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First Impressions of the 2016 International Toy Fair

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Img_5417Your PopCulteer is in New York, at the 2016 International Toy Fair. We have completed two days of this four-day marathon, an annual gathering of toymakers, toy retailers and media, and aside from being exhausted, we have acquired a ton of information, interviews and images which we will be bringing you in the coming days and weeks.

Since we just got our remote office up and running again, thanks to a replacement laptop power supply we were able to pick up a block away from our hotel, we can now post our first batch of photos.

This is a quick photo essay of some of the first things we saw when we got to the Javits Center.

Pikachu was everywhere, makring 20 years of Pokemon
Pikachu was everywhere, marking 20 years of Pokemon

A giant Uglydoll, walking out loose among the attendees
A giant Uglydoll, walking out loose among the attendees
The portal to one of the exhibit halls
The portal to one of the exhibit halls
Giant Stuff Everywhere
Giant Stuff Everywhere
The Bananagram Mobile
The Bananagram Mobile
Funko brought us an 18-foot-tall shogun Warrior-style Batman
Funko brought us an 18-foot-tall Shogun Warrior-style Batman
I never found out what the hell this was supposed to be
I never found out what the hell this was supposed to be
Way more plush
The promised land of plush
LEGO's Toy of the Year award for the Star Wars Millenium Falcon
LEGO’s Toy of the Year award for the Star Wars Millenium Falcon
A lot of plush
A lot of plush
Another entry to an exhibit hall
Another entry to an exhibit hall
Jugglers occasionally just appear out of nowhere
Jugglers occasionally just appear out of nowhere
Our old buddy, Stinky Pig
Our old buddy, Stinky Pig
Giant store displays available from NECA
Giant store displays available from NECA
Mrs. PopCulteer with an adorable little Walking Dead plush from Funko
Mrs. PopCulteer with an adorable little Walking Dead plush from Funko

We will be posting way more from Toy Fair for the foreseeable future.