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Kubrick (toy)
right is a line of collectible block-style figures and associated products created by Japanese toy company MediCom Toy Inc. Kubrick figures are produced in three scales, designated as 100% (six centimeters high), 400% (24 centimeters high), and 1000% (60 centimeters high). The basic Kubrick figure design has a body that resembles an extremely simplified human form, somewhat similar in appearance to Playmobil or Lego figures. Produced in limited numbers and not re-released, Kubricks are highly sought-after by collectors. Kubricks are predominantly collected by adults; the packaging recommends the figures to collectors 13 years or older.
==Overview==
"Kubrick" was chosen in honor of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. In further homage to the filmmaker, the Kubrick logo is designed in the style of the logo created for his movie ''A Clockwork Orange''. By linguistic coincidence, the name ''Kubrick'' may also be seen as a hybrid word of the Japanese word ''kyu'', meaning the number nine, and the English word ''brick''. Nine is the number of tools (a toy industry term for parts of a figure) used in a standard Kubrick figure: head, torso, hips, two arms, two hands, and two legs; the English word ''brick'' is collector’s jargon for LEGO elements, and refers to the similarity of Kubricks to Lego Minifigures.
Kubricks have been produced in myriad themes. Many figures are licensed representations of film, comic book, or video game characters. Among this diverse range of sources is an even more diverse range of subjects: MediCom has produced Kubricks based on the films ''The Great Escape'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', ''The Usual Suspects'', and ''Amélie'' among many others. Comic book characters may be of Japanese origin, such as the ''Berserk'' series, or American, such as figures based on Marvel Comics and DC Comics characters. In the instance of the Blythe series, MediCom has created a figural toy with another figural toy as its subject. However, not every Kubrick draws on popular culture for inspiration; in addition to creating likenesses of breakfast cereal mascots, MediCom has released a likeness of Andy Warhol, as well as Kubricks in Eames patterns and Pantone colors. They also offer ''Grand Theft Auto III'' ''gta: san andreas'' and ''GTA: Vice City'' sets.
Tatsuhiko Akashi, founder and president of MediCom, developed the basic Kubrick with a former employee of LEGO. The first Kubrick figures were representations of characters from the manga and anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', released in 2000. Since then, hundreds of Kubricks have been produced.
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