Sha@Lark has a technique which will take a portrait picture and turn it into the face of a cuddly toy. Tokyo's
Yanoman has collaborated with Sha@Lark and begun selling dolls based on Shigeru Mizuki's character GeGeGe no Kitaro
(left). It's a matter of debate which is more unsettling. The company is insistent that it will only create dolls based on pictures for which the customer has usage rights so no Prime Minister Fukuda "プリ面ぐるみ" (
purimen gurumi) are allowed.