Virusdoll sent out a newsletter today about limited releases. They have a certain number of dolls available for preorder:

After not having spent a single dime on eBay for well over a month – a first time ever, since I started collecting dolls back in Aug 2008 – I am “finally” waiting for something new again.

Isn’t she just gorgeous? She’s an Abio Angel “Shi”, an SD sized doll which will complement my Dollfie Dream(s), the Volks “Rio” head and even my Dollzone “Yage” quite perfectly, with her anime-ish look and all. She’s a totally unplanned addition to the doll family; her arrival is made possible through a spur-of-the-moment trade with fellow Norwegian doll aficionada Kristin. I am also expecting Pullip Ddalgi and Byul HumptyDumpty to arrive pretty soon, they were shipped from the US yesterday. Hooray!

Pullip Ludmila, Dal Darony, Byul Matulite. A very diverse trio, costume wise, but all of them with faceups right up my alley (I would re-chip and re-wig the Byul..). I am not jumping on any pre-orders, though – feeling very content as of lately with my current Pullip gang (with two additional ones on incoming; Ddalgi NRFB and Byul HumptyDumpty “nude” through a split).

Pullip goods coming up by the end of the month! These have been displayed in recent doll shows, and now they are here. Check out the frickart store for appr. prices. I am crossing my fingers for PullipStyle et al to get these items too! Eos and Coral are the only motives printed, which is fine with me – I will be looking at the Eos items as I quite like the overall style and image of that release. Not too keen on Lolita fashion, so the Carol products are not that tempting. Will have another, closer, look at each item before I decide for sure, though!

Anyone with a slight interest for Pullips and lucky enough to be in Tokyo this weekend, hopefully went to the 29th Dollshow today. No such luck for me, but there are pics being published at several blogs, like the two linked below (thank you, Priere, for the pointers!). A trend lately seems to be painting the upper eyelashes as well as the lower, I am not sure if I like it. It looks awesome when the Pullip has her eyes open, and just plain silly when she blinks or closes both her eyes… The below dolls are two “twin” prototypes; kitten and bunny, the Gothic & Lolita Psycho movie star Yuki, and the Ninja Pullip – all four have eyelashes like that:

I quite like the green twin, btw! I am not sure about their estimated release date, couldn’t read the note next to them properly, but from the blog text they may be the Doll Carnival dolls (the bunny has been displayed before, btw). Not overly enthusiastic about Yuki, seems as her faceup is quite yellowish and that’s not really my cup of tea. The previous pics didn’t reveal this to the same extent. The Ninja Pullip looks fierce, but again with the upper eyelashes.. hm.

See lots and lots of pics:
http://pu-rog.jugem.jp/ (click the small stars in the top entries, they’re links)
http://kei526.blog28.fc2.com/ (several pics of the Seikima II series)

Seeing all these pics just confirmed that I still have a weak spot for Ddalgi, I really like her bold yet “plain” eyes and nude-ish lips, and the overall colour scheme of her faceup.

A VERY interesting Pullip release is scheduled for May 2011, pre-ordering period starting October 1st. Limited to 300 pieces, a Pullip based on glamour model (“gravure idol”) Rina Akiyama. Akiyama is – wiki blurb following – known from an appearance in two “Kamen Rider” series as well as a cameo appearance in “Metal Gear Solid 3″ in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels. She has also been named to have the “Best Buttocks in Japan” in 2007, which earned her the nickname “Oshirina”, a portmanteau of the words “oshiri” (buttocks) and “Rina”. ;) The Pullip – a JAP x Rina Akiyama collab – will be a copy of Akiyama’s character in the brand new movie “Gothic & Lolita Psycho” (released in Jap theaters last weekend), and she is looking to become pretty fierce!