Planning ahead? What's that?!

I'm trying to plan ahead this year.

I know... I know, insane, right?

Anyways, Aika is all for this "planning ahead",

especially since she's going to get to be part of the fun!

Hmmm... it's like her color scheme is perfect for a certain

upcoming holiday...

Exciting news!

Well, exciting to me, anyways, lol!

This morning I woke up to find not just one, but BOTH of the

series 10 Ex Cute Aika girls up on www.hlj.com for preorder!

I suspect they will be available during the preorder period,

and then go "Order Stop" when the order period is over.

Preorder period:

NOW- May 19th

(remember, in the USA, May 19th will really fall on May 18th, because of time differences)

Her release date is scheduled for "August"

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Smiling Aika:

http://www.hlj.com/product/AZNPOD002BAN/Dol

©Azone ©HLJ

 Open Mouth Aika:

http://www.hlj.com/product/AZNPOD002BAP/Dol

Azone Friday Update

Time for Friday's Azone Update!

 

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A new Pure Neemo gal joins the fold,

Series 10 for the Pure Neemos has begun,

and some 1/3 fun

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Pure Neemo (1/6 scale)

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Introducing Mio!

The adorable older sister of Mia and Miu, Mio is on the M body, but with a larger LL bust.

Preorder Starts: April 22nd
Price: $110

This one is the Normal Version:
OMG, those boots!

I love how much she looks like the forest girl Miu and Mia!

She is reaching out, asking me to take her home.
Yes, Mio, yes I will bring you home!

This is the LIMITED Direct Store Version of Mio.
She is very, very cute, but I'm really happy I like the Normal version better.

But she is awfully cute!

Series 10!

So, evidently series 10 is going to be made up of past released girls, the ones people have voted their favorite (which... I kind of feel leaves certain Neemos, like Raili, with very few options!)

Aika
"Ex ☆Cute Best Selection"

The winner of the "popularity vote" for Aika was
"Classic Alice Chershire cat AIKA"
This time around you will have two faces to choose from though!

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・Order Period: 4/24/2014 (Thursday)-5/19 (Monday)
　Now... this gal has an order period... so I'm not sure if we'll see her on preorder,
or if we should be looking into ways to order her from Azone.
I'm suspecting if this series will be an unlimited order during the order period, though,
that we'll see a lot more of these series 10 gals on the aftermarket.

　Price: ¥ 12,000 (Roughly $120 USD)

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1/3 Scale

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"Black Raven Festival" ★ 4/26

There will be a Black Raven Festival Event with the following special gal being offered:

There will be special items available... but let's look at the doll first

Ⅰ. Black Raven Festival Commemorative Doll sale!

The legendary "Lilia-White Raven Ⅱ" will be available!
Price: ¥ 43,000 yen (roughly $430 USD)In store only.

Ⅱ. Black Raven original capsule panties!

Hehehe, Azone and their capsule panties XD

Ⅲ. BlackRaven postcard present ★

A cute little commemorative postcard will also be available.

Ⅳ. BlackRaven series comes with doll accessories for sale!

Other Black Raven items will be available as well... but... since it's all in stores,

and I'm more of a Neemo gal anyways, I won't list it all here XD
If you're interested in props like guns and whatnot, for 1/3 scale, though, you might want to keep an eye on Mandarake and Yahoo Japan for anything that might show up.

 

Trippin'

I hear tripping on Murlocs is the worst...

Ghoultide Gathering 2013

Waaaay back in 2009 I went to an event called

Ghoultide Gathering...

and I had a TERRIBLE time.

The venue was too small,

and the ladies who were there to buy stuff were rude as HECK.

Pushing, pulling, jabbing...

both my Mom and I got pushed (literally) out of the way

on several occasions, 

and had things actually snatched from our hands.

It was shocking... and awful...

and I wrote to the folks who organized it and told them our experience,

and said we wouldn't be returning unless they,

at the very least,

got a bigger venue.

Well... at some point they did...

but I still wasn't ready to go back...

until this year!!

I have to say, the 2013 Ghoultide Gathering

was a COMPLETELY different experience.

It was AWESOME. :)

©GhoultideGathering

Click the image above to go to Ghoultide's website!

One of the most revered artists there was Scott Smith

of Rucus Studio (he's also one of the organizers)

©RucusStudio

Click the image above to go to Scott Smith's blog!

His stuff was amazing, and almost completely sold out just 15 minutes after the show opened.

I had taken my little Neemo, Samantha,

the first Neemo I ever bought, and one of the Witches of the Majokko Shop

with me, and she had a blast!

Here are some of our pictures!

Can you spot Samantha in the picture above? XD

Can you spot her again?!

I will definitely be going back next year!

Ex Cute Girl of the Forest/ White Cat Aika

Here's the newest girl to join the crew...

 Ex☆Cute ♪ Neko-San / Aika (White Version)

Other than being a part of the Forest Girl series, there is something else unique about this girl...
she is the first Aika to have this facial expression!

Usually Aika has a devious little smile like this:
(this is a company pic of the other Aika I have, from the witch series)

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As you can see, quite the difference...

and I love them both!!

Hehe, she's chasing the laser pointer XD

 

Like all of the other Forest Girls, this Aika's outfit is made up of delicate, beautiful layers.

 I am *totally* impressed with the design and quality of the outfits from this series.

 

 Haha, it looks like we caught her in the middle of doing something bad XD

Here's a closeup of the adorable outfit detail... the tiny lace, the tiny bead buttons, the cute fuzzy purse, the triple layered skirt, it's all just exquisite.

She also came with this cute kitty hoodie/scarf/glove piece.

 And of course, the animal-appropriate tail attached to her bloomers XD

This tail has wiring in it, so it's very poseable.

She also came with the standard brown tunic that all these Forest girls are coming with...

each one is slightly different, but not by much!

I gather that it's the outfits they're supposed to wear in their "animal" form.

Here is her very odd little story on the Azone site

(I blame Google Translate)

"Komorebi Woods Neko-San."
Wandered into the Woods in addition
Prank like lost kittens "Aika"
Turned into a human girl in cute clothes admiration!

"Alone, though, fear not!..."
Disturbing and full of pounding
-Cat "Aika" the beginning of the story.

... full... of pounding... 0_0 Hahahahaha! OMG.

 

Details:

Hair color: Ivory gold
Eye color: Wicked purple
Mask design: omoiataru
Body: Flection S (New style with better posing)
Set includes: cat ear hood scarf, headband, cardigans, Camisole, socks,
Boots, bag, camisoles, bloomers 

 Everything about this little gal is adorable,

and I highly recommend picking one up if you're thinking about it.

Unfortunately, she's no longer available first-hand,

and must be obtained through sites such as

ebay or Mandarake.

All the Tinies are belong to us!

Don't ask why...

but I brought all the Neemos, as well as the other Japanese 1/6thers

and put them all on my desk.

I think my pneumonia is getting to me.

(although, technically, I should have a pic of the Misakis in here too)

So, here's EVERYONE:

You can actually see two of the Misaki on the left, and my Blythe... those guys always sit on my work desk, so they were just hangin' where they always do.

Here are my three Sahra A La Mode girls, left to right:

Alisa, Yuzuha and Anna (Lycee)

Here are my two Pipi-Carat girls, Left to right: Peapod and Carrot

Here are all my Ex Cute girls:

Left to right, starting in the back row:

Smiling Chiika, Miu #1, Aika

Kana (Chiika), Sabrina (Lien), Luna (Raili)

Miu #2, Himeno, Alice (Koron)

Squeak (Chisa), Pip (Pico Neemo Koron)

The K-On girls :)

The Character Girls, although the Oriemo girl on the far right doesn't belong to me, she's just visiting, and my two Madoka girls are missing, as they are off in California visiting :)

The Mamachapps :)

The Unoa Light

and the three little Obitsu cuties.

The blue and black haired girls have Retrograde faceups,

the red haired "Mini-Me" has a combo of decals and face painting by me.

So... there you have it.

My desk full of tiny folk, dragged along with me in my pneumonia delirium.

Weehoo!