Hirono has always looked like someone who wandered into the wrong story and decided to stay. Wide eyes, a slight lean, the expression of a character who is not quite sure what is happening but is paying close attention. The Monsters Carnival Series takes that quality and places it in the middle of a horror carnival: Grim Reaper, Vampire, Creepy Clown, Doctor Beak, Zombie, Killer Bunny. Hirono does not resist any of these costumes. Hirono wears all of them with the same unhurried, attentive expression, and the collision — soft Hirono face inside hard Halloween iconography — is what makes the series immediately compelling.
Six regular figures plus one ultra-rare secret, all standing between 6 and 9cm. The size range reflects the structural ambition of the series: some figures are compact and contained, others spread out into their costume's architecture. Each comes in hard PVC and ABS with the premium paint finishing that defines Hirono's production quality. Each blind box includes a display stand.
The Six Regular Figures
Grim Reaper
Black robes, a scythe, and a hood that frames Hirono's face with unusual drama for this character. The Grim Reaper is typically rendered as a figure of terror; Hirono as the Grim Reaper has the expression of someone who arrived for a scheduled appointment and is being completely professional about it. The robe detailing — layered, with shadow painting that gives the fabric depth — is the most technically demanding costume construction in the regular lineup. Among collectors, Grim Reaper is consistently cited as the figure that captures the series' central joke most effectively: the most serious costume, the most unperturbed face.
Doctor Beak
The plague doctor — one of history's most visually striking figures, with the long bird-beak mask originally designed to hold herbs believed to ward off disease. Hirono's version wears the full historical costume: wide-brimmed hat, long coat, the distinctive beak protruding from the face area. The beak is a separate molded element rather than painted onto the face, which gives the figure a three-dimensional profile unlike any other in the regular lineup. Doctor Beak is the most historically-grounded figure in a series that is otherwise built around carnival archetypes, and that distinction makes it popular with collectors who have an interest in the aesthetic history of the macabre.
Killer Bunny
A white bunny suit — fluffy, round, large ears — with the specific visual incongruity of Hirono's expression inside it. The Killer Bunny is the series' most overtly comedic figure: the costume is the most ostensibly innocent, and the name is the most directly contradictory. The bunny suit construction uses a flocked texture for the body rather than smooth PVC, making it the only figure in the regular lineup with a mixed-material finish. It is the highest-priced regular figure at secondary market, which reflects a consistent collector preference for this specific kind of contrast.
Zombie
Tattered clothes, pale skin, the characteristic Zombie posture of someone moving toward something they can no longer remember wanting. Hirono as a Zombie has a specific quality: the expression is not hungry or menacing but simply persisting, which maps naturally onto the character's default register of tired-but-present. The detailing on the torn costume — individually rendered tears in the fabric, paint washes that suggest decay — is the most labor-intensive surface treatment in the regular lineup.
Vampire
Cape, fangs, and the characteristic Vampire posture of someone who has been doing this for several centuries and has opinions. Hirono's Vampire is not dramatic — the cape is held at a contained, slightly formal angle rather than swept wide — and the expression is more contemplative than predatory. The cape lining uses a contrasting color to the outer fabric, visible only when the figure is photographed from behind or at an angle, which is the kind of secondary detail the series consistently includes.
Creepy Clown
The series' most elaborate regular costume: full clown suit with ruffled collar, face paint worked into the vinyl itself rather than applied as a separate layer, oversized shoes, and a expression that lands somewhere between a performance smile and whatever is actually behind it. The Creepy Clown is the figure that most directly engages with the horror-clown cultural archetype, and the way Hirono's face sits inside the clown makeup — unchanged, observant, simply looking — is the series' most unsettling image. It is priced at the top of the regular lineup, which accurately reflects its position as the most sought-after regular figure.
The Secret Figure: The Disembodied
The Disembodied steps outside the carnival costume logic entirely. Where the six regular figures are Hirono wearing something, The Disembodied is Hirono as something — or perhaps as nothing, or the suggestion of something. The figure's design engages with horror's oldest trick: the body that is not quite complete, the presence that is not quite present. At a confirmed secondary-market price significantly above the regular lineup and with the scarcity that comes with any secret-figure pull, The Disembodied is the piece collectors plan entire purchases around. The specific design details are part of what makes unboxing it the moment of the series.
Series Specifications
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Series name | Hirono Monsters Carnival Series Figures |
| Characters | Grim Reaper, Doctor Beak, Killer Bunny, Zombie, Vampire, Creepy Clown (regular); The Disembodied (secret) |
| Figure count | 6 regular + 1 secret |
| Height | 6–9 cm (varies by figure) |
| Materials | PVC / ABS; Killer Bunny includes flocked surface |
| Includes | Display stand per figure |
| Format | Blind box, 1 figure per box |
| Price range | $20–$39 per confirmed regular figure · $85 secret confirmed |
Where to Buy
You can find the collection at POP MART's official website. For confirmed individual characters or The Disembodied secret, you can also find the full lineup at KikiBuddies.
For more information, do visit POPMART.com.
