HIRONO

Brand: POP MART

IP: HIRONO

HIRONO is one of POP MART’s popular designer toy IPs. As its popularity among collectors continues to grow, counterfeit products have also begun to appear in the market. Some replicas closely resemble authentic products in terms of appearance and packaging, making them increasingly difficult to distinguish.

This guide introduces several general authentication methods to help collectors identify potential counterfeits, make more informed purchasing decisions, and reduce the risk of buying imitation products.

Multi-Dimensional Authentication Matrix

Authentication Checkpoint	Authentic Product Characteristics	Counterfeit Product Indicators
Official Anti-Counterfeiting QR Code	QR code is scannable and redirects to the official verification platform.	QR code cannot be scanned or redirects to an incorrect or suspicious destination.
Packaging Quality and Finish	Packaging materials, print quality, POP MART and HIRONO branding, series name, and product information are consistent with the corresponding official version.	Rough packaging, blurred printing, spelling errors, or noticeable inconsistencies with the official packaging.
Clothing, Accessories, and Product Construction	Clothing textures, headwear, accessory count, and attachment methods are consistent with the corresponding product design, with a natural overall construction.	Missing or distorted details, mismatched accessories, loose connections, or noticeable structural abnormalities.
Overall Figure Design	Head-to-body proportions, body posture, limb contours, and overall structure are consistent with the official design of the corresponding product version.	Disproportionate head-to-body ratios, distorted body contours, unusual limb proportions, or noticeable differences from official reference images.
Facial Details	The eyes, nose, mouth, and facial contours are clearly defined, with placement, proportions, and expression consistent with the corresponding product design.	Misaligned facial features, unbalanced facial contours, blurred details, or noticeable differences from the official design.
Paintwork and Coloration	Skin tone, clothing colors, and other color details are consistent with the corresponding product version, with even paint application and clearly defined edges.	Noticeable color discrepancies, paint bleeding, peeling paint, blurred edges, or rough paint application.
Materials and Manufacturing Quality	Material texture is consistent with the corresponding product type, surface finishes appear natural, molded contours are clearly defined, and seams are relatively neat.	Unusual material texture, rough surfaces, prominent burrs, deformation, visible excess mold lines, or unevenly joined components.

Important Notice: The characteristics listed above are intended for preliminary screening and educational reference. Authentic product details may vary across HIRONO series, designs, editions, and production batches. No single characteristic should be treated as conclusive proof of authenticity or counterfeiting. A comprehensive assessment should compare the item with official product information for the corresponding version and incorporate official anti-counterfeiting verification where available.

 

Step 1: Check the Official Anti-Counterfeit Verification Information
Domain Verification: Scan the QR code on the product and confirm that it redirects to POP MART’s official anti-counterfeit verification page. Carefully check the complete domain name and redirection path. Do not rely solely on the appearance of the URL to determine its authenticity.

Verification Results: The official verification system may display one of the following results:
– “QR Code Scan Result: Authentic – First Scan”
– “QR Code Scan Result: Authentic – Multiple Scans”
– “QR Code Scan Result: Authentic – Maximum Scan Limit Exceeded”

Step 2: Examine Packaging, Labels, and Print Quality

• Packaging Quality and Finish:Authentic products typically feature packaging materials, print quality, POP MART and HIRONO branding, series names, and product information consistent with the corresponding official version. Counterfeit products may exhibit rough packaging, blurred printing, or spelling errors.

Step 3: Examine Appearance and Overall Craftsmanship

Clothing, Accessories, and Product Construction: Authentic products typically feature clothing textures, headwear, accessory counts, and attachment methods consistent with the corresponding official design, with a natural overall construction. Counterfeit products may exhibit missing or distorted details, mismatched accessories, loose connections, or noticeable structural abnormalities.

• Overall Figure Design:Authentic products typically feature head-to-body proportions, body posture, limb contours, and overall structural details consistent with the official design of the corresponding product version. Counterfeit products may exhibit disproportionate head-to-body ratios, distorted body contours, abnormal limb proportions, or noticeable differences in overall posture compared with official reference images.

• Facial Details:Authentic products typically feature clearly defined eyes, nose, mouth, and facial contours, with placement, proportions, and expression consistent with the design of the corresponding product version. Counterfeit products may exhibit misaligned facial features, unbalanced facial contours, blurred details, or noticeable differences in expression compared with the official design.

• Paintwork and Coloration:Authentic products typically feature skin tones, clothing colors, and other color details consistent with the corresponding official product version, with even paint application and clearly defined edges. Counterfeit products may exhibit noticeable color discrepancies, paint bleeding, peeling paint, blurred edges, or rough paint application.

• Materials and Manufacturing Quality:Authentic products typically feature materials with a texture consistent with the corresponding product type, natural-looking surface finishes, clearly defined molded contours, and relatively neat seams. Counterfeit products may exhibit unusual material textures, rough surfaces, prominent burrs, deformation, excessive or conspicuous mold lines, or unevenly joined components.

The characteristics outlined above are common indicators for preliminary screening and may not be entirely consistent across all authentic products. Assessment should be based on comparisons with official product information for the same series and specific model, combined with anti-counterfeiting verification and other relevant authentication factors.

Pop Mart may periodically update its production processes, materials, packaging designs, printing details, and product finishes across different production batches. As a result, authentic products from different production periods may exhibit slight variations in color saturation, QR code placement, font sizing, card texture, or verification page layout. These differences do not automatically indicate that a product is counterfeit. During authentication, such variations should be assessed against reliable references from the corresponding series and production batch, alongside other product characteristics and verification results, rather than being treated as standalone evidence of counterfeiting.