Celebrate Singapore's National Day with Simply Toys-exclusive 2019 MERLION FUNKO POP for Aug 2nd Release
Get ready to celebrate the Nation's Birthday by buying yourselves (or for "gifting", I will not judge you in any way or form :p) the 2019 MERLION FUNKO POP! Exclusive to Simply Toys, they are each priced at SG$25.90, and "will be launched progressively from August 2 (just in time for Singapore’s National Day on 9th August!)," as reported by geekculture.co (who has the exclusive / all images here via), and eventually online via their own shop.
They will be available via the following retailers across Singapore:
- All Simply Toys, Toy Outpost and Hako outlets
- Gift Greetings
- Tokyu Hands
- Singapore Flyer
- Takashimaya Toy Department
- Isetan Scotts
- Tangs Orchard and VivoCity
- Times Junior @ Jewel Changi Airport
- Kaboom and Kidztime at Changi Airport
Now, "traditionally", "Merlion" toys is something folks might struggle with (AKA "Me") against the shadow of "novelty / souvenir" aspect associated with Singapore, and hardly a notion of "collectibility" through the years, but recent offerings such as Tokidoki x Action City's "Merlion Family", and Great Twins' Merlion collectible - Looks like the half-lion-half-fish "Merlion" representation is not to be ignored in (local) collections, at the very least going beyond the "traditional" toy-collector routes.
"This isn’t the first time the Merlion was rendered in a vinyl Funko Pop. The first iteration came back in 2016, complete with a limited-edition Simply Toys exclusive sunburst variant which debuted at the Singapore Toys, Games and Comic Convention of that year." (geekculture.co)
