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Japanese Fashion Dolls / Licca
Various Newer Liccas Rough Trade Street Licca This is one of the more amusing "Street" Licca dolls. Notice that she comes complete with a They Might Be Giants CD. Reminds me of my days shuffling after vinyl albums. Yessir, you young whippersnappers! I was once a record addict. Choro Q Licca A very grownup version of Licca-chan, she even comes with a cute littlerace car. Neo Licca Loco Neo Licca Temptation Island Licca-chan! Gawd, how I love this series. Clubcats Neo Licca OK, who's been watching too many Austin Powers tapes? These Neo Licca dolls are a scream. (Does it occur to you I've been screaming a lot this month? Ah, well....) Check out that hair. BTW, not sure why "Clubcats" is plural, perhaps Licca has a congenital conjoined twin? Spy Girl Neo Licca Licca-chan as Emma Peel. Did you think in your entire life you would ever hear me utter that phrase? Color Change Hair It's time to change, as the Brady kids told us. Licca-chan and her friends and relatives are celebrating by adopting all sorts of weird and strange hair colors. I guess the deal is you put the hair under water to produce even stranger color effects. Trippy! All of these items were purchased from R & D Collectibles. Color Change Hair Izumi The first lot of color change dolls: Licca and her friend Izumi take a chapter from the old Color Magic Barbie dolls, with hair that changes color when you use the included scary-looking hairbrush. In Licca's case from brownish to bright red. Color Change Hair Licca Izumi transforms from dark green to bright green. Izumi Color change, take two. Licca's pal Izumi actually comes off as conservative in this lot, spotting fire engine red hair and a pink dress that almost matches it. Kira Kira, where did you get that green hair? If she were wearing a bikini instead of a blue party dress, and carried a whip instead of a hairbrush, she'd look like one of the Amazoness Quartet. Aki Orange hair and a green dress--I used to live in an apartment that was decorated just like Aki-chan. Licca-chan Licca-chan herself sports stylish lavender hair with a lavender dress. Miki Maki Even Licca-chan's little twin brother and sister are in on the groovy hair color feelings. Color Hair Licca Postcard Isn't this cool? I put my Licca-chan dolls by the heating vents to change their hair color. Older Licca dolls Licca I donÕt usually collect Licca, but I just couldn't resist the cute little schoolgirl outfit. Nurse-chan Now we get to one of my favorites. Nurse-chan is an older doll, another friend of Licca-chan. Here's a close-up of herface. I especially like the packaging on this one, with Nurse-chan bravely chasing away those nasty germs. The back of the box shows a great doctor's office playset, so Nurse-chan can conduct scientific experiments on your Licca dolls! Licca-chan Keychain Isn't this cute? I think These little keychains were made after Takara saw how much Barbie collectors love those little Hallmark ornaments. Super Doll Licca-chan Super Doll Knight Licca These next three dolls are from a new anime based on the adventures of Licca-chan. From what I understand, a little girl named Licca actually transforms into a Licca doll. And, instead of gathering dust on some collectors shelf, she goes out and has adventures! Super Doll Knight Izumi These are a great example of the old "Is it a doll/Is it an action figure?" boundary cases. They have molded hair, but real cloth outfits. They are super-jointed, and come carded. Super Doll Knight Isamu I've heard the jointing on these dolls is just incredible. Unfortunately, the bubble has been attached to the card with lots and lots of scotch tape, and I don't feel like cutting it open tonight. Doll Knight Licca Remember Super Doll Knight Licca? This is the other set of three dolls from the new anime about Takara's favorite little fashion doll. Doll Knight Isamu Infinite recursion time: these are actually action figures based on a cartoon based on a fashion doll. I wonder if some evil person will take it one step further, and write an anime based on these action figures coming to life? And would toys for that show be dolls??? Doll Knight Izumi OK, OK, I know I promised to cart these puppies out and play with them when I got the last set, and that's been months ago now. What if I take out my wind-up Pikachu and play with him instead? Walking Licca-chan This is a strange one indeed, and Levin (at Anime Palace in Ohio) didn't really have a good explanation. This uses an action figure-sized Licca-chan body similar to the toys from the anime Super Doll Licca-chan, and the box artwork implies a connection too, but walking around with a strange piece of furniture doesn't seem to be based on any situation from the show. Me, I had to pick it up just because I'm a sucker for dolls with strange action features. Super Doll Licca-chan miniature CUUUUTE! This is a little mini-figure from the anime Super Doll Licca-chan that Corky sent me. Isn't she great?

Japanese Fashion Dolls / Licca

Various Newer Liccas

Rough Trade Street Licca: This is one of the more amusing "Street" Licca dolls. Notice that she comes complete with a They Might Be Giants CD. Reminds me of my days shuffling after vinyl albums. Yessir, you young whippersnappers! I was once a record addict.
Choro Q Licca: A very grownup version of Licca-chan, she even comes with a cute littlerace car.

Neo Licca

Loco Neo Licca: Temptation Island Licca-chan! Gawd, how I love this series.
Clubcats Neo Licca: OK, who's been watching too many Austin Powers tapes? These Neo Licca dolls are a scream. (Does it occur to you I've been screaming a lot this month? Ah, well....) Check out that hair. BTW, not sure why "Clubcats" is plural, perhaps Licca has a congenital conjoined twin?
Spy Girl Neo Licca: Licca-chan as Emma Peel. Did you think in your entire life you would ever hear me utter that phrase?

Color Change Hair

It's time to change, as the Brady kids told us. Licca-chan and her friends and relatives are celebrating by adopting all sorts of weird and strange hair colors. I guess the deal is you put the hair under water to produce even stranger color effects. Trippy!

All of these items were purchased from R & D Collectibles.

Color Change Hair Izumi: The first lot of color change dolls: Licca and her friend Izumi take a chapter from the old Color Magic Barbie dolls, with hair that changes color when you use the included scary-looking hairbrush. In Licca's case from brownish to bright red.
Color Change Hair Licca: Izumi transforms from dark green to bright green.
Izumi: Color change, take two. Licca's pal Izumi actually comes off as conservative in this lot, spotting fire engine red hair and a pink dress that almost matches it.
Kira: Kira, where did you get that green hair? If she were wearing a bikini instead of a blue party dress, and carried a whip instead of a hairbrush, she'd look like one of the Amazoness Quartet.
Aki: Orange hair and a green dress--I used to live in an apartment that was decorated just like Aki-chan.
Licca-chan: Licca-chan herself sports stylish lavender hair with a lavender dress.
Miki
Maki: Even Licca-chan's little twin brother and sister are in on the groovy hair color feelings.
Color Hair Licca Postcard: Isn't this cool? I put my Licca-chan dolls by the heating vents to change their hair color.

Older Licca dolls

Licca: I donÕt usually collect Licca, but I just couldn't resist the cute little schoolgirl outfit.
Nurse-chan: Now we get to one of my favorites. Nurse-chan is an older doll, another friend of Licca-chan. Here's a close-up of herface. I especially like the packaging on this one, with Nurse-chan bravely chasing away those nasty germs. The back of the box shows a great doctor's office playset, so Nurse-chan can conduct scientific experiments on your Licca dolls!
Licca-chan Keychain: Isn't this cute? I think These little keychains were made after Takara saw how much Barbie collectors love those little Hallmark ornaments.

Super Doll Licca-chan

Super Doll Knight Licca: These next three dolls are from a new anime based on the adventures of Licca-chan. From what I understand, a little girl named Licca actually transforms into a Licca doll. And, instead of gathering dust on some collectors shelf, she goes out and has adventures!
Super Doll Knight Izumi: These are a great example of the old "Is it a doll/Is it an action figure?" boundary cases. They have molded hair, but real cloth outfits. They are super-jointed, and come carded.
Super Doll Knight Isamu: I've heard the jointing on these dolls is just incredible. Unfortunately, the bubble has been attached to the card with lots and lots of scotch tape, and I don't feel like cutting it open tonight.
Doll Knight Licca: Remember Super Doll Knight Licca? This is the other set of three dolls from the new anime about Takara's favorite little fashion doll.
Doll Knight Isamu: Infinite recursion time: these are actually action figures based on a cartoon based on a fashion doll. I wonder if some evil person will take it one step further, and write an anime based on these action figures coming to life? And would toys for that show be dolls???
Doll Knight Izumi: OK, OK, I know I promised to cart these puppies out and play with them when I got the last set, and that's been months ago now. What if I take out my wind-up Pikachu and play with him instead?
Walking Licca-chan: This is a strange one indeed, and Levin (at Anime Palace in Ohio) didn't really have a good explanation. This uses an action figure-sized Licca-chan body similar to the toys from the anime Super Doll Licca-chan, and the box artwork implies a connection too, but walking around with a strange piece of furniture doesn't seem to be based on any situation from the show. Me, I had to pick it up just because I'm a sucker for dolls with strange action features.
Super Doll Licca-chan miniature: CUUUUTE! This is a little mini-figure from the anime Super Doll Licca-chan that Corky sent me. Isn't she great?

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