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Card Captor Sakura Plushies

What better for a mini-update than a whole pile of minis? These plushies were so darned cute, I couldn't resist adding them to the page, right now! Who said patience is a virtue?

Sakura in Yellow Dress

Sakura's yellow dress is not quite as famous as Askua's (from Evangelion) yellow dress, but it's pretty darned cute.

Sakura in Bunny Fighting Outfit

Don't think this one was included in the Battle Plushies set. Anyway, Sakura is all decked out as a fuzzy bunny, and ready to fight evil! (And people wonder why I love this show.)

Plush Keychains

So cuuuute! And only about 3" high. Here are some closeups:

Sakura in Red-Eared Battle Costume

Sakura in Pink Costume

Sakura in Swimsuit

Sakura in Orange Costume

Sakura in School Uniform

Mascot Keychains

These "mascot" keychains are all teeny and tagged. They are a must for shameless Kero-chan fans (such as I). Here's some closeups.

Kero in a Vest

Sakura in a Blue Dress

Kero in a Top Hat

Flying Kero-chan

Kero in a Pink Cap

Color Hair Jenny

Color Hair Abel

OK, so you knew this latest color hair business couldn't just stop with our old pal Jenny, but had to spread to her trendy friends. And just to prove the point, here is Abel with pink hair and a foofy dress to match. Here's a close-up of her face. And no, she doesn't have pink eye.

Color Hair Mille-feuille

The doll with the name you can't spell! I must admit, I've never previously had any inclination to own a Mille-feuille, until, that is, I saw this amusing lavender-haired example. This is a great-looking doll, actually worth keeping around in her original outfit. Here's a macro of the doll's face.

It's a Cartmen Christmas

Christmas day is nearly here! Have you been good? (Me neither.) And so, here is the best part of the holiday season, presents for me. And who better to give presents to me, than me?

Various and Sundry Anime Dolls

Rutee Kartlet

This chick hails from a game called "Tales of Destiny." She's a Takara doll, with the standard Takara SAJ body. I liked her 'cause she came with lots of stuff for assorted violence, like boots and kneepads and a tambourine. (A tambourine? Well, I guess you have to play the game. Here's a macro of the face. I like her tough expression, and the violet colored eyes.

Shino

Another limited edition doll from the marvelous Volks, Shino is dressed in a shiny variation of the ubiquitous French Maid outfit. Note that although Volks has helpfully included some flesh-colored plugs to cover the doll's screw-holes, they have neglected to include, say, a vacuum, or mop. Some crummy maid service she is. The doll's face reminds me of an anime character, whose name I'm sure I will recall as soon as I've downloaded this page.

G-Taste

"Nice body, nice buddy." These lovely gals are produced by a company called "Azone." It seems to be a tale of two of Tokyo's Finest (who just happen to wear Ally McBeal-length mini-skirts). As is necessary for conducting serious police business, there is a blond and a brunette. The set includes essentials, like a little gun and handcuffs.

Etoko-chan

Stands to reason that one day, I'd buy an Etoko. I was just waiting for the right one. For those of you who don't know, Etoko serves as kind of a busty mascot for Marmit. Here's a close-up of her face. Etoko has been presented in a variety of costumes and disguises over the years, as seen in the artwork on the back of the box.

Asuka

My friend Gwen's favorite EVA character ("She's half German! Didja know that? Huh? Huh?"), Askua has been captured in doll form by Sega, and as an action figure, by Kotobukiya. Here she is in her Marmit version. She's wearing her school uniform, not her famous yellow dress, although she does have an extra gym uniform. Here's a gander at her face. I don't think they sculpted her looking ornery enough!

Shoujo Anime Stuff

Twinkle Pegasus

Oh boy! I'd been looking for this piece for a long time. This guy is from Super S. If you'll remember these was some business about this evil guy trying to steal folks's beautiful dreams. Chibi Moon spent a lot of time hanging out with Pegasus. Here's a look at him deboxed. I love the Super S packaging.

Moon Rod

This is the Bandai Asia version of Sailor Moon's "Cutie Moon Rod," the first of innumerable weapons she was given for the purpose of fighting evil. Here's a picture of the toy loose

Sailor Moon R Sketchbook

This is an interesting piece. You know those sketches you often find behind your animation cels (the ones that often annoy you by sticking to your cels)? Well, this is a book of prints of a bunch of those sketches, with two or three colors. I'm not exactly sure what it's for--make your own anime cels? But some of the sketches are pretty to look at.

Sakura's Key

Another Cardcaptor Sakura role-playing toy: this is the little key that Sakura wears on a chain. I think it's supposed to play music or something.

Sakura action figure

This is another in the Bandai Real Model series of action figures. Unlike the others I've seen (which were boxed) this one is carded, and features Sakura in a cute battle outfit, plus a little bitty Kero-chan.

Plush Kero-chan

Speaking of Kero, here's a mid-sized UFO catcher of our favorite video game-playing flying teddy bear. From Banpresto, of course.

Wedding Peach Model

My friend Corky alerted me to this spiffy Peach model. Here she is, out of box. This is one of those kind of "is-it-a-model-is-it-a-figure" kind of question marks. The arms move, so it's kind of a figure.

Jenny

NB 21

This whacked out Jenny is supposed to be a prototype for Things to Come from Jennyland next year. As you can see, this rather voluptuous take on Jenny doesn't have any joints. Instead, she has a kind of gumby-style body. She has the Brigitte head mold, which is a lot more smiley and Barbie-like than the standard Jenny.

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.

Color Hair Licca Postcard

Isn't this cool? I put my Licca-chan dolls by the heating vents to change their hair color.

Weird Stuff

Powerpuff!

Woo-hoo! Who more natural for a set of UFO catchers but the Powerpuff Girls, characters who conveniently already look like UFO catchers. I got the last set at Toys R Us.

Mugato

Boy, talk about dumb toy of the year! Do you remember that stupid episode of the original Trek, where Kirk spent the episode fighting some guy in an ill-fitting white gorilla suit? Well, now they've made a toy to commemorate the embarassment of Trek fans everywhere. This guy is going straight to my desk at work to fight Carrot Monster from the Lost in Space series.

Beatles action figures

How I wish I'd had these Yellow Submarine toys as a kid! Oh well, I have them now. These McFarlane Toys figures are the best, especially my fave, the Blue Meanie.