New Pullipstyle Discount Code & Isul Beary Fairy Gosomi up for preorder

Pullipstyle is running a new special on all in stock Dals and Byuls, the promo code is DALBYUL5 and it is good for $5 off any in stock Dals and Byuls (please note this does not include the Dal MIO kit or Little Dals/Byuls). Now for the hard part, deciding to who to use the coupon on…

May I humbly suggest Dal Heiwa?
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Or maybe Heiwa is too sweet for you, Dal Natalie the blood-splattered nurse is more your style.
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Of course, you can never go wrong with Alice.
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Of course Byul needs love too!
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Personally I really want Dal Icarus so hopefully I’ll be able to order her while the coupon code event is still ongoing.
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In other Pullipstyle news, Isul Gosomi is now available for preorder. He is priced at $109.95 and is due for a July release here in the states. Personally I think I’m safe from Gosomi.
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Pullip News Round Up!

    • Groove has officially announced Sailor Moon via their blog, she has a MSRP of 16000 yen and set to be released in July. I already did a blog post up on her here when she popped up for preorder on Bandai’s page. She is not a Bandai exclusive, Bandai was the just the first store allowed to open preorders but the little Luna plush is a Bandai exclusive. According to Groove’s blog post, preorders everywhere else should start opening around the 26th. So now the question won’t be whether or not she will be coming the US or not but how much we will be paying for her.
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      Sailor Moon Sailor of justice and love! On behalf of the moon, Oshiokiyo~tsu! !
    • A new version of Regeneration Anne of Green Gables Pullip was released in Japan at some sort of museum exhibit commemorating the release of the book. The only difference I see between this version and the normal Regeneration version of Anne is that she has a new box. She has a MSRP of 12000 yen, she doesn’t seem to have a unique product number. You can read more about the Anne doll on Groove’s blog.
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    • Groove recently announced some one-off custom dolls based upon the likeness of the one-off customs based on the band Ichigeki as a part of a collaboration with HoneySlash. From my admittedly poor understanding of Japanese the dolls’ listings seem to say that the dolls have custom face ups by @Nai but everything else (wigs/costumes/tattoos) seems to have been designed/made by HoneySlash. The dolls are/were available through Honey Slash’s website. They have a MSRP of 46000 yen each and do not even come with a stand, for that price they couldn’t have tossed in a stand?

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Photo Source: Honey Slash

These boys left me a bit puzzled as they were mentioned on Groove’s official blog but they technically aren’t releases to I ended up building a page about extraordinary releases (which is still partially under construction) which can be seen here . The page has doll carnival customs, charity auction dolls and etc and a fair few more details on the Ichigeki dolls in case anyone is keen on them.

  • I am currently waiting on Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pullip Violetta as well as two Jun Planning classmates, two more Ai Dolls, Pullip Bouquet, Byul Fata and Taeyang Wayne… I may have overdid it a little but I wanted to get my orders in while I still had the apartment available as a shipping address as to avoid as many questions as possible. While I am waiting if anyone has any preference on any items on my to do list please let me know. Items currently on the to do list include reviews for the following: Pullips Canele, Varele, Fraulein, Princess Sapphire, Tokidoki Luna, Classical White Rabbit, Classical Alice, Sound Horizon twins Hortense and Violette, Princess Rosalind; Isuls Romantic King and Midnight Velvet; Byul Cheshire Cat; Taeyang Pluto; Dal Froggy custom by Requiemart and a post about the Pullip books.

 

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Sailor Moon Pullip coming in July!

Groove still hasn’t made an official announcement about the release date of the Sailor Moon Pullip but preorders for Sailor Moon have been opened on Bandai’s official shop website. She has a MSRP of 16000 yen and is set for a July release. Please note she is not exclusive to Bandai, they seem to be in charge of merchandise licensing for Sailor Moon so as part of the arrangement to do a collaboration with Pullip they probably just got the right to be the first ones to list her for preorder. I’m sure she’ll be up for preorder everywhere within the week or so.

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Moon Prism Power Pullip!

This is a great year for Sailor Moon fans, the old anime just started streaming on Hulu and the new anime is set to start airing later this year and we are getting a veritable flood of new merchandise including the hotly anticipated Sailor Moon Pullip.
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If you do preorder via Bandai, you get a small plush Luna as a preorder bonus gift. Luna is extremely adorable and looks well-made but I think I’ll wait as Bandai doesn’t seem to ship internationally and going through a shopping service just so I can get a tiny Luna plush seems a tad excessive.
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I am admittedly not the biggest fan of the material they chose to make Sailor Moon’s outfit out of but I’m impressed with the overall attention to detail they put into making her an accurate portrayal of the character.
It also looks like they have put some effort into fixing the wig, it looked a bit suspect in an early leaked photo of the prototype seen here.
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Sailor Moon comes with her Moon Stick as an accessory. In the old anime she received the Moon Stick from Luna around episode 25 but didn’t get the Silver Crystal in it until about 10 episodes later. Since she really only used the wand in the first season it can be deduced that her Pullip is based off of her appearance from some time between episodes 35-46. It can also be deduced that I used to be a huge fan of Sailor Moon, the first season was my favorite too so I know it well.

I’m kind of curious if Bandai/Groove will eventually release like upgrade kits in the form of outfit sets for later forms of the iconic sailor suit with their respective wands. A Princess Serenity outfit set would be divine or the Eternal Sailor Moon costume so many tantalizing possibilities.
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I love her face up, at first I was worried it might be a bit too plain but it does suit her nicely and she is only supposed to be a 14 year old girl after all so it wouldn’t make too much sense for her to be overly made up.
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Needless to say I’m very excited about this release and will definitely be adding her and mostly like any other future Sailor Senshi to my crew. Now if you’ll excuse me I’ve got some old-school Sailor Moon to watch on Hulu.

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Tokidoki Pullip Lunarosa

Earlier this year, Tokidoki partnered with Groove to release a second collaboration Pullip. Tokidoki was created by Italian artist Simone Legno, his ultra-cute artwork has been put on everything from purses to skateboards and just about everything in between. Of course, Tokidoki would make a wonderful and very natural partner for collaboration for Pullip!

Pullip Lunarosa has a MSRP of 16000 yen. She was released in late January with very little notice beforehand. Lunarosa is a recolored version of the previous collaboration Pullip Luna though some of the details which characters are featured on their shirts and hats have also been changed as well.
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The original Tokidoki Pullip Luna was pre-released at Doll Carnival 2012 before being released for general sale later in the spring of 2013. Luna was wildly popular so it seems a second Tokidoki Pullip was inevitable (a Hello Kitty x Tokidoki collaboration Pullip Violetta has now been released as well).
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The original Tokidoki Pullip Luna with Lunarosa, they are respectively holding Stellina and Bellina from the Tokidoki Vinyl Blind Box Unicorno line (they don’t come with the Pullip, they are available separately via Tokidoki or most pop culture-y stores like Newbury Comics).

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Pullip Hannah SunaUna Collaboration

Pullip Hannah was released in November of 2013. Hannah is the product of a collaboration with the Japanese fashion label SunaUna, Hannah’s SunaUna outfit is a faithful reproduction of an actual human outfit that was previously released by the company that has since sold out. She has a MSRP of 16000 yen and is a limited edition of 500 (with certificate).

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I am going to wear my favorite dress to see you. Should we go to a café together?
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Bits of Pullip News..Also a new Rozen Maiden Pullip Kirakishou?

  • Pullipstyle has opened preorders for the Tan and Fair blank Pullip MIO kits, they are due out later this month.
  • Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pullip Violetta is now officially in stock on Pullipstyle. Owner photos of Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pullip Violetta are already starting to pop up online, by all accounts she’s lovely and every photo of her only seems to make me want her more. Sadly I must be patient as I just finished paying Prism Illya MDD and I have a very lovely custom Pullip on layaway so hopefully she will still be around next paycheck.
  • Pullip Hannah will be the next doll featured here, I just finished photographing her earlier today so her post should be up some time this weekend. After her I’ll more than likely feature either  Canele, Varele, Midnight Deja Vu or Tokidoki Lunarosa. Fraulein and Romantic King are also candidates as well for review as well maybe even Yeolume Blackberry. If anyone has any strong feelings about who should be featured next please leave me a comment. Please note I do intend to write a post featuring something other than dolls in between Hannah and whoever ends up being next, I need to play with something other than Pullips occasionally.
  • This last news bit is a big one, I’ve known about this bit of news for a while but it took me a while to properly articulate my thoughts on the matter ^^;. A new version of Rozen Maiden Pullip Kirakishou has been rumored, well more than rumored Groove showed a prototype of her off at a recent doll event (no pictures allowed which means the design probably hasn’t been finalized yet). No information is known about release date or if she will be a limited release like the previous one was. So far there was only been a small blip on Groove’s blog about her here. To read my thoughts on the matter please read on!
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Pullip MIO eyechips

Today, I decided to play with some of the MIO eyechips that I had previously received from JPGroove. The MIO eyechips are part of the Pullip MIO or Make It Own line of customizing products. The eyechips come two sets to a package with a MSRP of 1470 yen, so far a total of nine different sets have been released for a total of 18 different sets of eyechips (all the different MIO items that have been released can be seen here – please note I need to add the new MIO kits ^^;).

Our helpful model/guinea pig today is a rewigged Angelic Pretty Pullip Sfoglia (she has also been rebodied on a type 3) who coincidentally is still available at Pullipstyle.  I chose Sfoglia because I thought she had a great neutral face up and would look good with a lot of different eye colors. Please note: I swapped her eye mechanism out for that of one of the newer Pullips.

I also intentionally kept her with the same background/outfit/wig as I wanted to keep the setting consistent with the photos.
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Brown

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Green

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Orange

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Light Blue

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Pink

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Red-Purple

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Lemon-Yellow

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Apricot

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Light Green

Personally I think the purple ones were my favorite.

Quick Q & A- 
How do you rechip a Pullip? Please check out this wonderful tutorial here by Requiemart as she can explain far better than I ever could.

Where are the MIO eyechips available? Pullipstyle currently has some of the sets in stock.

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Puddle 2014 (US Pullip Convention) just a month away!

Puddle (Pullip and Doll Dal Lovers Event) is the largest fan-run Pullip convention in the US and it’s only a little bit more than a month away! Puddle is ran by Truefan, the world’s biggest Dal fan. Puddle is held every year at the Holiday Inn Chicago-Elk Grove. Pre-registration is a mere $17, registering day of at the door costs $20 if you are one of the first 60 people to register you get a sweet premium giftbag.

This year’s Puddle is on June 7th, but the festivities kick off the night before. Since this is Puddle’s seventh year, this year’s theme is rainbows (one year for every color of the rainbow).
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There was a photo contest open to both attendees and non-attendees alike, the above picture was my entry; you can see the other entries here!

I’m unsure if I will be able to attend or not this year, I’m still hoping to being able to attend so we will see. I was lucky enough to attend last year and had a great time, you can read my write up of last year’s event here! I highly recommend going if you get the chance as it’s not only a great way to meet other collectors but a great chance to BST dolly items as well there also are contests/raffles and it’s just a ton of fun.

While Puddle is an event dedicated to Pullips and company, other dolls are welcome as well last year I remember seeing Blythes, tiny BJDs and Dollfie Dreams among other dolls.

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Pullip Face Up Index

This project has been on the backburner for a while, but my new goal is to get this up in a complete a state as possible by June 1st. The project is to build a face up index here on my website, I think it’ll be a fantastic resource for the community to be able to see as many of the different face ups in one place as possible.

While I do own the grand majority of the dolls I don’t own them all, so I’m currently seeking donations of photos for some of the dolls especially the boys. Dolls should be unmodified (not rechipped), with bangs/fringe pushed out of the way, I don’t care if they are bald/rewigged. Example image so you can see what I am looking for-

If anyone would be willing to help me with this that would be great, if not I will simply do as much as I possibly can by myself. You can see my current progress at the face up index here: Pullip, Dal, Isul, Taeyang, Namu and Byul. I’m painfully aware that I need to do some clean up work on the pages, I’m hoping to take care of that tonight ^^; . I’ll be building one for Yeolume eventually as well.

I’m currently seeking donations of photos of the following doll’s face ups:

These are the dolls I either do not own, own but are NRFB or mine are modified. I know some of these dolls are real long shots in the dark but I’m going to try and make this as complete as possible. I will properly credit/link any photos donated.

Pullip: Uncanricky, Detective Shinku, Bloody Red Hood Lolii Version, Galene, Karen, Marie Antoinette, Oscar, Dahlia Cinderella, Hino, Princess Dahlia Cinderella, Classical Queen, La Robe Vert Clair, Favorite Ribbon, Vanessa & Violetta (I hope to buy her soon myself).

Dal: Between me & Truefan I think we got this covered :XD

Taeyang:  Cavalie,  Sol, Richt, Kain, Wati, Wayne, Arashi, Raiki, Ama, Black Jack, Natsume, Hide Doubt, Hide Doubt Limited Version, Taeyangfold VI, Hide Psyence, Demon Kogure, Xenon, Luke, Raiden, Jail, Gackt, Twilight Destiny, Andre Grandier, Ougon Kishi Garo, Suzumura Rei, Valko, Ethan & Prince Ramiro

Isul: Jimmy X, Duke, Hamilton, Motonari, Tete, Johan, Johan Retro Version, Kazuya, Lir, Hedner, Akira, Helios, Okita Souji, Milk Tea, Light, Fairy Lumiere, Cedric, Glen & Vermelho

Byul: Eris, Pollon, Sarutobi Sasuke, Princess Minty, Clorinda Moirai & Fata

List of dolls that I need to either photograph or rephotograph for quality control purposes, though I view these as my personal responsibility if anyone wants to submit photos of any of these it ultimately just means less work for me 😛

Pullips– Debut, Wind, Street, Moon, Squall, Bouquet, Carol, Leprotto, Noir, Withered, Venus, Savon, Nomado, Arietta, Anne, Nero, Happy Birthday Pullip I, Principessa, Fantastic Alice, Oren, Purezza, Panda, Fourrure, Mitzi, Little Red Riding Hood, Sacralita, Vivien, China China, Fanatica, Chicca, Winter Purezza, Afternoon, Cosmic Mercu, Cosmic Jupi, Assa, Happy Birthday Pullip II/Sacagawea, Paja, Lan Ake, Lan Ai, Summer Purezza, Rovam, Greggia, Latte, Raphia, Cornice, Rida, Fall Purezza, Holly, Nina, Nahh-ato, Eternia, Craziia, Papin, Brand New Purezza,  Zuora, Shinku (2006), Chill, Haute LA, Suigintou, Stica, Suiseiseki, Alte, Souseiseki, Blanche, Barasuishou, Aquel, Another Alice, Another Queen, Kirakishou, Hello Kitty, Veritas, Prunella, Haute NY, My Melody, Rei, Asuka, Dorothy, Ala, Dita, Youtsuzu, Xiao Fan, Celsiy, Cinciallegra, Kirsche, Marianne, Adsiltia, Neo Noir, Kaela, Grell,  Angelique, Mir, Lala, Sfoglia, Sola, Sala, Princess Ann, Peter Pan, Naomi, Aya, Elisabeth, Chelsea, Sabrina,  Tiphona,  Bonita, Ddalgi, Lunatic Queen, Chloi,  Ludmila, Miku, Yuki (poster version), Date Masamune, Bloody Red Hood, Kiyomi, Nanette, Rche, Tokidoki Luna, Princess Sapphire & Nostalgia Merl

Taeyang:  Sage, Filato, Shade, Another King, Edward Scissorhands, Horizon, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Tantus, Jade, Arion, Andrew, Sebastian, Captain Hook, Nosferatu, Richt, Gyro, Lunatic White Rabbit, Alfred, Kaito & Batman

Isul: Veselle

Byul: Cocotte, Siry, Maya, Dumbo, Lilith, Humpty Dumpty, Rhiannon, Secomi & Stefie

Dal: Drta, Fiori, Monomono, Hina Ichigo, Rot-chan, Sooni, Frara, Kanaria, Another Clock Rabbit, Another Soldier Rabbit, Coral, Jolie, Jouet, Hangry, Cinnamoroll, Colline, Tweety, Coco, Hanaayame, Magical Pink-chan, Tezca, Lipoca, Charlotte, Milch, Melize, Angry, Ciel, Lizbel, Erenfried, Puki, Maretti, Ciel Robin Version, Tinkerbell, Edge, Chanti, Sakura, Ende, Pinocchio, Tina, Satti, Clair, Kanta, Lunatic Alice, Sweet Risa, Rocker Risa, Joujou, Ra Muw, Yukimura & Dalcumi

This post has a dual purpose to be a call for face up pictures I can’t do and to get me to get off my ass to unpack and photograph the dolls I can, I feel like posting this somewhere publicly will make me more likely to commit to it and finally get it done.

 

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Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Collab Pullip Violetta now up for preorder at Pullipstyle & JPGroove

Just a heads up that preorders are now live for the Tokidoki x Hello Kitty collaboration Pullip Violetta on Pullipstyle. She is priced at $144 and will be in stock very soon, so don’t miss your chance!
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No idea, if PS will be able to offer the LE version as well if they do end up offering her I will update this post.

I’m hoping against hope that she doesn’t sell out lightning quick as I have to sit this preorder out. I’m unfortunately still in the process of paying off my Prism Illya MDD.
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Hopefully I’ll get lucky and Violetta will still be available in a few weeks.

EDIT: Tokidoki x Hello Kitty Pullip Violetta is now also available for preorder via JPGroove. They have both the standard version of Violetta as well as the limited version of Violetta available for preorder. What’s the difference between the standard and the special of Violetta? She comes with a three extra accessories: a Tokidoki x Hello Kitty purse, an Adios plush and a  parasol. As of this time JPGroove has said that the LE version of Violetta is their and Tokidoki‘s exclusive.

To learn more about Tokidoki x Hello Kitty  Pullip Violetta please see my original post here.

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