This is actually two figurines, but they look like they go together. They are from the same set of Gashapon figurines, so i’ll assume that was on purpose. Can you tell I was trying to be creative with the teaser picture? n_-

The Sakura Gasapon is actually pretty cute releasing The WINDY. However, I do have some issues with it. First of all, who forgot to paint the Clow Wand? It’s almost entirely pink! And not even the RIGHT color pink! Secondly, why do these figures OBVIOUSLY go together, but there is no way to link the two? Third, why does Sakura’s cape have a big GAP through the middle.. Couldn’t they have cover it up a little more. Finally, why is The WINDY see-through? I know they were going for a more “spirit” look, but… The WINDY was never ever see through in the anime. In the manga, yes, but not the anime. And, this is obviously based off the anime because of the outfit, unless they meant to do The JUMP instead. Personally, I would have liked to see Yue with this set so I can showcase the Final Judgement with Figurines. xD

Sakura’s cape can come intirely off without any problems. It’s funny to see her without the cape. It’s just not the same outfit.

I unfortunately lost the little paper that comes with these that shows what other figurines are in the set. If I find it, i’ll post a picture of the set on each one of these figurines I have (and post here). I’m not quite sure if I have all 5.x

[Syaoran Li from CardCaptor Sakura. Bought through a Livejournal Seller.]
This figurine is a CC or CardCaptors Release, meaning it was released in America only. And, this one is a little more special because it was released in limited quantities during a Promotion in Blockbuster Video Rental stores. This figurine is one of Six and the only Syaoran figurine in the set.

Since I bought this from a seller who bought this from someone else, it didn’t come with a package of any kind. However, I was able to track down a pretty old (and horrible quality) image of the actual packaging:

According to the site, this was released as one of the promotional items at Blockbuster (A Video Rental Store) along with Six other figurines and a clow wand (unfortunately, I don’t know if there was anything else released in this promotion. This is all the information I have about it). It was scheduled to be released in Toys R Us stores but CardCaptors never took off and the product was never made or released again. The packaging makes it seem like there was a clow symbol stand, but I can’t find if this is true or not. There isn’t any holes in the bottom of his feet and he stands on his own without problem, so this would make me think otherwise. This is an American Only Item and I can’t find a Japanese counterpart (although I have seen Japanese counterparts of the other figurines in the set).

The painting quality is what you can expect for a CardCaptors release, rushed and sloppy on parts. However, it’s actually rare to find any Syaoran items, even in CardCaptors merchandise, so it was nice to come across him.

[Kilala Princess/Kirara Princess Vol. 3-5 out of 5. Bought on Ebay, 18 Dollars Each- Including Shipping from Singapore]

I just got these in today! For, what I believe is a bootleg company, these manga are PERFECT. The Quality of the cover and pages and even the translations are SUPERB. I’ll probably do a more in-depth post about these one day. For those who (unfortunately) purchased the now Discontinued Tokyopop release, these 3 volumes would actually account for Volume 5-10 in their release. Don’t bother waiting, folks, Tokyopop refuses to release the rest. Tokyopop can be blamed for me having to go the Bootleg way. Congrats, Tokyopop, you lost potential money to a bootlegger. =P

P.S.- If your curious about the “wrinkles” that appears in these pictures, don’t worry, that’s just shrink wrap around the manga. A Nice touch, I might add. Kept the manga in Mint Condition over the long journey.

[Bought at Sanrio Store. Chococat from the Hello Kitty/Sanrio Collection.]

One of my favorite things in my Chococat Collection. It’s a Snowglobe from a specific collection (if I remember the name, i’ll edit this). Chococat is sitting on a chair, reading a book and drinking tea. It’s not very well painted (the globe part I mean, the bottom is wonderful) but it’s still Adorable!

[Alicia "Cherished Teddy". Based on Alice in Wonderland. Bought at Out-Of-Business Sale.]

Not much to say about this cute little Cherished Teddy. She’s obviously based on Alice and the White Rabbit. The Title of the Figurine is “Through the Looking Glass, I see you!”.

You’ll have to forgive the bottom of the figurine. I tried to clean it up, but I found using Nail polish remover or a Magic Eraser to get rid of the Price tag doesn’t work too well considering it takes the bottom of the figurine’s paint with it. =/

[CardCaptor Sakura- The Refurbishment Edition Volume 2. Bought on EBay.]

I wish Manga were made this way in America. Or at least, made this way and completed this way as a series *cough*FruitsBasketUltimate*cough*. This “Refurbishment Edition” or Deluxe Edition, as they’re most known as, is a hard cover manga which is almost twice the size of it’s normal tankoubon format and has colored chapter images. It’s literally the way manga SHOULD be seen.

I got this jewel on EBay along with several other volumes of it. Unfortunately, that was the last and final time I seen Refurbishment editions on EBay. There’s not much to say about it. It pretty much speaks for itself. The manga has a slip cover like a normal hardbound. On the back flap, there’s a Tomoyo Clow Card printed, exactly like the paper bookmark version that came with the original tankoubon. I love the Colored Chapter images. They really give this version a unique and fun twist. If I lived in Japan, I wouldn’t mind re buying the CardCaptor Sakura series just for these Deluxe Editions.

Comparing it to the original Japanese Release (right) and the American Second Release (left).

Back cover of the original Japanese Release (right) and the Refurbishment Edition (left). Spine of the Refurbishment (left) has the english ‘CardCaptor’ printed under the name while the original release (right) does not.

Quality of the pages aren’t improved, but the size is almost double.

However, the Colored Chapter Images are Wonderful:

Under the Dust Jacket/Slip Cover:

Back Flap:

[Sakura from CardCaptor Sakura. Bought on Ebay.]
Like her Sister, I like her uniqueness. Unfortunately, she can’t stand on her own either. She holds together better then her sister, though.

Not much to say about her that wasn’t posted in her sister’s post. She came from the same Ebay Buyer without boxes, tags or marks. I did find two more figurines that looked like the same type of material and size on Ebay. Unfortunately, I didn’t grab them up. I’m still hitting myself for that.

By the way, these are made of “Soft Plastic”, not the hard plastic that most of my figurines are made of..

A BIG THANKS TO Marusera for letting me know a little more about these figurines! Apparently, they are Banpresto released and hard to find!

[Sakura from CardCaptor Sakura. Bought on Ebay.]

This Sakura is my one of my pride and joys. Why? Because she’s different. She’s bigger then the normal Gashapon and sports a different outfit then any figure I’ve seen.

Arguably, not the cutest outfit, but that’s kinda outweighed by the uniqueness of the figurine. She’s constructed like a Gashapon, meaning there’s many small parts that make this figure whole. The Staff is two parts, the arms, the hands, the legs and even the bows come off. Unfortunately, this is pretty horrible when it comes to actually displaying it. She doesn’t stand on her own two feet (she’s too heavy on one side) and when she falls, things tend to fall off her. I almost lost the bottom half of the staff to a vacuum when it fell off.

I bought this from a seller who bought it from a seller who bought it from a seller, so needless to say, I don’t know much about this figurine. I’ve never seen it before, not even on Yahoo!Japan Auctions (The Japanese Ebay for those who don’t know). It doesn’t have any marks other then “Made in China”. I’m not sure where it came from or what kind of packaging it came in. But, I guess that just adds to the uniqueness that is this figurine.

A BIG THANKS TO Marusera for letting me know a little more about these figurines! Apparently, they are Banpresto released and hard to find!

(The Clow Book won’t be used as a background again. It was the only thing I thought of at the time to hold her up. It’s too busy. Dx)

(In case anyone’s curious, she’s standing on the CardCaptor Sakura Manga Refurbishment/Deluxe Edition Volume 2 and she’s leaning against the US CardCaptors release of the Clow Book)