Showing posts with label Kinoko Juice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kinoko Juice. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Foreign Doll Magazines?

Do any of you ever buy foreign doll magazines?

You know... the kind you can't read because they're in another language.

Every now and then I buy one of the Japanese ones,
because they always have great pictures,
and they'll always have some great patterns in them too.

This time I bought this issue of Dolly*Dolly:


It's got such cute stuff inside,
and one of the things is a Pure Neemo outfit!
How cute is this?!


The patterns are all in the back,
I just have to figure out how to make them XD
There are lots of other cute patterns in there too.

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

KIKIPOP! Preorder open to International Customers!

Ok, so I'm a little late to the party on this one,
(again, thank you, snow storm!)

Azone has opened up the preorder for their latest collaboration with Kinoko Juice,
KIKIPOP!

The resin versions of these dolls are highly coveted little creatures,
selling for between $900 and $1200...
so the chance to snap one up for considerably less 
has a lot of people really excited!

Now, I keep seeing folks saying that this preorder is running from Feb 2nd - Feb 27th...
but the date I saw on Azone's site was Feb 22nd... 
so I have no idea which one is right.

If I was on the fence and pondering things, I'd make sure to have my preorder in
by the 22nd (Japan time) just to be safe!

They have a cute little honey-pink haired gal, and a cute little marmalade-red haired gal available!

Here are their links on HLJ,
but they have them on AmiAmi and HobbySearch too!

 Marmalade:

Honey Pink:
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The above detail shows the eye is inset!




Friday, January 2, 2015

Friday Azone Update!

Just a little update!

New info on the Kikipop girls!
This is another awesome collab between Azone and Kinoko Juice.

First the sad news,
they're both Azone Direct Store Limited Editions.
*sigh*

But! If you're lucky enough to nab one, they're only

¥ 24,000

Which makes them way more affordable than the $900+ folks have paid for one of these dolls.

**EDIT** They're made of plastic, Pure Neemo style.

You can reserve one on 1/16/15,
and they are *expected* to be released this month.
Let's look at some pictures!
 
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Next up, a whole lotta clothes,
especially for the 1/12 scale Lil Fairy gals.
... admittedly, I'm pretty psyched I don't want too many of them,
after having ordered almost 100% of the last two releases -_-

I am excited to see them paying some attention to the XS Ex Cute crew...
I hope this means that they'll see even more attention in the year to come!

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Gotta catch em' all!

I posted some pictures on Instagram and have quite a few inquiries on
how folks can buy one of their own of these:

Kinoko: Hi!... I mean, Pika!

I'm talking about the Pikachu outfit, not the doll, XD

Well, I'm more than happy to share the info!
And I hope it generates a lot of business for the gal, because this little outfit is SO cute and soft!
I felt this piece was totally affordable as well.
(I'm not going to say how much, though, in case she has to figure it differently on a case-by-case basis based on size and where she has to ship to... but it was incredibly reasonable, in my opinion)
It's also high quality and arrived in the time frame she said it would.
It closes with velcro in the front, and has elastic arm and foot holes. 
SO CUTE!

On Instagram, the maker of this awesome outfit goes by the name of
treehousebjd

You can contact her through email (this is how she recommended I contact her when I asked if she made and sold the pikachu outfit)

Her email is:
khkinohaza@hotmail.com

Now for a little review, from the expert:

Pikachu: Pika pi, pika pika, pika pi.

Pikachu: Pika, pika, pika!

Pikachu: Chu.

Kinoko: Uhm, you guys totally understood that, right?

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Let's talk about Chiika!

I currently own 4 different versions of the
Azone Pure Neemo Chiika.


How did this happen?! 0_0;;

It happened because Neemos are too cute,
and sometimes I find deals on them that are too good -_-;;

Let's take a peek at each of my Chiikas!

My first Chiika:
Kana
She is a Secret Wonderland DS Chiika


As you can maybe tell from her picture, I'm planning on rerooting her.
I just got another pink haired Chiika whose hair is much nicer... and I just don't need 2.
Plus, Kana's previous owner cut her hair anyways (poor girl has a mullet if her hair isn't in pigtails)
So I figure she's the perfect candidate for rerooting.

My Second Chiika:
Currently unnamed
She is a Romantic Girly Chiika


This girl was the first smiley Chiika, and with her pigtails, purple eyes and soft smile,
she's super cute :)
She also came with two lovely outfits. 
I bought her second hand, but in perfect condition.

My Third Chiika:
Chiika
She is a Forest Girl Squirrel Chiika


This girl is part of Series 9, the currently ongoing series that is based on Mori style clothing,
and features each of the ExCute girls as little forest animals.
The series is super cute, so I decided that I would leave all the girls in this series with their original names. Plus it was yet another lovely smiley Chiika, this one with lovely green eyes.
How could I resist?

My Fourth Chiika:
Kinoko
She is a Sweet Dream Chiika


Dare I say it? Cutest Chiika EVER... when you look at her fullset.
I just fell in love with everything about this girl.
She's a collaboration between Azone and Kinoko Juice
(thus why her name is Kinoko, which yes, I do know means "mushroom"...
but I think that's a cute name, LOL)
This gal's superior pink hair is why Kana will soon be the victim of a reroot.
MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Here's an image of all the faces next to one another, for the sake of comparison:


As you can see, Pure Neemos are pretty much defined by their eye shape... since their mouths are
prone to change shape every once in a while.
I think both versions of Chiika are very cute :)

Plus there's something about Chiika,
something very innocent and vulnerable.
I love making little photos of her that pose a question,
she always seems like she's asking questions. :)




Friday, June 28, 2013

Friday Azone Update

 Time for Friday's Azone Update!
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Brace yourselves, chickie-pops, it's a BIG ONE!

There are 4 new 1/6th scale girls,
2 revamped 1/12 scale girls,
and 3 new 1/3 scale girls :)

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Ex☆Cute & Kinoko Juice Sweet Dream Chiika

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Kinoko Juice and Azone have teamed up to bring you this sickeningly sweet Chiika
(who I want, I really, really do!)

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In Azone's own words:
Pale, fragile heart, slightly sweet sweet dream...

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7/2/2013 open for reservation
Price: 11000 Yen (Roughly $110.00 USD)

Details:

Hair color: Milky pink
Eye color: Candy green
 Body: moving Pureneemo Flexion full 

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 The company that Azone is teaming up with,
Kinoko Juice,
creates their own super cute doll with adorable outfits!
However, these guys tend to retail for about $900
and are incredibly hard to get 0_0

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Ex☆Cute Girls of the Forest Bambi / Raili

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Preorder begins July 11, 2013

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Detail:
Hair color: Caramel gold (caramel Gold)
Eye color: Caramel brown (caramel brown)

 Moto body: Pureneemo Flexion M /fair skin
 
Price: 12,000 yen (Roughly $120 USD)

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                  Shameimaru Aya from Touhou Project
                 This product is set orders period. Registration Now!
                 Order period:
June 25, 2013 - August 12, 2013































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Price:
¥ 13,000
(Roughly $130 USD)
You can order this girl from the Akihabara, Shonan, Nagoya and Osaka shops,
via a shopping service. Also from http://hobby-channel.net/

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Alice Margatroid from Touhou Project
 Order period:
June 25, 2013 - August 12, 2013



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Price: ¥ 13,000 (Roughly $130 USD)
You can order this girl from the Akihabara, Shonan, Nagoya and Osaka shops,
via a shopping service. Also from http://hobby-channel.net/




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Now for the 1/3 Scale girls:
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Sayaka Miki / Magical Girl Madoka ☆ Magika

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Price: ¥ 60,000 (Roughly $600 USD)



Available for Preorder on June 27th, 2013
(aka, yesterday!)


 Body: Obitsu 50cmM bust
Size: 1/3 Height approx 50cm

Costume: Magical Girl outfit (including hair piece), shoes

Accessories: sword (two)


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 2nd Black Raven series of "Luluna" debuts!
 

 

Please enjoy this humorous, if not slightly confusing translation from Google Translate:
2nd Black Raven series of "Luluna".

Luluna this appeared wearing a magic clothes withdrawal combat.
Chain with long coat the one you level up further coat Lilia who also wears.
And I stand up to fate has sickle deformation "TJT Vu~arujinesu" equipped with a device to amplify the most magic that has created its own Luluna.
The term fate receive wait for her ...



 
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 Luluna / Moonlit Raven
Memories of Crescent ~ The beginning of the end (normal ver.)


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Preorder begins: July 4, 2013
Details:
Body:
48cm Obitsu body (White)-L bust

Hair color:
Misty Silver

Eye color:
Rising Red Moon

   
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rice: 47,000 yen (Roughly $470 USD)


 
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  Luluna / Moonlit Raven
Memories of Crescent ~ The beginning of the end (Limited ver.)


 
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Preorder begins: July 4, 2013
Details:
Body:
48cm Obitsu body (White)-L bust

Hair color:
Flare Brown
Eye color:
Rising Red Moon

   
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rice: 47,000 yen (Roughly $470 USD)


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And finally, a 1/12 scale release that I don't find terribly exciting...
since it's the same Pico Neemos they released before, 
just with differently styled hair:

 
Pico Ex☆Cute / SnottyCat Koron ver.1.1
 Preorder starts July 9, 2013
Price: 6,800 Yen (roughly $68 USD) 



Pico Ex☆Cute / WickedStyle Aika ver.1.1
 Preorder starts July 9, 2013
Price: 6,800 Yen (roughly $68 USD)