Bloody hell, I've never heard of them before. But they are appealing. They remind me of Steffi Loves. That's not a good thing at at all, but I do like them!
These guys are all part of the Takara Jenny/Licca family. Jenny used to be Japanese Barbie, but is her own doll now.
I have exactly one Jenny (she was packaged as a bride but I've got her in some Fashion Avenue outfit now), and a clutch of Takara Compact Dolls - little Dawn-sized bendy girls with Jenny's style sense (i.e., well made and fucking deranged).
Do you not get Steffi Loves? They must be Eurotrash dollies then! They are like plain Skipper sized dolls with sensible clothes and passive faces; almost like droids. I don't think anyone collects Steffis but me! They are easily had - much cheaper than Barbie anyway, and virtually unwanted at jumble sales!!
I will have to get some of these dollies! I love Fashion Avenue; I am addicted!! I buy a lot of vintage doll clothes, and make clothes for my poor Pippas & Dawn (you can get nothing their size here), but there is nothing like ripping open a new packet, with that slightly tacky feeling card underneath... er, yes. I HATED Bride dolls when I was wee, you did her a great kindness. I still don't have any Kens. They repel me somehow. I do have Action Men, and Hercules, Andromeda dolls and the like, but Ken... ew. And I don't have an Alan for my Midge and Baby set either. He looks really odd, I don't think she'd want him around, somehow...
Holy cow! You're right. Poor Steffi - she looks like she used to be married to John Derek.
I can't tell from the pictures, but she looks a bit like the US off-brand fashion doll, whose name varies from store to store (Kelsey, My Big Sis, etc.) but always has that same zombified look and a skin tone that tends toward the orange.
I haven't bought any new FAs in a while. It's all evening gowns and lingerie right now, and none of my girls look like they'd be comfortable in them. (My Midge is currently wearing glasses, a grey Ken FA shirt and tie, and a maxi skirt.) Poor Jenny looked like Princess Di when she arrived (she was on sale when actionace.com closed up shop), and was deeply grateful to be put in civvies.
I think my only Ken is Ken as Mulder. There's a Herc I need to clean up for poor Megara, but I haven't been inspired yet. Also a Milo Thatch (but no Kida, alas).
Alan is...I don't know. I like to think Midge could do better, but I like to think Barbie could do better, too.
I like to think Midge and Barbie should just do better with each other. Although my Midge's companion is a twinked-eyed Whizzer My Little Pony...
I have a liking for the cheap supermarket dolls. They look so... cheap. Ands needy. The only dolls I won't rescue are Charlie and Cate (sp?) and Mary-Kate and Ashley - they look evil, I think they'd kill my other dolls while I slept, and melt them down or something. They have a very wicked look. They frighten me!
You're probably right. I know my Betty and Veronica do not mourn the absence of Archie, Reggie, or Jughead.
Hm. I don't know Charlie and Cate. Mary-Kate and Ashley drive me made. They have great clothes, but, as you say...wicked. I have a Hermione in her school uniform that I suspect is made from one of their face molds, but she's Hermione and probably won't hurt anyone (and she has these fantastic grey socks that make up for a lot). Plus she owes me because I made her underwear. A girl shouldn't have to go commando on a broomstick.
There's a two-pack of Mary-Kate and Ashley action figures as spies that I would've killed for when I was in single digits, but now...wicked. O_O
There's a horrific supermarket/dollar store brand here called Diana (aka Fashion Diana and even Royal Diana). She can be had for a buck. She looks like she wouldn't survive outside the blister card. And yet the materials on the blister card are surely toxic and slowly destroying her. ::weep::
Ohh, I want a Hermione! One of the soft ones! In grey socks! I will get round to it. I'm going to get one of those flying monkey W of Oz dolls in the Warners shop tomorrow, I will look then!
I'm not sure who or what Charlie and Cate are... I just see them in Woolworths... and recoil. You'd need an exorcist if you met one up a dark alley!!
Okay, I have a concept for a sci-fi anime series, and I want to see how far I can get with it. I figure the best place to start is to learn a bit more about anime styles, and existing work in similar genres.
I imagine that if I know what drawing styles I like, and what work mine would be compared to, I'd have a better chance of getting an artist interested.
At the moment I have a general story arc, some characters, a universe, and an idea for a pilot, so I'm getting there. I think. ;)
It's 20 years old, but still valid, and unlike many of the English-language books about anime and manga, the author actually knows what the fuck he's talking about. It will give you the lowdown on the basic genres of manga and anime, and tons of examples of artists and their work. It's also insanely readable and entertaining in its own right.
Mayan = ancient culture that sacrificed people? Yeah, I'm really down with the slang these days. ;)
That sounds fairly sensible to me. In fact, manga would probably be the first stop in anything I did, simply because you need a whole lot more artwork for anime. ;)
I'll think about getting that book - I'm not much of an Amazon whore, but if that's my only option I might go for it. In the mean time, any online resources come to mind? Yes, I am lame. ;)
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Date: 2003-07-21 01:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-07-21 01:31 pm (UTC)These guys are all part of the Takara Jenny/Licca family. Jenny used to be Japanese Barbie, but is her own doll now.
I have exactly one Jenny (she was packaged as a bride but I've got her in some Fashion Avenue outfit now), and a clutch of Takara Compact Dolls - little Dawn-sized bendy girls with Jenny's style sense (i.e., well made and fucking deranged).
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Date: 2003-07-21 01:42 pm (UTC)I will have to get some of these dollies! I love Fashion Avenue; I am addicted!! I buy a lot of vintage doll clothes, and make clothes for my poor Pippas & Dawn (you can get nothing their size here), but there is nothing like ripping open a new packet, with that slightly tacky feeling card underneath... er, yes. I HATED Bride dolls when I was wee, you did her a great kindness. I still don't have any Kens. They repel me somehow. I do have Action Men, and Hercules, Andromeda dolls and the like, but Ken... ew. And I don't have an Alan for my Midge and Baby set either. He looks really odd, I don't think she'd want him around, somehow...
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Date: 2003-07-21 02:04 pm (UTC)Holy cow! You're right. Poor Steffi - she looks like she used to be married to John Derek.
I can't tell from the pictures, but she looks a bit like the US off-brand fashion doll, whose name varies from store to store (Kelsey, My Big Sis, etc.) but always has that same zombified look and a skin tone that tends toward the orange.
I haven't bought any new FAs in a while. It's all evening gowns and lingerie right now, and none of my girls look like they'd be comfortable in them. (My Midge is currently wearing glasses, a grey Ken FA shirt and tie, and a maxi skirt.) Poor Jenny looked like Princess Di when she arrived (she was on sale when actionace.com closed up shop), and was deeply grateful to be put in civvies.
I think my only Ken is Ken as Mulder. There's a Herc I need to clean up for poor Megara, but I haven't been inspired yet. Also a Milo Thatch (but no Kida, alas).
Alan is...I don't know. I like to think Midge could do better, but I like to think Barbie could do better, too.
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Date: 2003-07-21 02:20 pm (UTC)I have a liking for the cheap supermarket dolls. They look so... cheap. Ands needy. The only dolls I won't rescue are Charlie and Cate (sp?) and Mary-Kate and Ashley - they look evil, I think they'd kill my other dolls while I slept, and melt them down or something. They have a very wicked look. They frighten me!
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Date: 2003-07-21 02:30 pm (UTC)Hm. I don't know Charlie and Cate. Mary-Kate and Ashley drive me made. They have great clothes, but, as you say...wicked. I have a Hermione in her school uniform that I suspect is made from one of their face molds, but she's Hermione and probably won't hurt anyone (and she has these fantastic grey socks that make up for a lot). Plus she owes me because I made her underwear. A girl shouldn't have to go commando on a broomstick.
There's a two-pack of Mary-Kate and Ashley action figures as spies that I would've killed for when I was in single digits, but now...wicked. O_O
There's a horrific supermarket/dollar store brand here called Diana (aka Fashion Diana and even Royal Diana). She can be had for a buck. She looks like she wouldn't survive outside the blister card. And yet the materials on the blister card are surely toxic and slowly destroying her. ::weep::
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Date: 2003-07-21 02:44 pm (UTC)I'm not sure who or what Charlie and Cate are... I just see them in Woolworths... and recoil. You'd need an exorcist if you met one up a dark alley!!
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Date: 2003-07-21 02:55 pm (UTC)I will ph33r Charlie and Cate. O_O
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Date: 2003-07-22 05:15 pm (UTC)I imagine that if I know what drawing styles I like, and what work mine would be compared to, I'd have a better chance of getting an artist interested.
At the moment I have a general story arc, some characters, a universe, and an idea for a pilot, so I'm getting there. I think. ;)
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Date: 2003-07-24 10:37 am (UTC)Okay. This sounds odd, but for me the thing that taught me the most about anime was getting a solid grounding in manga. Try this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0870117521/qid=1059068045/sr=2-1/104-6812469-1098339?v=glance&s=books
It's 20 years old, but still valid, and unlike many of the English-language books about anime and manga, the author actually knows what the fuck he's talking about. It will give you the lowdown on the basic genres of manga and anime, and tons of examples of artists and their work. It's also insanely readable and entertaining in its own right.
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Date: 2003-07-24 05:11 pm (UTC)That sounds fairly sensible to me. In fact, manga would probably be the first stop in anything I did, simply because you need a whole lot more artwork for anime. ;)
I'll think about getting that book - I'm not much of an Amazon whore, but if that's my only option I might go for it. In the mean time, any online resources come to mind? Yes, I am lame. ;)
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Date: 2003-07-24 05:25 pm (UTC)Your library should have the Schodt book.