Alice Cherry Blossom

More on the newly discovered Alice Cherry Blossom Line:

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Based on the highly collectible and Oh-so-Expensive, vinyl doll line created by Holland's renowned pig artist, Charles Stephan - "Alice Cherry Blossom" figures are 2.5 inches tall - and are all created/designed in collaboration with South Korea's BJD makers, Elfdoll.  These are being produced by  Designer Vinyl - which also producers of Toy2R goods, most notably Qee - which makes the whole project quite an International one collaboration.  Such are the BEST offerings nowadays!

 

The packaging shows 5 different offerings: 1) Alice Cherry Blossom, 2) Gothic Hoody Alice, 3) Ballerina Alice,  4) School Angel Alice & 5) School Angel Billie.  I broke down and got Alice in Cherry Blossom and School Angel versions....  they look nice together - color theme wise....  but now I see School Angel Billie is needed to match School Angel Alice...  hmmmmmmm......

School Angel & Cherry Blossom Versions of Alice

Promotional shot of the 5 Cuties!

 

 

Qee X Choicee

Just love finding new shops - especially one that sells mostly Toys....  and I was LUCKY enough to happen upon one that newly opened at ATT4FUN Mall (located on the 4th Floor) in the Warner Viewshow Area of Taipei....   actually opened late last year but I have just come upon it now...  so it's considerably NEW still... :)

 

Qee for Choicee, as the name states, sells mostly Qee Vinyl Toys and Qee related goods: iPhone cases, Cool Tees, bags, and other accessories that boasts the Qee figures....   enough for a Qee Collectors to go GOO GOO GA GA over....  even LIFE SIZED ones can be taken home if you have the $$$$  to burn!!!!

 Though the shop is small - it is quite Jam Packed with sooooo much Goodies!!!

COMPLETE SHOP PHOTOS CLICK HERE!!!

Website: www.choiceonly.com

 

Though I am not much of a Qee collector - I do have quite a few in my collection...  and even broke down and added these two from a Brand New Line called "Alice Cherry Blossom" (a collaboration project between Elfdoll and Charles Stephan)....

Cherry Blossom & School Angel Versions of Alice.

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and here's a couple of Qees in my own collection...  designs were in collaboration with

Agnes B., and they were sold XClusively a few XMases ago in the Agnes B. Boutiques.

it's raining be@rs!!!

Just back from a week long getaway to Jeju Island, South Korea last week....  it was nice, beautiful really....  relaxing and a lot of fun...  only thing missing was Be@rbrick sighting....   not a single Be@rbrick in sight ('cept for the three that I carried with me..)....  Everywhere I looked - NOTHING...   I did spot  little Qees and China made copies of Be@rbrick waanabees - but that was all...  So, not a single purchase to remember the trip by.... 

 

Still, I am not complaining as, upon my return, waiting for my at the mail box was a package from JAPAN....  weeeeeeiiiiiiii....  it's raining be@rbricks, alright!!!  More than half of the collection I did not have yet - so they are a nice amount addition to my collection....  the others will try to sell off here and there.....  :)

 

 

NEWLY ADDED TO MY COLLECTION!!!

EVEN a 70% OC as part of the EXTRA GIFTS!  SCORE!!

 

EXTRAS - SOON TO FIND NEW HOMES...

jouetie be@rbrick

 

September also saw the release of Jouetie Kitty...  this is one of those Be@rbrick that has too many surprises going for it....   the RED BOW definitely screams Kitty - and we all know who that is referring to!!!  then an added touch was the running black liquid around the neck...  a SCARF?  Then turn this one around and you will be SURPRISED to see that the back side is completely black - with the company name in white running down from head to body.....  INGENIOUS!!!

jouetie is a clothing company that can be found all over Japan... 

you can find out more info here: JOUETIE

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Truly a Fashionista, Jouetie Be@rbrick even get to join in on the FUN at the recently concluded Taipei Fashion's Night Out - sponsored by VOGUE Taiwan...

Beautiful Sunday!

What a great start of a Sunday!

Sun is shining... Off to church... Stopped by 7-11 for a cup of Java and redeem my first Doraemon... And I got a Yellow one...  NOTE: They are all packaged in Blind Box style - to go with the

bright sunny day!!!

1 Down, 5 More To Go!

Marvel-ous II

5 Additions to the 17 pcs I already have from this collection... 

so that makes it 22 pcs on hand,

 with 8 more pcs to go to complete the set!!!  WHEW!!!

#10 Captain America

#11 Red Skull

#12 Thor

#13 Loki

#14 Hulk

 

 

 

DORAEMON Celebrates a Milestone!!!

Everything's coming up DORAEMON lately...   why, because this Popular Manga/Anime character celebrates a BIGGIE...  100th BDay before the birth of Doraemon!!!  Does not compute to most, am sure, but you see - in the story of Doraemon, he was born September 3, 2112 - a year from now....  Still, confusing?  well, nevermind, instead FEAST yourself on a few DORAEMON goodies coming out at all directions celebrating this big event...

 

In Kawasaki City, the birthplace of the late Doraemon co-creator Fujiko F. Fujio (born Hiroshi Fujimoto), is giving away Doraemon's certificate of residence at the city for free. The city presented Doraemon himself with his certificate at the local Fujiko F. Fujio Museum yesterday afternoon, his actual Bday... The museum btw, opened  exactly a year ago on September 3, 2011, and has wowed over  500,000th visitors so far....

 

The official Doraemon Channel website is celebrating the anniversary with a cuuuute Flash Animation.  CLICK HERE!

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In Taiwan, 7-11 jumps in on the BDAY Celebration with the Brand New Premium Offering:  Mini Doraemon Handy Fans - 6 styles in all...  For a single purchase of 70NT$ and more, one gets a sticker to collect...  30 stickers can redeem one of these cute fans....  or go the faster way by collecting 5 stickers and adding NT$79 - you can get one FAST!!!

 

View the DEBUT COMMERCIAL HERE! 

You will want to jump in on the celebration and collect them all too, am sure!!!

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Photo from the NET:  Life Size Doraemons invades HK's Harbour City!!!

Nick & Hawkeye

Yep, just got the somewhat newly released, additions to the ever growing MARVEL X Be@rbrick Collection - and they are both quite cool!!!

SHIELD Head, Nick Fury

 

Sharp Shooter Hawkeye

 

Now if only I can complete my MARVEL Special x 30 pcs collection...

Plugged In

Am sooooo loving this Be@rbrick USB... Not only it is a FUN way to save my Be@rbrick photos, am also happy that this ingenious 100% sized comes in this DARUMA style - one that I missed out on when the regular version first came out.

Taipei Toy Exhibition

A couple of days ago, I happened upon this really cool Toy Exhibition at Misukoshi A9 - in Taipei...  was actually walking home from a frustrating afternoon and came across the EVENTS POSTER - needless to say, my mood changed right away, and right there and then, I was on my way up to the 9th Floor of the A9 Building to take in the Exhibition....

Actually lots to see at this Exhibition....   cute vinyl toys from familiar brands such as the likes of QEE, Hot Toys, Astro Boy, CI Boys, etc...  plus Action figures of all sizes - LIFESIZE even!!!   Am one am not too familiar with, COSMI Toys.   Their goods are new to me...  seems they are trying to cut into the Be@rbrick/Qee market by producing an in between looking type figures - they run the gamut of Disney characters to Marvel & DC Comics Heroes....  They are cute, no doubt about that - just not too sure I need to get started on another collection... LOL!

ASTRO BOY, CI BOYS, Danny Chan's Killer Cat and more...

COSMI TOY COLLECTIONS

There was an IMPRESSIVE section of 12 inch Action Figure Vinyl Toys/Dolls....  from Military Figures to Manga ones; from Real Celebrities to Political Figures (Chairman Mao, Obama, Jay Chou, James Franco, etc); and of course, dolls from popular films such as Star Wars, Marvel Movies (Iron Man, Batman, etc), Scream, and even a few Jim Carrey movies such as Ace Ventura, Mask, and as The Joker....  These figures were made by various different companies...

Jim Carrey From The Mask, Ace Ventura, and as the Grinch!

BATMAN FIGURES

An added Mini Exhibition was on hand, as well.. located just the floor below with easy access escalator to take you there....  This one focuses on Anime/Manga Figures - in many different sizes....  such a GREAT Treat seeing all these UBER COOL, CUTE & FUN figures - of everyone's most loved Anime/Manga characters...

FOR COMPLETE PHOTOS PLS CLICK LINKS BELOW:

Exhibition 1

Exhibition 2

(Note: still working on UPOLOADING ALL THE PHOTOS  - Sorry!)

Hello Kitty X McDonalds

The fast food giant's current vinyl toy program brings back that world famous Kitty once more, Hello Kitty!   Not really a fave of mine to collect but i figured I would report for those who care to know...

There are also 4 styles of Hello Kitty plush offered - one for each week the program is running - starting this week...

New Gatchaman Premiums!

Yes folks, Family Mart - Taiwan, just unveiled one of their Summer 2012 Premium Promo offerings -   GATCHAMAN figures!  I could not be happier over this as Gatchaman remains to be one of my all time FAVE Anime shows, ever!....

I happen upon the promotional poster for it, while waiting for my friend Juliana for lunch...  went inside Family Mart to cool off, as it was just way too hot outside....  and there it was!!!  The whole gang all yours by collecting the points given from purchasing some selected drinks...  I knew I am in trouble once more.....  Fun Trouble, that is!!!   hahahahahaha.... 

As luck would have it, while strolling at Raohe Night Market the other nite - one of the booth vendor just happened to have a couple of sets left FOR SALE....  I snapped it right away, of course!!!   Forget collecting the points and taking chances on the Blind Boxes.... this was instant gratification..... hahahahahaha...

"Bird, Go!" - The Whole Gang!

Standing at an inch and a half tall and with movable legs and arms, too! 

Little Jinpei: Youngest Member of the Team!

Jo (#2) and Ryu, otherwise known as Tiny plans an attack.

Team Leader Ken, and electronics/demolition expert, Jun - the lone female member.

For More GATCHAMAN info: CLICK HERE!

Open-chang Turns 7!

Yes, Open-chang and his friends, this month, turns 7.... Fancy That!

Who would have thought that these cute little characters, definitely made and conceived in Taiwan, would turn out to be such a biiiiig hit Island wide... And beyond as I have seem Tourists from Japan, Korean and so on, hoard Open-chang items at various 7-11... Just recently, i came across a trio of JAL stewardesses ogling all the offerings at the 7-11 Song Shan Airport branch.,,

This month, to commemorate the cast of characters birth date, 7-11 issued so many items - both for sale and as Premium Giveaways.... All up there in the cute-o-meter!

And as am added bonus, a commemorative 7th Anniversary book/ magazine is issued.... Filled with so much info: Open-chang and company's history... All the In store promotional Premium goodies.. And the variety of products issued using the famous characters: stationaries, vinyl toys, phone accessories, mugs and bottles, plushies, and even their own brand of snacks and mineral water!

7th Anniversary Book with a Special Issued Fun Pen

Current Promotional Premiums: Colorful Folders and Fun Pens

So do not miss out on these cuties... Check out you nearest 7-11 shops in Taiwan or if living outside of Taiwan, get your connections to check them out for you... You too, will go Goo Goo Ga Ga for them, am sure!

DC Comics Catches Up...

In the wake of the super flooding of Marvel Collection Be@rbricks recently, DC Comics tries to catch up with a few releases of their own.. Not only is Batman from the new movie Dark Knight Rises becomes part of Series 24, Catwoman even enters the scene as one of the Secrets... To this am quite Happy...

And for extra measure, a retro Batman will soon debut.... plus the oh-so-cute Plastican, too....