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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · 18h

Manicure day!

And, shutter shade sunglasses in cute protective boxes.

Many more progress pics on the Trello.

trello.com/b/Po0ZzlhQ/w...

a close up of two kirisharks' paws held in my hand, showing off their neatly trimmed tiny claws

about twenty pairs of small red resin 3D-printed shutter shades, packaged up in perfectly sized clear protective plastic boxes. In the background, a pile of black resin 3D-printed dumbbells.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · 8d

Boxes for the glasses came in!

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · 8d

(Kiri's birthday is my goal actually 😭💙 But this is a really helpful reminder that if i can't do it by then, then I can do it by Kirishark's 😤!)

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · 9d

I've stopped all work on my full time job to get these boys complete and finally home. All the accessories are done. Half the sharks are 90% done. These guys pictured here are at about 60%. Shipping boxes are on the way.

More progress pictures & checklists on his Trello:
trello.com/b/Po0ZzlhQ/w...

a picture of my workdesk right now. it's full of the red fabric "shells" of plushies in the process of being made, plus some of the equipment used to make them.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · 9d

#sharkfam #kirishark
Kirishark wants to give you a kiss! ❤️

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 27

(I've been here, but the algorithm & the great migration to Bsky + my own inability to post often definitely killed my signal a lot, so I'm not surprised I've dropped off the radar. If my own health were cooperating w/ me the way I want it to, all the good bois would've gotten home ages ago. 😭)

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 25

((Progress. Frustratingly slow, but determined.

I'll try to post over here more, so you can see more peeks into the journey toward finally getting these good boys to their homes. -cap✨))

#kirishark #manliestplushie

A red "Kirishark" - kirishima as a land shark - plushie stands on a cutting table mat near some lengths of studded metal trim, cut to measured lengths. They'll become collars for other Kirisharks and Tetsusharks. Pliers and wire clippers that were used to separate the trims lay nearby.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 23

(The reason I have a spare is half counting error, half transaction errors back at the time of Wave 2 ordering.)

I had planned to only announce him for sale /after/ I completed and delivered the rest of the sharks, but help is needed now, so here he and I are!

🦈✨💗

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 23

[waves] Hi, everybody! Yes, I do in fact have a half-finished spare shark here which I will complete for you AFTER fulfilling my obligations to the existing SharkFam. 💗

Kirishark came into my life to heal & help. I'm offering this so that he can do what he does best: inspire, heal, & help. 💪⚙️🦈✨

the Good Salt Witch @goodsaltwitch.bsky.social · Jun 23

Hi, everyone!
Bkghastwohands, maker of the Manliest Plushie, Kirishark, has generously offered to sponsor a plushie to help me make ends meet. Basically, if you send me the cost of a plushie - $250 - they will add you to their list of people to make a plushie for.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 23

Storytime~✨

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jun 23

Kirishark progress tracker Trello board:
trello.com/b/Po0ZzlhQ/w...

many smiley red Kirishark plushies clustered close together on a white background. there's a couple gray tetsushark plushies in the background.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 23

brooooo! 😁✨😁✨

[enthusiastic sharkish headbutting]

Masque @masqueofpurple.bsky.social · Dec 18

Gotta bless this site with my best bro!! Tetsutetsu Shark is my little buddy!!! 🩶❤️🩶❤️🩶❤️🩶🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
( @manliestplushie.bsky.social )

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 23

i found a friend! he looks so manly and cool... his mittens are awesome... do you think he'd want to be gym buddies?

a blue and red ugly Christmas sweater. on the front, a gray smiling shark is wearing a red scarf, red mittens, and a Santa hat

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jan 14

DAY. MADE. ✨💕🥺🦈

kirishark got BUNNY KISSIES from Alex the therapy rabbit!
check instagram for the video~

thank you, Alex! 🥺🥰😍😭✨

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Jan 3

kirishark has a new year's resolution, and that's to eat his entire Christmas present.

not all at once, though!

... probably 😁 🤞

a little red landshark plush wearing a festive bow on his fin stands in front of a gift-wrapped chocolate bar that is four times as big as him with a very determined expression.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 27

kirishark hopes that your holiday dreams and joys are as big and bright as this ginormous tree he's found ✨🎄

kirishark the red landshark plushie, wearing a cute Christmas bow on his fin and warm red socks on his paws, looks up at a very big tree decorated with rainbow lights and many ornaments

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 21

need a last minute holiday present? there's still a few 🦈 & 💣 charms left! ✨✨💕

Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Nov 20

Charms have dropped! Kirishark is back and Dynamy has joined him! PLUS, by request, we're trying out memberships✨ ko-fi.com/manliestplus...

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hello, Sharkfam! 💕 It's time for a progress update from cap about your Kirishark plushes, so make sure you check your email! ✨🦈 #Kirishark #KirisharkW2Updates

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hello, Sharkfam! 💕 It's time for a progress update from cap about your Kirishark plushes, so make sure you check your email! ✨🦈 #Kirishark #KirisharkW2Updates

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Nov 20

Charms have dropped! Kirishark is back and Dynamy has joined him! PLUS, by request, we're trying out memberships✨ ko-fi.com/manliestplus...

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Nov 20

he's back and he brought a friend!! 10 Kirishark charms & 5 Dynamy charms, now live!

*MAKE SURE to read the descriptions, because we're doing charm hardware add-ons differently this time!*

ko-fi.com/s/16b111b0c6

Kirishark Plush Charm - kiri the landshark!'s Ko-fi Shop

Double-sided plush charm of Kirishark running, handmade of minky and embroidery thread. Can be equipped with charm hardware (see pictures 5 & 6 for av...

ko-fi.com

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Nov 19

that's entirely too many invite codes to be hoarding over here in my little sharky paws. help me get rid of them? 😁 🦈✨💕

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Nov 18

👀

soon
🦈💣
ko-fi.com/manliestplus...
💕✨

a photo of many kirishark and dynamy keychain charms in the process of being made

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Oct 23

So many good answers so far! Thank you so much to all of you 💗

But we still want more, as many as we can find. So please do answer the short survey if you haven't, and please repost, if you could, to help Kirishark find more people to answer him?

Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Oct 21

i DID promise you that we have more than one cute thing planned for Kirishark's 2nd birthday, right? 👀 ✨

But with so many cute things planned, we gotta decide what to do first!

SO, would you do Kirishark a favor and fill out this short lil interest check for him?

🦈🔗 ✨ forms.gle/gCfdNr6fneAz... ✨

a picture of two plush landsharks (one kirishark and one tetsushark) with three miniplush charms in front of them: dynamy, kirishark, and sheepku. they make a lovely family portrait together.

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Kiri the landshark! 🦈✨ @manliestplushie.bsky.social · Oct 21

i DID promise you that we have more than one cute thing planned for Kirishark's 2nd birthday, right? 👀 ✨

But with so many cute things planned, we gotta decide what to do first!

SO, would you do Kirishark a favor and fill out this short lil interest check for him?

🦈🔗 ✨ forms.gle/gCfdNr6fneAz... ✨

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