Squeeze it tight and smile with a "transformation"! +d "CAOMARU Metamon" on sale July 3 (Fri)!

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!

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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, and sells daily goods, including its original brands +d (Plus D), h tag, and cerapotta, and provides design consulting for companies and production areas nationwide. In 2012, it opened its directly managed design gift shop "KONCENT".

https://h-concept.jp

+d / Plus D

A brand that delivers the thoughts and messages that designers put into their products to the world. Creators, manufacturers, and communicators. Each breathes life into the products and delivers them to you with a smile. The brand has given form to the messages of over 100 designers, starting with its first product, "Animal Rubber Band".

https://plus-d.com