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Senior Global Brand Manager @ Jazwares (FNAF, Pokémon, TBA) - All post/views are my own and sometimes (mostly) jokes. (He/Him)

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Joined October 2010
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@Aaron_Margolin
Aaron Margolin
3 years
10/26/21 3 years of making Pokémon toys 😁
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Received the most incredible text from my dad today.
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It’s not just Pikachu! Here’s Wave 1 of our Pokémon Squishmallows!
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4 years
Whoever designed the Bubble Yum mascot is a fucking god.
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5 years
*Gets an email 2 weeks ago saying that there will be a Pokémon themed episode Food Network Challenge* Me: “Oh cool, that’s fun” *2 weeks pass and Pokémon never talks about it* Me: “Huh I wonder what happened?” The episode:
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Since people want more, here’s a small compilation of my cat, Mister and his best friend, Snorlax.
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Bringing out the fine china for Thanksgiving this year.
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6 years
No Clickhole article has ever come close to this genuine treasure from Buzzfeed.
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Max from A Goofy Movie is now insanely hot http://t.co/G4bbeqCcCq http://t.co/SOfm7Uo3kR
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1 year
This is exactly how I talk to kids about Pokémon
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2 years
With James Turner leaving Game Freak, let’s not forget that he designed some of the best looking Pokémon of the last decade.
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PokéJungle 👻 Pokémon Game & Merch News
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It is with mixed feelings we share that @JamesTurner_42 has departed Game Freak to found his own game design studio! We will certainly miss his creative designs but are excited to see his new projects!
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5 years
The most important frame from the new Pokémon series ad is that they showcase a buckled Shuckle.
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5 years
Here’s me on my 4th birthday with Charmander, my first Pokémon toy. Here’s me today with Charmander, one of the first official Pokémon toys I helped create. I’m so excited to announce that I am now full-time at WCT, helping make Pokémon toys for new generations of children.
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Gm exclusively to Yuka Morii who provided us with some of the most blessed Pokémon TCG illustrations of all time.
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7 years
Here are my frustrations with the new Magic School Bus's visual style and why it matters.
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6 years
Since Namco doesn’t wanna advertise the $30 Katamari game that comes out for the Switch on Friday, I’ll just do it myself: “Hey #Gamers do you want to experience one of the most #Epic games of all time?? Then go buy Katamari Reroll. It’s $30. Please, for the love of god.”
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8 years
So Michiyo Yasuda, another Ghibli great died a few days ago. She was responsible for absolutely amazing, complex color design; like this.
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5 years
MYTHICAL POKÉMON: Victini: The spirit of victory, success, hope. Magaerna: The spirit of progress, innovation, invention. Mew: The spirit of origin, evolution, transformation. Zarude: The spirit of going absolutely apeshit, going crazy, getting sillay.
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6 years
Over the past few days, it has been increasingly more clear that Noodle from Gorillaz is now dating Ace, the leader of the Gangrene Gang from Power Puff Girls.
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2 years
Still thinking about the best youtube comment of all time.
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3 years
Flew too close to the sun with this one.
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6 years
Since so many people are talking about the Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back remake, I want to remind you all of the original’s fantastic end-credits sequence that depicts Ash, Misty, and Brock continuing their adventure. No catching or battling, just the majesty of the journey.
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5 years
A little bummed that in the latest Pokémon episode they retconned Lieutenant Surge being the size of a house.
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1 year
Eiscue ice cream, my beloved.
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5 years
No shade to a n y of the folks who participated in this. Making Pokémon is hard!! Making 3D Pokémon from 2D designs is harder! So I’m assuming making 3D Pokémon out of food is MEGA hard. Love that Chikorita.
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6 years
Them not showing a clip of ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ after Isao Takahata’s slide in the ‘In Memorium’ segmant of the Oscars tells you everything you need to know about how Animation is viewed by the Acadamy.
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3 years
There's something crazy about seeing a set of starters for the first time and your brain immediately going "these look like fake Pokémon" and then literally every other time you see them you think, "Man, these Pokémon look great."
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It’s the biggest damn shame that the release of a brand new Katamari game is gonna be buried cause it has had virtually no advertisements and it releases on the same day as Smash Bros.
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4 years
I opened the new Jessie and James Research scene in Pokémon Go and they were just....staring at me.
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8 years
Since it's #transvisibilityday here is a reminder that Maddie Blaustein, an openly transgender woman was an INCREDIBLE anime voice actress.
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Miki Tanaka’s TCG illustrations truly have the most incredible vibes
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4 years
This is the closest anyone has ever gotten to heaven.
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3 years
My god the vibes in this Naoyo Kimura illustration
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2 years
At a Cinnabon in Mexico City there is a very real and very official sign that features a still of Saul Goodman as a Cinnabon employee.
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The whole team is THRILLED with how excited everyone is for these plush. The entire team put so much work into this collaboration, but a major shoutout goes to plush designer Joanne Shin who designed both Pikachu and Gengar! #SquishmallowsxPokemon
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4 years
All I’m saying is Floyd D Duck would win in a fist fight vs Yipes 10 out of 10 times.
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2 years
Either you acknowledge that Buzzwole is one of the most baller Pokémon designs or you’re wrong.
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2 months
If you’re at Pokémon Worlds this week, be sure to check out our team’s display of over 70 Pikachu plush!
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2 years
Today marks 4 years of making Pokémon toys!
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5 years
MY FIRST ZINE!! Have you been seeing all those ~weird~ posters and fliers lately? Well I've collected them all and put them into an easy to enjoy Zine called #Flyerzine !! Pick up a physical copy OR just enjoy the Zine as a gallery here:
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3 years
The greatest shame is that we’ll never be able to make an Elekid figure because the original designers made its horns AC plugs 😭😭
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8 years
Jesus christ. Talk about a visual transition. #gorillaz
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2 years
For years Pokémon fans have begged Game Freak for one thing. Now, after 26 years they're finally adding a Little German Boy to the series.
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3 years
Thank you Game Freak for: Him
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5 years
Every once and a while, the official coloration of a Pokémon changes slightly. Just like in the games, show, tcg, we are always trying to update and stay true to the most current look of each Pokémon! 2018 Squirtle (Left) vs. 2020 Squirtle (Right)
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4 years
The last time I ever knew peace was under one of these.
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5 years
@ProfessorChime Starter designs are deceptively hard to nail in both 2D and 3D form. Honestly given the time limit these are impressive just to execute from a scale perspective. I really love most of these and yeah, the Bulbasaur is really fun!
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1 year
I can’t stress enough how our Environment sets are some of the best work the team has ever done. Every wave is better than the last and designer Alaïa Orlick deserves all the credit in the world for her incredible work.
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PokéJungle 👻 Pokémon Game & Merch News
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Here's a look at some upcoming @Jazwares Pokémon goods! The Pokémon Select Environment Play Set line is expanding with three new additions: the Shoreside Lake, Ancient Ruins and Haunted Forest environments! They should be available later this year.
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4 years
A question I get asked a lot is what the differences are between our plush (Jazwares) and Pokémon Centers. Sometimes the differences are in the smallest details! Using a Grookey as an example, our plush (Left) uses different embroidery and different proportions than PC (Right)
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2 years
The level 5 Rotom possessing your phone in Scarlet & Violet watching you fall off a cliff: “Uh oh! Don’t want you getting hurt! I’ll catch you at the last minute!” God possessing your phone in Pokémon Legends watching you fall from the same height:
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9 months
No joke this is how I got my job. While I was a temp I was such a dorky know-it-all about Pokémon that they decided to keep me lol. Whenever it helped the team, I prattled off the exact sizes of Pokémon, which episodes they first appeared in, their exact movesets, etc
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Researchers at Stanford University discovered that people who played Pokémon as children in the 90s might share a small region of their brain where all of that information is held.
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#SDCC 2024 HAS BEGUN! Stop by booth 3515 to see the highlight of our booth, our lifesize Charizard statue!
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1 year
Oh and after so many years… He’s real :,)
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2 years
Once again, Kiana proves that she’s the most powerful member of the Pokémon fanbase.
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i am in pain
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@eD__Xu In a way, we’re all Hatsune Mike
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1 year
I never knew there was an unreleased Pokémon Micro Machines line in the 90’s!
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2 years
@shanhorandraws It’s 1000% this
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1 year
If you’re going to Pokémon Worlds, be sure to make time to check out the Yuka Morii sculpture exhibit and pay your respects to the works of the all time greatest Pokémon TCG artist.
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3 years
One of the best perks of my job is being able to be the uncle that gives a million gifts.
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7 months
I’m super excited about our new Flygon figure. I feel like Flygon deserves more love and designer Patrick Wen did such a great job sparing no detail in bringing such a cool character to life as a collector figure.
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PokéJungle 👻 Pokémon Game & Merch News
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Ready for some fun new Pokémon merchandise from @Jazwares ? Our post goes over 3 new environment sets, 3 new 8" velvet plushies and 2 new 6" articulated figures! Check out all the goods in our post here:
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2 years
Job update 😎 "As the journey continues"
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2 years
Please enjoy my Squish puppeteering. #SquishmallowsxPokemon
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1 year
@arvalis Hold on
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2 years
It’s still incredible that Toby Fox is out here composing some of the best music in the Pokémon franchise.
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3 years
The Dark Psyduck of the Moon
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4 years
It has been brought to my attention that when my gf became an orange belt in Taekwondo at the age of 8, her family commissioned the most badass image ever created to mark the occasion.
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7 years
MAKE. C3PO. SAY. FUCK.
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Yes, It's Finally Time For An R-Rated #StarWars Movie
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4 years
TODD SNAP IN NEW POKÉMON SNAP
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4 years
Woo! I hit 1 year of makin' Pokémon toys full-time! #under10kgang
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5 years
Here’s me on my 4th birthday with Charmander, my first Pokémon toy. Here’s me today with Charmander, one of the first official Pokémon toys I helped create. I’m so excited to announce that I am now full-time at WCT, helping make Pokémon toys for new generations of children.
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I love living in LA #FlyerZine
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8 years
I found my future self @ this DIY venue and I am NOT happy about it.
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4 years
I’m glad everyone is enjoying the Mister content! Go follow his insta! I make Pokémon toys professionally so every plush has to be personally approved by my cat 😄
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4 years
GROOKEY SOCKS GROOKEY SHOES GROOKEY GANG
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If you’re at #SDCC come stop by booth 3515 and check out our Pokémon section! When designing our wall, I laid out a way to showcase over 100 figures as a celebration of our incredible design team’s work.
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Can’t make it to #SDCC ? Here’s a tour of our Pokémon booth! Our booth this year was designed by yours truly and Packaging Designer, John Nguyen to showcase our Select collector line.
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4 years
Don’t talk to me or my son or my son’s son ever again.
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3 years
Incredible. This is from an interview from 1960. Walt finally got his wish 😭😭😭 #Sora4Smash
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6 months
Congrats to all my pals who worked on Pokémon: Path to the Peak for their Webby nomination!
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5 years
I...am speechless. My amazing partner commissioned this gorgeous piece by @mrpibmo for our one year anniversary. I’m SO overwhelmed 😍😭❤️
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2 years
Kazuyuki Kurashima played Bloodborne and fought Vicar Amelia then went “what if she was just a little guy” and designed Greavard.
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Boy, this new job better pay me in E҉x҉o҉t҉i҉c҉ ҉B҉u҉t҉t҉e҉r҉s҉ I’m thrilled to share that I will be one of the brand leads on our upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s line!
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Jazwares has acquired a master toy and plush license for Five Nights at Freddy's and will launch a collection of products in 2025! "Jazwares’ Five Nights at Freddy’s collection will include action figures, playsets, plush, pet toys, collectibles, and more." 👀 (Via:
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He LOVES Snorlax so much.
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3 months
If you’re a creative in LA, you’re probably familiar with VoyageLA, CanvasRebel, and other websites that are predatory clickfarms. Anyway, I sent them the most insane ‘interview’ answers and they published it all without checking.
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8 years
Hey gang, Aaron here. Just wanna remind everyone that Cartoon Network Fusion Fall's redesigns were nightmare fuel.
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5 years
Broke: Mr. Rime Woke: Mr. Time
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3 years
Thanks to everyone who shared their excitement about today’s announcements. Pokémon is a MASSIVE brand, but every figure and every plush is designed by an artist. I’m so grateful to our incredible design team who put their hearts into bringing Pokémon to life.
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@squizxy I LEGALLY CANNOT RETWEET THIS BECAUSE OF THE END
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2 years
Maushold sweep, baby
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2 years
Correct me if I’m wrong, but James Turner is the only westerner to design a Pokémon, let alone Art Direct a game Pokémon is incredibly reserved about who informs its designs, yet Turner, a newcomer and foreigner climbed the ranks over the greater part of 2 decades. What a legend
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Since some images are hitting retailers today, here's a look at the first wave of our Halo 6.5" Spartan Collection figures! The whole team is super excited for everyone to get their hands on these figs! 10/1!
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This was such a goated commercial
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4 years
THE WAIT IS OVER! Here’s the lineup of Wave 2 of our #Halo “Spartan Collection” figures! - Spartan Mk. V [B] - Noble Four (Emile-A239) - Spartan Gungnir - Jerome-092 All 4 were designed by Tyrone Keyes and Jesse Hensley.
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From our panel today. I’m so excited about every one of these new figures. We have even more coming out throughout the years, so please keep your eyes peeled! So proud of the entire team for their incredible work.
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@egoraptor I think @DreamsBell 's Ami takes the cake for #cutiesaturday don't you?
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Boy, what a journey #anipoke
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3 years
The vibes simply radiating from this image. Superb.
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McTakua from #Bionicle
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ok
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