Tolzar Toys began as the passion project of Michael Bogle, a New Orleans-based tattoo artist and studio owner, who sought to breathe life into Lousiana’s first Kaiju. Bogle came of age in a golden era of 90’s nerd culture and developed a particular fascination with the creatures that haunted his favorite comics and films. With favorites in Lord of the Rings, Godzilla, Berserk, and others, he began avidly collecting full-size figures and multi-foot replicas to adorn his home and studio space. In 2022, he founded Tolzar Toys, New Orleans’s signature most toy company specializing in the design and distribution of collectibles with King Krawju, the God of the Southern Bog, launching in June of that year. A 12.5″ tall luxury figure available in three different colors, King Krawju pays homage to traditional New Orleanian faire and folklore.