The April 2010 releases have been published on the Groove blog, my wallet is safe and sound although I do quite like the wig of the Dal. From what I’ve read about her before, she’s one of the Korean mythology dolls, like Mir.

Groove calls her Asian goth Tina, and comments on her character stamped eye chip like this XD

The right eyes of the “cat” Brr … mysterious character

While I kind of like her outfit, I’ve found out why I can’t seem to warm up to the Byuls; it’s their stare. I’ve yet to see a Byul where you can actually get some kind of eye contact..!

European dealer Atelier Yume has posted promo pics of the March 2010 Pullip, the rumoured Audrey Hepburn character “Sabrina”. Most probably the Dumbo/Pinocchio pics will follow later today. I like her (the Pullip), but I think Princess Ann is prettier. I love short haired Pullips. ;)

Also, the Groove blog has picked up on German dealer plasticpop.de’s clever marketing stunt, the mini website made for the visual kei release – Sue has turned them into a band for real, they’re named ->[ plas:ti:Ka ]<-, and presented in the most awesome manner, complete with a music sample and all. :)

And OMG! the mini Dal IS indeed a mini Jouet, check this cute little one out! I easily predict this to be the most popular mini release EVER..!

Pinocchio and Dumbo are also up there, but I am not convinced.

One of the European Pullip dealers has had a small slip of tongue, and it seems as the two to the right – Dumbo and Pinocchio – are in the March release group.

I wonder which Pullip they will add to the release, perhaps one of the princesses? Which one would you rather see?

Byul Dumbo and Dal Pinocchio photo taken by atelier_yume – not the dealer in question – at a visit of theirs with the Groove headquarters, heavily edited by yours truly. A strong indicator of the release rumors actually being true is that this particular photo is removed from the atelier_yume flickr stream, and other photos have these two dolls blurred out when accidentally showing in the background of pics of other dolls.

Update Nov 8: same European dealer says that the Pullip will be yet another Audrey Hepburn, this time Sabrina.

Photo credit http://tomopop.com/

For someone who find the h.Naoto collabs among the best releases, the February 2010 trio seems really REALLY promising..!

I absolutely love their stock outfits, amazing detail and several items to choose from with each doll.

Again the release is a line which has been spotted on doll shows, this time the Disney collab Peter Pan. I actually quite like the Pullip (she would have to be rewigged, though!), Tinkerbell is cute – and the Tae..? Rrrroar!! ;) Without the moustache he’s really, really good looking!