Squee-worthy
Jan. 24th, 2005 06:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tikistitchWe've been waiting for this doll for many years now.
No, the post office has not quite suddenly gotten a lot worse, although that's a possibility.
This is Magical Emi, from the anime, Magical Emi. (Duh.) Or more properly, Mahou no Star Magical Emi. It's a magical girl show. (Double duh.) Not sure about the provenance of this doll, but the show dates from around the mid-80s.
Anyway, many moons ago, when Tikistitch was stupid and careless enough to start scanning the Japanese auction boards, this doll was literally one of the first anime dolls we spotted. The seller was asking a bushel of money for her however, and as we didn't presently possess a bushel of money (nor, being city-bred, even have a fair idea of what a "bushel" might constitute), we watched the doll go unsold for several rounds, and then promptly disappear into the ether.
How many search strings we poured out in search of her! Until, finally, one day, this doll popped up. Then, after a furious round of bidding, in which we were summarily sniped by a crazy person, the much crazier Tikistitch finally won out.
Only to have the dealer list an identical doll the very next day.
If you'll notice the illustrations on the back of her box, it appears Emi harbors a wonderful action feature! Although we located the button on her back, we did no succeed in illuminating her tie. (Remember, this doll was manufactured during the heyday of Wang Chung, when music was poor, and battery life poorer.)
No, the post office has not quite suddenly gotten a lot worse, although that's a possibility.
This is Magical Emi, from the anime, Magical Emi. (Duh.) Or more properly, Mahou no Star Magical Emi. It's a magical girl show. (Double duh.) Not sure about the provenance of this doll, but the show dates from around the mid-80s.
Anyway, many moons ago, when Tikistitch was stupid and careless enough to start scanning the Japanese auction boards, this doll was literally one of the first anime dolls we spotted. The seller was asking a bushel of money for her however, and as we didn't presently possess a bushel of money (nor, being city-bred, even have a fair idea of what a "bushel" might constitute), we watched the doll go unsold for several rounds, and then promptly disappear into the ether.
How many search strings we poured out in search of her! Until, finally, one day, this doll popped up. Then, after a furious round of bidding, in which we were summarily sniped by a crazy person, the much crazier Tikistitch finally won out.
Only to have the dealer list an identical doll the very next day.
If you'll notice the illustrations on the back of her box, it appears Emi harbors a wonderful action feature! Although we located the button on her back, we did no succeed in illuminating her tie. (Remember, this doll was manufactured during the heyday of Wang Chung, when music was poor, and battery life poorer.)
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Date: 2005-01-25 03:38 pm (UTC)