Ash Concept (Taito-ku, Tokyo / Representative Director Hideyoshi Nagoya) is pleased to announce the release of "CAOMARU Metamon" from its original brand "+d (Plus D)", which allows you to squeeze it tight and smile with a "transformation". It will be available starting today, July 3 (Fri) at our directly managed store "KONCENT" and the "KONCENT Web shop", and will go on sale at Pokémon Centers starting July 17 (Fri). We hope you look forward to the second installment of Pokémon items from the +d brand. Squeeze it tight and smile with a "transformation"! Metamon, the Pokémon that can "transform", has become "CAOMARU", which will stay close to your heart. Every time you squeeze it, Metamon's expression changes, not just to a smile, but sometimes to a sad look, and sometimes to a proud one. Stretch your mind with Metamon! Video here (YouTube) Comment from original sculptor Yuka Morii It stretches and dents. It matches your mood when you're nervous or having fun. Always keep Metamon in your hand! Yuka Morii Sculptor and character designer. Designed the "Neko Cup Koneko Cup" infinite cat manufacturing machine, and planned and designed the board game "Nego Konego". Develops corporate characters and creates three-dimensional versions of existing characters. Graduate of Kuwasawa Design School and Tama Art University Graduate School. Part-time lecturer at Kyushu Sangyo University Graduate School. Representative of Yuka Design LLC. +d / CAOMARU Metamon Price: 3,080 yen (tax included) Size: Approx. W75 x D50 x H60mm Weight: Approx. 93g Material: Elastomer Made in Japan ©Pokémon. ©Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. * "CAOMARU" is a hit item from +d, designed by Makiko Yoshida in 2004. * Available starting today at Ash Concept's directly managed stores KONCENT and the KONCENT Web shop. Product page here h concept / Ash Concept Established in 2002 by Representative Director Hideyoshi Nagoya with the aim of "Energizing society through design." The company plans, manufactures,