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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anokohadare Series Yuu-kun
I really don't know what to call this adorable looking doll. There are no markings on his back and even at the back of his head. I bought this doll in the second-hand shop again as I have a hobby of adopting things that I think I can restore. He was wearing what looks like preschool uniform. Sadly, I cannot really find enough information about him. his old uniform was so damaged by dirt that I don't know if the cleaning damaged the original color of his shorts. The yukata he wears now is handsewn by me. I think it really fits him. For my next free time, I will definitely sew some socks or make his wooden slippers. Edit: Finally found an information about this doll. It was called Anokohadare Series dolls. According to the blog I found, it was released during "Epoch around Showa 60". In some listings it was dated as 1988. I don't know which one is correct. The original clothes that he wears is a part of the "Youchien Look" series. The doll is named Yuu-kun according to the blog.
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Takara Jenny Angels Garden AGIS 1999
As always, I buy second-hand dolls than new ones. I just like the thought of giving another chance to things. I bought this without clothes and accessories and ofcourse with a few damage parts in her hair. The clothes she's wearing are handsewn by me and just added a few accessories with beads and embellishments.
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King of Siam 1999 (The King and I)
My only doll from the Anna and the King animated version. With him are my 1956 musical film of the King and I and 2000 motion picture of Anna and the King. Hopefully, I can find a doll of Anna soon.
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Takara Licca wearing handmade Card Captor Sakura Costume
I grew up watching Card Captor Sakura. What I love about the show is the various costumes that she wears in every episode. When I finally can sew doll clothes, it's one of my goals to make even one of her clothes. This is my handsewn doll clothes of Sakura's pink kitty costume from episode 8 (where she captured Thunder). For Licca-chan, I have to trim her hair to copy Sakura's hairstyle.
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Takara Licca doll (4th generation)
I own a lot of Licca dolls that belongs to the same generation. I bought most of them because of doll clothes sewing ideas and some were rescued dolls from second hand shops. I bought her without clothes, her hair was tangled, and she has a light purple mark on her left eye. After restoring her, I hand-sewn a vintage inspired dress for her. I completed the look by also making her a necklace, earrings, bracelet, and bag. 💕
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Takara Olive (Jenny friend) 1992
Olive is Jenny's friend that got released in the year 1987-1988. What I got is the "long haired Olive" that was released in the year 1992. My Olive doll is wearing the original dress of Jenny Summer Resort doll.
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Chiemi Kawai Takara doll Licca-chan friend 1983
She is one of the 3rd generation Takara Licca friend. I just love how they designed her eyes and smile. She looks so cute!
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Watanabe Toy doll
One of the vintage looking dolls that I own. I don't know much about this doll, but her markings at the back says "Watanabe Toys". I don't also know the year it was produced. She looks so cute with her freckles and unique hairstyle.
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1995 Bandai Japan Sailor Pluto Dream Pocket Doll
I love Sailor Pluto's uniqueness in the Sailor Moon series. That is why I feel really lucky to find her dream pocket doll version. A complete set includes her gold tiara, violet shoes, and the small violet bag where you can keep her.
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1995 Bandai Japan Eternal Sailor Moon Dream Pocket Doll
I grew up watching Sailormoon with my sibling in the 90's. It was my first encounter with magical girls. And until now, many collectors are still collecting toys of Sailormoon produced in the 90's. This is one of my favorite finds. It is a mini doll of Sailormoon. The complete set has white shoes and a pink bag that has a transparent pocket.
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