← BTW, this is Nendoroid. "Nendo" means "clay". In the beginning, this series specialized in super-deformed gag face version of certain non-mainstream game characters. Eventually they turn towards popular anime/game/media characters. And then they also put less emphasis on the gag face.
This might be a threat to
Pinky Street. It's cute and retains character likeness very well. Although quite limited, it's posable, and it's body size matches Sylvanian Family funitures. There are still a few things that haven't caught up with Pinky yet.
- It can't stand up on it's own without a base.
- It's character-specific. The head is way too big to be customize-friendly.
- Parts from different characters aren't exchangeable. But the newer ones are. And the company is developing a universal system.
- They actively pump out products unlike Pinky, which products are difficult births and almost always delayed. Keep the fans waiting too long and they'll go elsewhere.
- Much more expensive then Pinky. (Pinky default series = 714-777 yen, characters = around 1700 yen. Nendoroid around 3000 yen.)
However, their Petite Nendoroid at 500 yen is dangerous. Sold as blind box trading figures, they have almost the same features as the full size ones (minus the props). I wonder if their heads can be transplanted onto Pinky bodies.
At this point, the 2 companies' product concepts are completely different. If Nendoroid releases its original characters, then they will be crashing directly at each other. Pinky Street is a well thought out concept and well-designed system. There's a Korean imitator "
Ava Doll", and a Disney one "
Minnie Up!". There's also a Hong Kong one but I can't find any info online yet. None is as good as Pinky.
No Wikki for a day. I agree with them, though.
What kind of moron would call Christmas tree ornaments "holiday balls"????? This is totally unacceptable!!!!!
(Photo was taken on March 3rd and unrelated to subject.)
I didn't watch the opening ceremony although I heard it was fantastic. My question to China is, shouldn't there be more important things to spend money on?
The program was interrupted by sirens near by. A firetruck stopped 4 houses away. Then an ambulance. Paramedics went inside the house. Then came another ambulance. And yet another. There were a total of 3 ambulances. The firetruck left. The first and the last ambulance each took off with one person from the house. Not sure about the second one. Hmm... I wonder what happened.
Haha pretty cool! (For the full story, click on photo to go to original site.) Oh and here's the Chinese site where that was from.
From Top 10 things you don't want in your Oven
Came across a Japanese ad that goes something like, how about some rainbow roses for Mother's Day? Thought this wacky idea is Japanese, but no, I'm wrong. You won't have trouble finding it outside Japan. Like here or here, etc. I know the roses are white to start with. But... Each pedal seems to contain only one colour. If the split-stem-in-dye method is used, how do they keep the colours from bleeding between pedals?
← Don't click if you have a weak stomach.
← This web site looks at 100(?) products and the gap between their packaging photo and the real thing.
Asian weirdness. A collection of images. (Original title refers to Japan, but clearly not all images are from Japan.)
Eyelid piercing. Don't click if you have a weak stomach.
MC
Haha! What a wacky way to recycle your old microwave oven. That desktop picture is perfect! (