Groove Wishlist

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Klein

I’m currently in dolly diet mode for a little while as I’ve had a lot of recent non-doll related expenses pop up all at once but it’s been a while since I’ve made a wishlist of Groove dolls. So without further ado here is the current wishlist…
The Current Groove Wishlist

  • Tokidoki SDCC exclusives Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina– My two biggest priorities at the moment, I want them both so badly. I haven’t really seen owner photos of Super Stella pop up yet and after seeing Dal Vendettina in person/playing with her a big I definitely want my own! Definitely check out my review of my friend’s Vendettina if you missed it.
  • Pullip Sailor Moon- I’ve been waiting for this collaboration for years!
  • Rozen Maiden Pullip Hina Ichigo- Rozen Maiden is what got me into collecting Pullips in the first place, Hina Ichigo was my favorite character yet somehow the Dal never seemed to suit her super cheerful spirit. The Pullip is just absolute perfection and she is definitely on my must get list.
  • Rozen Maiden Pullip Kirakishou- Ah, the gleefully psychotic Kirakishou my second favorite character from Rozen Maiden. Very different from the original release but absolutely gorgeous.
  • Pullip Aira- I have Myra, I’d love to have her wicked sister as well… in all the old sitcoms like Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie the main character always had an evil sister with dark hair (they were played by the same actress as the main character and the dark hair was used to differentiate them).
  • Rose of Versailles Pullip Marie Antoinette- I’m not familiar with the anime other than it being a spiritual successor to Revolutionary Girl Utena but I love how beautiful and detailed this release is.
  • Pullip Meg- Though I’m not fond of her denim jacket I absolutely love everything else about this release, I’m dying to see owner photos.
  • Pullip Galene – Galene’s promotional photos never did much for me but owner photos have opened my eyes and shown how truly lovely she is.
  • Pullip Aurora- Another one that owner photos changed my mind on.
  • Dal Icarus- This one has been on the top of my wishlist for a while but I tend to prioritize Pullips over Dals so despite the fact that I keep on saying she will be next she keeps getting pushed aside for something else. She is an absolutely lovely release and I adore her face mask/steampunk theme.
  • Pang-ju Flower-pang- I’ve been wanting a second Pang-ju for a while now and I thought it was going to be Chiffon-pang BUT I absolutely love this one’s face up and ridiculous costume. I’d love to somehow get this one in time to take with me to Dollism.
  • Pullip Bloody Red Hood Lolii Version– This is the grail at the moment, she is an extremely minor variation of Bloody Red Hood but ultra-limited so she commands a very dear price on the secondary market when you can find her. Unfortunately because she is such a minor variation (different eye chips, slight difference in stock clothing) I’ve had a hard time justifying her cost.

There are a couple of other dolls I wouldn’t mind getting or would snatch up in a heartbeat if I spotted a deal on them but this is it for the most part.

So I guess the question is now, who is on your Groove wishlist?

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Rozen Maiden Pullip Suigintou

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Klein

Back in late 2006 through 2008 Jun Planning collaborated with TBS to release a series of dolls based on characters from the Rozen Maiden anime series. Last year a new Rozen Maiden television series called Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen aired which was much more faithful to the original manga. The new tv series ushered in a new collaboration with Groove and a new series of Rozen Maiden Pullips. While the dolls are based on the same characters they look a little bit different this time around as they are much more faithful to the original manga design/design from the new tv series.

A new version of Rozen’s first doll Pullip Suigintou was released in May (June for in the US). The original Pullip Suigintou was released over seven years ago in January of 2007. The MSRP for the 2014 version of Suigintou is 16000 yen. I purchased my Pullip Suigintou from Pullipstyle, come to think of it I bought my original Pullip Suigintou from them as well way back in the day.

SuigintouLet’s begin the Alice Game….Feel Like So.
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Penny the traveling Yeolume

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Klein

Penny is a custom Yeolume Podo by Myufish, currently she is traveling all around the US visiting various members of the Dolly Market forum. Penny and her incredible journey were masterminded by community member Pixachii, an ardent fan of Yeolume. This month is my turn with Penny! She will be here for about a month before returning to Pixachii and subsequently being raffled off to one of the participants of the traveling Yeolume project.
Penny the Traveling Yeolume
Penny arrived last night and I took her out on our first adventure together today.
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SDCC exclusives Tokidoki Pullip Super Stella & Dal Vendettina now available @Pullipstyle

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Klein

Just wanted to drop a note there that the SDCC exclusive Tokidoki themed superheroes Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina are now available via Pullipstyle. They are priced at $150 each and both dolls are a limited edition of only 250 so don’t delay.
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I highly recommend Vendettina (you can read her review here). Photographing Vendettina has been somewhat bittersweet she’s amazing but she isn’t mine. I’m unfortunately going to have to abstain from ordering the dolls myself for now as I’ve recently had a lot of expenses pop up one after another. I hope that by some miracle that they are still available next month

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SDDC Tokidoki Dal Vendettina

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Klein

As a change of pace, instead of showcasing pictures that are not mine from SDCC I’m going to showcase the SDCC exclusive Tokidoki Dal Vendettina who does not belong to me. This year Groove partnered with Tokidoki to release two Tokidoki themed superheroes Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina as SDCC exclusives. Both dolls were limited to 250 and were priced at $130 each. Groove has previously collaborated with Tokidoki to give us Pullips Luna and Lunarosa, then Groove paired Tokidoki with Hello Kitty to give us the super amazing Violetta earlier this year.

I had asked someone to pick the dolls up for me but I hadn’t heard back, I hesitated to ask my SDCC source that took all the pictures for me as I didn’t want to potentially be obligated to pay for two sets of dolls. I did ask my SDCC source to pick up the Dal for a friend of mine that lives overseas, it has a layover here before going on to it’s proper home but I was told I could photograph her to my heart’s content until sending her on….
Vendettina
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SDCC Pullip Photos: Groove’s Booth

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Klein

This year Groove has partnered with Tokidoki to release Tokidoki themed superheroes Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina as SDCC exclusives. You can read about their reveal here or check out some in box photos of the dolls that were very graciously given to me so that I could share them by a friend here. A small quantity of Pullip Sailor Moon was also available for advance sale at JPGroove‘s booth, though I don’t seem to see any boxes of her in the photos I received this morning. My friend who had sent me the pictures yesterday just sent me some pictures of JPGroove’s booth this morning and has very graciously agreed to let me share the photos here again!

Upon seeing these photos I was initially filled with despair as so many lovely dolls are available at SDCC including a large number of older models that are no longer available like anywhere. On the bright side, while I do wish I could have attended my wallet is incredibly thankful that these dolls are all safely out of reach.

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Several recently released dolls on display in this booth, posing them all must have taken a while. The top row has dolls from the Classical Alice series (Isul Classical Mad Hatter, Pullips Classical Alice & Queen), the new Rozen Maiden series (Pullips Kirakishou, Shinku and Suigintou) and the Vocaloid Series (Pullips Miku and Sakura Miku). Kirakishou 2014 hasn’t been released in the US yet so I was kind of surprised to see that she had been on display, I’m really excited about her. The bottom row has dolls from the Starry Night Cinderella series (Taeyang Prince Ramiro, Pullip Princess Dahlia Cinderella and Isul Fairy Lumiere), the Alice du Jardin series (Pullips Alice du Jardin & Alice du Jardin Mint) and the Snow White series (Taeyang Twilight Destiny, Pullips Snow White & Midnight Velvet). Clicking on the links above will bring up my reviews of the dolls, if you want to learn more about them .It looks like the very bottom two rows are filled up with a mix of dals and byuls for sale.
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SDCC Pullip Photos Sailor Moon, Tokidoki Superheroes Vendettina & Super Stella – Part 1!

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Klein

If you somehow haven’t heard the news already, this year’s SDCC exclusive Pullip and Dal are Tokidoki themed superheroes you can read more about their reveal here. An amazing friend of mine is attending SDCC this year, tonight was preview night. She has very graciously sent me some pictures of the exclusive Pullips and Dal dolls and given me permission to share them here! Needless to say these are not my photos (or my dolls for that matter), the photographer wishes not to identified at this time.

Why is this round one? I’m hoping to have more pictures to post here tomorrow, particularly of JPGroove’s booth.

First and foremost, the one named Sailor Moon!
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Sailor Moon was released last week in Japan, the US release schedule is always one month behind so she isn’t supposed to be released here until late August. JPGroove was able to offer forty Pullip Sailor Moon for advance pre-sale at SDCC. I hear these are disappearing quickly!
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I can’t wait until she gets her full US release next month!

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The boxes from the SDCC Tokidoki dolls. These boxes are amazingly colorful and a lot more exciting than the boxes from previous SDCC exclusives. Simone Legno, the creator of Tokioki is also at SDCC as this year I’d die to get one of the doll boxes signed by him (particularly the Dal’s).

Super Stella to the rescue!
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Super Stella looks pretty great in the box, I’m glad to have a better look at her face up. Her eye chips are out of this world! She appears to come with some sort of a wand that was not seen in the promo photo, I’m glad she comes with a cool accessory.
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It kind of occurred to me when I saw the box photos of Super Stella that maybe rather than a proper superhero she is supposed to be a cosplayer that dresses up like a superhero like many of the people attending SDCC.

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The few promo shots that were available of Vendettina didn’t show her without her mask off so I was super excited to see what was hidden behind the mask. I was quite pleasantly surprised with the dramatic blue eye make up, she is just gorgeous! I’m still not entirely sure if she is supposed to be a superhero or a villain but I am absolutely in love with her. Also not seen in the promo photos she appears to come with some sort of wand.
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Vendettina is only the second Dal released this year, I was very excited that another Dal was to be released especially since she is a part of a collaboration with Tokidoki.
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Details shot! If I could only have one it would be the Dal but both the dolls are absolutely amazing.

Pullip Sailor Moon is available exclusively at JPGroove’s booth during SDCC, she is still available for preorder at Pullipstyle and/or JPGroove for release in late August. Tokidoki Superheroes Super Stella and Vendettina are available at both JPGroove’s and Tokidoki’s booths at SDCC, it is not known at this time if they will be offered outside of SDCC.

A very special thank you to my dear SDCC friend for the photos ❤

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September Pullip Releases Announced Pullips Scarlet & Rozen Maiden Hina Ichigo

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Klein

Groove announced two new Pullips slated for release in September via their blog early this morning.  Pullip Hina Ichigo is a continuation of the newer Rozen Maiden collaboration series which started earlier this year with the release of Pullips Shinku and Keikujyaku and continued with the subsequent releases of Suigintou and Kirakishou. This is the second time that Hina Ichigo has been released in doll form by Groove, in the previous collaboration series she was released as a Dal rather than a Pullip. While Dal’s diminutive stature suited Hina Ichigo’s character, her sour expression did not as it seemed like the only time Hina Ichigo wasn’t smiling in the original anime series was after Suiseiseki stole her strawberry daifuku! Pullip Scarlet on the other hand is not a collaboration but an original design, she is a bold contrast of red, black and white.  She looks quite dramatic compared to the super sweet Pullip Hina Ichigo.

The Releases: Pullips Hina Ichigo & Scarlet
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Pullip Beary Fairy Kiyomi

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Klein

In January 2012, Groove simultaneously released  the first two dolls in the Beary Fairy series Dal Dalcomi and Byul Secomi they were followed by the release of Pullip Kiyomi in May of that same year. Somewhat surprisingly, Isul Gosomi a new doll  in the Beary Fairy series was recently announced for release in June of 2014. After the announcement of Gosomi’s release, I realized that I had never did a review of Kiyomi despite the fact that I’ve owned her since slightly after her release so I figured a review was well past due.

I bought Kiyomi from Pullipstyle long ago, so long ago that I either failed to take box shots when I deboxed her or if I did they are lost somewhere in my photo archives. Kiyomi had a MSRP of 12000 yen.

Kiyomi
Down the soda pop river… through the ice mountain… together with jelly bear… I’m going to take hold of cotton candy kingdom… Feel Like So.

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SDCC exclusive Tokidoki Pullip and Dal revealed!

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Klein

Tokidoki revealed the SDCC exclusive Pullip and Dal collaboration dolls today: Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina!
Tokidoki SDCC Dolls revealed
Both dolls are limited to 250 each, it is unknown if they are being sold separately or only as a pair or how much they will cost. Will update when more details become available!

Initial thoughts- I LOVE THEM! Super-cute superheroes!

Super Stella is a rainbow delight! I had a feeling with a  name like Vendettina she would be a bit of a villain.

EDIT: Some additional information has become available about the dolls.

  • They will be sold separately and will be priced at $130 each according to Tokidoki’s facebook page (link).
  • Some additional photos of Vendettina and Super Stella have surfaced via the creator of Tokidoki Simone Legno’s instagram account (link). Simone Legno also said via a comment there they may be sold on Tokidoki after SDCC (assuming they don’t sell out at SDCC, of course).

Edit the second: A much cleaner promo photo of Pullip Super Stella and Dal Venderttina has been found via SDCC blog.
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The really nice thing about this is that it is big enough/high enough quality to allow for a zoom-in and a closer look at Pullip Super Stella and Dal Vendettina.
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