While we are all getting amped up for the Bazowie! Awards IRL in Las Vegas and the community fun of BazowieCon presented by Zinetastic, I thought I’d just highlight a few categories. The category for Best Anime Themed Toy has a fabulous assortment of tentacle and more goodness for all your anime dreams. It feels like every year, you toymaker creators manage to outdo yourselves again.
Dear readers, we hope you will join us this March 27 to 29 for BazowieCon capped off by the Bazowie Awards on March 29 with red carpet, open bar, and ceremony hosted by Dr. Jo and Kristie Bish (and Lionel). If you read this far, you can use code toy50 to get General Admission tickets for free or a 30% discount on the VIP experience. (Discount option appears at checkout.) Meanwhile, the Bazowie Awards 2026 nominees for Best Horror Themed Toy are:
Alla’s Gaze from (Nothosaur Toys)
Celia from (Paladin Pleasure Sculptors)
Dark Mantle Tentacle from (Wandering Bard)
Gorj PocketPad from (Tentickle Toys)
Magica grinder from (Colorful Cook)
Octoslapper from (Pleasure Print Studios)
Orochi Sheath from (Bad Dragon)
Siswet’s Tentacle from (Hankey’s Toys)
Squib from (Colorful Cook)
Sydney’s Rebel Maw from (Bad Dragon)
Tancho from (Alchemist Echidna)
The Bloom-Parasite from (Oieffur)
The Xenomorph from (Odyssey Toys)
Wolf Druid from (Fiery Faerie Toys)
Zephyr the Wind Dragon from (Bad Dragon)
