The Pop-up Pirate crossover toy featuring Houshou Marine is real, and it will appear worldwide in mid-2025. Cover has confirmed via the Hololive Production X account that it has opened pre-orders for the toy set. The company will formally release Houshou Marine Kiki Ippatsu in July 2025.
The toy originally appeared as a proposed project during a livestream held in May 2024, when Marine celebrated her 3 million YouTube subscribers milestone that she reached in January 2024. The pirate-themed Vtuber approached Takara Tomy to produce a Pop-up Pirate toy modeled after herself after playing a game using the original toy with the company’s staff members. After over half a year passed since the stream, Tomy has confirmed that it will actually produce and sell the crossover toy with Cover.
As with the original Pop-up Pirate, players will take turns stabbing a knife into the barrel after placing the Houshou Marine doll inside it. The person who manages to make Marine jump out with their stab will win the game.
The toy set will be available at ¥4,400 / $28.00. The Hololive Production Official Shop can ship the product to select countries and territories in the Americas, Asia, and New Zealand. People residing elsewhere worldwide can alternatively place their orders on Geek Jack.
Cover will start shipping the Pop-up Pirate-inspired Houshou Marine Kiki Ippatsu set in early July 2025.
Published: Dec 6, 2024 11:30 am