Beijing-based Pop Mart, China’s leading blind box toy retailer, is a rare shopping bright spot amid the country’s spending gloom. It has millions of young fans who may not earn a lot of money.

You can find even find pictures on Reddit and Pinterest of crocheted and hand-sewn Eraserhead baby plushies. Because "weird" can find a way to win our hearts. In our time, "weird" has overcome its own ...