Bandai are releasing a series of transforming characters called Mojibakeru (a combination of moji, or “character”, and bakeru, or “to change into” in Japanese). As you can tell, they transform from the kanji to the creature each one represents. The first six are “Inu” (dog), “Sakana” (fish), “Ryu” (dragon), “Uma” (horse), “Tora” (tiger) and “Tori” (bird). Each comes in three colors.The series launches on May 17 in Japan for only 105 yen a piece.

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