky on May 1, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    These are dope, but I ain’t payin 500 for atoy monkey.

    As for the black finding this offensive…..they can’t…cuz theres a white monkey! + they make fun of other racists allday

  6. Posted by: pk on May 1, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    @ slow down, I’m pretty sure I can afford it, as can many other people. However, my initial reactionary question was “who will pay for it?” And yes, it’s not for everyone – as evidenced by my own reaction. As for your suggestion that I stop complaining and get a better paying job, why should I? Personally, I felt the price made it not worth purchasing. Personally, I found the price for an action figure to be ridiculous. Perhaps, as a collector’s item, it’s worth a purchase. Generally, I dislike posting comments directed at other posters but i read so many disrepectful posts when someone mentions high pricing (esp when it comes to visvims and other high quality products). I understand the pricing. I understand the cost to produce of these products. However, I personally do not like the high pricing – so I am entitle to voice it as post. But plenty of people get offensive (or defensive) on behalf of these products and resort to a sort of socioeconomic bullying. Quite immature if u ask me.

  7. Posted by: 2b on May 1, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Listen, I’m a brother and the figures don’t offend me at all. The quality of execution is top notch. It’s creative but originality-wise(concept) they aren’t forging new ground with this….Michael Lau rocked with this….Nigo built on the concept of the planet of the apes…things go in cycles. The ideas and concepts just get better.

  8. Posted by: Slow Down on May 1, 2009 at 11:27 am

    $500.00 is not ridiculous. as for who will pay for these? people with jobs that can afford to pay it. that’s who. clearly these figures are not for everyone. stop complaining and get a better paying job.

  9. Posted by: JACKCUZZY on May 1, 2009 at 10:50 am

    Coolrain always produces the best stuff! $500 is NOTHING for what you are getting.

  10. Posted by: Matt on May 1, 2009 at 8:42 am

    LOL @ The Wiz. They’re just toy monkeys. Jeez. I just think they’re lame Michael Lau rip-offs.

  11. Posted by: Andy on May 1, 2009 at 7:57 am

    I could see some black people being offended considering the racial overtones it deploys…I mean it has very obvious the connections between the two.
    On the other hand I also get the monkey/Asian theme as well,which is true within it’s culture,like the Monkey King for example.
    But I doubt it has a very close connection to that character .
    Overall the toy designs are pretty cool though.

  12. Posted by: pk on May 1, 2009 at 12:03 am

    i think, in this case, the observers who view this as a racist depiction are missing the point. In asian culture, especially in asian pop culture, monkey characters are quite common. Prime example is the Dragonball manga series, which was based on the old chinese folk tale involving a mythical monkey hero. Many other manga characters are given monkey like features (hair distribution of the face and the typical ears) as well. If you still think monkeys playing basketball is a characterization of black people, perhaps it’s your racist perception of a toy & not your perception of a racist toy. Besides, many asian toys and mangas have caricature-esque depiction of different races (including asians themselves) that border on blatant stereotyping here in the states.

  13. Posted by: FKYOURSYSTEM on April 30, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    VERY stereotypical BUT they hella fresh!

  14. Posted by: doubledutch on April 30, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    Does anybody else this seem stereotypical?

  15. Posted by: pk on April 30, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    $500?!!! who’s going to pay half a thou for these toys? ridiculous… tho, they do look pretty amazing…

  16. Posted by: SOUNDCLOUD.COM/HUMBLEDINOSAUR on April 30, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    hahaha sick BLACK AND WHITE ALL DAY!!!

  17. Posted by: air on April 30, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    sweet pieces

  18. Posted by: The Wiz on April 30, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    I SMELL A LAWSUIT…
    Very offensive to Blacks. A monkey playing basketball??? C’mon Nike. Thought you were smarter than that.