Licca's new friends

Licca's friends have arrived! 

Sakura-chan has long brown hair and she is every bit as lovely as I expected her to be. Her face is beautifully painted and her hair is shiny and soft.  Her outfit is an elegant poufy dress with a fur mantel.  She also wears a pair of dark pink shoes and white underwear.

It was a breeze to take her out of her box, especially compared to the overtly complicated Pullip box with its abundance of tapes and wires.  Licca dolls only take a few minutes to unbox.

Another friend of Licca-chan is Hina-chan.

She is blond with blue eyes.  Her face is painted differently from what I had imagined from her official picture.  She is still lovely but her eyes are a little strange. 

And while her dress is amazing (both design and fabric are awesome!), I was disappointed by the pink fringe peeking under the dress.  It looks and feels so cheap.   Her hat doesn't took too good either.  It's not hollow like I thought it would be but filled with the same exterior felt fabric.  She has light pink shoes matching the color of her dress.   They are kitten heels like Sakura's shoes.


Hina's haircut was a surprise! The back is layered all over and looks very weird.  Maybe it would look better if I curl them?  I have no idea why she has such a haircut.

The three friends look very similar but their face painting is definitely different.  They have a sturdy and heavy body.  Their limbs can all bend but only to a certain degree at it's not ball-jointed like Pullip dolls.  

They can however do the front split perfectly. Hina-chan will demonstrate for you!

But she can't do a side split.  This is how far her limbs will extend sideways.

 

So she compensates by showing you a back flip :P

They fit beautifully in the Play Wonder dollhouse!  They are not as big as Barbie dolls so each floor looks roomy for them.

Every since they came, my nieces and I have been busy changing them into different outfits and arranging and re-arranging the furniture so they can all fit in the dollhouse. I am very excited about having Sakura and Hina among my doll collection.  I sure would love to get more of Licca's friends but it may have to wait because the house is starting to get a little crowded ^_^ 

One Is The Loneliest Number

One is the loneliest number.  My Licca-chan is just so alone by herself.  I have been thinking about giving her some friends :)

The Licca dolls are unfortunately only available via online websites for me because Takara Tomy, the company that produces them, does not sell them here.  So I looked at their official website to choose the next dolls.

There is a Takara Tomy Licca Official Website in Japanese and a Takara Tomy Licca Official Website in English.

The Japanese website has much more to show (including awesome videos!) whereas the English website only has three main sections: Profile, History and Products (and I can't even view images from that last section).  But it's a good start to read about Licca, her history, family and friends.

I looked into the Profile Section to choose a friend for Licca and decided for Hina and Sakura!  Of course, I want them all but the lack of space and a limited budget will only allow two extra dolls for now.

(Photo Credit: Takara Tomy Licca Official Website in English)

The dolls I chose look a little different from the picture because the dolls featured above are the Hair Color Change Editon for Hina and for Sakura.  Instead, I chose the models shown on the picture below because I like their hair and outfit better.

(Photo Credit: Takara Tomy Licca Official Website in Japanese)

Hina model LD-30

Hina's profile: She loves to make her own sweets!  At the moment, she is dreaming of becoming a pop idol.

 

Sakura model LD-29
Sakura's profile: She is from Japan.  She is the same age as Licca. She loves girlish fashions and hairstyles.  Her dream is to be a makeup artist.

I love the dolls for their sweet face and great outfit, but I think their profiles are boring; their interests are all centered around fashion, modeling, hair styling, etc. They seem like a rather superficial bunch :P Well they are supposed to be 11 years-old children so can we blame them for dreaming of being fashion models and pop idols? 

However, I remember being 11 years-old and dreaming of becoming a nurse for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) and travel to poor countries to help the defenseless or becoming a teacher to help the illiterate.  But hey, maybe I'm the weird one :P

Do you like them? Which doll would you choose?