Kuroshitsuji ~Book of Circus~ Grell Taeyang

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Last night was a veritable flurry of activity from Groove and myself as a consequence! Groove has announced another doll to be added to their Kuroshitsuji collaboration series via their blog tonight. Grell will be the fourth doll to be released in the newer round of Kuroshitsuji collaboration dolls, the first round was back in 2009 and there were five full sized dolls released as a part of it including a Pullip version of Grell. Why a Pullip and a Taeyang version of the same character? Without getting into gender politics too much, Grell is a male character that wishes he was a female and they even tend to refer to themselves as a female. Maybe the Pullip version is the idealized self and the Taeyang version is supposed to represent reality? I’m not sure I have enough experience with the series for discussion ^^; . I have to say the Taeyang version seems to be much more well done than the Pullip version from years ago, the Taeyang version seems to be a much more accurate version of how Grell looks in the Kuroshitsuji manga/anime.

Taeyang Grell is due for a February release in Japan which means March for us here in the US which means that they will be released exactly seven years after the original Pullip Grell. They have a MSRP of 22000 yen.
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Taeyang Dodo in Steampunk World

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Groove also announced the fifth addition to the Alice in Steampunk line of Pullips  via their blog tonight, I have to give Groove points for originality I don’t think I ever expected to see a doll version of the Dodo character from Alice in Wonderland. Taeyang Dodo in Steampunk World is set to be released in March and has a MSRP of 22000 yen (which makes him 4000 yen higher than the Alice in Steampunk Land Dal).

For those of you unfamiliar with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland the Dodo is a minor character, he leads the Caucus Race where everyone wins as the participants can run in any sort of pattern they like as well as start and stop wherever they like. He only appears in a few early chapters of the book so he isn’t really as iconic as some of the other well known characters in the book that are sorely in need of dolls :: HINT:: I’D LOVE A STEAMPUNK CHESHIRE CAT PULLIP ::HINT:: but he is definitely something very unexpected.
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Dal Alice in Steampunk World

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

My first post of the year is an exciting one! Groove has officially announced the release of the Dal in the very popular Alice in Steampunk World series via their blog.Photos of the prototype of the Steampunk Alice Dal on display have been surfacing as far back as Doll Show 43 back in May of last year, she had been spotted at a few subsequent events but no official news of her release until now! We haven’t seen many Dal releases in the past few years so every time a new one is announced it is almost a cause for celebration!

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Dal Alice in Steampunk World will be the fourth doll released in the Alice in Steampunk World line, she will join Pullip Alice in Steampunk World (pictured above in the center; review can be seen here) Pullip Mad Hatter in Steampunk World (pictured on the left) and Isul White Rabbit in Steampunk World. She is to be released in February (March here in the US) and has a MSRP of 18,000 yen.
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12 hour Sale via JPGroove tomorrow & Preorders open for Pullip My Melody x HEN-NAKO

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

JPGroove is having a 12 hour sale via their website tomorrow 12/19 from 6 AM to 6 PM PST everything will be 15% off with promo code SS15LT please read all the details below. This offer can not be combined with other coupon codes.  12 Hour Sale on JPGroove tomorrowLast time there was a site wide discount sale the dolls from the sample sale vanished, this time they are still going to be available for purchase during the sale period. It’s a really great chance to stack discounts, I had already been eyeing the GS Favorite Isul Milk Tea and Byul Eris Value Set and now well I don’t think I will be able to resist! I will definitely be setting my alarm clock to get up for this one!

In related JPGroove news, preorders have opened for Pullip My Melody x Hen-Nako via their website. She is priced at $159.99 and is due in stock in February. Hmm I wonder if the discount code counts towards preorders…
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Update: The 12 Hour Sale is now live! I have already placed my order, I ordered the Byul Eris and Isul Milk Tea Value set as well as the Giovanni outfit set. As a note, using the coupon code seems to negate the free shipping special on the US Domestic Free Shipping dolls luckily I was able to add another doll unto my order for a friend of mine to qualify for the free shipping over $175 promotion.
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Pullip My Melody × Hen’nako Announced!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by

I apologize for delay on getting this one posted up, Pullip My Melody x Hen’nako was also announced the other day via Groove’s blog. For those who don’t know or aren’t familiar with My Melody, she is a Sanrio character. She is a rabbit but her rabbit ears are always covered in a hood which has traditionally been red but more recently it has been pictured as pink or red. This year marked the 40th anniversary of My Melody.
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Jun Planning/Groove has previously collaborated with Sanrio before and have even made a My Melody Pullip way back in 2008. The original My Melody is everything you would expect from a Sanrio collaboration doll, very sweet and innocent.
sanriomymelodyThe new My Melody Pullip is also a collaboration with Mitsubachi@BabyBee who has previously been a featured artist in the Creator’s Label line collaborating on such dolls as Kuhn, Seila and the fan favorite Alura. My Melody is done up in Mitsubachi@BabyBee’s signature style in particular she styled a bit like Mitsubachi@BabyBee’s popular character Hen’nako.
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Like a dream and cute, it might be somewhere I’ll go to an eye on you.
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Le Petite Prince x Alice & the Pirates- Pullips Rose and Fox Announced

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

Early this morning Groove announced two new additions to their latest collaboration series Pullips Fox and Rose via their blog. The new collaboration series is a triple collaboration between Groove, Le Petit Prince and Alice & the Pirates. The dolls that the characters are based off of are from Le Petit Prince which is a beloved classic children’s book. Although the book is French in origin the story is well known and popular throughout the world, it’s so popular that Warner Brothers is releasing a new film adaptation. We unfortunately won’t see the film here in the US until this spring. The clothing is designed by  Alice & the Pirates which is a sub-brand of the Japanese lolita clothing company Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. Groove has collaborated frequently with Baby, the Stars Shine Bright as well as Alice & the Pirates in the past to bring us many popular releases such as Nella and Johan (Alice & the Pirates) as well as La Robe Vert Clair and Favorite Ribbon (Baby, the Stars Shine Bright).

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For reference here are what the three characters look like in the new Warner Brother’s film version of Le Petit Prince.
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Sailor Moon x Pullip- Dal Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity Details Announced

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

Groove has officially announced the release details as well as more photos of Dal Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity. Dal Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity is the sixteenth doll in the super popular Sailor Moon x Pullip collaboration series. She is set for a January release in Japan which means we will not see her here stateside until February. She has a MSRP of 18000 yen.
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To ask silver crystal … the power to protect everyone, to lend me … protect everyone, the force!
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