Pullip Sailor Moon now available for preorder @Pullipstyle

A bit later than anticipated but Pullip Sailor Moon is now available for preorder via Pullipstyle. She is priced at $135 and is set for an August release here in the states. If you somehow missed the news, Groove is making a collaboration Sailor Moon Pullip you can read about her announcement here and more recently Groove has done a poll via facebook about the potential release of more characters which you can see some more details on here.

I am so excited about this release and can’t wait to add her to my collection!

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For Love and Justice, The pretty Sailor suited soldier Sailor Moon!! In the name of the moon I will punish you!!…. Feel Like So.

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New Discount Code @Pullipstyle

Pullipstyle has announced a new coupon code, the code is summer20 and it’s good for $20 off any order larger than $250 (before shipping costs). It is unknown how long this offer will be good for so I recommend you act fast, if you plan on taking advantage of it. It’s a great chance to treat yourself to a couple of new girls (or boys or really any combination of girls and boys) because after all, the only thing better than one Pullip is two. Pullip sure does loves having friends to play with!
Lets play with legos together!
As always the toughest thing with these kinds of deals is deciding who to get, I really fancy the new version of Pullip Suigintou but deciding who else to get alongside her is a bit tricky.

If anyone has any preference for the next doll I review please speak up, right now it’s between Isul Midnight Deja Vu and Pullip Eloise.

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Pullip Canele

Pullip Canele was released alongside her twin/counterpart Varele at this past year’s Doll Carnival.   The theme of last year’s Puddle is Happy Pullip World and both of the twin Doll Carnival dolls embodied the theme perfectly with their whimsical, over the top carousel themes. Canele has a MSRP of 18000 yen.

Canele has actually been with me now for a while, I thought I had actually already done a write up on her but looking back I guess I never actually got around to it ^^; . I preordered her via Pullipstyle as soon as her preorder period opened as I was very much enamored with her ever since her first teaser photo leaked way back in October.
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Around and Around The Merry-Go-Round… The Carnival is coming today… Let’s all enjoy it together… Feel Like So.

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Groove posts Facebook Poll about possible future Sailor Moon dolls & Other Pullip News Updates

Groove announced via their blog that have posted a poll on their facebook page about which dolls the fans would like to see released next as a part of the Sailor Moon collaboration. This is a great opportunity for fans to get the dolls they want made, I wish they would take this approach for some of the older unproduced prototypes they have laying about. The poll runs from now until June 18th.
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I decided to copy down the questions/answers here so people who may not be on facebook can see what the options are/were and to prevent this getting completely lost with time.

Question One– Which character do you want to release as the second line-up of Pullip family?
Options: Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter or Sailor Venus.

Question Two Which Pullip family member do you want to use the character you choose in question one?
Options: Pullip, Dal, Byul, Taeyang, Isul or other.

Question Three Which character do you want to release as the third line-up of Pullip family?
Options: Super Sailor Moon, Eternal Sailor Moon, Princess Serenity, Neo-Queen Serenity, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, Sailor Chibi Moon, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Pluto, Black Lady, Prince Endymion, Luna in human form, Sailor V and other.

Question Four Which Pullip family member  do you want to use the character you choose in question three?
Options: Pullip, Dal, Byul, Taeyang, Isul or other.

Question Five Besides your selections made in question one & question three, please tell us the combination of Pullip Family with other Sailor Moon character
Options: Please note there are no options for this one it is simply a write-in option.
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There is such a wonderful cast of characters in Sailor Moon that’s hard to choose which ones to vote for the in the poll though I did notice that Black Lady was the only villain listed as an option (how amazing would a Queen Beryl or Nehelenia be?). Personally I chose Sailor Venus as a Pullip for the second doll to be released and Tuxedo Mask as a Taeyang for the third doll though i would love to see Sailor Saturn and Sailor V… well really any of them be produced as actual characters.

In other news…

  • The seventh annual Puddle (Pullip and Dal Doll Lovers Event) was held this past weekend, I was unable to attend but am told that this year’s Puddle was a roaring success with the largest attendance ever.

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This year’s theme was rainbows.
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I wish I could have been there to see so many amazing dolls in person.
Keely's Cute Kimono
Not to mention raid all the vendor’s booths, it seems I can never resist buying wa-loli kimonos from Keely’s Cute Kimono (I may have arranged for the green one with the orange trim to be set aside for me).
My booth
Requiemart‘s booth in particular looked amazing, I can’t get over that green haired space pirate custom in the top row.

All photos are by Requiemart and are used with permission, you can read her write up of this year’s Puddle on her website here ( links to part one, part two & part three).

  • I’m told JPGroove is supposed to be making an announcement about the US distribution of Pullip Sailor Moon very soon so please be patient!
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Pullip Kirakishou preorder open @Pullipstyle also guess who is going to Dollism Plus USA!

The new version of Rozen Maiden Pullip Kirakishou is now available for preorder via Pullipstyle. Kirakishou is priced at $132.95 and is set for an August release.

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I’m personally very excited about her even if she is a very different girl than the original Pullip Kirakishou.
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In other news, today I registered for Dollism Plus USA which will be held in Buffalo, New York at the Hyatt Regency from September 19-21, 2014. The event is being put on by Den of Angels in partnership wih Mint on Card and Dollheart and will hopefully be one of the largest ever bjd conventions in the US. This is the eighth annual Dollism but this is the first time having the event in the US, it has previously been held primarily in Hong Kong though it was hosted in Tokyo in 2012. This will be my first ever large bjd convention so I’m really looking forward to it especially since LatiDoll will be in attendance and let’s just say that I have a case of Lati Yellow fever…

The Lovely Latis
Is it bad this picture was taken less than two weeks ago and there are already two more than are in this picture?
I realize that this isn’t exactly Pullip related but I guess I will have to bring a Pang-ju with me to Doll-ism to make it relevant.

 

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Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pullip Violetta (Part two Special Version)

Groove recently partnered with Tokidoki x Hello Kitty to release a collaboration Pullip. Two versions of Violetta were released, a standard version which is widely available from Pullip sellers such as Pullipstyle as well as a Special version that is available exclusively through Groove’s official shop  and JPGroove. The standard and the special version of Violetta are identical except for the fact that the special version comes with three additional accessories. The standard version of Violetta has a MSRP of 16000 yen, the special version has a MSRP of 20000 yen so there is a price difference of about $40. I ended up getting the special version, I have already done a review of Violetta which can be seen here which highlighted her as a standard release doll this post will instead focus on highlighting the accessories that are exclusive to the special version.
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So what are the three accessories? A parasol, a purse and a Adios plush all Tokidoki x Hello Kitty themed.
Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Violetta
I’ve seen the criticism that the normal version of Violetta should just come with the Special extras standard as the previous Tokidoki Pullips each came with a Tokidoki purse and plush BUT more realistically unlike the other Tokidoki Pullips Violetta is also a collaboration with a third company Sanrio (the owners of Hello Kitty). The only way it was probably financially feasible for Groove to include accessories without cutting into the profit margin which is already getting split three ways was to release a special version at a higher cost, so at least the general release is priced similarly to other collaborations. This way if people just want the doll without the accessories there is an available option rather than having to shell out extra money for accessories they may not want. So are the accessories worth the extra cost? Let’s take a look!

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Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Collaboration Pullip Violetta (Part 1)

In late April, Groove announced a very special collaboration Pullip with Tokidoki and Hello Kitty.  Violetta was released almost immediately after the announcement. Groove has previously partnered with Sanrio and Tokidoki separately before to bring us such lovely releases as Tokidoki Luna and Hello Kitty but never together like this before though Tokidoki and Hello Kitty have previously collaborated together somehow I never thought we would see a Hello Kitty x Tokidoki Pullip. I can’t get over how fabulous this release is!
Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Violetta
Violetta  was released in two different versions a standard edition that is available basically everywhere Pullips are sold (I personally recommend Pullipstyle) as well as a special limited version that comes with additional accessories that is available only through Groove’s official shop and JPGroove here in the states. The regular version has a MSRP of 16000 yen and the special version has a slightly higher MSRP of 20000 yen. I ended up with the special version of Violetta but since the dolls are identical except for the accessories I’ve decided to split this post in two;  part one will focus on Violetta as a standard release and part two will highlight the accessories that are exclusive to the special version of Violetta.

So without further ado here is part one…

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New Rozen Maiden Kirakishou Pullip Re-release

Groove has officially announced a new version of Rozen Maiden Pullip Kirakishou via their blog. The original release of Pullip Kirakishou was limited to 1000 and exclusive to the TBS shop, this time around she is not exclusive to them but they do have exclusive first rights to list the preorder almost a week ahead of everyone else as well as a preorder bonus Jun plush (her listing at the TBS shop can be seen here). The new version of Kirakishou is set for a late July release in Japan (August for us here in the states) and has a MSRP of 16000 yen.

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This ring I vow to kiss kiss vows master … Come on

The 2014 Kirakishou Pullip is based upon her appearance in the Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen anime from last year which was much more faithful to the manga where Kirakishou was a major villain (also Barasuishou doesn’t exist as she was created for the original tv series). It is a very faithful adaption to her appearance in Zurückspulen so she is quite the departure from the original Kirakishou.
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Her stock looks to be nicer quality this time around, the original Kirakishou’s outfit was made of a shiny material and looked kind of cheap but this looks to be a much better quality.
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While she is a great representation of the character, she has turned out to be such a pretty doll that she would do well in just about any collection even if you don’t care for the series/character she makes a lovely lolita.
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Kirakishou was one of my favorite characters in Rozen Maiden, I always seem to be drawn to the characters who have absolutely gone mad it seems. Somewhat hilariously, my other favorite character is Hina Ichigo; the two couldn’t be more different and well if you’ve seen the anime/read the manga their relationship ends rather unpleasantly for one of them…
Kirakishou 2014Unlike in the anime the rose is an eye patch and is completely removable to reveal a very pretty face hiding underneath. My only complaint is that I feel like her eyes should have been more intense, Kirakishou has a very crazy personality yet the Pullip gives has generically sweet eyes that fail to convey the insanity lurking inside.

Verdict: I’m definitely not skipping this release, I’m in love! The only way I could have been happier with her is if she had some crazy eyechips, thankfully rechipping is easy enough.

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Byul Fata, the beautiful ballerina

A lovely ballerina Byul has arrived! I just recently bought Fata via Pullipstyle, I had been interested in Fata since she went up for preorder but I have a tendency to prioritize purchasing Pullips over the other dolls in the series. I realized that I hadn’t really seen any owner photos of her and well she is too cute for there not to be any photos of her so to the top of the wishlist she went.

Fata has a MSRP of 15000 yen. She was released in January of this year, so far she is the only Byul released and/or announced this year. The spotlight seems firmly affixed on Pullip this year, not many of the other dolls in the line have been released this year.

Byul Fata
I am a flower fairy… Wearing a pretty tutu… Dancing around and around.
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Pullip Sailor Moon is not a Bandai Exclusive

Because I’ve received far too many emails/direct message/private messages about this mostly from normally non-doll people Pullip Sailor Moon will be getting a US release (if this is your first time hearing about Sailor Moon please read this post). Please do not despair and give in to the eBay prices as she is not a Bandai shop exclusive. While Bandai shop does have the right of first preorder she is not exclusive to them, the only thing that is exclusive is a small Luna plush (it’s cute but is it worth that much to you?).
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The US traditionally doesn’t open preorders for Pullips until a few weeks later so please be patient JPGroove will be making an announcement about her potential release in the US on or around June 10th. I will post here as soon as more details become available. Trust me if there is one thing I know, it’s Pullips you can rely on me.

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