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A new line of Tamagotchi plushes based on the classic Western artwork was recently released in the US. They're manufactured by Little Buddy Toys - a company which is best known as the US distributor of plushes by the Japanese manufacturer, San-ei. As far as I know, this is the first time that Little Buddy Toys has picked up a license as a manufacturer, rather than just as a distributor.
I ordered Mimitchi from Amazon.com, and he's just arrived with me today.
Here he is! I took pictures of the back and the front in order to show that every detail is present and correct.
This is a really nice, chunky, cuddly plush, and is of very high quality. There are some plastic beanie beans in the base for stability. He's actually a little bit bigger all around than I had expected, even though I had checked the size prior to purchase, which was a nice surprise!
I'm really impressed by how nice this plush is, and I hope that merchandise like this will help the future of the Tamagotchi brand outside of Japan.
I also liked the fact that the hang-tag was in the iconic egg shape, and uses the classic branding. What doesn't show so clearly in the photographs, though, is that the classic artwork has been given a slightly pixellated look, here, for a bit of a retro feel.
I always felt that the later Western logos dropped a lot of the personality that had previously been built up for the brand, so it's always nice to see the classic look put in an appearance!
Last but not least, here's Mimitchi with Tarakotchi, just to show the size difference between the vintage beanies and the new plushes.
I ordered Mimitchi from Amazon.com, and he's just arrived with me today.
Here he is! I took pictures of the back and the front in order to show that every detail is present and correct.
This is a really nice, chunky, cuddly plush, and is of very high quality. There are some plastic beanie beans in the base for stability. He's actually a little bit bigger all around than I had expected, even though I had checked the size prior to purchase, which was a nice surprise!
I'm really impressed by how nice this plush is, and I hope that merchandise like this will help the future of the Tamagotchi brand outside of Japan.
I also liked the fact that the hang-tag was in the iconic egg shape, and uses the classic branding. What doesn't show so clearly in the photographs, though, is that the classic artwork has been given a slightly pixellated look, here, for a bit of a retro feel.
I always felt that the later Western logos dropped a lot of the personality that had previously been built up for the brand, so it's always nice to see the classic look put in an appearance!
Last but not least, here's Mimitchi with Tarakotchi, just to show the size difference between the vintage beanies and the new plushes.
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