What's Nuevo???

New junk I just got around to scanning

Happy nuevo year!

Howdy-ho, kiddies! Well, Y2K turned out to be a Year of Transition for us. First we moved into a new house. I got a new job, doing something or other for Eddie Bauer. And THEN Yahoo! moved my website, kit and kaboodle, over here to bobagirl.com.

What's the good news about all this disruption? Well, I finally got my doll room done! Here is the Sailor Moon Corner. Over here are my Jenny and Anime dolls. The back wall has action figure. And right in the center is Plushie Heaven! Look how happy the plushies are to be out of those icky cardboard boxes.

OK, now on to the good stuff....

CARDCAPTORS Trendmasters Dolls

Did you ever ever ever expect to see Cardcaptor Sakura stuff in a Stateside Toys R Us? Well, here's the next best thing. Trendmasters has issued a series of six 8" scale dolls, very similar to the Bandai Japan series that was out last year. (I have some one to one matchups down below if you're interested in the comparison.)

Sakura in Summer School Uniform

Not sure why they didn't make Sakura in her more familiar winter school uniform. But notice she's got a little backpack, clow wand, and a teeny-weeny Kero.

Pink Kitty Sakura

One of three Sakura dolls in this series dressed in fighting outfits. Once again, this outfit has been made in the Bandai Japan series. Note she has the same clow wand and Kero accessories as the other Sakura dolls.

Blue Warrior Sakura

Another fighting outfit, same Kero and wand.

Green Fairy Sakura

This is probably my least favorite of the three fighting outfits. Like Blue Warrior, I don't believe this outfit has appeared in the Bandai Japan set yet.

Li with Sword

Li in his fighting outfit.

Mei Lin

Mei in her fighting outfit. I'm glad they're making new characters, but poor Mei Lin doesn't even have any accessories!

Bandai vs. Trendmasters Sakura dolls

The Bandai Japan doll is on the left. Note the similar body. It does appear Trendmasters has made a new head mold at least. I really prefer the packaging on the Bandai set. Note especially the detail in Sakura's "kitty ears" on the Bandai vs. Trendmasters dolls.

Bandai vs. Trendmasters Li dolls

The differences between the sets become a lot more apparent with Li. Note that the Bandai doll has rooted hair, and a molded plastic cap, whereas the Trendmasters doll has molded hair, and a cloth cap (he looks a little squash-faced). The Bandai Li also comes with more good stuff, like a collector card, and little bitty doll-sized clow cards.

More Asian Cardcaptor Dolls

I've been seeing a few more non-Japanese market Sakura dolls pop up recently. Here are a few that I believe were made for the Asian market.

Hong Kong market Sakura doll in Pink

This 11" scale (ie, Barbie-sized) doll has been popping up on eBay and in comic shops around here. It has Sakura dressed in her best-known pink fighting outfit from the opening credits. I believe it was manufactured for the Hong Kong/Asian market. It appears to be licensed, and even has a little licensing sticker, barely visible up in the upper lefthand corner. There is also a version with Sakura in her school uniform.

Korean Market Cardcaptor Cherry Doll

This is another 11" scale doll that appears to be made for the Korean market. I really love the cute head mold on this doll, and the packaging is quite nice as well.

Oops! Darned digital camera just ran out of space again. I really have a couple more things to photograph. Well, actually, piles and piles and piles of things to photograph. But it'll have to wait--though hopefull, not for another six months! Until later, bye-bye from the Bobagirl....