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New junk I just got around to scanning

Merry Ku-ri-su-ma-su!

Just got back from ye olde anime tchotchke shoppe, Majin Do, where the kindly proprietor, Masaki, was engaged in his favorite passtime, harrassing his customers! "Why haven't you updated your web site? What's the deal?" he asked. Well, various and sundry reasons. I have been extremely busy of late, dealing with the holiday season: procrastinating about Xmas shopping, putting off sending my Xmas cards, avoiding decorating the tree. This takes time and mental energy! Plus, I've been kinda broke of late, due to us saving for a house, plus I found the cutest pair of eyeglasses at this frame shop on Queen Anne, which of course also set me back a bundle, due to the fact that I couldn't resist also getting the adorable sunglasses clips, even though I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to put that paticular accessory to use, here in Seattle.

Anyway anyway, enough of my babbling, you wanna see some pix and hear some fax, right? Well, what are you waiting for.....

Truly silly Jenny dolls

Hinano Yoshikawa

What's Kurisumasu without Jenny? And especially without Jenny's newest, bestest friend, the Pippi Longstocking-coiffed Hinano Yoshikawa. The doll is a scream, and the special heart-shaped box just adds to the fun. My friend Leslie really wanted to buy this doll, too, but in a holiday-inspired mood of pure avarice, I bought Masaki's only one. 'Tis the season to be greedy!

Totoco red-haired Raph

Totoco's run of weird-haired friend dolls continues with bunch o' Raphs. There are actually four different dolls in the set (that I know of anyway): red and blue-haired, both in long and short versions. This is (obviously) the long-haired, Kato Kalein-inspired version of redhead Raph. Here's a picture of the doll boxed doll. You can see the boxes are similar to those used for the red- and blue-haired Kisara dolls.

Totoco blue-haired Raph

This is long, blue-haired Raph. BTW, Raph acutally used the same head mold as Boyfriend Tom, which means these weird-haired dolls could also be considered part of my Tom collection. At least, that's how I justified getting several of them. Here's what the doll looks like in box.

Curly-haired Totoco Kisara

Another in Totoco's "Let's see just how many Kisara dolls those fools will buy before they scream!" series. I guess the answer is, "Lots." This is kind of a California beach-girl incarnation of our fave side-glancing Jenny friend. Note from a peek inside the box that she come with just about everything a girl needs: designer underwear, and a set of black stiletto heels.

Super Doll Knight Licca

These last 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.

Various stuff

Takara body Vampire Princess Miyu

Before there was Buffy, there was a Japanese schoolgirl who went around being a vampire, dammit, as well as sending those nasty, nasty shinma back to the darkness. This version of Miyu has the 11 inch scale Super Action Jenny body, and real hair. The cool thing is, she's almost the right scale for the Tsukuda Hobby Rava doll. For you compulsive types, here's a look at the doll in box. This is the TV version of Miyu, by the way, where she occasionally makes like Sailor Moon with some colorful, elaborate attacks, and long speeches.

Tonde Burin Pig Girl

I'll admit, I have absolutely no information about this anime. But isn't this pig girl just the cutest? You can also put her hood up so she can have pig ears!

Tonde Burin Flying Pig

The best UFO catcher yet for those of us fond of the phrase, "When pigs fly." If you'll notice, this one has a suction cup, so you can stick it up over you desk at work, and further convince you officemates of your lack of touch with reality!