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Koeda Chan Town Series Fried Chicken Shop 1985
One of my older versions of Koeda Chan playsets. It's one of the smallest too. It is a part of the Koeda Chan Town Series along with other shops such as the dress shop and burger shop among others. It comes with a figure of Koeda Chan's friend Apple-chan. It took me a while to finally post this because I have to look for the other figure that has the same color as Apple-chan.
Playset TAKARA 1986
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1993 Furry Families Cat Family Teapot Playset Takara
My information is still limited but what I know about this playset is that some of the playsets for the Furry Family is from the playset design of Koeda chan (like the apple, mushroom house for example). The teapot design along with the shoe, jar, jewelry box, and wall clock are the ones that doesn't have any similar playset from Koeda. notes found on Etsy: "Manufactured by Takara for Playmates in 1993. "These cute kittens live in a lovely teapot filled with furniture and fun!" The Kitty family includes Mama, Papa and two little kitty cats. Teapot house and teeny furniture includes sofa, bookshelf, sewing machine, stool, dress form and standing mirror. Accessories can fit inside teapot for storage. Teapot is about 5 3/4" high, Mama and Papa are approximately 1 3/4" tall."
Playset TAKARA 1993
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KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Animal Sweets
the animal sweets are one of the collectible items from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode. They are used together with the Sweet compact and Mini Patisserie shop. From left to right: Baby Bird Cupcake (ep. 24) Sheep Cupcake (ep. 12)
Playset Bandai Japan
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KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Animal Sweets
the animal sweets are one of the collectible items from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode. They are used together with the Sweet compact and Mini Patisserie shop. From left to right: Penguin Shaved Ice (ep. 26) Pink Gummy Whale (ep. 27) Green Gummy Whale Dolphin Jelly (ep. 14)
Playset Bandai Japan
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KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Animal Sweets
the animal sweets are one of the collectible items from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode. They are used together with the Sweet compact and Mini Patisserie shop. From left to right: Dog Chocolate (ep. 6) Lion Ice Cream (ep. 3) Bunny Shortcake (ep.1) Squirrel Pudding (ep. 2) Cat Macaron (ep. 5)
Playset Bandai Japan
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2020 Bella Parker Rainbow High Doll by MGA Entertainment
Rainbow High Dolls were created by Michael Scott Anderson and produced by an American toy company MGA Entertainment. The first franchise of the dolls were called as Rainbow Surprise dolls but soon became Rainbow High dolls with an animated tv show to tell the story of each character. The animation is about an elite visual arts school with characters representing the rainbow colors. The difference between the Rainbow Surprise and Rainbow High dolls were their eyes, the first one has painted eyes, while the later has inset glass eyes. The body of the Rainbow High dolls were articulated. The accessories were all latest fashioned-themed and were all well-made. There were also doll houses and playsets produced along with other characters, as well as the Shadow High dolls which were in greyscale colors. The doll that I have belongs to the series two dolls named as Bella Parker representing the color Pink. She is studying Art Direction with a special focus on Set Design.
doll MGA Entertainment USA
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1986 Ribbon Ribbon Licca chan
My collection of the Ribbon-Ribbon Licca chan dolls. They are wearing their original dresses and hair accessories. For me this head sculpt and how it was painted made this version look sweet and cute. I also like that their dresses have lace details. I am still looking for more pictures of their other original dresses and shoes. But as of now, I only saw a few blurry video of the Ribbon Ribbon commercial.
doll TAKARA Japan
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1989 Charm-Up Jenny Playset
What made me love this playset is the miniature things that is included in the set. Mine is missing a few things such as the golden comb, the make-up applicator, and the lipstick. The design too is so cute. It was good that the colors used in the playset were not bright colors; giving it a different style than the Licca playsets which were usually pink-themed.
Playset TAKARA Japan
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MaBa (Mattel and Bandai) Barbie doll 1990
I got this doll in a thrift shop in a bad condition. I bought her in a very cheap price because her hair was tangled really bad, and she has a slight crack at the neck. Because of her condition I don't really know if she was the Star Princess Barbie, or the Happy Bridal Barbie that Mattel and Bandai produced together after the Mattel-Takara partnership. What I noticed about the Maba dolls was that they slightly resemble Jenny, but the body was the same material as the vintage Mattel Barbies. I still need more research about the Maba Barbies because I read from a site before that there is another doll which almost resembled the old Jenny dolls and there was another doll produced after the Mattel-Bandai partnership ended. I don't really have enough information about this doll if this was considered rare considering that it was produced under a company partnership that was long gone. The dress that I gave her was a Takara Licca chan dress that I repaired. I added laces and ribbons to make it look like the Afternoon Party Barbie which has a wavy hairstyle.
doll MaBa (Mattel and Bandai) Japan
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Custom made Takara Licca chan Kiki's Delivery Service Doll
I customed one of my 4th generations Licca chan doll into the Thirteen-year-old trainee witch Kiki; the main character from the Ghibli movie Kiki's Delivery Service. She's one of my favorite movie animation characters when I was a kid. Hoping I can make a diorama of the bakery for her soon. The dress, ribbon, and bag were all handsewn. I also made her small red radio out of cardboard and beads. Although I also want the original Takara-designed Kiki doll, I wanted to make a custom doll of the character by hand because she's special to me.
doll TAKARA Japan
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1986 Takara Ribbon Ribbon Licca Chan
One of my favorite Licca-chan is the Ribbon Ribbon Licca-chan. This is in the transition period from the 3rd generation to the 4th generation. The face is 4th generation, while her body is 3rd generation. I read from one doll website that one classification of Ribbon Ribbon Licca is her ribbon earrings. The big ribbon design on the dress that is tied at the waist is also removable and can become a hair ornament for girls. Mine already lost the hair ornament and I just sewn a new lace hairband for her.
doll TAKARA Japan
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Sylvanian Families Cedar Terrace House
One of my biggest playsets in my collection is the Cedar Terrace house. The doll house has three floors. the top floor can be removed and reversed to be used as an extra garden space. It also has a lot of space to display furniture. I am not really into big doll houses, but when I started to collect miniature furniture and critters from Sylvanian Families, I feel the need to find them at least a house to display them. The pieces of furniture were randomly picked because I bought them before the cedar terrace house. I used them on my DIY diorama before. The carpets are not Epoch. I just made them out of scrap fabrics.
Playset Epoch Japan
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Takara Chii-chan playset
I don't really know the production date of this playset, but the illustrations used for the design looked like my vintage Licca playsets. What I like from these kinds of playsets are the illustration that looked like watercolor paintings. It adds a nostalgia vibe too. unfortunately, I can't find any information about this doll house. The miniature furniture included were made by Takara but I feel that they belong to random playsets. If you have any information about these kinds of toys it would greatly help.
Playset TAKARA Japan
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Pripara Idol Watch Yui Ver. Takara T-ARTS
My only Pripara toy from my collection, but one of my favorites too. It is designed like a pocket watch and has a light blue exterior. Another version of the watch is for Laala which has a purple color.
battery-operated toy TAKARA Japan
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Hinamatsuri miniatures
Unfortunately, I also can't find any information about this miniature. There are no markings too aside from the sticker at the cover of the clam shaped container. I don't know if there are any missing pieces. Still it looks cute!
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