Actually I'm wrong about the date. The older Bandai doll was released in 1999/2000 (so about 6 years ago) and so I probably bought the Li doll ( seen
here) at that time in a shop near me. I was waiting for the kitty Sakura to come in stock at that shop (seen
here) but I never saw it and then missed my chance to get a different one
I only ever see the later re-release by Bandai Japan made in 2004 (
here) on eBay and elsewhere (which is the one I eventually bought from eBay). It's not too different but I prefer the eyes and some other small details on the original release (
here). But it's far far better than the European Italian and the US Trendmasters/Warner Bros versions released. Here's a comparison of Bandai Japan Li (the original 2000 release that I have) to the Trendmasters/Warner Bros release:
here
Far far better quality in clothes/hair/face etc.
I'm not sure if I've seen the NHK ones on blippo.com before... I don't like the look of them though.
But I wodner if the clothes would fit...
Wow that 1998 one is really great, congrats.
And I have
this exact same CCS figure, it's really nice.
And yeah I didn't get into anime until about 1997... I saw an advert for a couple of anime in a comic book magazine (Dirty Pair Flash... which is not a dirty anime by the way and Ruin Explorers) and really liked the style.
But I'm surprised when I think of all the other Japanese animation I saw as a kid but never realised... e.g. Moomins and The Last Unicorn. Although both of those are sort of westernised.
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