Alright, one thing is official: I need to stop being so easily influenceable. Lately, I've been struggling with myself and my way of life. I think one way but act another. For example, I try to limit my spending because: a) I haven't really EARNED my money (my earned money was spent a long time ago), and b) If I am to move into a TinyHome (I'll talk about that later), I should be getting rid of stuff, not acquiring more, alas, I keep buying stuff... NOT THAT THAT MAKES ME MAD THOUGH XD!
I believe that hanging around my online Sailor Moon friends is pushing me more towards collecting. Seeing their new cute purchases makes me want to get figures and stuff I've been wanting too. Plus there is a new revival of Pretty Guardian and we're all so happy for these new things coming out. Most of my friends are also interested in Disney toys, particularly Disney Princesses. While I've never held any notable fascination with the 10 royal girls (even though I watched the hell outta those movies when I was a kid) I can always appreciate well designed, pretty dolls. I was constantly reading my friends' tweets during their entire Disney "Designer Doll" frenzy, which was a huge deal for them. The lengths they went to in order to buy the set is incredible and I always admire others' passion for collectibles.
As of now, I have no plan to begin collecting Disney Princesses dolls. I focus on other types of collectibles, but there is also the detail of completion. I like to think that there will be a moment I'll reach where all my sets will be "complete". I kind of hate the idea that there will always be something Disney- related that I will not own. Plus there is only one Princess in my heart and that will forever be Serenity from Sailor Moon :3
To the point: Out of all the Disney Princesses, I do like Belle, Aurora and Snow White, but Rapunzel has quickly become my favorite, probably because she has that "magical" element to her (the healing and the glowing hair, not just a Disney's loose use of the magical term), plus she paints. Pure win! For some reason though, dolls do not look like their on-screen counterparts, and that's just like a general rule in the toy industry (unless we're talking about Hot Toys) so there was no real excitement on my part to get them. That is, until I laid eyes on the Disney Animators' Collection.
To the point: Out of all the Disney Princesses, I do like Belle, Aurora and Snow White, but Rapunzel has quickly become my favorite, probably because she has that "magical" element to her (the healing and the glowing hair, not just a Disney's loose use of the magical term), plus she paints. Pure win! For some reason though, dolls do not look like their on-screen counterparts, and that's just like a general rule in the toy industry (unless we're talking about Hot Toys) so there was no real excitement on my part to get them. That is, until I laid eyes on the Disney Animators' Collection.
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D'AAAAWWWwwwwww!!
These dolls are just, playing a completely different game now! A new league of their own, so to speak. Sure, there have been "baby princesses" dolls before, but these were specifically designed by Mark Henn and Glenn Keane, who have worked on some of the original character designs. It's like they've been chibi-fied, not just baby-fied. The difference is that babies generally look, well, like babies. But Chibi dolls tend to keep their facial features and expressions that make them unique. That's my personal opinion anyway.
This image on the left (source) has some of the sketches they drew to create this line of dolls. According to a video on the Disney Store Website, they mention that this is the first time doll makers and animators have worked together to create toys, which is weird; you'd think that's what they've been doing all these years, but apparently, once a job is pushed out of the animation studios, it's never again touched by them. It's weird because there are so many products that are created after each movie, that depend directly on those designs. On the other hand, this explains SO MUCH. Now I know why toys look so different from the cartoon version. Mystery solved.
Anyway. What they came up with is so, so cute! Chibi dolls, with their adorable mascots in a plushie form. Agh! Look at those eyes! Adorable! I was pleasantly surprised with the price too. The designer dolls were going for about $60 ea., I was expecting these to go high as well, specially because they're pretty large (around 16 inches), and the average doll goes for about 30. $24 is a reasonable price I believe. The entire set looks best when complete, I just can't stop staring at the colorful picture with all of the cutie pies together!
There was an intense battle I had with myself whether to buy them all, or at least one. Sure, the whole line would've been incredible, but I'm just not into them so much. It came down to my three favorites:
This image on the left (source) has some of the sketches they drew to create this line of dolls. According to a video on the Disney Store Website, they mention that this is the first time doll makers and animators have worked together to create toys, which is weird; you'd think that's what they've been doing all these years, but apparently, once a job is pushed out of the animation studios, it's never again touched by them. It's weird because there are so many products that are created after each movie, that depend directly on those designs. On the other hand, this explains SO MUCH. Now I know why toys look so different from the cartoon version. Mystery solved.
There was an intense battle I had with myself whether to buy them all, or at least one. Sure, the whole line would've been incredible, but I'm just not into them so much. It came down to my three favorites:
And well, Rapunzel won. Long hair, adorable face and bare feet did it for me. Yay! So, I finally broke down and ordered just one and I'm pretty happy with my choice. Apparently she is the most popular one too! It was the first one to sell out! (she was recently re-shelved.) They've been selling like crazy! I guess I'm not the only one who melts at the sight of adorable dolls. <3
Anyway, here is a video shot by xXElysionsPrincessXx , a Sailor Moon acquaintance who also collects Disney toys and makes videos about her collection. For some reason I keep coming back to her videos. I like the way she describes them and points out all the details. She's my current Moonie crush! (shhh! :p)
Can't wait till I get her next week! #soexcited!
UPDATE: She's here. Added flowers for more Rapunzelness.
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