Japanese Figures: 2004 Archives

I don't need six dolly heads. I don't need six dolly heads. Agh!

So. I weeded out five crates of books last night to sell or take to the free book exchange at the El Cerrito recycle center. It got rid of all the books stuffed into crevasses and left a few nice wholes for expansion.

If we can swing it we might box up a bunch and put them in storage in the garage. If I can bear it.

But I found something Mr. Kallisti brought back for me from one of his many trips to the free book exchange! It is an early 70's crochet magazine, I'm assuming it is Japanese. But he brought it home because of the doll on the back cover:

And one of the fab pix inside:

Now, where are my Oshare dolls? They were supposed to be released in November. *sniff*

my conservative, christian, REPUBLICAN mother-in-law. She sends a weekly card, and this week she signs it:

"Well we're stuck with George W. again for 4 more years. Lord help us all. Love & Hugs, Mom"

Made me laugh.

And Ashcroft resigned.

And there are new Dolly books out there: &

Anyone know how to order from Amazon.co.jp? Or should I just call Kinokuniya bookstore and special order? Need more silly toy books.

Next spring Momoko is being relaunched. 6 dolls in 3 months at 8,190y! She'll be made by the same folks who are making Coco and the Rune Dolls. Yay. The girls will still be available through Rudi, so let him know if you want to preorder!

I've coveted Momoko for a loooong time, but could never reconcile myself to her high price range. This is much more like it. Woo!

what the heck are these? On preorder at HLJ.com from Takara under doll name "Fellini":

Just looking at the Castro Theater schedule for Godzilla Fest info (more later) and ran across this! "The Nomi Song" a documentary on Klaus Nomi. Wah. It is playing the night the mother in law arrives.

"THE NOMI SONG: He looked an alien, sang like a diva-Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980's most profoundly bizarre characters: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and they LOVED it. A story of fame, death, friendship, betrayal, performance, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was. Featuring: performance artist Ann Magnuson, Gabriele Le Fari, and David Bowie. Germany (2004) 99m. US Premiere.
Co-presented with Frameline."

And just got an email from an old friend that he is putting on Godzilla Fest at the Castro Theater in November. SO EXCITED. A seven day fest to celebrate the beastie's 50th anniversary. Woo!

Scroll all the way down to November 17-23 to see the full line-up!

Here's the blurb from Augie!

GODZILLAFEST: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MONSTROUS MAYHEM!

NOVEMBER 17th-23rd, 2004

CASTRO THEATRE
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, California 94114

GODZILLAFEST is San Francisco's seven-day, twenty-film celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the world's most famous monster. GODZILLAFEST is not only showcasing five decades of monster cinema, at the 1400-seat Castro Theatre [http://www.thecastrotheatre.com], but is also dedicated to the talented artists who brought these films to life. GODZILLAFEST will feature displays on the films and public addresses by several Guests of Honor, from Japan and the US, who were involved in the making of the series. GODZILLAFEST's Guests of Honor include actors HIROSHI KOIZUMI (Mothra, Ghidrah, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS), AKIRA KUBO (Monster Zero, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters), TSUTOMU "TOM" KITAGAWA (Godzilla in Godzilla 2000, Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, Godzilla Final Wars), RUSS TAMBLYN (West Side Story, War of the Gargantuas, Twin Peaks), JERRY ITO (Mothra, The Last War, The Manster), ED KEANE (Atomic Rulers of the World, Battle in Outer Space, Mothra)... and the hosts of the KTVU's legendary "Creature Features," BOB WILKINS and JOHN STANLEY. GODZILLAFEST also has the backing of Toho Co., Ltd., Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Consul General of Japan, and has been accepted as part of the Consul General's 150th Anniversary Celebration of US-Japan Relations [http://www.cgjsf.org].

In conjunction with the Bay Area Film Events, the Castro Theater, Toho Co. Ltd., Sony Repretory and Henshin! Online (incoporating Kaiju Productions), GODZILLAFEST is proud to present our Big Movie Lineup: Godzilla: the Uncut Original (1954), Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (Raymond Burr Version), Rodan (1956), The H-Man (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), Mothra (1961), King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Ghidrah: The Three-Headed Monster (1964), Monster Zero (1965), War of the Gargantuas (1966), Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966), Son of Godzilla (1967), Destroy All Monsters (1968), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Destroyah (1995), Godzilla 2000 (1999), GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003). The Castro Theatre will also host autograph sessions with the Guests of Honor, Q&A, lectures, Godzilla-related vendors and events (check out the official website for
showtimes and events). GODZILLAFEST promises to be the Biggest Godzilla Event of the 50th Anniversary!

Bay Area Film Events will also be hosting at coordinating several GODZILLAFEST-related events, before and running concurrent with the Film Festival and Guests of Honor at the Castro Theatre, held at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, located at 1840 Sutter Street in San Francisco's Japantown [http://www.jcccnc.org].

November 3rd-23rd, 2004: IMAGINE GODZILLA!
Imagine Godzilla, allows a rare, first-hand, chance to see original pre-production art from the archives of director Ishiro Honda and art director Yasuyuki Inoue.

November 13th, 2004: THE BIG G's 50-YEAR BASH!
This event will include a Videogame Tournament of Atari's new "Godzilla: Save the Earth" (soon to be released on the Playstation, X-Box and Gamecube platforms), while the Model-Building Contest will showcase the talents of local modelers. In addition, there will be a variety vendors booths, offering a wide array of Godzilla goods, food and more!

[listens to the Mothra theme]

Taken from Robochris! Don't know when they'll be out though. Keep an eye on Rudi's page!

A belated birthday present from Mr. Kallisti! Ain't he sweeeeet!?!?!

And ain't she cute?

She's much bigger than I expected! She looks so petite, but she has a Coco body, so she's perhaps a bit bigger than Jenny, a full 12" with her head! The outfit is awesome and well made, except for the velcro enclosure. And I love the black wire doll stand (not shown) except, er... looks like the paint was still wet or tacky so it stuck to the back of her sweather *cry!*

But these girls are adorable, and at an unbelievable price of $35. And they totally compare up to the higher end dolls. Nice packaging too, with retro Rune girls all over it. You can order her from Rudi at R & D Dolls, I got her in a week!

Her size means she can also wear almost anything 1/6th scale. Yay.

Apologies for the busy background, I have a Dr. appt and don't have time to stop!

Just when I am punished and cannot shop. I might have to sell something to get these girls though, Oshare Style Fashion Girls:

That's right, they're fashion dolls by Takara. Mmmmm!!! Helene's posted the full page from Dolly Dolly 5, clicky here! They're gonna be about $60, ouch! Especially compared with the $35 Rune girls. But they are 25cm, so a bit smaller than Jenny and a bit taller than Licca. I imagine licca sized body with the head? Oh boy. Available November from HLJ.com.

And then, better pix of the Sweet Girls. Mmmmmm.

And the October, November, December Calandar girls.

"La Reine Rose." Random tiny cute doll from Takara found on HLJ.com. There are a bunch of them, but only one pic. For October Release.

Azone has been *zzzzzzzzz* boring lately (aside from a couple pieces) but September's offering has Fairies of Darkness for 60cm!!! Just a few pieces, but what a blast. I would imagine these would at least fit sd13 as well. The shirt is knit and the skirt might be a little tight but... Calamity needs a new outfit. And how.

And please do not forgot the Battle Nun. Yay!!!

Re-ment fridge:

also, fondue.

Looks like someone finally came out with a huge busty replacement for the Obitsu 60cm girl (it is expensive at 12000 yen, feh!). Unfortunately Hobby Search already sold out of them. This is what I'm hoping Volks will do. Vrooom-vroom! (to see NAKED BUST click below for piccies)

I still think Obitsu 60cm girls are hideous though, bleh.

And the winner is!

Grape Night Chika! I think it was her bloody syringe that swayed the masses, it was a much closer vote than I thought.

I think I'll actually call Kidrobot & Giant Robot and see if they have it IN STORE. What a concept.

"We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see." - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Which one should I get? Please to comment.

I'm leaning more towards Mint & Grape, because I have the original series and Chika is red (w/ green skin).

Also, must get this. It is Tamera's fault.

From Azone! K, I cannot stand their lipless stock dolls Maya, Lycee, Sahra... otherwise the dolls are awesome, but for that weird little lipless smile. And I'm used to anime liplessness!
Needless to say, if I'm spending $80+ on a doll I'd like to at least like the doll face!

So it says on the back of the Cuttiem package. It also says "Boys are like icecream." *doink!*

I love her. The main complaint would be the gumby body, but that is also what is so pretty about her figure. So she is NOT very poseable, but has a gorgeous midriff and bustline. She has nipples, and surprise of surprises! She has subtle wee girly parts as well. Her skin is pure white, with red nails. Her hair is black w/ purple streaks. Umm.... squeeeeee! She is cute. Her clothes aren't of the best quality. More the mattel quality than the azone, but definately has style.

Last but not least... a guest gave us this pic of Mr. Kallisti, taken while visiting China Town a couple of weeks ago. O, how it makes me happy! Honest, he's been buggin' me for one of those hats forever to shade his eyes while workin' outside. I love him.

Such an awesome picture, if a bit dark. In front of our favorite China Town bar.

My Cuttiem Girl's Society Party Mode Beauty came today! Wooooo!

I ripped her open so the happy man who delivers a lot of my stuff to my desk could see what I got. And her head had popped off! If I hadn't been familiar the popping on and off of volks heads it might have phased me more.

She so cute, but I can already see staining from the black outfit. Gar.

More play later.

[a few minutes later]

Yaayayayayy! She has nipples.

Oops. Look what I just did. "Buy It Now" is chock full of evil.

photos property of the ebay seller

Here's someone's scan of a magazine spread

According to seller she was limited to 200 pcs, I don't know if that is true but I sure haven't seen much of her!